Love in Action
Pleasant View News and Views Published monthly by Pleasant View Baptist Church P.O. Box 13063 Anderson, SC 29624 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid Anderson, SC 29621 Permit # 223
2511 Dobbins Bridge Rd., Anderson, South Carolina 29626 864.226.1248 / www.pvbcministries.org
Love in Action
MISSION STATEMENT of Pleasant View Baptist Church Based on the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20, we believe it is our church’s mission to: Go into the world seeking to build bridges with the lost Reach them with the Gospel message of forgiveness and life Assimilate them into a local church fellowship Cultivate them in order to help them grow Equip them for fruitful ministry We want to be a church that stands for, is motivated by, and demonstrates G.R.A.C.E. In doing so we will be carrying out the evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship functions of a New Testament church.
This past Sunday we celebrated the ministries that Brother Steve Crisp and Brother Matt Cooley have brought to Pleasant View Baptist Church. We shall continue to pray for all that God desires to do in and through them. We are thankful for their expressions of love to Christ and this fellowship as they have served here. As we move further into 2017, we are seeking God’s leadership to find more effective ways in fulfilling the Great Commission Christ gave us to reach people for Him and His church. We seek to be in alignment with this most clearly-stated reason He left for His followers to be focused upon and allow it to drive us in all that we are doing. Continue to pray for the leadership of Pleasant View Baptist as we plan and work around His priorities for the remainder of this year. As we look back at 2016, I want to recognize many of the things we have done this past year to enhance the physical appearance of our church grounds because these are things that also fell under the heading of positioning us to reach more people for Christ and His church. These things have been done so that individuals would feel a sense of being welcomed into our facility. This is but another evidence of love in action. See below the many things that have been done to enhance our facilities to draw people here: Trees have been cut down from around the back of the property giving a cleaner appearance. The children’s playground equipment was replaced. Sod was put down in the children’s playground area and around the church building. The pre-school rooms have been updated. Replaced the heating and air conditioning (used for the entire education wing) in the children’s wing - roughly $3,000 was able to be saved. Replaced the heating ventilation air conditioning system in the fellowship hall at an $8,000 cost savings. Solved the problem of the temperature fluctuation in the sanctuary by relocating the thermostats. The education building, the fellowship hall, all the halls, Sunday school classrooms, and the intermediate vestibule have been painted. The ceilings in all Sunday school classrooms, fellowship hall, and hallways were redone. There are improvements being made to our restrooms. Replaced all the lights in the sanctuary with LED lighting using in-house labor. Landscaping is scheduled to begin soon. Introduced our more attractive format for our church bulletin. Replaced our old church furniture with newer, more attractive furniture, and did so at a fraction of the price that church furniture would normally be priced at. Put up information boards in the welcome centers outside the fellowship hall and inside the vestibule at the entrance to the sanctuary. Replaced consumable items in the projectors used in our worship service Just looking at all the improvements that have been made during 2016, I am overwhelmed by all that has been done through the selfless service of so many church members who gave hours of their time and talent saving our church thousands of dollars. I am grateful to God to pastor this church full of servants who give of their financial means and also give their time where gifted and able. I am looking forward to 2017 and what God is going to do at Pleasant View Baptist. Already He is blessing the search for a full-time Minister of Worship and Students with a large number of resumes being received within the last two weeks. Continue to pray for God to use us at Pleasant View to be part of the Great Commission. Serving Christ together,
Pastor Glenn
February morning Sermon Schedule February 5:
“Effective Steps for Stress Management” Philippians 4:6-8
February 12:
Pre-Valentine’s Day Message: “God’s Reasons for Christians to Love their Enemies” Matthew 5:43-48
February 19:
“Contentment Robbers” Philippians 4: 11-13
February 26
“The Greatest Promise in the Bible” Philippians 4:19
Ushers for February
February Birthdays 2 Steve Hammond 3 Jerry Williams 3 Katelyn Gray 4 Doris Strickland 4 Vicki Whitfield 5 Naomi Kirby 5 Alli Barbare 7 Austin Woodruff 7 Grady Whitaker 15 Jimmy Griffin 15 Annette Fowler 20 Brandi Perez 25 Juleah Fortner Blatt 25 Beth Engle 26 C.F. Kirby 27 Teresa Griffin
