Archived Church News
2018 |
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The 23rd
Edition of "The Messenger" Newsletter is Online
The Messenger Newsletter that is mailed to all Dover Baptist Church
members, is now available on-line for all to see. Hopefully,
this will help us to reach out to the community and allow the
un-churched to see what we have to offer here at Dover Baptist.
In order to view the newsletter you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer. It is a free download from the
hyperlink above.
NOTE
The calendar for March has a couple of errors in the dates. The
calendar on this website has the correct dates. |
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Carols and
Candles Christmas Service 2018
Sunday
evening, December 16, 2018 at 7:00 PM, Dover Baptist Church
celebrated the birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, with our annual
Carols and Candles candlelight service. Approximately 100 of the
faithful showed up to help pack the house for this heart warming
event. What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than by
joining together with fellow Christians to celebrate the birth
of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. Everyone who attended was surely
blessed. If you could not make it, here are some photos to show
some of what went on. Click to photo at left to take a look. |
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Baptist
Men Enjoy Annual Christmas Dinner 2018
On Thursday evening, December 13,
2018 at 6:00 PM, the Baptist Men and their wives attended their
annual Christmas Dinner which was held this year at Our Best in
Smithfield, Kentucky. Thirty two (32) people showed up for the
evening of fun, food and fellowship in the hometown or our
Minister of Music, Bro. Bradley Gray. To see what went on click
on the photo at left. Baptist do know how to have fun. |
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WMU Christmas Dinner 2018
On
Tuesday evening, December 11, 2018 at 6:00 PM, the women's WMU
met at Claudia Sander's Dinner House for their annual Christmas
Dinner. Twenty eight (28) ladies attended this gathering.
Good food and good times were had by all. Christians do have fun
contrary to what some may think or say. To see some more of what
went on, click on the group photo of the ladies at left. |
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Christmas Dinner for Deacons and
Their Wives
The
Annual Deacons Dinner for deacons and their wives was held on
Friday evening, December 7, 2018 at 6:00 PM at the Family Life
Center. Chairman of the Deacons, Billy White with spouse,
Charlotte White, were the hosts for this occasion. There were
beautiful decorations, party favors, great food and good
Christian fellowship among all. Deacons are the servants of the
church and this is one night they are allowed to celebrate their
service to others. To see more photos from the dinner, click
this pic. |
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Christmas Decorations at Dover
Baptist Church
Here
are some photos taken while the church was empty on the night of
December 3, 2018. Our church really looks lovely with all its
Christmas decor. Really puts you in the spirit about the birth
of Our Lord. The decorating committee did a wonderful job! Click
on the photo at left to see them all. |
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Lottie
Moon Offering 2018 (UPDATE !!!)
According to treasurer, Linda Swift,
Dover again exceeded it's goal for Lottie Moon giving. We took
in $1430 for 2018 beating our target for giving by $230. Great
job Dover!!!
Oh!!! It is Lottie Moon Offering time
again. This is the way we support international missions as
Southern Baptists. Our goal this year is $1,200. To find out
more about Lottie Moon and our current mission activities, click
this link.
https://www.imb.org/who-was-lottie-moon
Matthew 28:19 (KJV) 19 Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: |
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Dover Baptist Baptizes Chris
Miller
On
Sunday, November 18, 2018, Dover Baptist Church had a really
good crowd for Sunday services. The HUGE choir sang and Brother
Bradley Gray sang a solo as the special music. After the
service, Chris Miller, son of Wayne and Linda Miller, came down
front and asked to be baptized. Chris had already chosen Jesus
Christ as his Lord and Savior but had not been baptized yet.
Chris was presented with a copy of The Bible and his Certificate
of Baptism by Brother Early. After the presentation, everyone
was asked to stay and sing a hymn while Bro. Ben and Chris
adjourned to the Family Life Center to prepare for baptism. To
see more click the photo at left. |
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Dover
Baptist Celebrates Thanksgiving with Annual Dinner
On Sunday evening, November, 11,
2108, Dover Baptist Church held it's annual Thanksgiving Dinner
at the Family Life Center. We had a great turnout for the
dinner. The FLC was very nicely decorated and there was plenty
of food and fun for everyone who attended. Hats off to everyone
who made this such a successful event. To see some of what went
on, click on the photo at left. |
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LTC Angie White Speaks at Dover
Baptist Church
Lt.
