Welcome to Beaver Creek Church

We are a small church located near Bridgewater, Virginia. Our church offers weekly services, Sunday School classes for all ages, and a small caring faith community. Our church’s mission statement says: Beaver Creek Church is a loving, caring and authentic fellowship of believers empowered by the Holy Spirit and called to be God’s church: to worship, humbly serve others and proclaim Jesus Christ. 

Worship starts at 11 a.m.*
Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m.*
Church location is 5651 Beaver Creek Road, Bridgewater, VA 22812. (See map): 540 828-2767.
*These are our regular hours. For June, July and August, our times are 30 minutes earlier.

Church leadership: We are led by Pastor Ryan Cooper and governed by a leadership team headed by John Wright. Contact us by phone at 540 828-2767 or use this contact form.

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Good News Brief–March 21, 2023

RECAP: LOOK IN THE MIRROR based on Daniel 9:4b-19

Michael Jackson in his hit song “Man in the Mirror” was a song of confession, recognizing the evils that existed in that day and in modern history. How can things change? “If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and change.” Even though not a Christian, Michael Jackson understood that true change comes first when we look at ourselves and, with resolve, commit to charting a different path. But it will only work if we are truly honest.

Daniel is a man in Scripture whom we very much associate as someone who was righteous and favored by God. He was not responsible for the fall of the nation of Israel; yet, he witnessed his beloved nation’s downfall from his exile and captivity in Babylon. Daniel was a man of deep faith, standing up to kings and the mouths of lions. Yet, he was moved to prayer, fasting, and confession. Even though Israel could not see clearly and refused to be honest with themselves, Daniel could see clearly. He knew why the exile had come and what Israel had done. So he took a courageous step and made a confession on the behalf of his people.

We have evil in our day, and many have gone astray. How can we be like Daniel and stand in the gap for the church and our nation?

  1. Take ownership. Daniel was part of the people of God. He openly confessed the many ways the people had sinned–through being disobedient, rebellious, and refusing to listen. Daniel did not claim upon himself things that he himself had not done, but rather what the nation had done. While human nature is quick to blame others or justify their behavior, Daniel openly confessed. The nation rejected the true voice of God, ignoring and mistreating the prophets. When we chose to not listen or focus on God’s Word, we fall astray.
  1. See ourselves rightly in comparison to God. God is righteous and holy; he will not tolerate blatant, disrespectful sin. God is justice and judgment, carrying out a sentence upon sin. But too often we only focus on the merciful and forgiving God. God is mercy and forgiveness for repentant hearts; but for those who reject him, he will deal with the sin. Do we see ourselves clearly? Human nature wants to run and hide to avoid shame and guilt or put on a false face to try to appease God and win his favor. But when we encounter God, do we respond like Isaiah, Daniel, and John, recognizing our unworthiness? Or do we try to hide?
  1. God responds to our actions. God warned the nation of the consequences of disobedience and was true to his Word, removing his hand of blessing and protection. But God is also true to his Word when his people pray and repent, he will draw near to us, forgive, and restore. Will we have a right heart before God?
  1. Ask for forgiveness. Again, Daniel confessed where the nation had gone wrong, and openly asked for forgiveness. Can we ask for forgiveness for our nation?

We can change. Our nation can be whole again, but until the nation is willing to look into the mirror and change, it needs people like us who are willing to stand in the gap, as Daniel did for his nation. Will we pray on behalf of our country, asking for the mercy of God?

Questions for Reflection

1)Why is it hard for people to own their sin?

2) Why is it difficult to acknowledge the holiness of God?

3) Why is it difficult to humble oneself and submit to God’s authority?

4) Why is it difficult to ask for mercy and forgiveness for our nation?

Upcoming Service

This Sunday, Pastor Ryan will conclude the study in the discipline of confession with the sermon titled, “Action Plan”, based on 2 Chronicles 34:23-33. Why is it important to have a plan of action after we confess? Come or tune in Sunday to find out!

Daily Bible Readings for March 21 – 27

March 21: Numbers 14:36-45 What was the further consequence of those who refused to accept the Lord’s discipline?

March 22: Numbers 16:1-34 What can an unrepentant heart do? What was the consequence of their lack of confession?

March 23: Numbers 21:4-9 What was the consequence of a lack of confession? What happened to those who did confess?

March 24: Deuteronomy 32:48-52 What was Moses’ consequence for his sin and lack of confession?

