EASTMONT BAPTIST CHURCH 

// APRIL 24, 2022 // VOLUME 31 // NUMBER 9

GENE KIM
From Your College & Missions Pastor GKIM@EASTMONT.ORG
Most of us think of life in stages. Getting married is one. Having kids is another. But perhaps the first and
seemingly most significant one is graduation. I remember how much I looked forward to my high school
graduation. From senior pranks to pseudo study periods, the only thing that mattered was making it across the
stage that day.
Of course, graduation isn’t euphoric for everybody. Parents, for one, vacillate between feelings of pride and grief
as they contemplate a “new normal” without their precious child at home. To parents it feels like an unnatural
phenomenon. For years, parents rack their brains on how to get closer to their children, and then with one piece
of paper they must suddenly learn how to let them go.
What we’ve tried to do at Eastmont is to view graduation not in terms of leaving, but rather in terms of sending.
Our hope, prayer, and mission is to prepare each graduate in their spiritual understanding so that while they go
on to further education or vocation, more importantly, they go on mission. We believe that God guides their
steps in such a way that even if they must attend their “backup” school, they are right where they needed to be
all along.
After all, Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:18-20 were not reserved for vocational missionaries alone. They were
meant for us all. We send these students to go into their schools (or their workplaces) to make disciples of all
nations. We’ve loved them, served them, taught them, and challenged them but now we must send them. God
has greater plans for them than we do. But remember, we do not send them out alone, they go equipped with the
indwelling Holy Spirit. Take a moment today to pray for our graduates and their families. But don’t just pray for
comfort, pray for fruit.
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FAMILY
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Evan & Ashley Grant on the birth of their
daughter, Elizabeth “Barrett.”
Fresh flowers are now being
placed in the worship center
weekly. If you would like to place
flowers in memory or in honor of
someone or if you have a way to
use the flowers after Sunday,
please call Deborah Speigner at
558-4741.
BUILDING LOCK UP
May 1
Dallas Vick & Steve Ragsdale
May 8
Kent Harwell & Kent Johnson
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FELLOWSHIP MEAL
May 4
Baked Chicken, Corn Nuggets,
Hashbrown Casserole, Salad, & Rolls
May 11
Spaghetti, Salad, & Garlic Bread
CLASS OF
2022
Join us on Sunday, May 1st, as we celebrate with our high school and
college graduates. The 11:00 service will be an opportunity to
recognize them and to send them out as disciples who will make an
impact for the Kingdom.
High school graduates will have Memory Tables set up in the
connecting hall. Please take the time to visit their tables to learn
more about them and feel free to leave encouraging notes for them!
Ministry Happenings
Visit our website or social media for details
Children
tlogan@eastmont.org Senior Adults
bdickey@eastmont.org
Connect Day Camp for grades K-6. July 18-25 Trip to Ark Encounter -
CentriKid Overnight camp for grades 5 & 6. July 31- Sept. 5-9. This trip is now
August 4 open to family & friends of
Contact Bro. Ty for information on registration for camps. Eastmont. Deadline is May
23. Call Karen in the office
to sign up.
Music & Worship College Forever Young -
lmaddox@eastmont.org gkim@eastmont.org May 17 at 10:00 am in
Forever Young Choir - Secret Church - Six-hour room 205 with
April 26 at 9:00 am Bible study following the covered dish lunch to
Student Jam Music on model of the underground follow. Our special
church. Friday, April 29
Mission - June 13-17 in
beginning at 5 pm at the
guest will be Jayne
Birmingham, AL. Cost is Burns.
$125 Cumbies.
Boston Butt Sale for
Music on Mission. Cost is Students
$40 - Pick up 5/14. For cmallory@eastmont.org
more info call 420-6311 Summer Mission Trip - June 20-25. Cost is $300.
or email Deadline to register is Sunday, May 1.
worship@eastmont.org.
Super Summer - July 11-16. Cost is $175.
Student Choir and Band
will lead worship on May 8 Register on the Eastmont events page

 Baby Bottle
BY THE NUMBERS

erang
WEEKLY GIVING

Boom
What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day than
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GENERAL FUND
EMERGENCY FUND
$46,760.38
$1,855.50
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to support FIRST CHOICE Women’s Medical Center and help save
GENERAL FUND $25,471.16
lives?
EMERGENCY FUND $1,075.00
Eastmont will participate in an easy fundraiser beginning on
Mother’s Day (May 8) and concluding on Father’s Day (June 19). Baby LIFEGROUP TOTALS
Bottle Boomerang is a fundraiser involving filling baby bottles with loose
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change (or bills or checks).
PRESCHOOL 30 23
Your bottle of coins, bills or checks helps First Choice provide the following CHILDREN 76 55
services at no charge to their clients: STUDENTS 61 52
• pregnancy testing ADULTS 403 362
• ultrasound confirmation TOTAL 570 492
• emotional & spiritual support for women facing unplanned pregnancy
• Fathers First ministry for dads ANNIE ARMSTRONG OFFERING:
• limited prenatal care GIVEN TO DATE: $18,323.96
• parenting education and the ability to earn much-needed baby supplies
Visit our website @
How does it work? It’s as easy as 1…2…3. eastmont.org/knowtheword
1. Pick up your bottle at the church beginning on Mother’s Day. for the adult and children's
2. Fill it with coins, bills or checks. plans to read through the
Bible chronologically.
3. Return it by Father’s Day!

WEEKLY
Upcoming Events SCHEDULE
Sunday
8:30 am Worship Service
9:45 am LifeGroups
11:00 am Worship Service
(Live Stream
Available)
4:00 pm Student Choir
5:00 pm Handbell Choir
Wednesday
Summer 5:00 pm Fellowship Meal
Mission Trip 6:00 pm Prayer Meeting &
June 1-10 Bible Studies
Cedar Bluff, AL Choir / Orchestra
This mission project will partner with Cedar Rehearsal
Bluff First Baptist Church. Basic cost starts
Timeout
at $150 with partial or full scholarships
(Student Worship)
available. Contact Joe Clements @
334-462-4538 or jclements@eastmont.org Mission Friends, RAs
for more information. & GAs (Kids Missions)
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IN THIS ISSUE
GRADUATE RECOGNITION
From Your College &
Missions Pastor

Sunday, May 1st Class of 2022

11:00 am Ministry Happenings

Baby Bottle Boomerang

Upcoming Events

CONTACT US
Office: (334) 277-6300 Careline: (334)277-6384 Prayer Room: (334) 277-8876
Email: ebc@eastmont.org Website: eastmont.org
Facebook: facebook.com/eastmont Twitter: @eastmontbaptist
OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm