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Dear Fellow Servants,
The spiritual and physical food
that was administered to the entire church family was
awesome. Dr. West said this was one of the best
experiences he has had in a long time. Thank you for
making this revival a success.
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Dr. West’s messages moved deep to
our core and he expressed profound Biblical insights
that caused us to search ourselves and trust in God
again. He reminded us that God’s church will continue to
go on when everything else fades away, and it is so
important to put our trust in God and not in man/woman,
because people pass on. He went a little further and
told us that when you say that God has done a new thing
in your life, you should feel a sense of God’s
forgiveness with joy that overrides
misery.
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Our Children/Youth
Revivals went
well; the youth were attentive and exhilarated as they
praised the Lord along with a guest dance team and
choir, the Voices of Triumph, and several guests from
churches and schools. Minister Nakeesha Weston preached
“What is Your X-Variable?” and Pastor Tim Rodgers
preached “That Baby Don’t Look Like Me”. Their evening
went so well that the next time they hear revival; they
will be looking for their specialized
revival.
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THE BLVD Community Choir
rendered high praise, we sung with them and then we
sat and listened to a melody of songs. I was so glad to
see guests from the community in the choir. V. Michael
McKay not only used the talents of those in the choir
but of other musical talents in the House. We were truly
blessed by all the musical gifts and talents that
ministered to our souls.
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If you missed the Fall Festival of
Preaching, or you
were here but would like to have a CD or DVD series of the
services for yourself and/or family, friends and co-workers,
the CD series may be
purchased at $25.00 each and DVD series may purchased at
$45.00 each. Have you experienced times when ministering
you wish you had a sermon or a sermon series to share
with the person to whom you were ministering? This soul
searching series would be a great set for times like
that.
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We set attendance records. We had a
record number of visitors and general attendance for all three
revival nights. The overall Bible Classes winners for our Attendance Challenge
was Stewardship Class (first place), Precepts Class (second
place), and Protectors Class (third place). The Ministries Attendance Challenge winners’
were Armor Bearers (first place), Ushers (second place),
and Diaconate (third place). I received reports of how
our Bible Study classes/ groups and Ministries enjoyed
the challenge and they were constantly in contact with
each other encouraging members to attend the revival.
This is how we do it, together, thank you. Click here to view some of
our Revival photos.

By
Sunday, September 28th, please
take our 2008 Fall Festival of
Preaching survey.
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CHURCH FAMILY
PICNIC
The responses I received from the REVIVAL FAMILY Night Dinner
this week were great. We will have another great time with
food, fellowship and fun on Saturday, October 4th
at our Annual Church Family Picnic. Our picnic will be at
DeSoto Park over
by the Metalvent Museum from 9:00AM to 3:00PM, SIGN UP ON SUNDAY.
Please note the park NAME CHANGE; it is the same location
where our 2006 picnic was held. Please click here to see the annual picnic
map link
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DECISION 2008
Have you registered to
vote? When I think about our privilege to vote, I remember
that our forefathers paid a very high price for us just to
have the rights to vote. So, please do not forget how far the
voting process has come; do not let our forefather’s suffering
and deaths be in vain. REGISTER TODAY, there
will be registration tables in our lobbies on Sunday and you
may also register at the church Monday through Friday, 9:00PM
to 5:00PM in the Montgomery Lobby. Your vote counts. VOTE ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 2008.
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New Mid-Week Worship Service
Series
The “I Will Trust In God
Again”
Revival and Wednesday Night Worship Service series ended
on a high note with our souls being renewed and revived.
God is an awesome God and allows profound
preaching/teaching to come to THE BLVD to reveal,
inspire and encourage. Our new M id-Week Worship Service
Preaching/Teaching Series will start on
October 1st at 7:00
p.m. We will be studying of the
Book of I John with the theme “Somewhere
Between Fear and Love”. Join us in the month of October as we discover
how God’s love frees us from fear to embrace a
victorious life
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Thank you
for your support of the revival and I pray that
something you heard will increase your "Trust In
God". See you on
Sunday.
With a
Servant's Heart,
Pastor
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DR. FRANK A.
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SPIRITUAL
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, CHURCH LEADERSHIP
NOMINATION DEADLINE
Sunday, September 28th is the deadline to nominate 2009
Church Leaders. Nominations for 2009 Church Officers,
Diaconate, Trustees, and Elders can be made using the
nomination forms available in the front foyer (Bellevue side)
and the CIC. You may access the registration
online.
