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Here you can find EBC's monthly newsletter, articles written by our staff, weekly announcements, and Sunday Morning's worship playlist.

You can download a printable .pdf of the eNewsletter with the link above, or read the staff articles at the link below.
Announcements: January 18, 2026
1/18 Nursery Workers: Kevin & Pam Gassett, Shelby Runion
1/25 Nursery Workers: Ashlie Jeffery, Jeanette Melton, Deanna Moore
Operation Christmas Child Items for January
Personal hygiene items such as combs, hairbrushes, etc. are being collected. Toothpaste, bar soap, or liquids cannot be accepted.
Will you be a World Mission Fund Family in 2026?
Give $25 per week or $108 per month or $1,300 for the year for international (50%), North American (35%), and state missions (15%).
Can You Pray for 1 Hour Per Week in Our Prayer Room in 2026?
Our Prayer Room needs you to help complete our goal of 36 hours per week of praying. Consider signing up for 1 hour per week as a new year commitment. The schedule with available time slots is on the Front Foyer Bulletin Board.
January Members’ Meeting, Sunday, January 18, 6:30 PM, Sanctuary
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 19
T. E. L., Tuesday, January 20, 12 PM, FH
The word for the month is “life.” Taco soup and desserts will be provided.
Men’s & Women’s Reading Groups Resume, Wednesday, January 21
We are reading “The Blessed and Boundless God” at 6:30 AM (men-FH) and 9:30 AM (women-MH). Join us for coffee and donuts.
Backpack Buddies, Wednesday, January 21, 10:30 AM, FH
Fellowship Meal, Wednesday, January 21, 5:30 PM, FH
The menu is Tacos. Please bring a dessert to share. The Serving/Clean-Up Team is Adult 5: Men (D. Vanderwilt), Sisters’ Circle (L. Beaver).
Suggested donations are: $4-adults, $3-children, $20-family maximum.
SAM Lunch & Game Day, Thursday, January 22, 12 PM, FH
Family Fun Night, Saturday, January 24, 5:30 PM, FH
First Fruits on the First Sunday, February 1
Women on Mission, Monday, February 2, 11 AM, Bride’s Room
Lake Area Christian Quilt Guild, Monday, February 2, 6 PM, MH
The Lord’s Supper, Sunday, February 8, 10:30 AM, Sanctuary


Sunday Playlist
Call to Worship:
#12 “Praise Him! Praise Him!”
#56 “To God be the Glory”
Welcome & Prayer Time: Bro. Richard
Congregational Singing:
“O Praise the Name Medley”
“Christ Our Hope in Life and Death”
Offertory Prayer & Offertory
Message from the Word: Dr. Richard D. Piles
“Jesus Loves the Little Children of the World!”
Luke 18:15-17 (NKJV)
Time of Commitment:
#305 “Jesus Paid it All”
Ministry Opportunities: Bro. Richard
Parting Declaration: Luke 18:27
Benediction:
#688 “Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us”
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