March 25: Joshua 2:8-21 What was Rahab’s confession? How did it bring her salvation?

March 26: Joshua 7:6-15 How did Joshua’s confession and intercession spare Israel?

March 27: Joshua 7:16-26 Does confession as a result of confrontation show a true change of heart? What happened to Achan?

This Week’s  Events:

Wednesday, March 22–Christian Education Meeting @ 8:15 pm @ Scott & Heather McAvoy’s house

Sunday, March 26–Worship Team meeting after church @ 12 pm

Monday, March 27–Bible Study @ 7 pm

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, April 2–Love Feast @ 6 pm

Saturday, April 8–Easter Egg Hunt @ 10 am

Sunday, April 9–Sunrise Service @ 7 am

Sunday, April 9–Easter Breakfast @ 7:45 am

Sunday, April 9–Easter Service @ 11 am

Saturday, April 15–Men’s Fellowship Chicken Barbecue (we need volunteers to especially turn chicken!)

Saturday, April 22–Crestmen Benefit Concert @ 4 pm (more details next week)

Announcements:

Confession– Spiritual Discipline Challenge

There are several different things we can confess. This week, we will take a page out of Daniel’s confession.

  1. Confess the sins of the nation. Where has our nation strayed away from faithfulness to God? What idols have we created as a nation? Where have we compromised? What do we call right that God calls wrong?
  1. Confess the sins of the church (universal). How have we strayed from faithfulness to God? Where have we compromised? Are we listening to the voice of the Spirit? Are we obeying the Word of God? Are we truly allowing our light to shine before all humanity?
  1. Confess our personal sin. Where have we not been obedient to God? Have we allowed any idols to exist in our midst? Where have we personally compromised?

BIRTHDAYS NEEDED!

If you are a newer attendee at Beaver Creek,  please call the office or leave in the offering plate your birth date so we do not miss anyone!

Call for Worship Leaders and Children’s Story

We are in need of both worship leaders and children’s storytellers. If you would like to serve, contact Alice Over (worship leading) or Phyllis Simmons (children’s story).

Extraordinary Women’s Conference

This is an opportunity for the ladies of the church. The Extraordinary Women’s Conference returns to Lynchburg this year on October 13-14! Some of the speakers include Tim Tebow, Mandisa, Julie Clinton, Hannah Keeley, and others, with a concert from Big Daddy Weave and worship led by Michael O’Brien. The cost is $64 for basic and $84 for gold as long as you register by March 31. The Fidelis class really would like to see if we can get a group of women together to go. If you are interested, please contact the church office. If there is a large enough group, there can potentially be a discounted group rate.

Emma Trip Update

Emma is very close to having all the money raised for her trip.

You can donate through the offering plate. Make the check out to the church and notate “Emma Eckard fundraiser” on the memo line. Likewise, if you want to give cash, put it in an envelope and also mark “Emma Eckard fundraiser” on the envelope.

If you would like to give only, go to http://crossworld.org/give.

Click on support a disciple-maker.

Enter Emma Eckard for name and 40612 for account number

All money needs to be accounted for by the end of April.

Call to Prayer 

Let us continue to pray for our nation in the following ways:

1) National return to God

2) Repentance of personal sin

3) Repentance of corporate sin

4) Healing for the brokenness of relationships

5) Our leaders

6) Revival

7) Guidance for our congregation in the days ahead

Idea Box!

What do you want to see at Beaver Creek? What are some ideas you have for the long-term growth of our congregation? Any outrageous outreach ideas? Please either email Pastor Ryan or write them down and place them in the brown suggestion box in the narthex. Dream big!

Nursery

The Christian Education Team is looking for six to eight volunteers for the nursery during the Sunday School hour and church hour. There will be a signup sheet in the back. If you would be willing to volunteer to allow our families to be able to participate in worship, please let one of the members of Christian Education know (Theresa Eckard, Scott McAvoy, Becky Whitmore), or sign up on the signup sheet!

Children’s Church

The Christian Education team would like to relaunch children’s church for our kids, as well as for the kids in our community without a church home. To be successful, we need six to eight volunteers who would be willing to give up one Sunday either a month or every other month to minister to our children. If you are interested, please let one of Christian Education know, email the church office, or sign up on the sign-up sheet on Sunday.

The hope is that as we build our children’s ministry, more young families will want to participate in the church.

Four Ways to Give! 

