The Beacon

First Baptist Church • 104 Panola Avenue • Batesville, MS 38606
662.563.7655 • contact@fbcbatesville.com • www.fbcbatesville.com 

July 2025

 

Office Closed July 3 & 4 for Independence Day!

 

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Save the Date:

 

Retirement Reception for 

Dr. and Mrs. Tommy Snyder

July 20, 2025

3:00 p.m.  -  5:00 p.m.

Family Life Center of First Baptist Church

104 Panola Avenue, Batesville, MS

 

 

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July Worship Service Schedule

 

July 6     -  One Service // July 4th Weekend

July 13   -  Two Services

July 20   -  Two Services

July 27   -  One Service // Bro. Tommy’s Last Sunday

 

 

 

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                                                                           May 26-July 16                                                                  

Caston Kirkland will be on Summer Missions in Northern Africa.

 

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Mary Kennedy Bowlin will be on Summer Missions in South Dakota until July 27.

 

 

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Items Needed:

Combs

Glue Sticks

Small Animals

Girl/Boy Things age 10-14

Hair Bows

Underwear

Coloring Books

Crayons

Backpacks (Drawstring @ Amazon)

Socks

*No soap, No liquids, No toothpaste

*If you do not want to shop, we take donations.  Give to the office designated OCC. 

*Containers will be around for drop-offs.

 

 

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Wednesday Night Fellowship Meals

 from 5:00-5:45 p.m.

$5 Adults /$3 Children & Students /$15 Maximum

Please sign up/cancel before Tuesdays at noon by emailing      

kmorgan@fbcbatesville.com or calling the church office at 563-7655.

       

 

Meals will resume in August!

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 Dr. Tommy Snyder, Senior Pastor
tsnyder1856@gmail.com

My Dear People

In a recent Business Meeting, we voted to make our facilities available to Primera which is the Hispanic Church in Batesville. Over the years we have supported this work monthly.  Now we are going to have two churches meeting at FBC on Sunday   morning and Wednesday night.  They will worship in the Chapel on Sunday morning as it is not presently being used at this time. They will meet on Wednesday nights in the Outback Center.  Not only are we a going and a giving church, but a generous church in the use of our facilities.

It has been a busy summer with VBS, Youth Camp, and one of the two Children’s Camps is already in the books. We have a few staff anniversaries in June and July that I bring to your attention.

Bro. John Howell  9 years

Bro. Jeremy Richey  8 years

Jennifer Howell  4 years

Kathy Morgan  3 years

The longevity of your staff speaks volumes as to the type of people you are to serve.  You love your staff well, and it results in joyful service on the part of the staff.

Blessings,

Bro. Tommy

 

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Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel

Pizza provided each Monday at 6:00 p.m.
Childcare available

 

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John Howell, Jr., Associate Pastor
jhowellnd@gmail.com

 

IN CHRISTIAN LOVE 

Dear Church Family,

Seeing God move in the hearts and lives of people--and blind eyes opened to the truth!--is such a joyful part of ministry. Sure, ministry includes many types of experiences, ranging from very sad to very frustrating to very joyful. That's just the nature of living and serving in a sinful, dying world. But, the joyful moments that come along bring such encouragement!

One area that we see God placing His hand on right now is in the ministry of Celebrate Recovery. This is the church's Monday night ministry designed to assist those who are struggling with a besetting sin or sin stronghold. Yes, one of the areas of struggle includes alcohol and drug addiction, but that's just one way a person can get enslaved by sin--and there are many others!

Interestingly, we first saw the Lord begin to awaken a hunger in the children who attend CR, and who are taught upstairs by Jennifer, Dorothy Claire, and Brianna. Jennifer would tell me, "John, this child is getting it!!" And soon we would see the glow on that child of an encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ and passage, through faith in Him, into salvation. Many times, we have seen the child then carry the truth back to the parents or guardians, and the gospel then impacts the adults.

While discussing the gospel with Jennifer, one little girl made a statement recently that both inspires and haunts me. Here is what she said: "Miss Jennifer, why don't grown-ups talk to us about important things like this more often?" Ouch! Out of the mouth of babes!!

Please pray that God will continue to reach children and adults with the gospel through this ministry--and that the moving of God will spread into other ministries of the church! 

In Christian love,

John 

 

 

 

Hey there, Church Family,

The summer is already halfway over!  We are having a blast serving the Lord together in student ministry.  We’ve gotten the opportunity to serve at VBS & 43 of our students went to Crossings Camp in Baghdad, Kentucky this year!

July will be busy as well.  You will find a list of events for July.  Also, if you haven’t joined the reminder text group for the student ministry, and you would like to, text Jeremy at 662-415-6620 to find out all the details.

July 8-12th – Super Summer students will be at Mississippi college in Clinton Mississippi for camp.

July 17-19 - the Panola Baptist Association is hosting Project Panola for our county. Several churches are coming together to do various service projects in Panola County.

July 23 - scavenger hunt beginning at 6 PM in the life center.

                                                                                                                               

 

 

Crossings Camp 2025 in Bagdad, KY

 

 

 

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Welcome New Members

• Nick and Shelli Warren

 

Baptisms

• Tyler Hatley, Vera Hatley, Aiden Pace, and Jase Snyder

 

Bulletin Board

A card has been received from …   

• Jon Surrette, one of Jeremy's most recent interns

 

Hospital/Rehab   

• Dr. Gary Berry  -  TGH  -  Step Down  -  Room 8
• John Britt  -  Diversicare for Rehab  -  Room B 31
• Mary Markle  -  Oxford Health & Rehab  -  A 15

 

Stretch & Flex Exercise Class

• Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in the FLC. Please join us!

 

KeenAgers 

• Keenagers will be not be gathering again until August. 

 

WMU

• July's Meeting is at 2:00pm on Monday the 14th in the FLC.

 

July's Meetings

• 13th   -  Deacons’ Meeting      11:45am
• 14th   -  WMU                           2:00pm
• 14th   -  Emmaus                      6:30pm
• 16th   -  Business Meeting        6:00pm

 

 

Our Christian love and sympathy to these families:

• Billy & Denise Benson and family in the loss of Denise's dad, Henry Heafner
• Janis Cathcart and family in the loss of her daughter, Renae Melton
• Glenda Richardson and family in the loss of her husband, Thomas Richardson

 

Congratulations to...

• No Babies

 

 

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