February 5 T. J. Brooks, Henry Dyar, Marty Fowler, Zeke Gerrard, Jim Hipp, Ty Standridge February 12 Phil Gunter, Raymond Hudson, Gary McAlister, Claridge Norryce, George Wilkie February 19 Tim Barbare, Ty Barbare, Roger Fortner, Bruce Gerrard, Steve Hammond, Grady Whitaker February 26 Ben Bryant, Buddy Butler, Sonny Fouts, Jimmy Higginbotham, Noah McAlister, Steve Mitchell
February 5: Teresa Griffin & Becky Whitaker February 12: Cindy Hudson & Donna Meadows February 19: Cindy Hudson & Donna Meadows February 26: Lynn Butler & Pat Dyar
February 5 - Group 5 Babies - K5: Brandi Perez, Beverly Woodruff, Kim Gray 1st - 5th grade: Kathy Fields, AC Perez, Katelyn Gray PM Service: Teresa Griffin, Cindy Hudson February 12 - Group 6 Babies - K5: Tonya Barbare & Ali Barbare 1st - 5th grade: George Wilkie & Matthias Wentzky PM Service: Zeke & Davee Gerrard February 19 - Group 1 Babies - K5: Henry & Pat Dyar, Brooklyn Dyar & April Dixon 1st - 5th grade: Steve & Donna Hammond PM Service: Ernie Galloway & Terri Taylor February 26 - Group 2 Babies - K5: Mary McMichael & Cathy Taylor 1st - 5th grade: Marian Gerrard PM Service: Freda Mitchell & Terri Taylor
Youth Camp: We are excited to announce that our youth 6th – 12th grades will be going to SummerSalt Youth Camp this year. SummerSalt will be, June 12 -16, 2017 at the White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC. Sign-up sheet @ the Student Information board Deadline to sign up is March 26th, 2017.
Every Sunday Morning Youth Sunday School @ 10:00
Children’s Camp: We are excited to announce that our children 3rd – 5th grades will be going to KidSalt Children’s Camp this year. KidSalt will be July 17 – 20, 2017 at the White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC. Sign-up sheet @ the Student Information board Deadline to sign up is March 26th, 2017
Every Wednesday Evening Youth on Missions meet at 6-8-pm
February 5 - Steve Mitchell, Gary McAlister February 12- Steve Royals, Zeke Gerrard February 19 - Steve Hammond, Matthias Wentzky February 26 - Dave Woodruff, Jim Hipp
House and Grounds Meeting Wednesday, February 1, at 8pm
Women on Missions Under His Wings - Tuesday, February 7 Meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. or at the home at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Annette Fowler if you have any questions.
Every Sunday Evening Youth Bible Study @ 6:30pm
February 23 from 6:15 -8:15 408 Regency Circle Come join us for food and fellowship. Bring a dish to share (like at Christmas).
Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid Anderson, SC 29621 Permit # 223
2511 Dobbins Bridge Rd., Anderson, South Carolina 29626 864.226.1248 / www.pvbcministries.org
Love in Action
MISSION STATEMENT of Pleasant View Baptist Church Based on the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20, we believe it is our church’s mission to: Go into the world seeking to build bridges with the lost Reach them with the Gospel message of forgiveness and life Assimilate them into a local church fellowship Cultivate them in order to help them grow Equip them for fruitful ministry We want to be a church that stands for, is motivated by, and demonstrates G.R.A.C.E. In doing so we will be carrying out the evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship functions of a New Testament church.
This past Sunday we celebrated the ministries that Brother Steve Crisp and Brother Matt Cooley have brought to Pleasant View Baptist Church. We shall continue to pray for all that God desires to do in and through them. We are thankful for their expressions of love to Christ and this fellowship as they have served here. As we move further into 2017, we are seeking God’s leadership to find more effective ways in fulfilling the Great Commission Christ gave us to reach people for Him and His church. We seek to be in alignment with this most clearly-stated reason He left for His followers to be focused upon and allow it to drive us in all that we are doing. Continue to pray for the leadership of Pleasant View Baptist as we plan and work around His priorities for the remainder of this year. As we look back at 2016, I want to recognize many of the things we have done this past year to enhance the physical appearance of our church grounds because these are things that also fell under the heading of positioning us to reach more people for Christ and His church. These things have been done so that individuals would feel a sense of being welcomed into our facility. This is but another evidence of love in action. See below the many things that have been done to enhance our facilities to draw people here: Trees have been cut down from around the back of the property giving a cleaner appearance. The children’s playground equipment was replaced. Sod was put down in the children’s playground area and around the church building. The pre-school rooms have been updated. Replaced the heating and air conditioning (used for the entire