Happy Easter!  Here are some of the kids from our church posing for us between Sunday School and Church.  We are very thankful for the children God has given us at Beacon Church!
We would especially like to thank all of our supporters for your faithful support of our ministry.  God is using your faithful prayers and giving to minister to the people of Rhode Island.
How nice to have Richard and Sandy Atwood from Home Missions to visit! We had such a nice time of fellowship with them.  What an encouragement they are!  Bro. Richard preached for us, and then he helped judge the annual Youth Baking Contest.  We really had to twist his arm to be a judge!  Our young people made some amazing pies this year!  They have a good time making them, and we have a great time eating them.  It’s a win-win situation!  All the contestants (pictured on page 1) received an ice cream cone gift certificate from The Inside Scoop, and the winners (pictured on page 2) received $10 Inside Scoop gift cards.
Our Ladies’ Bible Study Luncheon was a nice time of fellowship last month.  We are really looking forward to the next one this Sunday because Sue Goodfellow will be taking over the study, and we can’t wait to hear what she has planned.  We are very thankful for her!

What a yummy feast we enjoyed at our Wild Game dinner!  Dishes of Teriyaki Duck, Venison Stroganoff, Wild Turkey Pot Pie, Braised Dove, and Venison American Chop Suey filled the countertop.  We had quite a few visitors that day, as well.  Thank you for praying! God is good!

It was nice to attend the Northeast Association of Free Will Baptists’ annual Mid-Winter Refresher in Maine.  We fellowshipped with our New England churches and enjoyed the snow together. Praise the Lord, we have not had snow in 2 weeks!  Spring is hopefully around the corner!

This past month, we had 2 “firsts.” First, (ha!) our church was the site of a wedding for one of our couples on February 16–a first for the new building!  Second, one of our dear members went home to be with the Lord in late February.  Norman Hargraves will be terribly missed, but we are thankful to know he is at rest with our Lord!  So on March 4, we held our first funeral in the new building.

We are so thankful for a place to worship, learn, fellowship, cry,  grieve, laugh, and celebrate together.  God has instituted the church, His church, to be a family–His family!  What peace it brings to know that our church family is there for us no matter what comes!

The love and support we can offer each other represents the love and support that Jesus Christ offers those who trust in Him for salvation.  Not only do we have the joy of a relationship with our Lord, but we become a part of something so wonderful–a place of belonging and a place of service–the local church.

How nice to have a visit from our friends, Danny, Dawn, Summer, Autumn, Joshua, & Jonathan Elliott–FWB Missionaries to Quebec.   What a blessing it was to have Danny preach for us that Sunday.  While here, we celebrated Autumn’s  birthday with an Allie’s Donut Cake! (Allie’s is an amazing local donut shop.) It is nice to fellowship with other Free Will Baptists!

Please pray for us as we start some exciting new things in our Wednesday night programs.  On Wednesday nights, we will be incorporating some creative play time, Bible memory, Child Evangelism Fellowship Bible lessons, and a choir to teach the children some theory and special music for church.  Tommy Goodfellow will be teaching the teens and adults what the Bible says about child-rearing. We will continue with the half-hour prayer time with adults and children together.  That has been a tremendous blessing and faith-builder for all of us!

Please join us in praying for our Sunday School attendance to increase.  Sunday School is a small group Bible study for all ages.  God has given us some additional teachers, so here are the classes we will be offering very soon:

Nursery         Preschool        Primary        Junior

Teen            Adult            Married Couples

Please also pray with us as we continue to strive to live up to our Mission Statement:

Beacon Free Will Baptist Church is dedicated to helping you and your family have a close relationship with Jesus Christ through biblical teaching and warm Christian fellowship.

We are so thankful to announce that Tommy and Sue Goodfellow are moving to Rhode Island to help us in the ministry at Beacon.  Please pray for them as they search for housing and get settled in.  What a blessing they are to us!

The church is piled high with snow after the Blizzard of 2013!
Thank you for your continued prayers for Christy.  Praise God, she does not have a collagen deficiency as was thought originally. Apparently, it was a spontaneous bilateral dissection of her carotid arteries.  We are continuing the Gerson Therapy Diet for now, and she feels great!  We are confident, God willing, that she will make a full recovery.  Thank you again for your prayers!  You have been such an encouragement to us!
After our January fellowship dinner, we went over to Wickford Lanes and had a ball! (Ha, Ha!)  How great to have such a good time together! We filled that bowling alley!  Praise the Lord!
We are very thankful for our wonderful church family.  God is good!
Thank you for your faithful prayers and continued support!!!