Joint Community Thanksgiving Service
Sunday November 24th at 6 PM, we will have a joint community Thanksgiving service and meal at Plant City Methodist. A meal will follow. Please RSVP to the office if you will be attending the meal.
OCC Help Needed
We will need help on Saturday, November 23rd at 10:00 AM to pack shoeboxes into cartons. Then we will need help on Sunday, November 24th at 3:00 PM loading shoebox cartons onto the U-haul. See Susan Otto for more information.
Ladies of Faith News
Save the Date for a Fall Kickoff - October 26th from 10 AM - 12 Noon. Bring Soup, Salad, or Dessert. Nikki Freeman will be our speaker.
Sav-A-Life Banquet - November 12th. The church is not sponsoring a table this year, but if you are interested in attending, please get with Meagan for details.
A Ladies Bible Study will begin tentatively March 10, 2025. More details to follow.
Sweet Tea and Jesus - July 26, 2025. Daughter and Mother will be our presenters and will bring the music. More details to follow.
Crowns of Glory December Gathering
The Crowns of Glory December gathering will be a salad luncheon with Jason Crosson presenting music. We will meet at the church on Monday, December 2nd at 11:00 AM.
GriefShare - New Class Sessions
We will have a new session of GriefShare classes beginning January 12th and continuing through April 6th, 2025. Contact Janice Grubbs for more information.
Sweet Tea and Jesus 2025
Save the Date! the 2025 Sweet Tea and Jesus Luncheon will be held July 26th, 2025. We'll have more information as we draw nearer to the event date.
Items needed for Lovelady Center in Birmingham
The Lovelady Center in Birmingham is currently housing 497 women who are recovering from addictions. They are empowering women through Christ-centered initiatives so they can return to society as well-equipped women of God. They are in need of the following items, which we will be collecting until December 1st. Shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, soap, and monthly hygiene items. Thank you in advance for your help!
RightNow Media Access
Our church offers access to RightNow Media, which has numerous resources for small group or personal studies, video series, and more. If you have not already signed up, the invite link is https://app.rightnowmedia.org/join/PlantCityBaptist.
Christian Service Center Needs by Month
Thank you for your support of Christian Service Center. Listed below are most needed items for each month. Please pray about choosing a time to help with ongoing needs. And please pray about making an appointment to visit the office. We would love to have groups from your church visit and see what God is doing!
January -Donations of packaged food items are requested - mac and cheese, grits, dry beans, rice, hamburger helper, jello, instant potatoes.
February- Canned goods - tomatoes, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, canned meats.
March - meal, flour, sugar, shortening, cooking oil
April- Sheets, towels, etc. These are not required to be new, just clean and placed in a plastic bag with the size written on the outside of the bag.
May- Items easily prepared for school age children: Individual mac and cheese, pop tarts, soup, juice boxes, microwavable meats, fruit cups, crackers.
June- We would like to encourage churches having VBS to collect soap. This has been a tremendous help in the past.
July -Donations of food items to be given to homeless individuals: Snack crackers, saltine crackers, tuna, Vienna sausages, small cans of deviled ham, chicken, individually wrapped candies (no chocolates please), fruit gummies, individual packs of mustard or ketchup, juice boxes. Individually wrapped plastic spoons or forks.
August- Notebook paper, pencils, pens, Crayola crayons 24 pack
September- Community Wide Food Drive September 28th. Location to be announced.
October- Christmas gifts for boys and girls, men and women. Please call Christy or Cheryl for details. 334-476-2605 or 334-576-3552.
November- We need food boxes to distribute to families in time for Thanksgiving. These boxes should contain food for the family to prepare their own Thanksgiving meal.
December- Food items that a family might like to have on hand for a New Year's Day meal.
Cheryl Myers
East Liberty WMU Facebook group
The East Liberty WMU has created a private Facebook group for WMU ladies from our churches to join. This will help share WMU information across the association. You are encouraged to join the group. The group name is East Liberty Baptist Association WMU.