Col. Angie White (Army National Guard) spoke Sunday, November
11, 2018 at Dover Baptist Church about her experiences running a
chapel in Erbil, Iraq during her recent deployment. She also had
a brief sermon after the presentation. This was part of the
Dover Baptist Church Veteran's Day Celebration. To see some
photos from Sunday click the photo at left. Great job Angie! |
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Dover Baptist Church Calendars
Available Now
Want
a new calendar featuring your beautiful and historic church?
They are now available. Barbara Waits is now making these for
anyone who would like to purchase one. There is a sign up sheet
in the church foyer if you would like to buy one or more. There
is also a sample for you to peruse. Great job!!! We have some
very creative members at Dover Baptist Church. |
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Another Soul Joins the Fold
On
Sunday, November 4, 2018, young Gabe Turner dedicated his life
to Jesus Christ and was baptized. Before the baptism, Gabe was
presented with a Holy Bible by Brother Early. Congratulations
young man!!! The most important decision of your life has been
made and you made the right choice. Amen!!! To see more of that
day, click the photo at left. |
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2018 Fall Festival
On
Saturday evening, October 27, 2018, Dover Baptist Church held
their annual Fall Festival. There were lots of games, food and
fun for everyone. We had a HUGE crowd of over 250+ people. The
entire parking lot was filled to the brim. We had to have
overflow parking at the parsonage. Kids had Trunk or Treat and
the evening ended with hayrides and smores. To see some pics
from the event, click on the photo at left. |
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Dover Baptist Church Staff Page
Updated on the Website
At
the Sunday, October 14, 2018 business meeting, the congregation
approved the Nominating Committee recommendations for 2018-2019
by a unanimous vote. Thanks to Secretary, Charlotte White, these
documents showing who is on what committee are now available
on-line on the church
website. Go
to the staff page and click on the committees and deacons button
near the botttom of the page or click the icon at left. |
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Fall Festival is Coming Up Soon
Come
join us at the annual Fall Festival at Dover Baptist Church on
Saturday, October 27, 2018 starting at 5:00 PM. There will be
Trunk or Treat, Bonfire and s'mores, games, prizes, food, a
hayride, cake walk and chili supper. Rain or Shine. Don't forget
to sign up to help with this year's Fall Festival. The sign up
sheets and flyers are in the Family Life Center. We need your
help to make this year's festival more successful than ever! Now
what talents did God bless you with? Be sure and mark your
calendars now. Hope to see you there! |
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Round Up Sunday
We
had a rip snortin' good time at church on Sunday, October 7,
2018 celebrating God in the cowboy way. We had a great crowd
show up (90 people). We had great singing, preaching and
afterwards some great Christian fellowship and a meal. The choir
sang, "Because He Lives, Amen." Great! Brother Ben Early opened
the service with announcements and the scripture. He wore his
western duds too. Bro. Bradley directed the choir. After
worship, everyone mosied on over to the Family Life Center from
so grub. A great time of fun and food. There was plenty to go
around and people were encouraged to take some home afterwards.
Here are some pics from the service. To see more click on the
photo of Bro. Ben. |
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Eliza
Broadus Update!!!
We have surpassed our goal this year
of $1,100 with over $1,300 dollars donated to this vital state
mission offering. Great job everyone who was able to give to
this worthy mission. We were able to stick a LOT of leaves on
the poster!
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Switching Roles
On
Sunday morning, September 30, 2018, Brother Early and Brother
Gray switched roles. Bradley lead the service and gave the
message and Bro. Ben performed the worship minister duties. Both
of these gentlemen did a great job having reversed roles. Here
are a couple of photos from the service. We had 73 in attendence!
