Christmas Play Pictures are Here!

We are so proud of all of our kids that participated in the Christmas program. We are also very grateful to everyone who helped to make the play a success from the adult choir, sound technician, costume directors, and cue in folks. Thank you. If you have any pictures you would like to have posted please hand them to Joshua or myself at church.

February Events

We are looking forward to all February has in store! Please, mark your calendars for these important dates.

Teens: February 5, Senior Saints Valentine Banquet (meet at the church at 6:30pm)

Teens: February 19, Teen Bowling (meet at the church at 5pm)

Juniors: February 27 Junior Activity

Juniors and Teens: Don't forget each Wednesday night is Teen Bible Study and CTS for Juniors.
It starts at 7:30 pm. We meet in the education building.

We hope you plan to be at any and all of these activities that are planned with you in mind. We are excited about all God has in store for us this year, and praying for spiritual growth and lots of fun.

Junior Skate Pictures!!!

We had such a good time at Skateland today. Thank you to everyone who came out to skate with us! We are so glad that eighteen juniors and five adults were there. It sure did look like everyone was having a great time. We just wanted to share a few pictures from the day with you! Hope you enjoy!

We are already making plans for many other fun activities this year! Can't wait to see you there!

Senior Valentine's Banquet

The Teens of Bethany would like to invite our senior saints to a Valentine Banquet on Friday night February 5 at seven o'clock that evening. If you are planning on attending please sign up on the forms in the church foyer.

We are looking forward to a wonderful night of fun, food, and fellowship.

Radical Riddle Racers

Jordan taking a quick break. (above)
Robbie enjoys playing basketball. (below)

Bro. Josh checking to make sure the Blue team had all the clues.

Curtis and Jennifer Driggers

The Driggers with Pastor Hanna

McKenzie searching for the final clue.

Shane finding the final clue.

We are so thankful for all of you that came out yesterday to play the riddle race with us. We began the evening by decorating our own pizzas. Thank you Jennifer for helping bake the pizzas so they would be ready about the same time! While the pizzas were baking, Bro. Josh gave a devotion to the teens.

After dinner, we began the riddle race. Each of the two teams were given a clue which told them the first place at the church they needed to look. For example, one of the clues said, "Don't think about ditchin' for the clue you seek is in the kitchen." Once this clue was found they would be directed by another clue like, "Go to the room where everything is hyper, but watch out for the dirty diapers." After the last clue was found it would direct them to the bush in front of our house. When (and if) they found the final envelope like Shane and McKenzie did, then they would run back to Bro. Josh to claim the prize.

We had a good time watching you and hope that you had as much fun as it looked like you were having. We also hope that you became better acquainted with our church. We'd liek to extend a special thank you to Pastor Hanna, Curtis, and Jennifer Driggers for their help. May God bless you.

Junior's Skate-in-the-New Year

Attention Juniors & Parents:

5,6,7, 8-Let's go out and skate!!!

When: Saturday, January 23
Time:10:30 am
Place: Meet at the Church
Cost: $2

We'll eat at the church after we return from skating.

Teens Riddle Race

Calling all Teens!!! This Friday, January 15, we will be having our first teen activity of 2010. We are very excited about it and hope to see you there. It will start at 6pm and end at 8pm. Supper will be provided.That's this Friday, January 15 from 6-8pm.

First post of 2010!

Wow, another year has gone by, and now I am writing the first blog of 2010. As we embark on a new decade, it is fun to think of the years gone by. On New Year's Eve I was reflecting on that same night ten years ago when the big Y2K scare was on. I still remember how many people were stockpiling food, generators, etc. My family might have gotten a few extra groceries, but I remember Daddy predicting that it would come and go just as any New Year's Eve past. Well, that night we were over at our friends home, and I can remember everyone at one point or another predicting what they thought would happen at midnight. As we were counting down the seconds to 2000, and watching the ball drop, at exactly midnight, everthing went black! We were pretty scared (terrified). For all we knew the Y2K deal was a reality. Then as one of the men found a flashlight and was checking things out, he discovered that one of the guys had flipped a switch on the power box. What a relief. We had electricity and my Daddy's prediction of just another New Year was correct.

I can remember that year many Christians had turned the Y2K acronym into a godly message: Yield 2 the King! What a challenge. Well, 2010 didn't yield any acronyms such as that, but I would like to challenge us all to strive to live for Christ with all our might this year. If not now, when will we start living for the Master? I pray that in our daily lives we would witness like it is our last chance to share the good news. In our church attendance we would be faithful remembering who we are gathering to worship, and in our family and friendship relatitonships we would share Christ's love and compassion. If not now...when?

May the Lord bless you and keep you this New Year of 2010.