Ephesus Baptist Church

Ephesus Baptist Church
7300 West Old Spring Hope Road
Spring Hope NC 27882
Church Office - (252)478-3652

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dougald McLaurin

Music Minister: Judy Rogers

Deacon Chairman: Bill Brantley

Sunday School Director: Melba Lamm

Outreach Director: Patrick Snipes

Regular Sunday Activities

10:00 AM - Sunday School

11:00 AM - Worship Service

3:00 PM - AMPlify puppet practice

5:00 PM - EBAY (Ephesus Baptist Area Youth) Meeting (Funday)

Regular Wednesday Night Activities

7:00 PM - Prayer Meeting/Bible Study, along with various children activities

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal

On the first Wednesday of each month, we have a covered dish meal at 6PM. Our monthly business meeting will follow the meal at 7PM. Choir Practice is at 8PM.

Ephesus Baptist Church offers a traditional worship service and is involved in a variety of missions and ministry projects throughout our local area. We are affilliated with the Tar River Baptist Association (www.tarriverba.com ), the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (www.bscnc.org ), and the Southern Baptist Convention (www.sbc.org ).

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Also, Ephesus now has a YouTube page! Two videos from this week have been uploaded to the YouTube page. To view the videos, click on the link below:

Youth Leading VBS Theme Song

Teachers Leading VBS Theme Song

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Connect with Ephesus at one of the following links:

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If you have any announcements that would like to be added in our FYI section, please email them to Patrick Snipes to ebcwebsite@gmail.com

Churchwide ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Saturday February 11th

Valentine's Banquet

The Ephesus Baptist Area Youth (EBAY) are hosting a Valentine Banquet in the fellowship hall on Saturday, February 11th, at 5 p.m. at Ephesus. This is a wonderful way to spend the evening with your loved ones, and to be entertained and served professionally by our youth and their leaders. You will not have to stand in long lines at a restaurant and you don’t have to cook! This has become a yearly event you will not want to miss!

Sunday February 12th:

Focus on WMU Sunday

Sunday February 12 is "Focus on WMU Day" - Our speaker will be Sandra Johnson, of Triad Ladder of Hope in High Point, that ministers to victims of human trafficking. A love offering will be taken for the organization.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18:

Billy Graham Library and Museum Visit in Charlotte

There is still time to sign up to go visit the Billy Graham Library and Museum in Charlotte on Saturday February 18th. There are seats left on the bus so don’t miss this opportunity! Please be at the church at 6:50am so we can leave the church at 7AM and will stop for breakfast at Bojangles in Zebulon on the way. After the museum, we will hopefully make a stop at IKEA and eat dinner at Concord Mills. We should be back to the church around 9PM or 10PM. If you are still interested in going or are planning to go, please confirm to Patrick Snipes ASAP or by Sunday February 12th so the group reservation can be made. Please call him on his cell at (919) 741-8969 if you have any questions. Admission to the museum is free and if you would like to see more information, visit:

http://www.billygrahamlibrary.org/

D-Now Youth Weekend

Friday Feb 17 - Saturday Feb 18:

What exactly is D-Now? Think of it as a mini Mfuge-like event/retreat/praise and worship/party/fellowship/sleepover/Bible Study/local mission trip with many of your close friends….100+ new friends!

When is the D-Now event? Friday February 17th and Saturday February 18th

What is the schedule for the weekend? Friday night begins at 6PM with a meal and worship service with other youth at Rock Springs Baptist Church. After the worship service, small groups of youth from our church will be hosted in homes of members from Ephesus for the night. The hosts will conduct a bible study “Imitator: Choosing to Follow God”. After a breakfast and another bible study Saturday morning, we will regroup at Ephesus where you will be assigned to a local mission project. Lunch will be provided. At 4:30PM you will return to Rock Springs for a time of fellowship, supper, and another worship service. You will return to Ephesus around 8:30PM or 9PM Saturday night.

What is the cost? $15-Includes both meals at Rock Springs and a t-shirt. A $10 balance is due Sunday February 5th. Please give your money to Karen Hendricks.

Who may attend? 6-12 graders-invite your friends to be involved in the fun!!

Please be in prayer for this event and pray as a church family in how you can serve during this event. Transportation will be needed on Saturday due to the bus being used for the Charlotte trip. Contact Karen Hendricks or Sally Sandifer for more information.

Here is the recent edition for the Ephesus Messenger. This is our monthly newsletter. Click here for our February 2012 Newsletter.

The church has a new mailing address. For those that need to mail something to the church, please mail it to:

Ephesus Baptist Church

P.O. Box 489

Spring Hope, NC 27882

Please keep checking the website for important announcements. The website is updated every Tuesday and other times as needed. The prayer request page will be updated every Thursday.

Due to the event of inclement weather, please check our website, Facebook, and Twitter page for the latest announcements. Closings will also be viewed on ABC 11 and WRAL.

Ephesus Baptist Church Website Coordinator:

Patrick Snipes

Website last updated on:

Friday 2/10/2012

If you have any information that would like to be put on the website or if you have any comments/questions, please email them to Patrick Snipes.

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