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Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are
available to answer any questions you
may have to help you connect with
the ministries of First Baptist Church.

Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x. 202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Rev. Dr. Meredith Holladay
Associate Pastor of
Spiritual Formation, x. 204
meredith@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
jamesrdavidson@ku.edu

Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper
grassyclan@att.net

John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com

Evelyn Falen
Organist
edfal13@gmail.com

Buddy Langford
Custodian

Church Office:
785/843.0020
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Preparing for Worship
June 15, 2014 June 15, 2014 June 15, 2014 June 15, 2014
One service at 10:30 a.m.
Trinity Sunday
Rev. Matthew Sturtevant
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
Summer Worship:
We are now following our summer schedule:
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
Worship at 10:30 a.m.
each week through August 10.
Moving Ahead!
After several months of anticipation and committee planning, we are ready to take the
next steps as a congregation concerning our building construction. Below is a timeline
with estimated dates for construction progress, and page 2 contains a list of cost esti-
mates for our various construction goals. These are estimates only, and dependent on
several factors outside of the churchs control.
June/July: Architects finish bid-ready document and church sends out document to
contractors, who will bid on projects
July/August: Congregational meeting to approve bid and begin work
Fall/Winter: Construction begins. Roger Williams Room project begins first
(lighting, ceiling tiles, flooring) then sanctuary work begins (reconstruction, lighting,
flooring, A/V)
Looking into Sanctuary from remodeled Narthex
We Want to Hear From You!
The Spiritual Leadership Team wants to hear your thoughts about our congregations priorities and programs.
Why? After several years of focusing on big projects (i.e. decisions concerning the building, staff changes, and by-
laws revision), it is time to look at the sustained weekly and daily ministry and programs of our church In a world
that is constantly getting busier, we have begun to ask how we will engage in spiritual formation to prepare for a
life of faith. As good Baptists, we recognize that this is not a decision of only staff members or SLT leaders, but
the entire congregation. We want to hear from you as we discern our priorities together.
How? Over the last several months, the SLT has met, discussed, and partnered with the Fredrikson Center for
Faith and Church Vitality at Ottawa University in order to create a process for hearing your thoughts and opinions.
After meeting with the SLT and engaging our needs, the Fredrickson Center has designed questionnaires, and will
confidentially administer, collect, and prepare the feedback for dissemination.
Where...do I get one of these questionnaires? The Fredrikson Center (who has done this process with several oth-
er churches in other places) suggests that the best way to assure confidentiality and to avoid duplication is for every
congregation participant to request a questionnaire by a) emailing the church office to request a digital copy
or b) calling or giving your name to Jenny in the office to receive a paper copy and instructions via the
Fredrikson Center. You may do either, starting this week.
Who? YOU! We want to hear from you as we continue to together seek Gods vision for our congregation and
our community.
Building Reconstruction Cost Estimates
These are architects estimates, not contractor-bid prices. They are only estimates. These projects will
be sent to the contractors to bid costs.
Sanctuary Work Estimates:
New Narthex Wall $38,000
Interior expansion of worship space $15,000
Exterior expansion of worship space $35,000
Removal of Parlor/Narthex wall $5,000
Painting of worship space $7,500
New Lighting $40,000
Expansion of Chancel $7,500
Relocation/upgrade of sound equipment N/D
A/V upgrades N/D
Code improvements $2,000
New seating $15,000-55,000
Roger Williams Room Work Estimates:
New Acoustical Treatments $20,000
New Acoustical Ceiling Panels $12,000
New light fixtures $2,000

Total Flooring Cost Estimate:
Including Sanctuary, Roger Williams Room,
corridors and classrooms $97,000-119,000
Remember in Prayer
Cheryl Wonnell, at KU Med Center.
Winston Heilman, Passport youth camp leader for summer
Dave Thomas, in hospice care
International Ministries Missionaries: JD & Rhonda Reed,
serving in Bolivia.
Regional Minister: ABC of New Jersey, Rev. Vernl
Mattson, serving in Trenton, NJ
Local congregation: Lawrence Bible Chapel

You are invited to send prayer requests to:
The church office: 843-0020,
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Martha Gage, msgage@sunflower.com.
(E-mail prayer chain)
Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302 or Judy Stuart, 856-1782
Attention Graduates!
If you plan to apply for the
Raber P. & Ruth B. String-
ham Scholarship, please
make sure your application is
in by this Sunday, June 15.

Contact Jenny in the church
office for more information.
Thank you!
I thank God and thank you for the opportunity to take
some professional development time this past week.
About six months ago, Shane Schenkel, the staff rela-
tions chair, and I were talking about staff development
and wondering if I could find a retreat or a conference,
when he suggested I should get a tent and go camp in
the woods. So I did. I spent the week in Colorado in
the mountains, not as vacation or even to rest, but as
an opportunity to work. Shane wisely recognized my
personality and that I might learn and grow more in
this way than in any other. So over the course of the
week, I read several books, prayed and reflected, and
wrote.. Jeff Woods, associate general secretary of the
ABC-USA, writes that pastors need to divert daily,
withdraw weekly, and abandon annually. From time to time, he says pastors need to take the time away to prepare and
study and reflect. For a pastor to be able to serve a congregation for the long haul, he writes, this practice of annual rest
and preparation is a significant need. Yet, I also recognize it as a significant gift, and so I thank you for the opportunity to
become a better pastor, as we together seek to become Christs hands and feet in our world. ~Pastor Matt
Mark Your Calendars for June 29!
Celebrate FBC's 159th birthday with a potluck picnic and
other festivities. New this year: a birthday cake contest!
Break out your best frosting artistry and bring a decorat-
ed birthday cake to the picnic--Pastor Matt and Pastor
Meredith will judge the winners.
When: June 29, 12 noon (1:00 cake judging, 1:30 egg toss,
Frisbee golf ongoing)
Where: Centennial Park (next to Biemer's BBQ on 9th
Street)
What to bring: a side dish or two to share, and a decorated
birthday cake if you're itching for competition!
FBC will provide fried chicken.

Also, remember to bring lawn chairs, sunscreen and bug
spray, and Frisbees for Frisbee golf.
First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Staff Whereabouts:
Jenny will be out-of-the-office on Monday, June 16.
Pastor Matt is the director of the Extreme Camp again for the
ABCCR this year, so he will be out of the office this week leading
the youth of the region on an extreme adventure!

By the Numbersas of June 8, 2014
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts: $9,034.37
YTD Receipts: $150,767.63

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts: $3,384.25
Cumulative Giving: $261,302.00

If you would like more detailed financial information, please
contact our bookkeeper at grassyclan@att.net.

Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to
make our many ministries possible.
Sunday Morning Volunteers
Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman
10:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care Kimberly Sturtevant
Life of the Church
Sunday, June 15
8:30 a.m.No early service
9:30 a.m.Sunday School
10:15 a.m.Choir rehearsal
10:30 a.m.Combined Worship
Tuesday, June 17
11:00 a.m.Newsletter announcements due
Thursday, June 19
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal

Looking Ahead:
June 22-28FBC ABY to Passport Camp
June 29Church Birthday annual picnic at
Centennial Park



Musicians Wanted for Summer Worship
If you are interested in providing special music (vocal or
instrumental) this summer while the Chancel Choir is on
break, please contact Jim at jamesrdavidson@ku.edu
and/or sign up at the back of the sanctuary. There will be
a total of six Sundays (7/13-8/17) available for you to
share your gifts in worship.
I wish to thank my First Baptist Church friends for the phone calls, prayers,
cards, and donations following the death of my husband, A.K. Your support
was appreciated! Mrs. Charlene Winter