October 29, 2025
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SUNDAY SERVICES:
TIME CHANGE SUNDAY!
9:00am - Sunday school classes will not meet.
10:00am
5:00pm
TIME CHANGE SUNDAY!
9:00am - Sunday school classes will not meet.
- Goodman Breakfast Fellowship - The church will provide coffee, milk, and juice. Please bring a breakfast dish to share. (Ideas: Egg casserole, cinnamon rolls, muffins, fruit trays, biscuits and gravy, donuts, etc)
10:00am
- Worship Service - Mercy, Truth, and Triumph (Psalm 117-118)
- Children’s Church
- Nursery: S. Carpenter / T. Crissen / H. Lewis / J. Schmidt / R. Taylor
5:00pm
- Evening Service
- KidzLife
- Impact Student Ministry
- Nursery: S. Besherwor / K. Jackson
SERVICE INFORMATION FOR JOHN BOWER
A graveside service will be held at Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney, IL at 9:00 am CT / 10:00 am ET, followed by a funeral service at Lifeway Baptist Church in Ellettsville, IN at 3:30 pm ET on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
You can read John’s obituary here.
Following the service at Lifeway, a meal will be provided for the members of the family. If you feel led to prepare a dish for this gathering, please contact Sarah Higgins at (812) 821-5131.
You can read John’s obituary here.
Following the service at Lifeway, a meal will be provided for the members of the family. If you feel led to prepare a dish for this gathering, please contact Sarah Higgins at (812) 821-5131.
MEAL TRAIN FOR BOWER FAMILY
If you would like to help Melissa by bringing them a meal, please sign-up here.
FOOD DRIVE FOR PANTRY 279
In light of the economic challenges many in our community are facing, Lifeway is partnering with Pantry 279 to help meet urgent food needs this season. Together, we can make a meaningful difference—especially as Thanksgiving approaches.
What’s Needed:
Collection Dates:
November 2 – November 16
Drop-Off Times & Location:
Bring your donations to Lifeway during any service time or during office hours:
Monday–Thursday, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Monetary gifts are also welcome—Lifeway will give these funds to help Pantry 279
purchase high-need items. Your financial gift may be given here or by check/cash. Please be sure to designate it to, “Food Drive for Pantry 279”.
All collected items will be delivered to Pantry 279 at the end of the drive.
Thank you for showing love to our neighbors in this tangible way.
What’s Needed:
- Thanksgiving Box Items: canned yams, stuffing mix, Jiffy cornbread mix, cranberry sauce
- Pantry Staples: soups, ramen, rice, noodles, pasta sauce, canned side dishes (like SpaghettiOs), canned meats, pork & beans, and more
Collection Dates:
November 2 – November 16
Drop-Off Times & Location:
Bring your donations to Lifeway during any service time or during office hours:
Monday–Thursday, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Monetary gifts are also welcome—Lifeway will give these funds to help Pantry 279
purchase high-need items. Your financial gift may be given here or by check/cash. Please be sure to designate it to, “Food Drive for Pantry 279”.
All collected items will be delivered to Pantry 279 at the end of the drive.
Thank you for showing love to our neighbors in this tangible way.
LBC PHOTO DIRECTORY
More directories have been printed and will be available this Sunday! One per family, please. :)
All teen girls & ladies are invited to the “My Favorite Things” party! Please bring 4 things: your favorite snack to share, your favorite Bible verse/passage, a favorite recipe, & your favorite thing (you cannot pay more than $20). Click here to register & for more information about the event - flyers are also available at the Welcome Desk.
If you have questions, see Melinda Von Bokern.
If you have questions, see Melinda Von Bokern.
NOVEMBER 9TH
During the 10am Worship Service
In grateful recognition of the men & women who have served in the Armed Forces, we will take a moment during our service to honor all veterans in attendance. As a token of appreciation, a gift will be available for each veteran as they exit after the service.
We still have a few tickets for our upcoming banquet.
If you tried to get tickets and found the event was sold out before, rest assured that it is not. To reserve a ticket, please call New Beginnings at (812) 829-2229 or email director.nbcpc@gmail.com
If you tried to get tickets and found the event was sold out before, rest assured that it is not. To reserve a ticket, please call New Beginnings at (812) 829-2229 or email director.nbcpc@gmail.com
Join us for a special evening of thanksgiving & praise to our Lord! This heartfelt gathering will include scripture readings, worship music, & a time of reflection as we celebrate God’s goodness & faithfulness. We’ll be sharing a meal together with a cozy menu of soup,
sandwiches, & pie. Please sign-up at the Welcome Desk or here to let us know you’re attending & what dish you plan to bring & share. Let’s come together in gratitude & joy this season!
sandwiches, & pie. Please sign-up at the Welcome Desk or here to let us know you’re attending & what dish you plan to bring & share. Let’s come together in gratitude & joy this season!
Calendars
Wednesday Bible Study & Home Groups
Impact Student Ministry
Sunday Classes
2025 Calendar
If you have a prayer request that you'd like the church to pray for, please contact us. We would love to come alongside you & pray. You can email the requests to info@lifewaybaptistchurch.org or contact the church office.
- Tyler & Nancy Sage: Tyler's health & Nancy as she cares for him
- Bower Family: John went home to be with the Lord on 10/26; service information is listed in the newsletter
- Gleiser Family: Bryn’s ongoing battle w/cancer
- Gus Correa: pray for his rehabilitation & for the family as they care for him
- Eli Correa (Amber & Gus’s son): fractured his ankle
- Greg Hottell: chemo treatments as he continues to battle cancer
- Jennifer Whaley (Kathy Stout’s nephew’s wife): breast cancer
- Amy Thurman: home & recovering; appt w/surgeon on 11/4 to find out if they were able to remove all cancer; feeling pretty good overall
- Kim (Regine Kaufield’s daughter): undergoing a double mastectomy
- Taylor Family: currently searching for a rental home or travel trailer to purchase for living in while house is being renovated & rebuilt
- Mary Gross: surgery went well & is home recovering
- Whitney Bougher: slowly recovering from surgery but doing well
- Jean (Craig Harris Aunt): has cancer; been in the hospital w/a bacterial infection & also kidney problems
- Kyle Reagan: surgery today at 2pm
- Porscheya Smith: gallbladder surgery today
- Marylou (Alisa Foster sister): recovering well at Bloomington hospital
- Ron & Jennifer Cheatham: both are home recovering from health issues
- Ken Kolbe: surgery last week on colon; has had a setback and has been readmitted to the hospital in Florida. Please pray for healing and wisdom; grace while away from home
- Asher Helton: discharged from Riley's today & is home recovering
- Jim Winders: recovering from heart issues; new medications being used
- Ally Pemberton (Susan Vest niece): she has been fighting the norovirus and she is back in Riley because her kidney functions are high
These totals do not reflect any monies that were received online after 10/22/2025 or monies received in the office after 10/26/2025. Those totals will be reflected in next week's offering totals.
Offering (Budget $14,830.00): $9,273.07
Missions (Budget $1,500.00): $811.48
Ways to give:
Offering (Budget $14,830.00): $9,273.07
Missions (Budget $1,500.00): $811.48
Ways to give:
- Click here to give one time, or set up recurring giving online.
- Drop-off at the church through the week | Office hours are Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-1:00pm
- Mail: Lifeway Baptist Church | 7821 W. State Rd. 46 | Ellettsville, IN 47429