Amen. |
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Dover Participates in 5th Sunday
Sing at Mt. Pleasant
On
Sunday evening, September 30, 2018, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
hosted the 5th Sunday Sing event along with Dover Baptist Church
and Burks Branch Baptist Church. There was a BIG crowd for the
sing-in. Lots of good Gospel music, lots of good food and
fellowship was had by all. The weather was beautiful, the church
was beautiful and Dover brought a really big crowd. Mt. Pleasant
Pastor Bill Taylor started off the 5th Sunday Sing with some
hymns sung by the congregation. Dover Baptist Church Choir sang
several really good songs. A BIG choir turned out for the event. Everyone enjoyed the
after service meal provided. Everything was very good and no one
when home hungry. To see more of what went on, click the photo
at left. |
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The 22nd
Edition of "The Messenger" Newsletter is Online
The Messenger Newsletter that is mailed to all Dover Baptist Church
members, is now available on-line for all to see. Hopefully,
this will help us to reach out to the community and allow the
un-churched to see what we have to offer here at Dover Baptist.
In order to view the newsletter you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer. It is a free download from the
hyperlink above.
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Round Up Sunday Starts October at
Dover
Round
Up Sunday is will be on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Be sure and
wear your best cowboy/girl western duds and come worship with us
on this special day. There will be Bar-B-Que served after church
services at the Family Life Center. Please invite your family
and friend and anyone else you can to come be a part of the
worship experience at Dover Baptist Church. Round'em up!!! |
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Two Families Come Forward to Join
Dover Baptist Church
Dover
Baptist Church welcomed two new families to the fold this past
Sunday. Praise The Lord! Ken and Kathy Easterday (photo far
left) were welcomed by Brother Early. They came on transfer of
letter from a church in Louisville. Brother Early also welcomed
the Bailey family who live on Dover Road. Joining us are;
Allison, Caleb, Ashlyn, Chad and Cole. Welcome Baileys! If you
are happy to welcome them to Dover Baptist Church, say Amen! |
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It's Eliza Broadus Offering Time!
It's
Eliza Broadus Offering time! Our church goal is $1,100. For
every $50 donated, a leaf will be placed on the poster to
indicate our progress towards the goal. The
state goal is $1.25 million dollars. Our goal amounts to .00088%
of the total. This offering goes towards state missions. To find
out more about Eliza Broadus, click this link.
https://www.kywmu.org/ebo.html |
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Victory Road Performs at Dover
Baptist Church
The
Victory Road men's quartet performed their brand of Gospel music
at Dover Baptist Church last night (26-Aug-18). A decent crowd
turned out to hear some really great music. If you missed it,
you missed out. Everyone there was truly blessed. Here are a
couple of pics from the concert. A great bunch of Christian men. |
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Dover Baptist Church Constitution
and By-Laws Now on Website
If
you would like to read the church Constitution and By-Laws, they
are now readily available on the Dover Baptist Church website on
the Staff Page.
Press the button at the bottom of the screen entitled
Constitution and By Laws and you will be presented with it. You
must have Adobe Acrobat loaded on your computer to view it. The
file is in PDF format which you may download onto your own
computer. Please read these documents! They are
very important to the church and it's functioning. You may also
click on this
link to go there. Or click the photo at left. |
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Dover Participates in 5th Sunday
Sing at Burk's Branch
On
Sunday night, July 29th, the 5th Sunday Sing was held at Burk's
Branch Baptist Church. There was a great turnout from all
participating churches. Dover members turned out in good numbers
and were well represented in the singing department. David Orr,
Brother Early and Lily Drury all sang solos. Bro. Gray
accompanied on the piano. Here are some photos from the event in
case you weren't able to attend. |
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Lightning Rod Installed in the
Steeple
The
White Family (Jimmy, Billy and Jamie) installed the lightning
rod anchor and cabling on our new steeple this past Saturday.
Now we are ready for the weather. (Photos courtesy of Charlotte
White.) To see more of the install, click the pic at left. |
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Steeple
Dedication Day/Christmas in July Sunday
The July 29th church service was a combo service.
Part Christmas in July and part dedication ceremony for the new
steeple. We sang Christmas music, had Christmas decorations,
wore Christmas clothing and some of us got Christmas gifts. The
sermon was "OBEY: The Prayer of Joseph." from Matthew chapter
one. To see some photographs from the service, click the photo
at left. |
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Steeple Pics The Day After.....
