It has been determined by the Trustees that one of the three 20-year-old heating and air units that supply the Fellowship Hall is completely dead and the other two are having problems supplying the area with heat and air. They have obtained 7 bids and made a motion at the recent business meeting on December 4, 2019 to accept the bid by Keltner Contracting for $15,500 to replace all three units and the rusty pipes. The Constitution and By-Laws mandate that the motion be tabled until the church membership can be notified of this in the church bulletin and vote on it at the next scheduled meeting because it is over $10,000 and less than $25,000. The vote will be taken on January 8, 2020 at the next scheduled monthly businness meeting. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Imogene Benningfield upon her death on December 3, 2019 at the age of 78. She was Ronnie Ray Benningfield’s mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Nancy Marilyn Smith upon her death on December 2, 2019 at the age of 89. She was Shea Poff’s Grammy. We will offer the Annual Churchwide Christmas Card” delivery at church from December 1st to December 15, 2019. What you save on stamps, we ask that you give to help meet our Lottie Moon Missions goal. A box will be in the foyer to place your cards in. Please have them in alphabetical order to help those who will be passing them out. The Golden Days Senior Adult Group will meet on Thursday, December 12th at 12 noon in the church fellowship hall for their regularly scheduled meeting. They will begin with a potluck meal and the meat will be provided. After the meal they will have their annual White Elephant Auction. Those who will be participating in the auction are asked to bring three (3) wrapped items per person to be auctioned. This is the highlight of the year and the auction is a fundraiser for the local schools Back Pack Program. Each year the group divides the money raised for the program between Marion and Taylor County Schools. Each Friday, back packs are filled with easy to open and prepared food items and sent home with those deemed likely to go hungry over the weekend. It cost over $100.00 per child, per school year to provide this program and meet needs for our most vulnerable children. If you or a class would like to help with this project, you can give money to any member of the Golden Days Group and it will be most appreciated. If you are sixty or above and have never attended Golden Days, this would be a great, fun-filled time to come. Please plan to come and invite someone to come with you as guest are always welcomed! The WMU will be having “Lottie’s Sweet Shop” on December 15, 2019 after the Morning Worship Service. The Larger items will be sold by Silent Auction and others will be available for immediate purchase! Thank you to all the ladies who bring goodies and help prepare to make this event so special each year. All proceeds go to Lottie Moon International Missions. Our goal this year is $3,000. On Sunday, December 15, 2019, the Sanctuary Choir will present their Christmas cantata, “Celebrate Christmas”, during the evening worship service at 6 P.M. On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, we will go Christmas Caroling to the shut-ins in our community at 6 P.M. The church-wide caroling is for folks of all ages. On Sunday, December 22, 2019 , we will collect our White Christmas Offering during the morning worship service. There will be NO Sunday Evening Worship Service or activities on December 22, 2019. On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, we will have our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and observe the Lord’s Supper at 6 P.M. We hope you have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! There will be NO Wednesday night activities or prayer meeting. On December 26th – 28, 2019 our youth will be going to the 2019 Winter Xtreme Conference in Gatlinburg, TN. On Sunday, December 29, 2019, Dr. Michael O’Neil will be our speaker during the morning and evening worship service. Happy New Year! There will be NO Wednesday night activities or prayer meeting on January 1, 2019. The Monthly Business Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend as important decisions are made for our church family and facility. We are still in need of Children’s Church teachers/Volunteers and Nursery Workers during our Morning Worship Service. If you can help please let Bro. Billy know. A vote was made at the Monthly Business Meeting on May 8, 2019 to start the first phase of the process to expand the church parking lot at an estimated cost of $19,230. Note: There is a PowerPoint presentation available for your viewing online, as presented by the Parking Lot Expansion Sub-Committee of the Vision 20/20 Committee at the Business Meeting on April 10, 2019. Click the picture at the left to view the presentation. Your questions may be presented to Josh Veatch, Donnie Veatch, Nick Cobb, Bob Moore, and Bobby Chappell. During the Sunday Morning Worship Service, there is a time for young children to assemble in the pews near the pulpit to hear a message from the pastor, another adult, or the Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church puppet ministry. Then those children, age 5 and under, with the permission of his/her parent or guardian, may go downstairs to a special “Children’s Church” class for fun activities while under adult supervision of our scheduled “Children’s Church” leaders. MaKayla and Caden Wheatley are MHBC Co-Youth Ministers. Please give them your support and prayers as they provide leadership for our youth. Please help them to reach out to our youth by inviting youth to participate in this program every Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. AWANA Children's Ministry (ages 2 to 6th grade) meets on Sunday Nights. The evening activities include music, scripture, games, lessons, and lots of Christian fellowship. Contact the Directors, Josh and Jessica Veatch, if questions.