March 2007
Contents:Plainfield Baptist News is published monthly by Plainfield, IN 46168 (317) 839-6815 Dr. Michael Jenkins – Senior
Pastor Mark Layton -- Associate Pastor Diana Bunde -- Secretary |
Having received Christ as my Lord and Savior and
been baptized by immersion, I now unite with the 1. I WILL PROTECT THE UNITY OF MY CHURCH: Ø
By acting in love toward other members (I Peter 1:22) Ø
By refusing to gossip (Ephesians 4:29) Ø
By following our leaders (Hebrews 13:17) 2. I WILL SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MY CHURCH: Ø
By praying for its growth (I Thessalonians 1:2) Ø
By inviting the unchurched to attend (Luke 14:23) Ø
By warmly welcoming those who visit (Romans 15:7 LB) Ø
By studying and applying Scripture to our daily lives (James 1:22) 3. I WILL SERVE THE MINISTRY OF MY CHURCH: Ø
By discovering my gifts and talents (I Peter 4:10) Ø
By being equipped to serve by my pastors & leaders (Eph. 4, 11,
& 12) Ø
By developing a servant’s heart (Philippians 2:3-4, & 7) 4. I WILL SUPPORT THE TESTIMONY OF MY CHURCH: Ø
By attending faithfully (Worship, Sunday School, Bible Study) (Hebrews
10:25) Ø
By living a godly life (Philippians 1:27) Ø
By giving regularly (I Corinthians 16:2) The above is a covenant we should all be willing
and able to accept and flesh out. It
is this type of commitment that took the church through 50 years of
ministry. It will be this type of
commitment that will take us into the future to receive our Lord’s
commendation, “well done thou good and faithful servant.” Will you so convenant? Pastor Mike Our next
big event is the Student Worship Retreat, April 13 & 14 at Other
dates to put on your Calendar: Ø
Camp JR (Middle
School) – June 18 – 22 at Ø
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Super Summer – July 9 –
13 at Ø
Blume (Girls) – July 10
– 13, April
calendars and EC magazines are available in the Youth room. The
Strategic Planning Committee has spent several weeks praying every Monday
evening, seeking God’s will for our church.
Time was spent evaluating many aspects, both good and bad. In the process of allowing the Holy Spirit
to guide us, it was decided to designate March 25th as our time as
a church to build bridges to the future.
We encourage all members to join us for this special day of worship
and challenge. We also
invite you to join us Monday evening, March 26, at 6:30 to pray for our
church and be a part of growing spiritually in God’s will. Committee
Members are: Pastor Jenkins, Rev. Mark Layton, Rev. Cliff Burchyett, David
Coker, Tina Mylcraine, Sarah Redmond, Joyce Rohrer, Erin Cromer Thank you to all of
the individuals who helped in the kitchen for Uncle Phil’s Dinner. We truly appreciate everyone who pitched in
and made the ‘kitchen’ a success. Women’s Bible Study is now
averaging 19. Our meetings are every
other Thursday at 6:30 pm. The next
meetings are March 15 and March 29. March 24th is the
Hispanic Ladies Conference at PBC. We
are serving for them so let us know if you can help. We are doing a special study
on March 30th from 9 – 11:30 am.
This will be a study of all of the women we have covered so far for
those ladies who have not been able to attend in the evenings. Child care will be provided. Please plan to join us. We are in the process of
planning for spring and summer activities.
Please let us know if you would like to be a part of the planning of
have ideas for us to consider. You may
contact Brenda Martin or Anita Bunten. Uly 15 – 19th, 6:15 – 8:45 pm July 20th Family Night Game Day Central – Where Heroes are Made Planning is underway for this year’s |
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