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Easter Sunday, April 20 - 9:30am & 11:00am

Pastor Bryon will bring the message this Sunday. Join us for a beautiful celebration of our resurrected Lord Jesus. We will have special music from our choir and instrumentalists and at 11am two of our own will be baptized. The very meaningful “Flowering of the Cross” will take place during both services. All are encouraged to bring flowers, living or artificial, to put on the cross, turning a symbol of death to a symbol of life! It will be a morning of worship and joy, together in Christ!

The 11:00am service will be livestreamed. Watch live at the link below.

There will be NO Kids Ministry Programming and Bible Study classes will not meet on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Maundy Thursday Service - 6:30-7:30pm

A reverent, somber, worship gathering commemorating the events leading up to Jesus’ suffering, crucifixion and death, including sharing in the Lord’s Supper and hearing the Holy Week story through scripture readings. We will share in worship and reflect on the cross and the sacrifice Jesus made for us all. All will enter and exit in quiet and reverence. 

(Recommended for ages 9 and up. Parents can decide for younger children. No Kids Ministry provided.)

On Sunday, April 27, we will continue with the 3rd part of a 4 part series designed to tell our story and explore how you can be a part of our growing community. Staff, leadership and laity will come together to share our church's story and encourage you to consider your place within our faith family. You'll hear Pastor Bryon's heart for the future of Gayton Baptist. You'll be blessed by stories from founding members who continue to faithfully serve. Other staff and leadership will introduce their work and ministry here at Gayton and how you can pray, participate, and support these ministries.

Sessions will include: History and Identity, Beliefs and Core Doctrines, Structure, Strategy and Service Opportunities, and a Spiritual Gifts Inventory. All of these are designed to help you better understand our DNA as a church and how God is calling you to grow in your faith.

Session 3 will be on Sunday, April 27, at 11:00 am in The Commons (under the balcony in the Worship Center). Session 4 will be on Sunday, May 18.

A Devotional Reading of the Hymn, 

And Can It Be That I Should Gain

         (Selected Verses)

And can it be that I should gain

An int’rest in the Savior’s blood?

Died He for me, who caused His pain?

For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love! how can it be

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

He left His Father’s throne above,

So free, so infinite His grace;

Emptied Himself of all but love,

And bled for Adam’s helpless race:

‘Tis mercy all, immense and free;

For, O my God, it found out me.

No condemnation now I dread;

Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!

Alive in Him, my living Head,

And clothed in righteousness Divine,

Bold I approach the eternal throne,

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

Charles Wesley

Reminder Church Family!

Our “Say So” creative worship night is on Sunday, April 27, and doors will open at 6:00pm for our “worship art gallery” before our worship service begins at 6:30pm.  

We will have pieces of art as expressions of worship on display in the Great Room by the Welcome Desk.

Gayton folks of all ages will have submitted pieces of art or creativity as offerings to God in worship! Come walk through this “worship art gallery” to see the various ways our church family expresses their faith in and love for Jesus!

If YOU have a painting, drawing, sculpture, piece of photography, a poem or other writing, a carving, or any artistic expression of worship, please bring it to the office of Rev. Jennifer Mullins anytime between now and Thursday, April 24th at 1:00pm.  (Please make sure your art submission has your name on it, and indicate if you want it returned to you after the event.)

Scripture says in Psalm 107:2 - “Let the redeemed of the Lord, say so!” And this is a way you can Say So!!! 

At 6:30pm, we will share in a creative worship night in the Worship Center, led by some of our youth and young adults! It will be a night of glorifying Jesus Christ in praise, testimony and community! 

(The worship art gallery will also be open to enjoy after the worship service as well!)

Thank you so much for praying over this night, for participating however you can and for passing the word! All are invited to come!

Come out and cheer on our Gayton Softball team. Games are on Tuesday evenings at 8:15pm.

Faith & Recovery Ministry

We are excited to share that we have our next duffel bag packing event scheduled for April 27th, after Bible Study classes.  We will be packing nearly 110 bags this time!!   Many new participants in the True Recovery program show-up with only the clothes on their back and no money to get started. 

