Announcements (Page 2)

Fall Festival Tuesday, October 31, at 6:30 pm The Fall Festival is just a few weeks away. The tubs for candy donations are out. Please put donated candy in the tubs by October 29. We need 20 to 25 cars for trunk or treat. The one who decorates the best trunk will receive a trophy. Sunday School classes will be given a sign-up sheet for their class to work in assigned booths. Thank you for your help.

This coming Sunday evening, we will have our annual fellowship meal and baptism service at Crowder Lake. Make plans now to attend! But first, join us next Sunday for Sunday School and worship in the morning. That afternoon, come early to the lake (4:30 p.m.) to play some lawn games. Bring a couple of dishes for the potluck meal. We will have our fellowship meal at 6 p.m. and will follow with a baptism service. If you have not been…

EBC has been given a very generous gift. Our church now owns a complete 5-octave set of Schulmerich Handbells complete with tables, music library and mallets. Foam pads will be ordered and coming soon. If you would like to help with this please see Bro. Mark. Thank you to those who have given to make this a possibility. It is a used set and requires some maintenance, so stay tuned for more information regarding a handbell choir at our church…

I would like to thank my church family for recognizing my 10-year anniversary as your pastor. The video and plaque were amazing. Thank you for all the love and support you have given me over the years. It has been a great 10 years and I look forward to see what God has for us in the years ahead. May God bless us as we seek Him and His will for our lives and for our church. You are a…

Recently, I have shared with the church that the Deacons and Ministers have been meeting, as a committee, to understand the culture around us and seek God’s leadership for vision and our mission. Two Sundays ago, at our quarterly business meeting, I shared with the church the committee’s recommendations. Discussion was held and suggestions made. These recommendations will need to prayed over and discussed. I plan to hold a “family meeting” for our church to further discuss these recommendations and…

This year, marks the third year we have taken a break in July from the regular routine at Emmanuel.  For adults, there will not be any regular Wednesday night activities or Sunday night activities.  However, Sunday mornings will remain the same and yet become so important.  We will gather for our fellowship breakfast…we will meet in small groups to study God’s Word…then we will gather as a church family to worship God.  This July break provides some rest for the…

VBS has started and God has blessed us! We have over 155 enrolled at this point children and workers! I am so thankful for the support EBC is giving to VBS! While I am saying thank you a big thank you goes to our Children’s Ministry Team for the job they did with our VBS Pool Party Kickoff. Thank you Robyn Antwine, our VBS Director for her hard work in getting everything together and keeping it going! I am so…

Our annual Dessert Auction to help support the children’s activities during the summer was great this past Sunday! Thank you EBC Family for your overwhelming response. Nearly $3000 dollars were given, nearly 60 items were auctioned and a ton of dessert was consumed. Top that off with fantastic fellowship, the thrill of bidding, our own Larry Wright as auctioneer– well it made for a perfectly fun and enjoyable evening. Thank you to each one who made the delicious delicacies. Thank…