The
day after the installation of the new steeple these photographs
were taken. There were still a couple of issues yet to be
resolved with the 100% completion of the project. However, even
at 95% it still looks great. We also made the front page of the
Sentinel News newspaper! Be sure to come to church this
Sunday and take a look at it in person. You'll be glad you did. |
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The
Church Gets a Steeple
On Tuesday morning, July 24, 2018,
Dover Baptist Church received its new crown. A steeple. Quite a
few people turned out to witness this historic event. Attendees
were invited to sign the inside of the new steeple for
posterity. This was a momentous day for our 206+ year old
church! The commemorative boards were also installed in the
attic along with a time capsule of things from Dover Baptist
Church in 2018. Take a look. |
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Dover Baptizes Two More...
Dover
Baptist Church continues its mission to save souls for The Lord.
We baptized two more Christians this past Sunday. Michelle and
Addy Turner are the latest additions to the Christian fold at
Dover Baptist Church. Husband and father Brian Turner led the
way for his family. Be sure to extend the hand of Christian
fellowship to Michelle and Addy. We are so proud of them. God is
changing lives through Dover Baptist Church.To see more of what
went on, click on the photo. |
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Brother Gray Preaches!
Here are some
photographs from Sunday, July 15, 2018. Brother Bradley Gray
lead the service and Brother Wayne Miller served as music
minister. Brother Early and Gloria were away visiting family and
attending a family funeral in Missouri. They are in our
prayers..... Bradley did a great job of preaching. We also had
some really great special music. Take a look.
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Camp Crossings at Cedarmore 2018
To
see some photos from Camp Crossing in Cedarmore click on the
photo at left. They are courtesy of Linda Miller served as a
chaperone for the event. Hannah White and several friends
participated in the camp. Take a look. For more information on
Crossings camps, go to
https://gocrossings.org/camps2019/
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Dover Baptist Celebrates the 4th
of July With Patriotic Service
On
Sunday, July 1, 2018, Dover Baptist Church celebrated our
country's independence with a very patriot service that included
songs, speeches and a great sermon. Afterwards, everyone
celebrated like Americans do with a nice 4th of July dinner at
the Family Life Center. We had 93 people (officially) there may
have been more. Everyone had a great time. Here are some pics
for you to take a look and see what all went on..... |
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The 21st
Edition of "The Messenger" Newsletter is Online
The Messenger Newsletter that is mailed to all Dover Baptist Church
members, is now available on-line for all to see. Hopefully,
this will help us to reach out to the community and allow the
un-churched to see what we have to offer here at Dover Baptist.
In order to view the newsletter you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer. It is a free download from the
hyperlink above.
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Dover
Hosts TRL - "Total Request Live"
On Sunday
evening, June 24, 2018, Dover Baptist Church held Total Request
Live! which allowed attendees to request songs they wanted to
hear/sing and then various people would sing/play the requested
songs. Everyone who attended said it was great! To see some more
photos from TRL, click on the one at left.
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Volunteers
Paint the Upstairs of the Parsonage
Remember the kids
from Morristown,TN who came last year and painted the FLC? The
church received a call from them asking if we had any jobs? We
had one. So they arrived at Dover around 3:00 PM and are
painting the upstairs of the parsonage. Great group of kids! We
have them again on Thursday afternoon and should get it
finished. To see more of their good work, click on the young
lady at left. |
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Father's Day 2018/Baby Bottle Day
Father's
Day, June 17, 2018, all adult men were presented a nice gift to
commemorate the occasion. Congratulations to all you fathers out
there! Also Father's Day was the time all baby bottles were to
be returned with donations in them for the ALC Pregnancy Center
in Shelbyville. From the looks of the basket and the bottles, we
had another good year of donations. Updates to follow...... |
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Vacation Bible School 2018
We
had a very successful Vacation Bible School this year at Dover
Baptist Church. It was held nightly from June 11th-14th. The
weather was great and the children had a great time and learned
a lot about The Lord. There were good times, good food and good
fellowship for all. We also had a great turnout with volunteers
who served at the VBS. Graduation ceremonies were held on
Sunday, June 17th with a church sponsored barbeque held
afterwards at the Family Life Center. We also celebrated the
arrival of a new Christian. The children also collected and
donated $209.55 to the Sunrise Children's Homes for boys and
girls.To see what went on, click on the photo at left. |
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VBS is Almost Here!