1) Mail your tithe into the church office

2) Drop it by the church office on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 9 am – 1 pm

3) Our online giving platform: https://beavercreekchurchva.churchcenter.com/giving

4) Drop off in the offering plate on Sunday!

Prayer Needs

Continue to Keep in Prayer our members in Skilled Care Facilities: Mary G Miller, Shirley Miller, Stanley Suter & Carolyn Wine

Eddie Baker (health)

Patsy Dastoli (health)

Elijah Tucker Dean (health)

Natalie Dodge (health)

John Fix (addiction)

Cindy Heatwole (health)

Bob Hess (health)

Tori Jackson (peace)

Darlene LaPrade (health)

Lynne Lent (health)

Mark Martin (health)

Barbara Meadows (health)

Betty Miller (health)

Norlen Miller (health)

Mary G Miller (health)

Savannah Miller (health)

Tami Plaugher (health)

Ann Simmons (health)

Crystal Smith (health)

Stanley Suter (health)

Whitmore family (house)

Mary Whitmore (health)

Jeff? Wilbur (health; thankful for all of the prayers)

Cindy Wittig (surgery)

Shelvy Wittig (health)

Pastor Ryan Cooper
Beaver Creek Church

Good News Brief–March 14, 2023

RECAP: CORPORATE CONFESSION based on Nehemiah 9:5b-37

Israel was a defeated people. Because of their sin and rebellion against God, he had withdrawn his hand of protection and blessing. As a result, Israel first lost the Northern Kingdom to Assyria, and about 150 years later, the Southern Kingdom of Judah fell to the Babylonians. The wall of Jerusalem was destroyed. The temple was overturned by the army. People were taken into exile, far from their homeland, and scattered among the empire. Instead of the promise given to Abraham, the nation was lost.

Roughly seventy years after the exile began, Cyrus, the new king of Persia, issued an edict that allowed all displaced peoples to return to their homeland and rebuild. When Israel returned to their homeland, they saw destroyed houses, walls, and temple. What was even worse, other nations who had been displaced from their homes to this land refused to leave, bringing great opposition to native Israel. The people, although home again, remained defeated.

How do you pick up the pieces when you feel defeated? How can a lost nation be rallied to be who they were called by God to be again? Just like George Patton was able to breathe new life into a defeated army in North Africa, shaping them into a unit that was vital in ending the occupation of Nazi Germany, so too Nehemiah and Ezra as leaders were able to breathe new life into the defeated nation of Israel. What was their solution to bring these people back together and rebuild? It started with corporate confession.

We too might feel defeated. Certainly, it is hard to see God at work in our nation today. Darkness seems to grow with every passing day. Yet we too can rally together in corporate confession. After this period of confession, the people as one were able to rebuild and emerged out of the shadows. What did they confess? And what can we learn from Israel?

  1. Confess who God is. Nehemiah started the people focused on declaring both the name and character of God. God is the creator. He is the Almighty. Nehemiah reminded the nation the power behind the name of the LORD and the authority that name carries. Satan has no power over the name of the LORD. Death has no authority. Culture has lost its strength in comparison the name of the LORD.

    Hand in hand with the name is the character of God. Nehemiah reminded the people that God’s character never changes. Yes, the people had sinned, but God is forgiving, compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love, and full of grace. Yet, God is also holy, just, and righteous. We don’t have to guess who God is; his character has been fully revealed to us in the Bible.  If we are going to fix our nation, we have to start with a universal right standard grounded in the person and character of God!

  1. Confess what God has done for us, his people. Over 600 times in the Bible the phrases “do not forget” and “remember” appear. There is great power in memory; when we recall what God has done for us, it keeps us centered and strong, no matter what we face. When we remember, we intentionally call to the forefront of our minds. When we refuse to forget, we declare we will pay close attention to what has happened and order our steps based on God’s way. Throughout history, Nehemiah helped the people remember they were called, starting with Abraham, delivered from slavery by means of the plagues and the Red Sea, and taken care of by God’s provision. So too we are called and chosen by God (John 15:16), have been granted salvation by the cross (John 3:16) to overcome temptation (1 Cor 10:13), and have the daily provision of guidance through the Holy Spirit (John 14:26-27), and our daily needs (Matthew 6:25-34). When we focus on what God has done, it helps our faith grow in trust for what he will still do!
  1. Confess our unfaithfulness. Once the nation confessed their joint belief in God and expressed thankfulness for how God had worked in their history, they then turned to the sin which separated them from God. They confessed their historical failings, from stubbornness to rebellion. They confessed their arrogance and how they were stiff-necked. They acknowledged their idolatry and their disobedience. They could do this because now that they were aligned together in who God is and what he has done, they could now see how the decisions of the past were out of step with God. We too can also look and see how we have fallen short. Where have we been arrogant or stiff-necked? How have we disobeyed God? Have we built any idols, or replaced God with anything?
  1. Confess our plight. Once we confess our unfaithfulness, now we can contextualize our current plight as the result of it. In confessing, we are not only saying how we contributed, as Israel did under Nehemiah’s leadership, but also confess that we acknowledge Jesus is the only one who can set us free. Do we go to the one who can break every chain?

