UPCOMING EVENTS
| January 22, 2010 - December 31, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM |
Pastor's Annual Address: Grow in Grace |
| Location: 316 Spartanburg Street |
| Contact: Rev. Tony Boyce Phone: 864-232-5152 Email: pastorboyce@mtemmanuel.org |
| Details: Pastor’s Address: “Grow In Grace” 2 Peter 3:17-18 Mt. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church is passionate about proclaiming the transformative power of the gospel of Jesus Christ through demonstrating the power of love, learning, and liberation. Our goal is to transform and train each member to become faithful missionaries at home, in their communities, on their jobs, and throughout the world. Core Values: 1. We believe the Kingdom of God comes through receiving God\\\'s transforming love and grace in Jesus Christ. 2. We become the Kingdom of God by learning the power of Jesus\\\' love through discipleship. 3. We belong to God\\\'s universal family and therefore we must liberate others who are in need according to our faith in Jesus Christ. (We are changing our focus from traditional church discussing the role membership to a Spirit-filled church carrying out the ministry of Christian discipleship.) I greet each of you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am happy to serve as the 21st pastor of the Mt. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church. God has blessed us with an active membership of 140 people. We are the descendents of a rich legacy in Christian service, and I strongly believe that God desires for us to grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that every Christian should desire to increase in faith and service to God with every breath that God gives us. I am certain that God has been good to each of us! Each of us has experienced heartache and loss throughout experiencing the many challenges of everyday life. I strongly believe that the challenges we have faced were divine opportunities for us to grow both closer to God and each other. It is my prayer that spiritual growth and maturity will be our primary focus this year as we continue to carry out the rich legacy of Christian service at Mt. Emmanuel. I know that we can experience God’s power in a more meaningful way this year. I want us to fulfill our purpose as disciples of Jesus Christ by focusing on the following three goals and objectives: Goal #1: Grow in our love for fulfilling God’s mission. We need to focus on missions, evangelism, and outreach in the Greenline-Spartanburg community. Mission means that we have been ‘sent’ by God to carry his message of love and forgiveness to the world. Every Christian is essentially a missionary, and therefore we are obligated to invite the world to follow Jesus. I encourage each of us to worship the Lord like never before so that we can share with others the power of experiencing the grace and love of Jesus Christ. Sincere worship increases the value of our relationship with God (John 4:24). Let us grow in grace through worship and with an attentive ear to the preaching of the gospel. It is my prayer that our average worship attendance will increase this year from an average of 131 to 175 per week through a passionate commitment to worship and hearing the preaching of the gospel. Objective #1: Grow in our outreach to the unchurched. Each member is encouraged to witness to a friend, relative, associate, and neighbor this year. We hope and pray that each of these people in our lives will develop a closer relationship with Jesus. Each of us will write down the name of a friend, relative, associate, and neighbor that may not know Jesus as Savior. We will turn in these names tonight and pray for these persons to have a relationship with Christ (Romans 10:1). We will then invite them to attend church with us, and they may possibly become fellow disciples in Jesus Christ. Goal #2: Grow in our learning about God’s giving. We need increase our giving to in both tithes and mission offerings. We must be aware that all that we have comes from God. We are aware of economic challenges our world is facing, but we need to address the current economic challenges as tests of faith and not tragedies. These tests are opportunities to grow in our giving and in faithful service to God’s church. If we love God, we should not give grudgingly to his church. God is waiting for us to answer the call of faithful ministry to a hurting community. We must feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and give sight to the blind (Luke 4:18-19). We cannot do missions without faithful financial support. We were successful in increasing our mission giving during the FOCUS project from an average $75.00 per week to $130.00 per week. It is my prayer that we increase our mission giving to an average of $200.00 per week, and our tithe to an average of $4,000.00 per week because we have become passionate about God’s giving. Objective #2: Grow in our passion for learning. We will meet with our elected officials on Saturday, March 13, 2010 to discuss our plans to transform and bring positive change to this community. We need to increase our sensitivity to the presence of the Hispanic population in this community. The full time service of a bi-lingual administrative assistant will help us in our quest to serve the community in earnest. Each member needs to commit to a continuing education effort that will enhance your knowledge of stewardship and finance. We will host a King and Queen contest on April 10, 2010 to begin building an endowment for higher education for all learners. I am committed to providing our church with information and connecting everyone with resources that will help us reach this goal. Goal #3: Grow in our commitment to liberation. We need to increase our commitment to Christian education so that we can bring positive change in this community. God wants us