This
year's Vacation Bible School theme will be Rolling River
Rampage. The kids will get to do a lot of fun things, some great
food and learn about Jesus and His love from them. Bible school
will be held June 11th-14th from 6:15 PM to 8:45 PM and is open
to children from preschool to 6th grade. Vickie Anderson will be
the director of VBS this year. Bring your children to VBS. You
won't regret it. |
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Dover Baptist Hosts Smithfield
Quartet
Bro.
Bradley Gray, the worship minister at Dover Baptist Church
brought his quartet to church on Sunday night, May 20, 2108 at
6:00 PM. The quartet consisted of Bro. Gray, Elizabeth Jane
Irvin, Lori and Chad Potts. They gave an hour long concert of
contemporary and traditional Gospel music. Everyone who attended
had a great time and was blessed with some really great singing.
Afterward, Elizabeth Jane Irvin had her new CD for sale. Click
the photo at left for more. |
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Senior/Graduation Day at Dover
On
Sunday, May 20,2018, Dover Baptist Church recognized our high
school graduates and they were given Bibles for their future
use. After the presentations the families were invited down
front for the congregation to meet and greet. Liz Carper
(formerly known as Lizzie) and Gavin Poe are our graduates this
year and we wish them both the best of luck in their future
endeavors. To see more of Graduation Day, click the photo. |
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The
Baptistery Remodeling is Complete
Our beautiful baptistery after all
the decoration and adornment. Quite an improvement! Great job!!!
Praise Jesus! Now let's get busy and start using it every week!
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped to make this happen. |
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Photography For New Photo Church
Directory Under Way The
family photos for the new church directory are under way!
Photographer Katie Lacer has been busy taking
photos of Dover Baptist's members. Take a look..
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Mother's Day 2018
Dover
Baptist had a BIG day on Mother's Day. first, 45 people turned
out for the Mother's Day breakfast served by worship leader
Bradley Gray. The worship service had 94 people in the
congregation. Truly inspiring!!! Mothers were celebrated and the
mother with the most children there and the oldest mother were
both recognized. Robin White had the most children there (5) and
Joan Lancaster was the oldest mother in attendance. Brother
Early's sermon continued his series on the Beatitudes. Happy
Mother's Day to all mothers out there! To see more of what went
on, click on the photo at left. |
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It's Baby Bottle Time Again
Be sure and pick up your baby bottle
in the church foyer to help support A Loving Choice Pregnancy
Center. Please bring them back with cash or checks in them
before Father's Day, June 17th. A Loving Choice Pregnancy
Resource Center stands in the gap between a woman’s crisis
pregnancy and the choice of abortion. Our ministry shares the
hope, love, and grace of Jesus Christ to women & families by
providing free, life-affirming services. With an 89% increase in
visits over the past year, it is evident that God is working to
save and transform lives. Our staff & volunteers are passionate
about forming relationships and restoring hope with every woman
that comes to ALC. |
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Missionary Work and Tacos Too!
On Sunday afternoon, (May 6, 2018)
Dover Baptist Church missionary Kelli Carper shared her
experiences in Honduras while everyone enjoyed a nice taco bar
dinner. (Photos courtesy of Charlotte White. Notice the kitchen
perspective) |
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Military Comings and Goings
On
Sunday, May 6, 2018 Brother Ben Early recognized soon to be Lt.
Col. Angie White on her return from chaplain duty with the
United States Army at Erbil, Iraq. The church lit a candle that
burned each week in memory of Angie while she was gone. Brother
Early presented her with the candle. Then the church recognized
our two new recruits that will be joining the armed services.
Lizzie Carper and Ben White have both decided to serve their
country. A prayer was held for them and everyone wishes them
good luck in their military service. To see more of this, click
the photo at left. |
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5th Sunday Sing a BIG Success at
Dover
Sunday
night, April 29, 2018, Dover Baptist Church hosted the 5th
Sunday Sing along with Mt. Pleasant and Burk's Branch Baptist
churches. We had a really great crowd (~90 people). There was
some great singing and music and afterwards, everyone moved to
the Family Life Center for good food, conversation and Christian
fellowship. To see more of what went on, click this photo. |
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Dover Teen Makes the News!
