FIRST BAPTIST FOUR OAKS

Genesis Sunday School Class Picnic

11/7/2018

Genesis Sunday School class, led by Don Rogers, Sam Thornton, and Bob Rhodes met at the park in Clayton for their fall get-together.

Honoring David Little

11/4/2018

David Little came to Four Oaks to be our youth minister in June of 2015. This November, he will become pastor of Littleton Baptist Church. He delivered the message on Homecoming Sunday, his last Sunday with us. All present members of the youth group shared their favorite memory of David (crowd favorite, "On the roller coasters at Busch Gardens, David would always yell 'For Narnia!'"--Lannah Price). Heather Durham, Jami Champagne, and the youth presented David with a gift. Melanie Autry presented a gift on behalf of the children. The congregation honored David with a certificate of service for all the time, hard work, and love he poured into our church. To our sister-church in Littleton: we send you a good shepherd. Acts 20:28

As much as we try our best, we are imperfect people. But a perfect God chose us to be his representatives, and He gives us one simple command: love one another -Rev. David Little, Nov 4, 2018

Homecoming

11/4/2018

First Baptist Church Four Oaks began in 1891 with 8 members. One hundred and twenty-seven years later, this is home to so many. Reverend David Little gave the message on his last Sunday with us as youth minister. The youth, the children, and the congregation gave him gifts and blessings. Thank you to all who made the day special.

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:34-35

News&Review Article for Homecoming

11/2/2018

Trunk or Treat

11/1/2018

The church hosted Trunk or Treat in the parking lot on Halloween night. The discipleship training team served free hot dogs to all comers. Thanks to all who cooked, served, decorated their cars, passed out candy, and joined us for the fun!

Operation Christmas Child

10/25/2018

All classes spent Wednesday night packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child, a mission of Samaritans Purse, collects shoe boxes full of gifts for children around the world, ages 2 through 14. Collection week for shoe boxes is November 12-19. We currently have 132 boxes.There's still time to pack your box! Get details here.

NC Disaster Relief

10/21/2018

On October 21, the Baptist Men hosted a church wide breakfast with speaker Chip McGuirt. Chip is a disaster relief team leader for the NC Baptist Men. He has led disaster relief teams all over North Carolina. He encourages North Carolina churches to build volunteer teams of all professions and age groups for disaster relief projects, especially ongoing work in the east after Matthew and Florence. "You have to remember what's important when you're doing this work," Chip tells his volunteers. "It's not the house, it's the people. Some of the houses I rebuilt in Johnsonville and other cities have already been destroyed again. But the relationships I built with the people there--that is the important thing."
The Baptist Men are planning a disaster relief trip to the east in the coming weeks. The WMU and other church mission groups are planning to assist in cleaning the eastern Baptist Children's homes.

I called out to the Lord, out of my distress;
And He answered me
Jonah 2:2

The Shirley H. Banks Missions Trailer

10/21/2018

On October 21, the Baptist Men of First Baptist Four Oaks dedicated the Shirley H. Banks Missions Trailer. Shirley Banks was a member of First Baptist for fifty years, a deacon, a Sunday School teacher, and Women's Missionary Union Director for over twelve years. She believed strongly in local missions. She and her family made it possible for the Baptist Men to purchase and outfit a trailer to aid in disaster relief, handicap accessibility, and building projects for people in need. Such was her love and her faith, that it continues to heal the world.

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’--Matthew 25:31-46

Ordination of Pat Bridgers

10/15/2018

On October 14, Pat Bridgers was ordained as a new deacon. Pat has been involved in nearly every ministry of the church. She is known, everywhere she goes, for her kindness and her boundless optimism. We are so lucky and so proud .

Other deacons beginning in October: Don Rogers, Kay Surles, and Scott Whitley.
Incumbents: Adam Barefoot, John Hatch, Sherwood Lee, Terry Parker, Ron Sloan, Sam Thornton, Kyle Toothman, Roy Turner.

"May our lives tell Your story."
Shine, Jesus, Shine (Graham Kendrick, 1987)

Blackfeet Nation Mission Project

10/11/2018

On July 20th, a group of twenty-eight from Four Oaks traveled to Browning Montana to spend a week working on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The area was pounded with winter storms from January through February. According to the Great Falls Tribune, parts of the reservation received as much as seventy inches of snow in February alone. Repairs and rebuilding from the winter storms were still under way when the group from Four Oaks arrived. The worked on several parts of the reservation but focused their efforts on building a barn to store farming equipment. The local church hopes to help rejuvenate the reservation by raising horses and growing hay and alfalfa to feed them.

On September 12th, the Blackfeet Mission Project Leadership Team decided to return to continue the mission effort from July 6th to July 15th of 2019. The dates for the 2019 Blackfeet Nation Mission Project are Saturday, July 6th-Monday, July 15th, during the North American Indian Days Celebration in Browning, Montana. Twenty eight airline tickets have been reserved and a deposit of $50 will be due the week of October 8th. If you are interested in going on the mission trip please contact the church office by phone or email. If you would like more information, or have questions concerning the trip, please contact the church office.
Testimonies
Allen Martin: “It’s so easy to get wrapped up in our everyday lives and focus on ourselves and our family. I thought this would be a great opportunity to unplug and focus on the needs of others. It was also a good opportunity for us to be role models for one another. I was very proud of my family’s hard work.”
Several children and teenagers volunteered, either with their families or individually. Ben Martin: “I learned that a lot of people live very differently than I do. Seeing the daily lives on the reservation was very shocking and jarring for me. I had never experienced a community dealing with such poverty.”
Phyllis Toothman: “I have come to see this mission trip to the Blackfeet people in a different way than I had originally thought. We went out there planning to help the Blackfeet people but really it was about building relationships with them, listening to them, and trying to understand things from a totally different perspective. We did a lot of work out there, but I think the most important thing is that we all came away changed and changed in a way that we were not expecting.”

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