Promotion Sunday will be for Kids and Students on August 4, 2024.
Kids and Students will move up to their new classes based upon 2024-25 grade levels.
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Neon for camp
Night Life
We are bringing back Silent Disco for this summer! Are you ready for an electrifying night of music, dancing, and fluorescent colors? Get ready to put on your neon-themed attire and join us for Neon Themed Party Headphones Night Life where you get to jam out to three different channels of music as you sing and dance the night away. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience!
Mega Relay
This summer’s Mega Relay theme is NEON themed. Encourage students to bring attire to wear (think bright, neon, glow-in-the-dark things) during Mega Relay.
*Reminder: dress code is still enforced during Mega Relay. Please remind your students to abide by the FUGE Camps Dress Code (found on the Camp Policies tab of the Group Leader Prep Center on our website).
Mission Trailer Jobs for Saturday, June 1
Mission Trailer Team,
We have three jobs scheduled for this Saturday, June 1.
1. Cleaning up the three church signs around the city. Job leaders are JP Davis 6622966722 and David White 6627607562. They will be weed eating, spray cleaning, and doing checks on WHBC signs.
2. Mabel Crouch house - After signs, JP Davis will be leading a team at Mabel Crouch's house to power spray her house. Contact JP for times and tool list and address.
3. Cindy Carter- Casey Russell 6624194859 will be leading a team to clean up several trees that fell in her yard this past week during the past week. Will need gloves and a few extra chain saws. If you have a mini-excavator with a claw and would like to help, contact Casey before you bring it. Contact Casey for address.
Thanks for all your help. There is a lot going on this weekend. Be sure to communicate with job leader if you plan to attend to help.
Thanks,
Casey Russell
D- Groups
What is a Discipleship Group (D-Group?)
Here at West Heights, our goal is to live out the great commission in Matthew 28:18-20. In that Scripture, we are called to make disciples; one big way we do that is through discipleship groups and this is how a discipleship group is defined.
A d-group is a small group of people (3-5) of the same gender that comes together for 12-14 months. In that time, they take God’s Word study it daily and apply it to their lives so that each grow spiritually by growing closer to Him. The group holds each other accountable, encourages each other, and helps each other walk in obedience to what the Lord shows them in His Word! The goal of the d-group is to replicate into more d-groups.
A d-group is not a small group or topical Bible study (there is nothing wrong with those, but that isn’t what a d-group is.) It is diving into God’s Word individually and then coming together as a group to discuss what the Lord has shown you. The goal is to always be a part of a d-group and continue to grow spiritually more and more along with making more disciples that make more disciples each year!
What to do if you feel led to start a d-group?
- Pray (Pray for the Lord to lead you to others to disciple or someone to disciple you.)
- Ask those people that the Lord shows you, to pray through if they would be willing to commit to being in a d-group! (It does take a commitment to want to grow in your walk with the Lord.)
- Pick a Bible Reading Plan (suggested year long Bible Reading Plans: One Year thru the Bible or Foundations 260)
- If you have questions or need help, please feel free to reach out to Bro. Ryan or one of the other staff members.
Kids Camp 2024
Camp Dates: June 24-27
Camp Location: Dorroh Lake, Calhoun City, MS
For Students who have completed 1st grade – 6th grade.
Total Camp Cost: $140
A $40 non-refundable deposit is due before you can submit the form. The form and the $40 non-refundable deposit must be filled out and paid by Monday, June 3, 2024.
We are looking forward to a great time at camp. As we host our own camp and have Sam Ivy coming as our Camp Pastor that week, we are so excited for this week. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Ryan @ 662-419-1927 or rmoorman@westheightsbaptist.org
Missions Trailer Update 3/25/24
Mission Trailer Ministry Volunteers,
Unfortunately, we are moving into a time of the year when tornados and storms hit our area and our state. I wanted to go ahead and update you all before anything potentially happens.
This year, we are much more prepared than last year. Here are a few points in case of an emergency.
- Any response within the first hour to 8 hours of a disaster is handled by emergency first-responders such as fire/rescue and police. Any decisions you make to go help at that point will be up to you. Your best action will be to check on your property and help your next-door neighbors and family as needed.
- This is the basic line of priority for preparation. Your Home, Then Our County, Then Our State, Then The Remainder Of The Country. I will be communicating with Randy Young, who will in turn be communicating with Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Disaster Relief.
- Most everything we will be doing will either be through MBCBDR or in cooperation with them. We do not have to be officially dispatched by MBCBDR to work in our own county, but it is helpful for us and them if we cooperate with them. All jobs out of county are ONLY done with MBCBDR if they call us out.
- If you plan to help on any upcoming disasters in our county, please check your tools and saws now, as well as to make sure you have a pair of gloves, proper clothing, and boots. If your chainsaws have been sitting all winter, it is recommended to go ahead and get them out THIS AFTERNOON to sharpen them and run them for a little while. The mission trailer has a polesaw, chainsaw, chainsaw chaps, hand tools, and pre-mixed fuel; but you may want to bring your own fuel.
- Just FYI: There will be another training for Disaster Relief on April 6th in Grenada, MS.
If a disaster happens in Pontotoc,
-Please text or call Casey Russell (662-419-4859) to report any needs that come up. These may be your family, our church family, or other people in the community.
-Other Mission Trailer Leadership Team Members to contact in case of a report are David White, Joseph Maher, or J.P. Davis.
-As reports come in, they will be sent out to everyone through the main text communication like normal Mission Trailer Job alerts.
If the disaster happens outside of Pontotoc,
-We will be under the command of Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Disaster Relief and will only go if called out by them.
-If you do not have certification from MBCBDR (a badge), you will not be able to help in any efforts for at least the first week or two of a disaster recovery. Emergency personnel typically have check points and posts set up that require credentials to get in the zone.
-Lastly, we will not be sending any collected items (clothing, food, water) to the disaster zone unless requested by the MBCBDR. The state convention always request that money is sent instead of goods. If a disaster hits, a link will be sent out to send money to the State Convention that would be used directly for relief efforts. You will also be able to give in our church office. Our training has taught us not to send a bunch of collected items to the affected area because it gets in the way and goes to waste.
Sign up this Sunday for Love Pontotoc
Hello, West Heights Family!
We want to remind you to sign up for a Love Pontotoc Ministry this Sunday in the hallway across from the Welcome Center Coffee Shop. There are several options still open.
It is important to sign up ahead of time to get our leaders the correct information and to get you a Love Pontotoc t-shirt.
The ministries that are most in need of volunteers are:
- Helping at Mill Creek Children’s Home- One Day VBS
- Sharing the gospel at the grocery store-This group will give away loaves of bread as they share the gospel with people at the grocery store.
We would love for our entire church to be involved in sharing God’s Love in a special way on Saturday, April 27.