Jerry
Lancaster from Dover Baptist Church makes the local news as part
of a state championship winning debate team. To read the whole
story visit
http://www.sentinelnews.com/content/no-argument-collins-debate-team-tops
(Photo courtesy
of SentinelNews.com) |
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Bro. Gray Gives His Testimony
On
Sunday, April 9, 2018, Brother Bradley Gray conducted worship
services at Dover Baptist Church. He lead the choir, did some
preaching and gave his personal testimony. Bradley is not
only a gifted musician, he is also a very good speaker/preacher.
Many in the crowd were moved to tears by his testimony. We
had a good crowd for this service too. Afterwards, our
normal business meeting was held. To see more of the service,
click on the photo of Bradley. |
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The 20th
Edition of "The Messenger" Newsletter is Online
The
Messenger Newsletter that is mailed to all Dover Baptist Church
members, is now available on-line for all to see. Hopefully,
this will help us to reach out to the community and allow the
un-churched to see what we have to offer here at Dover Baptist.
In order to view the newsletter you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer. It is a free download from the
hyperlink above.
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New
Steeple in the Works
At our most recent
business meeting, the membership voted to add a steeple to our
beautiful 206 year old building. Stay tuned for more on
this....... (photo not the actual steeple) |
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Easter Sunday Service
We
had a great turnout for Easter Sunday services on April 1, 2018.
The choir sang the "I Will Rise" cantata conducted by Bro.
Bradley Gray which was beautiful. Brother Early's sermon was,
"Risen, Our Hope" from Romans 6. What a great service this was
celebrating the resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ! To see some of what went on, click the photo. |
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Easter "Eggstravaganza"
On
Saturday, March 31, 2018, Dover Baptist Church held its annual
Easter "Eggstravaganza." There were 28 children and 35 adults at
the event. There were Easter Egg hunts, face painting, funny
photos, egg decorating and other fun and games. A good time was
had by all. A BIG thank you to Kelli Carper who coordinated the
event. Thanks also to everyone else who helped make this event a
success. It took a lot of work to put together over 1300 eggs
and all the other stuff. To see photographs of the
Eggstravaganza, click on the eggs at left. |
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Good Friday Service
Here
are some photographs from the Good Friday service held at Dover
Baptist Church on March 30,2018. Everyone who attended swore it
was one of the best Good Friday services they could remember. If
you missed it, at least you can see some of what went on.
(Photos Courtesy of Charlotte White).
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Spring Work Day
Work
Day was held on Saturday morning, March 24, 2018. Most of the
cleaning and activity took place inside due to the foul weather
outside. Still the volunteers managed to spiff up the church
where they could. Preparations were also made for the Easter Egg
hunt. To see more of what went on, click on Carol Gross at left. |
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Four Are Baptized at Dover
Baptist Church
On
Sunday, March 18, 2018 Dover Baptist Church conducted our normal
worship service and had 72 in attendance. There was some great
music and a great sermon. At the end of the service four new
members and Christians were recognized. After normal services,
the congregation adjourned to the Family Life Center for a
baptismal ceremony. Dover Baptist Church has added another four
souls to the Brotherhood of Christians. To see what happened,
click on the photo at left. |
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Brad Gets Surprise!
On
Wednesday night, March 14th, after choir practice, a surprise
birthday party was held for our Worship Minister (choir
director) after choir practice. Ice cream cake was served and it
was a great time for all. Happy Birthday Bradley! To see some
more photos, click on the photo at left. |
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Dover Missionary Commissioned
March
4, 2018 was a very busy Sunday at Dover Baptist Church. The
church commissioned a missionary going to Honduras, had a solo
for special music and added a new member to our ranks and
celebrated The Lord's Supper. Take a look and see..... Click on
the photo at left to see more. |
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Annie Armstrong Offering Time!
Our
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering status board in the foyer of the
church. The goal this year is $1300. Let's do it! |
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Put Your Heart In It Month
Sunday
School classes had refreshments as part of "Put Your Heart In It
Month". David Orr provided the special music singing, "We Bow
Down." Brother Early's sermon was "God is Life" from 1 John
Chapter 5. See what you missed by not coming? (25-Feb-18, Photos
courtesy of Charlotte White)
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Planning for VBS 2018 Under Way!