Please return completed forms to
the “drop boxes” located in the front foyer and the CIC. If there are any
questions, please email Stacie
Arbor,
chairperson, or any of the following committee
members: William Wilburne, Kim Collins, LaVelle Fitch, Vera
Dockery, Audrey Lott,
Cathy
Haynes,
Roland
Beasley,
John Martin, Crystal
Porter.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
RECOMMENDATONS
Still interested in a Bible Study Class?
Consult the weekly enews or email Pastor Janae
Pitts or click here.
ANNUAL HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY HEALING
SERVICE
On Sunday, October 26th, at
6:00PM, Calvary Episcopal
Church, 102 N. Second
St. downtown
Memphis, will host the
20th Annual HIV/AIDS Community Healing
Service. Pastor Thomas will preach and the Sanctuary
Choir will provide music for this service of hope and healing.
For additional information, click here.
A WOMAN’S
TOUCH
The women of THE BLVD are invited to join
Pentecostal Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry for a
weekend retreat Oct. 31 – Nov. 1 at Montgomery Bell State Park
Inn in Burns, TN. Pastor Janae Pitts and Pastor
Virzola Law will
serve as conference speakers. Please come join us in an
awesome weekend away from home. Get more information at the
Women’s Ministry Table in the bookstore lobby or email Pastor
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MENTAL HEALTH &
YOU
If you are interested in more information about
improving the quality of life for individuals and their
families affected by mental illness, visit our information
table on today in the Montgomery Lobby. You may also
email Pastor Janae
Pitts or call
901.272.5630.
BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS: PINK SUNDAY
We will be honoring all MBCC Cancer
Survivors, Sunday, October 12th, by
sharing their photos with our congregation in a Pink Sunday
Media Presentation. If you are a cancer survivor, and you
want to be included in this presentation, please email your
photo, as an attachment (jpeg format) to Veda Bankhead, or leave the photo at the
Reception Desk in an envelope to Ms. Bankhead’s
attention. The survivor should be the only
person in the photo. Deadline for photo submissions is
Wednesday, October 1st. Please include your
name, phone number, email address, and number of years as a
cancer survivor. For more information, contact
Veda
Bankhead at
901.272.5621.
MAMMOGRAM
SCREENINGS
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the
Baptist Mobile Mammogram Van will provide screenings at MBCC
on Saturday, October 11th from 9:00AM – 1:00PM. For
additional information, click here.
COMMUNITY
HEALTH FAIR
MBCC Christian Health Organization will conduct Health
Screenings for the homeless, uninsured and underinsured on
Saturday, September 27th, 10:00AM – 2:00PM. For
additional information, click here.
TENNESSEE REGIONAL
ASSEMBLY
The 2008 Tennessee Regional Assembly will be held
October 24 – 26. All Disciples will gather together at
Fall Creek Falls State
Park, located at 2009 Village Camp
Road in Pikeville, Tennessee to worship
God, enjoy special speakers and appreciate God’s nature. The
theme of the event will be “Caring for the Earth”. To
register, click here.
HELPING
HANDS AND HEARTS
MBCC is hosting our second Helping Hands and
Hearts Servants Mission on October 25th. For
additional information click here or
email Pastor Denise Bell or call 901.272.5605.
SERVANT CLASSIFIED
ADS:BECOME A SERVANT
VOLUNTEER
We are
excited about the many servant opportunities that are
available in the life of our church. We are launching
what we call our monthly Servant Classified Ads
which will consist of ongoing servant volunteer
opportunities. There are opportunities for various age
groups with various time commitments and needs. Click
here
for
available opportunities. If you don't see anything this
month that releases your passion to serve, hold on something
is coming your way. If you are in ministry and you would like
your ministry to be included in the Servant Classified Ads, or
if you know of a Servant Opportunity in our community, please
email Pastor Denise Bell or call
901.272.5605. Discover your spiritual gifts as a volunteer,
fulfilling God’s plan for your life. Your involvement
creates personal spiritual growth and gives you
purpose.
MBCC JOB
OPPORTUNITIES
Click here for full
details about employment opportunities with MBCC. For more
information, please email Eva Anderson, Director of Human Resources or call
901.272.5612.