education wing) in the children’s wing - roughly $3,000 was able to be saved. Replaced the heating ventilation air conditioning system in the fellowship hall at an $8,000 cost savings. Solved the problem of the temperature fluctuation in the sanctuary by relocating the thermostats. The education building, the fellowship hall, all the halls, Sunday school classrooms, and the intermediate vestibule have been painted. The ceilings in all Sunday school classrooms, fellowship hall, and hallways were redone. There are improvements being made to our restrooms. Replaced all the lights in the sanctuary with LED lighting using in-house labor. Landscaping is scheduled to begin soon. Introduced our more attractive format for our church bulletin. Replaced our old church furniture with newer, more attractive furniture, and did so at a fraction of the price that church furniture would normally be priced at. Put up information boards in the welcome centers outside the fellowship hall and inside the vestibule at the entrance to the sanctuary. Replaced consumable items in the projectors used in our worship service Just looking at all the improvements that have been made during 2016, I am overwhelmed by all that has been done through the selfless service of so many church members who gave hours of their time and talent saving our church thousands of dollars. I am grateful to God to pastor this church full of servants who give of their financial means and also give their time where gifted and able. I am looking forward to 2017 and what God is going to do at Pleasant View Baptist. Already He is blessing the search for a full-time Minister of Worship and Students with a large number of resumes being received within the last two weeks. Continue to pray for God to use us at Pleasant View to be part of the Great Commission. Serving Christ together,
Pastor Glenn
February morning Sermon Schedule February 5:
“Effective Steps for Stress Management” Philippians 4:6-8
February 12:
Pre-Valentine’s Day Message: “God’s Reasons for Christians to Love their Enemies” Matthew 5:43-48
February 19:
“Contentment Robbers” Philippians 4: 11-13
February 26
“The Greatest Promise in the Bible” Philippians 4:19
Ushers for February
February Birthdays 2 Steve Hammond 3 Jerry Williams 3 Katelyn Gray 4 Doris Strickland 4 Vicki Whitfield 5 Naomi Kirby 5 Alli Barbare 7 Austin Woodruff 7 Grady Whitaker 15 Jimmy Griffin 15 Annette Fowler 20 Brandi Perez 25 Juleah Fortner Blatt 25 Beth Engle 26 C.F. Kirby 27 Teresa Griffin
February 5 T. J. Brooks, Henry Dyar, Marty Fowler, Zeke Gerrard, Jim Hipp, Ty Standridge February 12 Phil Gunter, Raymond Hudson, Gary McAlister, Claridge Norryce, George Wilkie February 19 Tim Barbare, Ty Barbare, Roger Fortner, Bruce Gerrard, Steve Hammond, Grady Whitaker February 26 Ben Bryant, Buddy Butler, Sonny Fouts, Jimmy Higginbotham, Noah McAlister, Steve Mitchell
February 5: Teresa Griffin & Becky Whitaker February 12: Cindy Hudson & Donna Meadows February 19: Cindy Hudson & Donna Meadows February 26: Lynn Butler & Pat Dyar
February 5 - Group 5 Babies - K5: Brandi Perez, Beverly Woodruff, Kim Gray 1st - 5th grade: Kathy Fields, AC Perez, Katelyn Gray PM Service: Teresa Griffin, Cindy Hudson February 12 - Group 6 Babies - K5: Tonya Barbare & Ali Barbare 1st - 5th grade: George Wilkie & Matthias Wentzky PM Service: Zeke & Davee Gerrard February 19 - Group 1 Babies - K5: Henry & Pat Dyar, Brooklyn Dyar & April Dixon 1st - 5th grade: Steve & Donna Hammond PM Service: Ernie Galloway & Terri Taylor February 26 - Group 2 Babies - K5: Mary McMichael & Cathy Taylor 1st - 5th grade: Marian Gerrard PM Service: Freda Mitchell & Terri Taylor
Youth Camp: We are excited to announce that our youth 6th – 12th grades will be going to SummerSalt Youth Camp this year. SummerSalt will be, June 12 -16, 2017 at the White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC. Sign-up sheet @ the Student Information board Deadline to sign up is March 26th, 2017.
Every Sunday Morning Youth Sunday School @ 10:00
Children’s Camp: We are excited to announce that our children 3rd – 5th grades will be going to KidSalt Children’s Camp this year. KidSalt will be July 17 – 20, 2017 at the White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC. Sign-up sheet @ the Student Information board Deadline to sign up is March 26th, 2017
Every Wednesday Evening Youth on Missions meet at 6-8-pm
February 5 - Steve Mitchell, Gary McAlister February 12- Steve Royals, Zeke Gerrard February 19 - Steve Hammond, Matthias Wentzky February 26 - Dave Woodruff, Jim Hipp
House and Grounds Meeting Wednesday, February 1, at 8pm
Women on Missions Under His Wings - Tuesday, February 7 Meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. or at the home at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Annette Fowler if you have any questions.
Every Sunday Evening Youth Bible Study @ 6:30pm
February 23 from 6:15 -8:15 408 Regency Circle Come join us for food and fellowship. Bring a dish to share (like at Christmas).
