Morningview Baptist Church

We have had an incredible weekend here at Morningview with our Annual Missions Conference!  God blessed us with astounding missionary testimonies, inspiring sermons, reports from our partner fields, and challenges on how we can be more faithful witnesses of Christ all over the world.  On top of all that, between gifts and pledges, we exceeded our $35,000 goal for our Global Missions Offering by over a thousand dollars.  To God be the Glory!

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September 30 – October 2

• Youth will attend Sessions with Adults
• PLUGGED-IN Sessions are planned for children ages K-6th grade
• Nursery available for children ages 0-4
Reservations needed for dinner and for childcare

~ SCHEDULE ~

Friday, September 30

5:15 p.m.     Dinner in Armstrong Hall (sign-up required)
6:00 p.m.     Conference Opening
7:00 p.m.     Session #1 (Adults), Plugged-In (Children)

Saturday, October 1

3:00 p.m.     Opening Assembly
3:15 p.m.     Session #2 (Adults), Plugged-In (Children)
4:15 p.m.     Session #3 (Adults), Plugged-In (Children)
5:15 p.m.     Dinner (sign-up required)
6:00 p.m.     General Assembly

Sunday, October 2

9:15 a.m.     Session #4 or Sunday School
You may select a session to attend or go to your Sunday School class
Sessions:
• Missions 101
• Prayer in Missions Partnerships
• Unengaged People Group: What/Who Is It?
10:30 a.m. Morning Worship
Global Missions Offering
5:00 p.m.     Session #5 (Adults) , Plugged-In (Children)
You may select a session to attend
Sessions:
• 1 Might Be Called to Missions
• Reaching Local Internationals
• Unreached People Group: What/Who Is It?
5:55 p.m.     Meet-n-Greet
6:30 p.m.     Evening Worship

It is now just about a month until we gather for our 4th annual Global Missions Conference here at Morningview, and I hope you will make every effort to be in attendance for all of the activities.  This year, Chuck Lawless will be our keynote speaker.  Dr. Lawless was one of my professors at Southern Seminary, and he served there for several years as the Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism.  Just a few months ago, Dr. Lawless was appointed to the International Missions Board as the Continue reading

G321 is our Discipleship class for children and meets each Sunday evening at 5:00 pm.  This 10 weeks the emphasis will be Missions.  Our purpose is to lead children to be involved in the spread of the Gospel locally and abroad by praying, giving and doing.  We will study Turkey and Uzbekistan this quarter, learning more about the missionaries and the work in those countries.

Friday, January 14

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Your children will learn more about our missions partnership with Central Asia and Ecuador and about the missionaries serving there.  Register your children for this fun missions learning experience by calling the church office or in your Adult Sunday School class.

Saturday, October 23

from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

We will need volunteers to help in the following areas:

Hygiene Kits Team, Children’s Ministry Team, Preschool Ministry Team, Grounds Teams, Hands of Christ Paint Team, Shepherd’s Staff Paint and Light Construction Teams, Housekeeping Teams, Servant Evangelism Team, Neighborhood Outreach Team, Friendship Mission Team

We are in need of travel size items for the Hygiene Kits:  Deodorant, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Soap, and Shampoo

After this Sunday morning’s service there will be a meeting for those interested in a possible mission trip to work in an orphanage in Ecuador this summer.  We will meet in the youth Big Room for lunch and a short presentation with Clark and Melinda Vaughn, who sold their home and law practice in 1990 and moved to Ecuador with their two children to begin For His Children-Ecuador.  You can learn more about their ministry here:  http://www.forhischildren-ecuador.org/

If you are interested in joining us please email Joy Portis at joy@portis.com to ensure enough food for lunch.

Sign up your children to be a blessing to senior adults!  Bring them to the church at 8:00 am and we will begin to make gift bags for our senior adults. Around 9:30 we will depart to deliver our bags to the shut-ins and other senior adults.  We need adults to drive children in personal vehicles to each home or nursing home with at least 5 to 6 groups.  Each group will go to multiple places.  We will all return to the church by noon. **Permission slips will be sent to each child that signs up**

Saturday, October 23

from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

We will need volunteers to help in the following areas:

Hygiene Kits Team, Children’s Ministry Team, Preschool Ministry Team, Grounds Teams, Hands of Christ Paint Team, Shepherd’s Staff Paint and Light Construction Teams, Housekeeping Teams, Servant Evangelism Team, Neighborhood Outreach Team, Friendship Mission Team

Sign up sheets available Sunday morning or you may call the church office at 272-2304 to sign up and reserve childcare.

Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 12

~ Schedule ~

Friday, September 10

5:15 pm    Dinner in Armstrong Hall (sign-up required)

6:00 pm    Conference Opening

7:10 pm    Breakout Session #1

Saturday, September 11

3:00 pm    Opening Assembly

3:25 pm    Breakout Session #2

4:30 pm    Breakout Session #3

5:30 pm    Dinner/Worship (sign-up required)

Sunday, September 12

9:15 am    Sunday School

Children, Adult 4, Adult 5 classes on normal schedule

Youth – Steve (Ecuador)

Adult 1/Adult 2 combined – Jeremy (Central Asia)

Adult 3/Fellowship Class/Singles – Ted (Central Asia)

10:30 am    Morning Worship

Global Missions Offering

4:30 pm    Meet and Greet the Missionaries

5:00 pm    Breakout #4

6:00 pm    Meet and Greet the Missionaries

6:30 pm    Evening Worship

Youth will attend Breakout Sessions with Adults.  Separate Breakout Sessions are planned for children ages K-6th grade.  Nursery available for children ages 0-4.
*** Call the church office to make your reservations for dinner and childcare.