Corporate confession allows us as one body to align ourselves together under God. It brought the healing the nation needed and ultimately led to its turnaround. Can we do the same today?

Questions for Reflection

1) Can you articulate who God is?

2) What are some of the things God has done in your life? What about the life of Beaver Creek?

3) What are some of the areas you see in our country that have been rebellion against God? Or disobedience? Or idolatrous? How have we been stiff-necked as a society? What about us personally? The church?

4) Do we believe that God can break any and every chain? Can we trust him with our plight?

Upcoming Service

This Sunday, Pastor Ryan will continue the study in the discipline of confession with the sermon titled, “Look in the Mirror”, based on Daniel 9:4-19. Why do we need honest self-reflection in confession? Come or tune in Sunday to find out!

Daily Bible Readings for March 14 – 20

March 14: Exodus 10:27-1:10 What was the consequence of Pharaoh’s lack of confession of sin?

March 15: Exodus 32:1-29 What was the consequence of the nation of Israel’s lack of confession?

March 16: Exodus 32:30-35 What was Moses’ confession? What was the consequence for those who refused to confess their sins?

March 17: Leviticus 10:1-11 Why is confession and striving toward repentance important?

March 18: Numbers 13:26-33 What did the confessions of the twelve spies reveal about their belief in God?

March 19: Numbers 14:1-25 What was the result of the sin of unbelief? What was the consequence of the lack of confession?

March 20: Numbers 14:26-35 What was the consequence of the lack of confession?

This Week’s  Events:

Wednesday, March 15–Outreach Team Meeting @ 7 pm @ Smiley’s Ice Cream

Thursday, March 16–Leadership Team Meeting @ 7 pm

Friday, March 17–Community movie night @ 7 pm

Sunday, March 19–Fundraiser meal for Emma Eckard after church

Monday, March 20–Timothy Bible Study @ 7 pm

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, March 22–Christian Education Meeting @ 8:15 pm @ Scott & Heather McAvoy’s house

Sunday, April 2–Love Feast @ 6 pm

Saturday, April 8–Easter Egg Hunt, time TBD

Sunday, April 9–Sunrise Service @ 7 am

Sunday, April 9–Easter Service @ 11 am

Saturday, April 15–Men’s Fellowship Chicken Barbecue (we need volunteers to especially turn chicken!)

Announcements:

Confession– Spiritual Discipline Challenge

There are several different things we can confess. This week, focus on confession of faith. Evaluate your life using the following criteria:

  1. Who is God? Write out a list of all the things you know God to be according to the Scriptures. Also, describe his character. For example, you might say that the LORD is my shepherd (Psalm 23:1), or God is love.
  1. What has God done for you? Write out all the ways you have seen God work in your life. Write out your testimony of how God has changed your life.
  1. Where do you see God at work today? Write down all the ways you have seen God at work today. Who do you know has been healed? How has God provided for someone you know?
  1. Where do you see God at work in our church? Write down what God encounters and moments you have seen here at Beaver Creek.

Why do you write these things down? In order to help you not forget who God really is and to remember what he has done. There is great power in memory!

BIRTHDAYS NEEDED!

If you are a newer attendee at Beaver Creek,  please call the office or leave in the offering plate your birth date so we do not miss anyone!

Call for Worship Leaders and Children’s Story

We are in need of both worship leaders and children’s storytellers. If you would like to serve, contact Alice Over (worship leading) or Phyllis Simmons (children’s story).

EASTER LILLIES

The order form for the Easter Lillies is due on Sunday. Each Easter Lilly is $10. If you would like to order one, and cannot stop by the church, please call the office by Friday at noon. You can make any check out to Evergrowin.

