Church Notes: July 28, 2011

Christ Community Assembly of God
• July 28-30 - About a dozen ladies going to our Women’s Ministries Retreat.
• July 31 – Randall and Carolyn Clay will be ministering on the family and marriage at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and hear this timely message.
• Aug. 20-24 - Ben Holloway will be with us for a revival. The meetings start at 7 p.m. except for Sunday, which starts at 6 p.m. There will be special prayer for healing and other needs each night.

Corinth Community Worship Center
• On Sunday, Bro. Gary Gross preached about the faith we need on the path of life. Just as Peter stepped out of that boat onto the water, we must go forth and do as Jesus asked.
• Week of Faith – Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• Aug. 3 – A new learning experience begins at 6 p.m.

Corinth Christian
• Today, the church needs to be busy doing God’s work. First of all, we need to witness, as Jesus commissioned us to be fishers of men. If we witness, God will add power to us. We are to keep witnessing until Jesus comes again. Remember that’s what Jesus told us to do.
We are also to be united in one faith. Jesus promoted a unity among His followers, and He expects it of His followers today. This unity can lead to a growing population for God’s kingdom. Let us work and remember our destiny. The book of Revelation points us toward our ultimate destination.
• Aug. 7-10 – Revival at 7 p.m. Bro. Tommy Simpson will be the evangelist. Everyone is invited to attend.

Dry Ridge Christian
• July 30 - Choose your shoes event from 9 a.m. to noon at the church. We would like to help Grant County families  in need to prepare for the new school year. A free pair of gym shoes will be given to each elementary school age child in attendance (as long as supply and sizes last).
• Also, Full Plate Ministries will be serving a nutritious free meal to anyone that suffers from hunger and in need at 5 p.m.

Dry Ridge Presbyterian
• Dry Ridge Presbyterian Church is located at 15 Warsaw Avenue in Dry Ridge. Call 824-5622 or visit the website, www.dryridgepresbyterian.com.
• Aug. 7 - Potluck dinner after the morning service. Kathleen Daniels leads the Sunday services which begins at 11 a.m.  Visitors are welcome.

Harvest Apostolic
• On Sunday, Pastor Pullens preached on “The ravens are still flying” (I Kings 17:4, 9). God commanded the ravens to bring sustenance to the man of God in a time when there was a famine in the land. There was a famine in the land because the people of Canaan worshiped the god Baal. This god was known for bringing rain, fertility of the land and no death among the believers. God wanted to prove that he was the one true God and there became a famine in the land, no rain and there was death. Just as the widow woman in I Kings was mentioned, she was a Baal worshiper. Just as God had commanded the ravens to feed the man of God, God did so with the widow woman. When you sustain the man of God, God will sustain you. Be sensitive to  the voice of God because He just might want to use you.

Lystra Church of Christ
• Lystra welcomes our new minister, Bro. Josh Grooms and his wife Elizabeth.
• Sundays - Join us for Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Sunday worship service at 11 a.m.

Mt. Carmel Baptist
• Mt. Carmel welcomes visitors. The church is located at 389 Mt. Carmel Road, Williamstown. For more information call Pastor Rick Haggett at  859-907-4930 or visit the website at www.mtcarmelbaptistky.com.

Mt. Zion Baptist
• Sunday’s messages by Bro. Paul were “Seeking Saviour” (Acts 10:1) and “Warnings” (Jonah 3:1-4). We had a wonderful VBS or Adventure Week. The Blairland Baptist Church of 65 mission minded people came and shared the love of Jesus with Elliston and Mt. Zion Baptist children and adults.
• Deacon of the week is Jim Tiller at 428-3727.
• July 30 - There will be a memorial service for E. Hugh Bingham at 12:30 p.m. at his graveside in Hillcrest Cemetery. He was a former teacher at Grant County High School and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
• July 31 - There will be a meal fellowship at 6 p.m. and Fifth Sunday Singing at 7 p.m.
• Aug. 4-5 -  Ten Mile Association meeting at Paintlick Baptist Church.
• Aug. 28 - On Sunday morning, we will have a Gideon speaker.
• Happy Anniversary to Tim and Brenda Rose.