ANNUAL CHURCH
PICNIC
Sign
up this Sunday for our Annual Church Picnic! Come
fellowship with your Church Family on
October 4, 2008, from 9:00AM
to 3:00PM at our Annual Picnic being
held at
DeSoto
Park . There will be food, games,
entertainment; and lots of fellowship; but most of all we want
you there. Come on out and enjoy a fun-filled, good old
picnic. Click
here for more details or map linkclick here to see the annual
picnic link
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VOTER'S REGISTRATION
Are you registered to vote? If not, you may register at
THE BLVD after the 10AM worship service on Sunday, or Monday
through Friday from 9AM-5PM. You will be allowed to register
at THE BLVD if you are a citizen of the
United
States who is or will be
18 years of age or older before the November 4
election, you are a resident of
Tennessee
and you have not been disqualified to
vote by law. You must be registered to vote by October 6.
Click here for a voter's registration form. If
you would like to verify your voter's registration status,
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CALLING ALL NIKE
EMPLOYEES
Do you work for Nike? If so, please
email Bettye
Boone or call
901.272.5650 to find out how you
can help your church at no cost to
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KROGER/SCHNUCKS' FUNDRAISING
ACTIVITY
Do
you have a MBCC Fundraising Kroger/Schnucks’ card? No, why
not? Come by the Kroger/Schnucks’ table – near bookstore –to
find out how you can help your church raise funds to support
our children and youth
ministries.
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$20,000 CHALLENGE: ALMOST THERE, WE NEED
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We
are almost there! Sign-up for a SunTrust personal or business
account following today’s service at the SunTrust table or go
to your nearest SunTrust Bank to open an account so that MBCC
can reach its
goal.
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GIRLS RITES
OF PASSAGE: MENTORS NEEDED
The Girls Rites of Passage is seeking women mentors,
who would like to make a difference in lives of young women.
If you are interested, please email Pastor Virzola
Law or call 901.272.5603. The deadline to sign up is Oct.
12th.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND BIBLE
STUDY
Anyone interested in being part of youth leadership for
the remainder of 2008 into 2009, please attend the Teen Life
& Leadership Bible Study on Sunday mornings at 8:30AM in
Room 08A. Whether in leadership or not, all youth in high
school are welcome to attend.
YOUTH CHURCH OCTOBER
SCHEDULE
Youth
Church will meet
on October 12th & October 26th.
This will
accommodate Children’s and Youth Sabbath which will convene in
the main Sanctuary on October 19th. Youth church
will return to its regular schedule on November 2nd
and 9th. For additional information, email Pastor Neko at
901.272.5638.
MBCC MEMBER BOOK RELEASE
Congratulations Ayanna McFarland! Ms. Ayanna, one of
our own youth here at THE BLVD, has written a book scheduled
for release in September 2008 named Mama Please! Contact
Ayanna or Mary McFarland at 901-870-1825 for details on
purchase.
PEE-WEE
DISCIPLES
Our “Pee Wee Disciples” nursery (ages 6 weeks to 5
years) is open every
Sunday from 7:00AM – 2:00PM, and every Wednesday from 6:30PM –
8:00PM during our Midweek service. The Nursery is a
wonderful environment for your child to learn and grow in
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VISITATION AND BEREAVEMENT
MINISTRY
If your loved one is hospitalized, confined
at home, or in a nursing home, you may request visitation by
calling 901.729.6222. Please report all emergency
hospitalizations and bereavements to the “On-Call” phone
number at 901.569.7729. Click here to view our current sick and bereaved list.
Continue to keep our sick and bereaved in your thoughts and
prayers.
SHARE YOUR STORY
If
you or someone you know has recent news on achievements,
community involvement, or overcoming odds; go here to complete the online form. Although, we
cannot promise that your story will be featured in eNews, we
encourage you to keep submitting NEW stories of
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RADIO
BROADCASTS
Every
Sunday morning you can listen to us on WLOK
(1340 AM) at 8AM and WDIA (1070 AM) at
10:30AM.
SERMON
CDs
Purchase your copy of sermon CD’s for
$10 on Sunday’s after our worship celebrations at two
locations: Front lobby (Bellevue side) and in front of the
Chalice bookstore (Montgomery side). You can
also purchase copies during the week in our
bookstore.
WEEKLY WORSHIP
SURVEY
We need you!!! Share your comments and
feedback with our Worship Design team each week concerning
your weekly worship experience. Go here after each worship service to give us your
feedback by completing a short survey. You have until 11AM
Monday morning to share your comments. Let us hear from you.
Click and comment!
NEW BOOKSTORE
HOURS
Sunday (8AM
– 10AM and 12PM – 1PM); Wednesday (3:30PM –
7:30PM)
UPDATE
YOUR MEMBER PROFILE
If you’ve recently moved, changed your
address, phone number, or e-mail address we want to hear from
you! Click
here to complete a short online
form to receive the latest and the greatest information from
THE BLVD!
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