Extraordinary Women’s Conference

This is an opportunity for the ladies of the church. The Extraordinary Women’s Conference returns to Lynchburg this year on October 13-14! Some of the speakers include Tim Tebow, Mandisa, Julie Clinton, Hannah Keeley, and others, with a concert from Big Daddy Weave and worship led by Michael O’Brien. The cost is $64 for basic and $84 for gold as long as you register by March 31. The Fidelis class really would like to see if we can get a group of women together to go. If you are interested, please contact the church office. If there is a large enough group, there can potentially be a discounted group rate.

Fundraisers for Emma

  1. There will be a soup and sandwich luncheon sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship after church on Sunday for donations. All donations will go toward Emma’s trip. If you would like to make out a check, make it out to Beaver Creek Women’s Fellowship, but mark “Emma Eckard” on the memo line.

Many of you have inquired how to help Emma achieve the funds for her trip. She needs to raise approximately $4500 before the trip begins. Here is how you can help:

  1. You can donate through the offering plate. Make the check out to the church and notate “Emma Eckard fundraiser” on the memo line. Likewise, if you want to give cash, put it in an envelope and also mark “Emma Eckard fundraiser” on the envelope.
  1. If you would like to give only, go to http://crossworld.org/give.

Click on support a disciple-maker.

Enter Emma Eckard for name and 40612 for account number

All gifts are tax-deductible.

Keep posted for more fundraising opportunities.

MOVIE NIGHT

On Friday, March 17, there will be a movie night for free for the community. We will be showing Despicable Me. Please share the word, especially to those households you know have children, to your neighbors, and to anyone you know that has kids that also does not have a church home. We have plenty of flyers at the church; please share with your friends and neighbors! Please share these flyers with as many people as you can!

Call to Prayer 

Let us continue to pray for our nation in the following ways:

1) National return to God

2) Repentance of personal sin

3) Repentance of corporate sin

4) Healing for the brokenness of relationships

5) Our leaders

6) Revival

7) Guidance for our congregation in the days ahead

Idea Box!

What do you want to see at Beaver Creek? What are some ideas you have for the long-term growth of our congregation? Any outrageous outreach ideas? Please either email Pastor Ryan or write them down and place them in the brown suggestion box in the narthex. Dream big!

Nursery

The Christian Education Team is looking for six to eight volunteers for the nursery during the Sunday School hour and church hour. There will be a signup sheet in the back. If you would be willing to volunteer to allow our families to be able to participate in worship, please let one of the members of Christian Education know (Theresa Eckard, Scott McAvoy, Becky Whitmore), or sign up on the signup sheet!

Children’s Church

The Christian Education team would like to relaunch children’s church for our kids, as well as for the kids in our community without a church home. To be successful, we need six to eight volunteers who would be willing to give up one Sunday either a month or every other month to minister to our children. If you are interested, please let one of Christian Education know, email the church office, or sign up on the sign-up sheet on Sunday.

The hope is that as we build our children’s ministry, more young families will want to participate in the church.

Four Ways to Give! 

1) Mail your tithe into the church office

2) Drop it by the church office on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 9 am – 1 pm

3) Our online giving platform: https://beavercreekchurchva.churchcenter.com/giving

4) Drop off in the offering plate on Sunday!

Prayer Needs

Continue to Keep in Prayer our members in Skilled Care Facilities: Mary G Miller, Shirley Miller, Stanley Suter & Carolyn Wine

Eddie Baker (health)

Patsy Dastoli (health)

Elijah Tucker Dean (health)

Natalie Dodge (health)

Bonnie Sue Eckard (health)

John Fix (addiction)

Cindy Heatwole (health)

Bob Hess (health)

Tori Jackson (peace)

Darlene LaPrade (health)

Lynne Lent (health)

Mark Martin (health)

Barbara Meadows (health)

Betty Miller (health)

Norlen Miller (health)

Mary G Miller (health)

Savannah Miller (health)

Tami Plaugher (health)

Ann Simmons (health)

Crystal Smith (health)

Whitmore family (house)

Mary Whitmore (health)

Jeff? Wilbur (health)

Cindy Wittig (surgery)

Shelvy Wittig (health)

Pastor Ryan Cooper
Beaver Creek Church

Good News Brief–March 7, 2023

RECAP: REND YOUR HEART based on Joel 2:12-17

Lent is synonymous with the discipline of confession. But why do we confess to God? Is it just a means to get out of hell, or to shorten the length of time we spend in purgatory? Is it to get out of trouble? Or is it something we do simply because we got caught?

