Friday, April 4- Tuesday, May 13
Daily devotional will be presented on all social media channels at 8 PM.
We will be fasting from anything that we go to before we go to God, but especially sugar.
May 3, 2025 ~ 9:30 am
Read for This Week’s Study: Gen. 2:9-17; Dan. 2:31-35; Isa. 17:12-13; Dan. 7:1-3; Rom. 3:10-19; Rev. 12:15-16; Rev. 10:1-11
Memory Text: “Be still,and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10, NKJV).
Opening Prayer & Welcome
Lesson Study
Closing Remarks & Prayer
Junior Sabbath School Division 9:35-10:35 am
Kindergarten
Primary
PowerPoint
Cornerstone
Sabbath ~April 26, 2025
Introit: Musicians
Call to Worship: Elder Curtis Monroe
Prayer of Invocation*
Congregation:
Doxology: Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Scroll for Lyrics)
Fourth Commandment& Affirmation of Faith
Exodus 20:8-11
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Hymn of Praise: TBA
Welcome: Elder Lawrence Vincent
Children's Story: Sis Patricia Pinnok
Tithes and Offerings*: Pastor Raymond Johnson, Jr
Intercessory Prayer: Elder Lawrence Vincent
Song of Meditation: Praise Team
Sermon: Elder Gary Davis
Closing Prayer and Benediction: Elder Curtis Monroe
Praise God, From Whom All Blessings
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
April Budget
Monthly Budget: $15,323.00
Zelle Online Giving: $2900.00
Offering: $9,151.15
Deficit: $6,71.85
March Collection: $18,913.30
Church Renovation Project
Goal: $7,222 monthly
Pledges Received: $2,496.00
Pledges Needed: $4,726.00
The monthly renovation pledges collection will occur on the first Sabbath of each month. You may give anytime.
Collections are closed out on the second week of the next month.
Transition from Cash App to Zelle We are now switching from Cash App to Zelle for electronic giving. Zelle offers a secure, easy way to send your tithes, offerings, and donations. To give, send your contributions to treasurer@abneychapel.org. If you need help setting up Zelle, contact the finance team. Thank you for your continued support!
Leadership Convention: Nexus Pastor Snell on April 28th & April 29th 2025 Huntsville, Alabama. Register at www.oucsda.org
Camp Meeting: 2025 Camp Meeting housing
Anniversaries and Birthdays
If you would like to have the birthday or anniversary of any Abney Chapel family member posted in our bulletin and on our website, please send info to: abneychapel.org@gmail.com.
Daily Devotional Volunteers Needed to prerecord monthly. We will provide the short devotional material. You just need to have a recording device and time to prerecord. Interested parties may contact any Elder or the Pastor
Women’s Ministry: Women’s Meet and Greet Breakfast. The Women’s Ministry Team will meet on the first Sunday of each month at 10:00 am. For more information, please contact the Ministry Team Leader, Christina Roey.
Needed: Interested persons to help out with children's ministry and the Adventurer Club. We are growing and in need of class instructors. Children's ministry works with programming for children 4 to 12 years old.
Virtual Youth Bible Study is held every Friday on Zoom. Please see Pastor Johnson for the log-in information.
Adult Virtual Bible Study: Virtual Bible Studies are on both Friday Nights at 7:00 pm and Sabbath afternoons at 3:00 pm. All Studies only last one hour. Contact any Elder to sign up for lessons and get the zoom login information. The Lessons coincide with the Amazing Facts Bible Studies.
Children’s Ministry needs your monetary donations to continue
holding Children’s Church on 2nd and 4th Sabbaths and to provide children friendly activities. Please see Dr. Donna Edmund (910) 366-7705 or an usher for a tithe envelope.
Publicizing Your Department: Once the Board has approved your event here are the steps to follow:
1. Email your events to Sis. Moseley for publication on our website: abneychapel.org@gmail.com.
To have your announcement placed in the bulletin: abneychapel@gmail.com (Deadline Wednesdays a12 pm.)
2.Contact Elder Curtis Monroe for robocalls, announcements.
3.Robocalls are scheduled for Thursdays.
4. The church Zoom line is available for your ministry meetings if needed. Text Curtis Monroe to set up meeting.
May 16-18, 2025 -Healthy for Life Retreat, Orangeburg, SC (see SAC website for more info)
June 9-14, 2025 -SAC Camp meeting
August 13-17 Monthly Budget - BAYDA United Youth Congress
Virtual Bible Study - Wednesdays 1 pm, Fridays at 7 pm and Saturdays at 3pm. Meeting ID: 826 7023 9334 Passcode: lovegod
Please send announcements to abneychapel@gmail.com by each Wednesday at 12 pm.
If there is sickness or death in your family, or if you are in need of a family visit, please inform the Pastor or one of the Elders.
- Pastor Johnson - (256) 694-4313
- Elder Clark (910) 247-2270
- Elder Tillman
- Elder Monroe (336) 213-5034
- Elder Ramos (910) 302-0877
- Elder Arrington (910) 489-0884
- Elder Davis (910) 987-7299
- Elder Vincent (336) 662-2059
TO ALL DEPARTMENTS:
Please use this form and submit to Pastor Johnson no later than the 3rd Sunday of each month.
The following department heads and assistants will meet with the Pastor each month after church at the front of the sanctuary on the right side to review the life, health, and growth of the church as well as your respective departments.
1st Sabbaths:
Church Ministry: Sis Janice Swoope
Elders: Elder Greg Arrington
Deacons: Elder Derwood Clark
Deaconess: Sis Caron Branch
Hospitality Committee: Sis. Liz Williams
Education Department: Principal Ram
2nd Sabbaths:
Youth: Bro Curtis Monroe
Church Support: Pastor Raymond Johnson
Worship Ministry Council: Sis Francis Jackson
Relationship Ministry: Pastor Raymond Johnson
Bro Richard L. Hannon
Bro Oscar King
Sis Ruby McSwain
Sis Grace Autry
1st Sunday - Finance Committee at 10:00 am
1st Sunday Bimonthly - Safety Committee After Service
2nd Saturday Member’s Mart Give Away
2nd and 4th Saturday - Adventurers and Pathfinders 2:00 pm
2nd Sunday - Women’s Ministry Breakfast at 11:00 am
2nd and 4th Saturday - Adventist Youth Ministry
2nd Tuesday - School Board at 6 pm (Hybrid)
2nd Tuesday of Each Month - School Board Meeting at 6:30 pm
3rd Sunday - Board Meeting -10:00 am *
4th Saturday - Children’s Church. Elders and Deacons Meeting After Church
Weekly Wednesday - Virtual Prayer Meeting - 7:00 pm (Facebook & YouTube)
Sabbath School - 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Corporate Worship 11:00 am
* Board Meetings are closed to non-board Members. If you are interested in attending a Board Meeting, please get in touch with the Clerk or the Pastor to request attendance.