It's
never too early to start planning. VBS will be June 11th, 12th,
13th, and 14th with our VBS luncheon held the following Sunday.
VBS times will be nightly from 6:15p to 8:45 PM. We will need
volunteers for the following positions: Assembly Leader, Bible
Story Leader, Craft Leader, Snack Leader, Recreation Leader,
Prayer Quest Leader, Advertisement Leader, Rafter Leaders
(teenagers to lead children from station to station). If anyone
is interested in helping again this year, please let Vickie
Anderson know. |
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Dover Welcomes A New Christian
We
are proud to announce that Brian Turner made his decision to
follow Christ on Sunday, February 18, 2018. Here is Brother
Early and Brian at the conclusion of Sunday's service. Brian is
the son of Lea Ann Kamer. Please welcome Brian to the fold of
Christian brothers and sisters at Dover Baptist Church! Amen! |
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Dover is Now More Secure
Our
new security system is on-line to keep us safe while we worship
together. Unfortunately, we need things like this since Satan
and his pawns are very busy in this world trying to shut up and
or kill Christians. There are also new LED motion sensing
security lights installed around the church campus. Billy and
Charlotte White are making it happen in these photos. Great job
and thanks to everyone involved. |
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Choir Looking for New Members
We
still have room for you in the choir. Psalm 100 (KJV) Make a
joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Can you make a joyful
noise? |
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Wiring
Changes Makes Things Sound Better
More work being
done on the church to make sure we sound as good as we can.
Richie Devon and Reese Drury along with Billy White and Bradley
Gray re-running wires and microphones recently. (Photos courtesy
of Charlotte White)
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The Prayer Room is Upgraded
The
new kneeling bench is now in place in the Prayer Room. Thanks to
some industrious workers, the old organ bench is now the new
Prayer Room kneeling bench. What a great way to continue the
legacy of our old organ. The Prayer Room is always open for your
prayer needs. Also, keep in mind we have a Prayer Partner of the
Week listed in the bulletin each week. (Photos courtesy of Kelli
Carper)
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The Carpers Sing
The
Carper's sang the special music at church on Sunday, 4-Feb-2018
as Brother Ben Early looks on. They did a great job! If you
haven't been to Dover Baptist Church lately, you need to stop by
and experience it. Very nice Lizzie and Kelli! |
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Shelby Baptist Association Meets
at Dover Here are some
photos from the association meeting held at Dover Baptist Church
on January 29, 2018. Afterward there was food served in the
Family Life Center. Photos courtesy of Charlotte White.
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The Millers Sing a Duet
Wayne
and Linda Miller sang a duet for the special music at church on
Sunday, January 28, 2018. You may recognize the music but the
lyrics are definitely different. They did a great job! To hear a
small clip of the song on YouTube, click
here.
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New Worship Minister Can Sing!
Our
new worship minister, Bradley Gray sang the special music at
church Sunday. He sang, "I Got Here As Fast As I Could." At the
end of the service Brad moved his membership to Dover Baptist
Church. (01/21/2018) |
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Church Says Goodbye
After
many years of faithful service, our old church organ was taken
to the organ graveyard. It had become inoperative and with
the arrival of our new worship minister, was no longer needed
since Brother Gray brought his electronic keyboard to replace
it. Goodbye old friend. You will be missed. Richie
Drury hauled it away on Wednesday night, January 10, 2018 for
you history buffs. |
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Dover Has A New Worship Minister!
On
Sunday, January 7, 2018, the membership of Dover Baptist Church
called Bradley Gray to be our worship minister/minister of
music. He conducted the choir and the church's choral music and
then sang a moving solo. Afterwards, the church held a business
meeting so that folks could ask Bradley any question(s) they
would like. Afterwards, a unanimous vote to call Bro. Gray was
made by the congregation. We wish Brad luck in his new position!
After the business meeting was adjourned, a nice meal was served
in the Family Life Center. To take a look at Brad, click on the
photo at left. |
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Archived Church News
To see older church related news
click on the photo below
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