Sunday, December 17, 2017

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Worship Celebration December 17, 2017

If you are our guest today, please fill out a Connection Card located in the seat back in front of you. We would love to provide you with more information about the Central family. Thank you for worshipping with us!

ADVENT

The Announcement Luke 2:8-21 Don Chandler, Senior Pastor

Sunday Night Worship • 6:30 pm God With Us • Matthew 1:18-25 Mike Lefler, Associate Pastor of Church Ministries Please Help Facilitate Worship Please silence all cell phones and electonic devices. Children’s Worship and care areas are available for children birth through 4th grade during worship today. PLEASE NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE WORSHIP CENTER. Thank you.

FIRESIDE CHRISTMAS

Wednesday, December 20 6:30 PM

Sunday, December 24 11:00 AM

ONE WORSHIP CELEBRATION

GIVING TREES

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Help others in our church and community this Christmas. Choose a tag from one of the Giving Trees in the foyer.

Sign up at GCS to help with upcoming spring meals. This is a great outreach for LifeGroups.

Please return item(s) TONIGHT.

ONE WORSHIP CELEBRATION & CHRISTMAS COMMUNION

2018 COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP MEALS

Sunday, December 31 11:00 AM Last Week’s Record Worship Celebration (8:30) LifeGroups (9:50) Worship Celebration (11:00)

Questions about Central’s College Ministry? Contact Colin Stanton in the church office (329.9283).

Christmas Food Pantry TOMORROW 3:00 - 6:00 PM

(12/10)

289 643 668

Weekly Budget $ 43,956.00 Weekly Offering $ 24,459.43 Designated Offering $ 30,010.00 Dixie Jackson - $10,000 Lottie Moon - $15,000 Weekly The Next Step $ 710.00

The church staff challenges our Central family to use this daily gospel devotional book by Paul David Tripp. Special Christmas Price: $10 Available at the table in the Cafe Connect area.

YTD Budget YTD Offerings YTD Designated YTD The Next Step

$ 2,197,800.00 $ 2,161,819.63 $ 145,726.15 $ 69,330.21

Online Giving is available at www. ConwayCentralChurch.org

This Week @ Central

Sunday 12/17/17

CENTRAL’S CHRISTMAS POST OFFICE Save a stamp and send a card to a Central friend through the C2WAM Post Office... located in Cafe Connect. Cards can be placed in the “Christmas Card Box”. Please be sure and check the post office to see if you have any mail each week! All postage donations will go to support C2WAM Ministry. AVAILABLE THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31

8:30 AM Worship Celebration 8:30 AM Preschool Worship 9:50 AM LifeGroups 11:00 AM Worship Celebration 11:00 AM Preschool & Kids Worship 6:00 PM ORANGE & DRIVEtime Christmas Celebrations

Monday 12/18/17 9:30 AM 3:00 PM

Stock & Shelve Christmas Food Pantry

Tuesday 12/19/17 11:30 AM

Staff Christmas Party

Wednesday 12/20/17 6:30 PM

Fireside Christmas

Friday 12/22/17 Office Closed

Church Office Schedule

Have a Blessed Christmas and A Happy New Year!

TONIGHT: ORANGE & DRIVETIME CHRISTMAS This is the final Christmas celebration for the season. ORANGE & DRIVEtime resume on January 7. CHRISTMAS FOOD PANTRY TOMORROW: If you can help with homemade cookies, please bring in disposable containers before 10:00 AM tomorrow for the Food Pantry. Volunteers are always welcome. Hours are 9:30-11:30 AM &/or 2:00-6:00 PM. BUS DRIVERS NEEDED Contact Wanda May, if you can help in this area of ministry. URBAN AIR - CENTRAL FAMILY NIGHT Tuesday, December 19 from 8:00-10:00 PM for just our Central family! Cost is $15 per person. Sign up and pay in the Kids foyer area.You can save time by filling out the wavier online before that night. DEADLINE IS TODAY. Questions? Contact David Moore.

Thursday 12/21/17

Saturday 12/23/17

Church office is closed a few days during the holiday season: December 22, 25, 26 & January 1 & 2. Please call the Pastor on Call if an emergency arises (450.7472).

•ANNOUNCEMENTS•

END OF THE YEAR GIVING “End of the year giving” needs to be post marked / given by December 31 in order to be counted as a 2017 contribution. Also, please keep in mind that stocks, bonds, etc can be given. Thank you!

How to Join the Family Believing that God’s Word teaches faithfulness in service and holiness in life, we hold membership in His church in high esteem. You may become a member:

12/24 One Worship @ 11 AM 12/27 Worship Dismissed 12/31 One Worship @ 11 AM 1/6 Men’s Breakfast Fellowship 1/7 ORANGE & DRIVEtime resume 1/8 Food Pantry 1/10 Wednesday Night Meals resume 1/21 Connect! Class

Don Chandler Senior Pastor

By professing Christ as your personal Savior and following Him in scriptural baptism. By transfer of your church membership from a congregation of “like faith and order”. By statement of your faith and scriptural baptism. Membership is then completed by attending CONNECT! Class held every other month. Please feel free to call the church office to schedule a time to speak and pray with a pastor concerning membership.

www.ConwayCentralChurch.org You may contact us anytime through the church website.

Sunday, December 17 December 3, 2017

Darrell Spigner Worship & Golden Age Mike Lefler Church Ministries Michael Treat Student Ministries Dr. Ben South Education & Missions David Moore Children’s Ministries Colin Stanton College Ministries

Support Staff Wanda May Care Ministries Kim Tipton Staff Accountant

GCS: Grand Central Station is the table located in the small hallway across from the West Welcome Center.

Upcoming Events

Ministry Staff

Sondra Moore Administrative Assistant Sandra Shaffer Administrative Assistant Amber Brady Administrative Assistant Donna Beckman Receptionist J.C. Petty Tech/Media Ministry Allen & Tana Mills Randall Portoni Custodians

Ministry Assistants Bart Dooley • Music Crystal Sayers • Preschool Jana Sayers • Nursery Central Baptist Church 3333 Dave Ward Drive Conway, AR 72034 501.329.9283

ADVENT REFORMATION FiveTheSolas Need Promise SoliThe Deo Gloria The Announcement God’s Glory Alone The Plan Exodus 33:12-23