to learn the power of the gospel so that it can be a lived reality in our lives and in the lives of everyone around us. The world should be a better place because of our commitment to live out freedom of the gospel. We have been freed from the power of sin through God’s grace. We should also desire for everyone to experience God’s freedom through Jesus Christ. It is my prayer that our Bible study attendance will increase from an average of 40 per week to 75 per week, and our Sunday school attendance from 45 per week to 80 per week through an intentional focus on liberation of the mind through learning the power of the gospel! Knowledge is power! We will begin offering a new members’ class that will teach three sessions on the ABCs of Evangelism (Stan Toler). Objective #3: Grow in our fellowship and respect for each other. We cannot desire to see others free if we have not experienced God’s freedom ourselves. We will share our testimonies about experiencing God’s love this year in order to build trust among each other in our commitment to share the gospel. Peter encouraged the church to keep growing in their understanding of Jesus Christ in spite of the evil forces that to challenged them. We will host two leadership training workshops this year titled “Passion for Leadership.” This training will focus on conflict resolution and developing effective communication skills. Leaders will be encouraged volunteer the hosting of a training session in their home. It is my prayer that our fellowship increases in order to build trust in our mutual commitment to share the gospel. Thank each of you for your support and participation in our FOCUS project. We were successful in fully reaching one of our goals, and we closely accomplished our second goal of increasing the membership of the Missionary Society. We could not have experienced the joys and pains of the project without your support. I know that God is administering a positive transformation of our attitudes and commitment to missions in this community! Let us grow in grace this year as we experience God’s power of love, learning, and liberation. Growing in grace, Tony Boyce, M.Div, Pastor |
| July 8, 2010 - December 31, 2010 Time: 6:30 PM |
Certificate in Theology Course |
| Location: 316 Spartanburg Street Greenville, SC 29607 |
| Contact: Dr. Tony Boyce Phone: 864-232-5152 Email: pastorboyce@mtemmanuel.org |
| Details: A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is offering a Certificate Program of theological education for ministers and lay persons. The courses are taught by seminary trained local instructors who use, as part of their class materials, video taped lectures by members of the ITC faculty. More than fifty (50) sites have been established in the U.S., Canada, Japan and the Caribbean. The Certificate In Theology Program is designed to provide an organized, structured series of courses for ministers and lay persons who want to improve their knowledge and preparedness for ministry. Because this is a “Certificate” Program, all interested persons, with or without college degrees, are invited to participate. The program consists of one (1) year of study during which a student may complete eight (8) courses. Two or more courses will be offered during each term. Each course lasts approximately one month and is offered in the order listed in the brochure. Students who successfully complete the eight (8) basic courses will be awarded a CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY by Interdenominational Theological Center during its annual commencement weekend. |
| October 3, 2010 Time: 4:00 PM |
Ordination Service for Minister Sandra Peterson |
| Location: 316 Spartanburg Street Greenville, SC |
| Contact: Dr. Tony Boyce Phone: 864-232-5152 Email: pastorboyce@mtemmanuel.org |
| Details: Everyone is encouraged to attend the ordination service for Minister Sandra Peterson on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Pastor Tony Boyce is the preacher for this occassion. The Mt. Emmanuel Sanctuary Choir will be the choir for the ordination service. |
| October 9, 2010 - October 10, 2010 Time: 1:00 PM |
Travel to Cropwell, AL |
| Location: 50 Mt. Zion Road/Cropwell, AL |
| Contact: Dr. Tony Boyce Phone: 864-232-5152 Email: pastorboyce@mtemmanuel.org |
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| October 17, 2010 Time: 10:30 AM |
114th Church Anniversary |
| Location: 316 Spartanburg Street |
| Contact: Dr. Tony Boyce Phone: 864-232-5152 Email: pastorboyce@mtemmanuel.org |
| Details: Everyone is encouraged to celebrate our 114th Church anniversary on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Grady Butler is the guest preacher for this service. We have three goals for this occassion: 1. Each family contribute $114.00 toward the special church anniversary offering. Contributions will support our FOCUS capital fundraising campaign. Each family will have their names placed on a plaque to be displayed at the church. 2. We need pictures or memoriums (i.e. items from the past: keys, letters, bulletins, etc.) from throughout our church history. Please turn in to the church office with name of photo, date, and, contact phone number written on the back of the photo before Sunday, October 3, 2010. All photos will be returned following the anniversary celebration. 3. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the anniversary photo at 10:00 a.m. following the Sunday school on Sunday, October 17, 2010 in the church sanctuary. We are looking forward to your support. Thank God for all that He has done! |
9:00am - Sunday School
10:30am - Sunday Worship
12:00pm - Wednesday Bible Study
7:00pm - Wednesday Bible Study
Mt. Emmanuel Baptist Church
316 Spartanburg Street
Greenville, SC 29607
Ph.864.232.5152 Fax: 864.232.5161
Rev. Tony Boyce. M.Div., Pastor
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