Passing of Clyde Wade – Mrs. Robby Lynn Wade has asked that we inform you of the passing of her beloved husband Clyde on Thursday evening. The Church Bereavement Team is attending to providing support from our congregation to the family. Prayers are always in order when a faithful Servant, Husband, Father and Deacon. 

Special Called Business Meeting / Church Council is at 11:45 a.m. / 12:00 noon this Sunday, August 24.

Big Grab September 5 & 6 – booth spaces are for rent benefitting the FBCW Youth Program – booth cost is $20 for either Friday or Saturday and $30 for both days – contact Brad or Marcy Caulder to reserve yours.

Special Called Business Meeting/Church Council is at 11:45 a.m. / 12:00 noon next Sunday, August 24.

Background Checks are about 50% complete– A special thanks to those people who have gotten theirs done. If you still need a background check, just see C J to get the process started.

The railing has been ordered for the steps to the church stage and the floor colors for the FLC have been identified. Stay tuned.

Please be courteous and “silence” or shut off your cellphones during the worship service and Sunday School unless you are a medical professional or emergency service provider.

Realizing mothers need to assist their children, we ask all others to please limit going in and out of the auditorium during worship to reduce distractions to others.

The church website is undergoing an update and transformation. If you have suggestions, please contact Mark Clark, the Tech Team Chairman.

The Tech Team is working on providing hard-of-hearing listening sets for people with hearing difficulties. Please leave a note in the offering box if you might be interested in using one.

The church calendar will now be online, updated and visible on the website instead of filling up your email box. A birthday calendar has also been added to the website. Please contact the church office if you would like to have events added to the calendar.

All announcements need to be submitted to the church office not later than 9:30 a.m. on Friday.

The month of August’s mission emphasis is Sister Care.

The Richard Kelly Bible Study continues Sunday at 5 p.m. in the church lounge area in the book of Colossians

The WFBC Disaster Relief Team has been formed and are now collecting items for our own Disaster Relief Closet. The list is included inside a bulletin handout. Please contact Jane Boyter, Anna DeArment or Brad Douglas if you have items to donate.

CMBA UPCOMING DATES

2025 PRISONER PACKET COLLECTION STARTS NOW!

In partnership with the SC Baptist Convention and SC Woman’s Missionary Union, the CMBA Family of Churches are invited to help provide a Christmas packet for every adult and juvenile inmate incarcerated in our state. Inmates look forward to this packet every year and, for many, this will be the only gift they receive.

Packets are simple to prepare but there is a specific content list approved by the prison system, consisting of mostly personal hygiene items plus a notepad, pen, and postage-stamped envelopes obtained from the Post Office. Once collected, volunteers double check each packet for accuracy and add gospel literature before they are distributed to inmates.

CMBA has a goal of providing 400 packets to the collection, so please begin inviting your congregations and missions groups to participate! The full packing list may be found online here.

Please deliver completed packets to Temple Baptist Church, 806 Universal Drive, during office hours held Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., by Monday, December 1.

September 11 – Forged Together Pastors’ Gathering, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., New Creation

September 16 – CMBA’s Executive Team Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., Palmetto Life Church (former Park Street Baptist location).The meeting includes a pot-luck fellowship with participants asked to bring food that would serve at least five people.