Category: Archive of Event Photos

Our youth enjoyed duck pin bowling.  This was the last day the Millers were here, so we had one last \”hurrah\” with them before they left for Alabama.  We miss them so much, but are grateful for the time they were here!  And we had a great time bowling.

CJ Crain, Bethany Gedeon, Paula Kairnes, and Dominic Ponce

Dave & Carrie Vallee and Rebecca Melesciuc

After a Thanksgiving themed worship service and sermon from Nehemiah 11 and Psalm 100, we enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean cassarole, and dessert!  It was a relaxing day together, and we are very thankful.  Happy Thanksgiving!

On October 23 at 4 pm, we gathered at the pastor\’s home for our annual Harvest Party and Pie Baking Contest.  We played games, ate pie, drank hot spiced cider, ate pie, grilled hot dogs & hamburgers, ate pie, roasted marshmallows, & ate pie.  We also ate delicious pie–14 entries this year, and the competition was STIFF!  Then we gathered around the campfire and Terry, Brian, & Brannon Miller and Billy Reynolds played guitars/bass/banjo for us to sing choruses.  Pastor Bill gave a devotion from I Corinthians 13, reminding us that God places utmost importance on loving Him and one another as we serve Him day by day.  We sang more choruses, and then after roasting some marshmallows, the kids got to smash the pinatas they made and collect some candy.  After that, the older kids played Manhunt while the little kids got to have story time with Mr. Luke.  As the little kids traded candy, we enjoyed sweet fellowship.   What a great Harvest Party!  We are so thankful!

We had a great time painting the pinatas we made last month.  Our moms might have to go shopping for some new clothes, though, because our dads forgot to put the paint shirts on us!  Ooooopsie!

What gorgeous weather we enjoyed when we made pinatas for the harvest party!  After hot dogs & chips, it was time to get to work.

Put strips of paper, flour, water, balloons, and some kids together and you get a really big mess!  But you could also come out with some awesome pinatas!  And we did–4 to be exact.  After they dry, they\’ll be ready for painting.

After pinata making it was time to enjoy some ice cream cones.  Some of the kids decided mud pies would be fun to make, as well.

God has been so good to us!  Celebrating 9 years at Beacon, we opened with Sunday School and the Worship Hour, during which an instrumental ensemble (piano, bass guitar, xylophone, flute, trombone, and trumpet) played \”Amazing Grace\” for the offertory.  Then we all changed clothes and headed over to Ray Warner\’s backyard for our annual Turkey Fry.  5 fried turkeys, 3 varieties of stuffing, a giant batch of green bean cassarole, and cake and ice cream were just the \”tip of the iceberg . . .\”  We had such a yummy meal!  Then, after it settled a little, four people were baptized, and one person prayed to accept Jesus Christ as Savior!  We also enjoyed sitting around and chatting and playing volleyball & horseshoes. Some of the youth enjoyed the pool, while others enjoyed making mud pies.  What a great day! You can see more pictures of the baptisms on the Baptisms page.

It\’s a GOLD RUSH at Beacon Church! Special thanks to the group from Yorkshire Free Will Baptist Church in Manassas, Virginia! They brought up all the props and supplies to put on a GREAT VBS this year! You\’ll see pictures of craft time, snack time, Bible lesson time, and games & songs, too. Here are some photos of the fun we had digging for treasures in God\’s Word!  Also included are photos of our Wednesday night spaghetti supper and Bible Study where Pastor Todd from Yorkshire presented VBS highlights.  Some of the children came up and helped him show the grownups the songs they had learned. We also put in the group pictures from the last day.  They are quite humorous because getting a large group of children to smile all at once is a BIG task. 🙂

Fun Fair 2011

What a spectacular day at our annual Free Family Fun day!  Bouncy houses, slides, and games kept lots of parents and children hopping.  Cotton Candy, Freezie Pops, and Popcorn kept them going–and us, too!!! Special thanks to the youth group from First Free Will Baptist Church of Florence, SC who came up and helped us serve our community with this event!  And special thanks to all our Beacon folks who helped make this day so great for the kids!