New Life
• Bro. Puckett’s message was from I Corinthians 10: 12, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” Christians must keep a clear and concise focus on the things of God. Not staying close to the church allows us to drift far from God and we will begin warming ourselves by the fires of the world. As we begin to lust after the things and pleasures of this world, we begin to distance from the Lord. When times get tough or we get tired, we, like the nation of Israel, begin to long for Egypt. They forgot the rigor and whip their taskmaster used on their backs. We cannot seek security in this world. Putting too much confidence in a job, a hobby, or even our home, can create a false security and become our God, but God will be there to rescue and help us regain our place in him.

Sherman Church of Christ
• July 31 - The Sherman Church of Christ will be hosting an Upward Sports Ministry day during both morning worship services. A video presentation of this past soccer season will be shown and helpers will be recognized.  All the kids and parents who participated in Upward Soccer are invited to attend. During the Sunday evening service, Scotty Simpson, youth minister, and the Mission Team will share the work they did while in New Orleans. The mission team of 44 adults and youth spent a week in New Orleans helping with a homeless mission, in nursing homes and also doing work in the area of the continued relief efforts from hurricane Katrina.  Everyone is invited to come and listen to how God used these people in a mighty way.
• Registrations are now being taken for Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading.  The cost is $65 per youth.  Visit the church’s website for information about registration or call the church office at 428-1661. 
• Tim Seevers continues his series of message on Knowing God Up Close and Personal.  His theme touched home when he said that we can know a lot about God, and yet still not know him on a personal level.
• Signups are under way for the fall small group studies. Small groups will be offered on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday morning. The fall studies will be on the topic of meeting Jesus. This study looks at the key facets of the story of Jesus, which disclose his person, his teaching, his actions and his claims. Each week we will explore who Jesus was and what he can be in our lives today.

Williamstown Baptist
• Youth attended MissionFuge at the University of the Cumberlands July 4-9. They showed a video and shared decisions and how the impact on their lives on July 10. Also, 19 children and five adults attended Centrikid,  camp for third through sixth graders, at Georgetown College last week. They showed a video and shared their experiences on July 24. Thanks to all chaperones for taking time to serve in the children’s and youth ministries.
• Nineteen members will go to Flint, Mich. this weekend on a Mission Team to conduct Bible studies for children, construction project and various other ministries at Christ Community Baptist Church. Pray for their safety and that their work will bring glory to God.
• July 31 – Joe Ball, from the Kentucky Baptist Convention, will preach in the morning services and Brad Whiteford will preach in the evening service. Everyone is invited to attend.

Williamstown Christian
• Continuing the series on the life of David, Senior Minister Gary Swick preached on the subject of submitting to authorities. David submitted to the authority of the day (Samuel 18 and 26, 2 Samuel 1;11,12). God expects us to submit to the authorities around us (divine authority, civil authority, authority in the church and vocational authority). It should be God’s plan; not MY plan. In the afternoon, the minister and some of the congregation conducted worship services at Grant Manor.
• July 31 - Youth Sunday, with the young people of the congregation leading the worship service.
• Donations are needed for the church’s food pantry.

Williamstown Pentecostal Holiness
• There will be a singing featuring Bro. Bob Garland at 7:30 p.m. July 30 at the 749 S. Main Street/U.S. 25. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call Pastor Bobby Jewell at 859-824-4922.

Williamstown United Methodist
• July 29 – Men’s softball game at 7 p.m. at the Crittenden Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to come an support the team.
• July 31 – Worship services at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. This is the fifth Sunday of the month and we will be take a special collection for the children’s home during morning services. Fireproof will meet at 5 p.m. and the praise and worship band will practice at 7 p.m.
• Aug. 1 - Men’s prayer breakfast at 6 a.m. at Cracker Barrel. There will be Bible study at 1 p.m. at the church.
• Aug. 3 – Bible study at 6:30 p.m.

Zion Baptist
• July 30 - Zion Baptist Church, 109 S. Main Street in Dry Ridge, will hold a night of gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring the group The Majestic Sounds. For more information, please call Pastor Joe Howard at 859-824-6568.