Israel knew the art and practice of confession, as prescribed by the Law. Yet God was not pleased with their confession, because it was reduced to a ritual and was not from the heart. What is the type of confession that God seeks?

  1. Repentance and return (Joel 2:12-14). Repentance means changing our direction, not only not repeating the same sins but taking steps in the opposite direction away from our sins and following after God. That means we have to return to the LORD with all our hearts. Maybe the reason we see difficulty and strife is that we refuse to surrender to God. Otherwise, we are simply saying “I’m sorry” to escape the consequences, but we really are not truly ready to confess our sins.
  1. Rend our heats (Joel 2:13). A confession show will not bring reconciliation; for if we are not truly sorry and broken, we are simply being fake. Israel did a great job rending their garments, putting on the sackcloth and ashes, but not dealing with their heart. But we should rend our hearts because sin breaks our relationship with God and those we love. Our relationship with God should matter above everything else. If we do not care about the effects of our sins on God and those we love, we need to check our hearts!
  1. Rededication and consecration (Joel 2:15-16). We should take confession seriously and every attempt to make things right. Joel encouraged the community of Israel to call a sacred assembly to rededicate and consecrate. Yes, we should acknowledge our sin, but that is only half of confession; rather, we need to also confess to something that we will do instead. Confession should be a commitment to a holy life, to rededicate to a life that follows after Christ and strives to live in holiness and righteousness.
  1. Remorse for our sins (Joel 2:17). We should feel the pain of the damage that sin causes. For not only does sin affect our relationship with God, but with people around us. Do we weep for the sins committed, how the consequences of our choices have changed the trajectory of our lives? Do we understand that the body of Christ affects the salvation of the world? When the lost see the church, they will either see a portrait of Jesus that can bring salvation and freedom, or a portrait that minimizes the impact of sin.

True confession brings freedom. But confession must be heartfelt. Let us be people of true confession!

Questions for Reflection

1) Of what sin in your life do you need to repent? How can you return to God with your whole heart in that area?

2) Do you need to restore your relationship with God? Are there people you need to reconcile with today?

3) In what practical way can you dedicate yourself to live more wholly after God?

4) Who do you know has been damaged by a poor portrait of Christ? Can you bring a true portrait to that individual to help bring them to the one who can set free?

Upcoming Service

This Sunday, Pastor Ryan will continue the study in the discipline of confession with the sermon titled, “Corporate Confession”, based on Nehemiah 9. What are the benefits of confession as a community of faith? How can it help all of us draw closer to Christ? Come or tune in Sunday to find out!

Daily Bible Readings for March 7 – March 13

March 7: Genesis 6:1-8 What was the Lord’s confession? What was it rooted in?

March 8: Genesis 20:1-18 How did both Abimelech’s and Abraham’s mutual confession bring restoration?

March 9: Genesis 31 What was Laban’s and Jacob’s mutual confession? How did it bring restoration?

March 10: Genesis 32:22-32 How did this incident speak to Jacob’s unwillingness to confess to his brother his sins?

March 11: Genesis 35:1-15 What was the consequence of Jacob’s confession at Bethel?

March 12: Genesis 45:1-15 What was Joseph’s confession? How did it bring restoration?

March 13: Genesis 50:15-21 What was Joseph’s confession? How did it bring restoration?

This Week’s  Events:

Tuesday, March 7–Women’s Fellowship @ church, 1 pm

Saturday, March 11–Emma Eckard Fundraiser @ 3 pm

Monday, March 12–No Bible Study This week!

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, March 15–Outreach Team Meeting @ 7 pm

Thursday, March 16–Leadership Team Meeting @ 7 pm

Friday, March 17–Community movie night @ 7 pm

Monday, March 19–Timothy Bible Study @ 7 pm

Announcements:

Confession– Spiritual Discipline Challenge

There are several different things we can confess. This week, focus on personal confession. Evaluate your life using the following criteria:

  1. Loving God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. How are we at loving God with all we have? Are there any areas of our life that we do not give to God? That is what we should first confess.
  1. Love our neighbor. How are we doing at loving our neighbor? Can our neighbors see by our living and our kindness we follow after Jesus? Do we lovingly point them to Jesus?
  1. Love ourselves. Are we taking care of ourselves, putting ourselves in places we can spiritually grow? Are we taking care of the temple of the Holy Spirit?
  1. Loving our church family. Are we in harmony with our church family? Do we personally have disagreements that we need to resolve and reconcile?
  1. Our actions. Are we doing the right thing? Are we making sinful choices?

