Starling Avenue Baptist Church
Occasions This Week at SABC
Sunday, December 12 11:00 a.m.—Sanctuary & Virtual Worship 12:15 p.m.—Business Meeting Tuesday, December 14 7:00 p.m.—Deacon Meeting Thursday, December 16 5:30 p.m.—Personnel Meeting Friday, December 17 10:00 am – 12 noon—Library Open Welcome Dr. Joe Bryant as our interim minister. Reed Finley will serve as today’s Lay Leader. Pianist is Nancy Hudson. Hymn Leader is Jeff Stegall. Advent Candle/Chrismon will be Becky Nance & Frances Rector. Greeters are Tonie McMillan & Anne Stultz. Open & Close is Richard Caldwell. Dr. Joe R. Bryant was called to preach in April 1963 at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Kernersville, NC. He received his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, in 1969 and his Doctor of Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, in 1980. He attended U.S. Army Chaplain School in New York in 1975 and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Hattiesburg, MS, in 1979. Dr. Bryant served as Chaplain for the U.S. Army Reserves and North Carolina National Guard. Mission work included trips to Vermont and the Philippines. Dr. Bryant’s pastoral experience includes churches in North Carolina and Virginia, including Riverdale Baptist Church in Roanoke, Rocky Mount Baptist Church, and Fieldale Baptist Church. He is married to Mary Ricker Bryant who has a B.A. in Psychology and has served as a missionary in Ethiopia and Kenya. Dr. Bryant is coming out of retirement for the third time to serve as our interim pastor beginning December 12, 2021. A Business Meeting will be held following today’s 11:00 a.m. Worship Service to discuss the proposed 2022 Budget and the Nominating Committee report.