This is where we come in.  Each bag is filled with life essentials for new participants in this situation.  Examples of items we include:  soap, deodorant, toothpaste, set of sheets, blanket, washcloth, razors, comb/brush, etc.  

Each bag also includes a faith & recovery devotional, plus a card with a handwritten note from members of Gayton Baptist Church. The bags themselves are also very useful for new participants to store their personal belongings in and use as they move to other recovery houses over time.

If you would like to help us pack some bags, please contact Mike Brumagin at mikebrum89@gmail.com.

During the month of April, the Gayton Food Pantry will be collecting donations of Pasta and Sauce. Pick up a couple extra packages of your favorite pasta shapes and your favorite sauce. Bring donations to the Welcome Desk or the black bin outside the gym entrance. Our Food Pantry relies mostly on donations, and as always, any and all donations are appreciated.

Quest Summer Camp is in need of drivers on Tuesdays and Thursdays for morning field trips and afternoon pool visits. If you would be interested and could do either morning or afternoons, even occasionally, please email the director at annette@gayton.church. 

Young Adults

Bible Study class at 11:00am for Young Adults (Beyond) in Room 226

Young Adult LifeNights will be Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm in the cafe area.

Contact Jennifer@gayton.church for more information.

There will be NO Youth Brunch or Youth LIfeNight on Sunday, April 20.

For WHO?

This is for all students in COMPLETED grades 6th-12th.  

WHAT is this?

This is a week long youth mission trip. Each day, we will be providing a Vacation Bible School for underprivileged children through the Jubilee Center of Lynchburg, Virginia. We will also be helping with manual labor projects to support the work of this non-profit and we will be working with other mission projects in the area. In the evenings, we will share together as a youth group - in worship, Bible study, sharing and prayer in our lodge. During the afternoon and evenings, there will also be free time for rest, fun activities and community-building. The theme is “Salt and Light” and what it means to make a difference in this world for Jesus Christ.

WHEN is this awesome trip?

Monday-Friday, June 23-27, 2025

We will meet to leave at 9:00am with plans to be on the road by 9:30 am on that Monday, June 23rd. We will wrap up with lunch on that Friday, June 27th and head home, arriving back at Gayton Baptist by 3:30pm. 

WHERE is this exciting mission trip going to be?

Lynchburg, Virginia

Our group will be lodging and sharing meals in Juniper Lodge at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. This is a Virginia Baptist retreat center located at the top of a mountain. Our group will be in a shared lodge with a guys hall and girls hall, with a common room and kitchen. All of our Bible study, worship and fellowship time will be in the lodge. We will have meals in the large dining hall, and there are free time spaces with a pool, a field and a firepit.

Our mission site is the Jubilee Center in Lynchburg, Virginia - approx. 15 minutes from Eagle Eyrie. The other mission projects will be right there in the area as well.

For more information and the answers to all your questions, go to gayton.church/students

**There will be NO Kids Ministry Programming on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Virtual Preschool Church and Elementary Kids Worship services are posted in our Facebook group at 8 am each Sunday and are left up for the week.

Gayton Kids Mini Stations of the Cross Activities for Lent

We invite our families to come to church early (front door is open at 9 am) or stay after worship on Sundays to participate in this self-led family activity to prepare your hearts and minds to celebrate the Resurrection on Easter Sunday!

These activities involve short Bible readings, a call and response, and an interactive movement.

Children who complete the stations with their families can come get a special prize from Mrs. Hillary!

The stations will be up in the back hallway connecting the Treehouse to the Kids Min/Education Hallway through Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025.

📊 FINANCIAL HEALTH UPDATE

(Budget = Anticipated Giving; Actual = Actual Giving Received; YTD = Year-to-Date)

Fiscal year 24-25 TOTAL revenue through 04/13/2025 = $760,242

Fiscal year 24-25 TOTAL budget through 04/13/2025 = $769,000

Fiscal year 24-25 YTD difference = - $8,758

Funds collected to Budget =98%