If we are in a correct spiritual place with God, all of these will be aligned and well. If any are out of alignment, that is the starting place for confession, so we can become aligned again in God!

BIRTHDAYS NEEDED!

If you are a newer attendee at Beaver Creek,  please call the office or leave in the offering plate your birth date so we do not miss anyone!

Call for Worship Leaders and Children’s Story

We are in need of both worship leaders and children’s storytellers. If you would like to serve, contact Alice Over (worship leading) or Phyllis Simmons (children’s story).

Fundraisers for Emma

Many of you have inquired how to help Emma achieve the funds for her mission trip. She needs to raise approximately $4500 before the trip begins. Here is how you can help:

  1. You can donate through the offering plate. Make the check out to the church and notate “Emma Eckard mission” on the memo line. Likewise, if you want to give cash, put it in an envelope and also mark “Emma Eckard mission” on the envelope.
  1. If you would like to give only, go to http://crossworld.org/give.

Click on support a disciple-maker.

Enter Emma Eckard for name and 40612 for account number

All gifts are tax-deductible.

Keep posted for more fundraising opportunities.

MOVIE NIGHT

On Friday, February 17, there will be a movie night for free for the community. We will be showing Despicable Me. Please share the word, especially to those households you know have children, to your neighbors, and to anyone you know that has kids that also does not have a church home. We have plenty of flyers at the church; please share with your friends and neighbors! Please share these flyers with as many people as you can!

Call to Prayer 

Let us continue to pray for our nation in the following ways:

1) National return to God

2) Repentance of personal sin

3) Repentance of corporate sin

4) Healing for the brokenness of relationships

5) Our leaders

6) Revival

7) Guidance for our congregation in the days ahead

Idea Box!

What do you want to see at Beaver Creek? What are some ideas you have for the long-term growth of our congregation? Any outrageous outreach ideas? Please either email Pastor Ryan or write them down and place them in the brown suggestion box in the narthex. Dream big!

Nursery

The Christian Education Team is looking for six to eight volunteers for the nursery during the Sunday School hour and church hour. There will be a signup sheet in the back. If you would be willing to volunteer to allow our families to be able to participate in worship, please let one of the members of Christian Education know (Theresa Eckard, Scott McAvoy, Becky Whitmore), or sign up on the signup sheet!

Children’s Church

The Christian Education team would like to relaunch children’s church for our kids, as well as for the kids in our community without a church home. To be successful, we need six to eight volunteers who would be willing to give up one Sunday either a month or every other month to minister to our children. If you are interested, please let one of Christian Education know, email the church office, or sign up on the sign-up sheet on Sunday.

The hope is that as we build our children’s ministry, more young families will want to participate in the church.

Four Ways to Give! 

1) Mail your tithe into the church office

2) Drop it by the church office on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 9 am – 1 pm

3) Our online giving platform: https://beavercreekchurchva.churchcenter.com/giving

4) Drop off in the offering plate on Sunday!

Prayer Needs

Continue to Keep in Prayer our members in Skilled Care Facilities: Mary G Miller, Shirley Miller, Stanley Suter & Carolyn Wine

Eddie Baker (health)

Sandy Bennington (peace)

Patsy Dastoli (health)

Elijah Tucker Dean (health)

Natalie Dodge (health)

Bonnie Sue Eckard (health)

John Fix (addiction)

Cindy Heatwole (health)

Bob Hess (health)

Tori Jackson (peace)

Darlene LaPrade (health)

Lynne Lent (health)

Mark Martin (health)

Barbara Meadows (health)

Betty Miller (health)

Norlen Miller (health)

Mary G Miller (health)

Savannah Miller (health)

Tami Plaugher (health)

Leroy Makely family (condolences; he was Tami’s step-father; and remember Tami’s mother Ella in your prayers)

Ann Simmons (health)

Crystal Smith (health)

Whitmore family (house)

Mary Whitmore (health)

Jeff? Wilbur (health)

Cindy Wittig (surgery)

Shelvy Wittig (health)

Joyce Wright (knee)

Pastor Ryan Cooper
Beaver Creek Church