Taneytown baptist church

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july 2026

Light of the World

When we think about July here in America we think about the fourth. When I was a kid, that meant one thing…FIREWORKS! I loved going out and seeing them. The loud sounds. The bright colors. The gigantic displays lighting up the night sky. It was magic in the midsummer night.

Fireworks are brilliant at night. The reason is the contrast. At night things are dark and bleak. Without light you can’t see much of anything. This is true in a spiritual sense as well. The world is dark and bleak. And without contrast it is hard to see anything. We need someone to illuminate the world.

In John 8:12, Jesus taught “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” This was a bold statement to say and the Pharisees argued that He shouldn’t be saying that about Himself. But Jesus came to teach the truth about Him and the Father. If we will follow Jesus we will not have to walk in spiritual darkness but we will have the light of life that leads us to God the Father in Heaven.

So when you see fireworks, remember Jesus, the true light of the world.

In His Service,

Pastor Jared

Join us for VBS!

August 2nd-6th at 5:30pm!

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP ~ 10:30 a.m.

Current Sermon Series: VBS: Illumination Station; Shining a Light On Who Jesus Really Is

Next Sermon Series: Job

(The services are also streamed on-line on Facebook at Taneytown Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m.)

BUSINESS MEETING

Monday, July 13th 7 p.m.

The business meeting will be held in the sanctuary with safety measures in place. Masks are required if you are not vaccinated. Please come out, help plan and vote for the best course of action for your church. If you have an article that you would like included in the business meeting package, please email it to the church office no later than noon on Monday, July 13th.

Choir

Want to praise the Lord in song on Sunday mornings? If so, you are invited to join TBC’s choir. They will be meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. See the office for more information.

Volunteers Needed for the Nursery & Children’s Church

Children’s Church is held during the Sunday morning worship service and is for children age 4 through Grade 5. Children will go into the worship service and then get dismissed before the sermon.

We also have a toddler nursery for kids 18mo to 3yrs and an infant nursery for kids birth to 18mo.

July List

Date Infant Nursery Toddler Nursery Children’s Church

5th Rachel S & Tracy R Nancy M & Arthur M Leigh C & Linda J

12th Sandy G Sarah P TBD

19th combine Barbara B & Liberty P Lynn W & Mark W

26th combine Kathy L & Kate C Sarah P & Sandy G

“July the Fourth”

Written by Vi Roop

We call it “Independence Day”

And hope our flag will never fray.

Lord, we should bow in prayer to Thee

All through our land from sea to sea.

America our country fair,

If only we could show we care.

We raise our flag so proudly here,

To show other nations we have no fear.

May we never forget to give thanks to Thee

For giving us this land so free.

Our country was founded on freedom’s way,

If only we could teach all people to pray!

Maybe then our land would be free and just,

True to our motto “In God We Trust.”

Then Americans would be guided by God’s Word

And our wisdom abroad be heard.

That ever always at Jesus’ feet,

We will attain communion sweet.

Our hearts we lift to our God today:

Lord, please teach our people to pray!

OWLS’ Gathering

What a fun day at the TBC OWLS. Our Special guest Jesse McCarley shared his talent of illusion with the OWLS and our two little visitors today. Jesse attended TBC as a child with his mom and brother. I was lucky enough to teach him then. Ellen outdid herself with the decorations as she usually does. Thanks Ellen! We enjoyed all the delicious pot luck surprises along with the provided fried chicken. Thanks Liz and Rachel for all your hard work in the kitchen today! Time allowed for a few BINGO games before door prizes, dessert time and our traditional OWLS photo. Thanks to all who helped with cleaning up today! On July 14th we are planning to meet at Mountain Gate in Thurmont to have lunch together. Rachel will have a sign up sheet out for those wanting to join. Lunch is on your own. I will also be sharing a date in August to meet at Bullocks Restaurant in Westminster for those who can join. It’s been a pleasure meeting with all of you precious OWLS since September and I look forward to September again when our gatherings will resume at TBC.

Blessings, Nancy Miller

There were 20 in attendance at the June 5th Men’s breakfast. Deacon Mark Wivell presented a message on “How the Bible influenced our country’s founding” in honor of the 250 anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The next breakfast will be held on September 19 at 8 am. Mark your calendars.

-Mark Wivell

On June 7th, our Inreach/Outreach Committee held a churchwide Baby Shower to benefit the Westminster Pregnancy Center (Pictured above are some of the donations received). We received very generous donations of cash (over$640.00), from our church family.

Our committee does some kind of outreach almost every month.

February – Collect donations for Cold Weather Shelter

May – New Members/Friends Luncheon

July – Women’s Swim/Lunch at Carroll Vista

September – Collect School Supplies for Taneytown Schools

November – Name Tag Sunday Luncheon for whole church (Rachel)

December – Christmas Blessing Trees

Two of our ladies are in the foyer on Sunday morning to greet and welcome people.

This summer we are helping with serving free lunches to kids at the Taneytown Library.

We send flowers/fruit baskets, meals and cards to people in our church after surgeries, illness, family death, etc. We try to visit people who haven’t been able to come to church.

We serve a free community breakfast at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Taneytown – on a regular rotation with seven other churches in our area.

We also help plan outings and activities for the whole church to join in. So far this year for example, we have gone to a Bell Ringers Concert, and lunch at Hickory Bridge Restaurant. We also had a game night and progressive dinner.

Please prayerfully consider joining us as we serve our church and community. We’d love to have your help and suggestions. Please speak to anyone on our committee with any questions you may have. (Sandy Green, Maggie, Myra, Bonnie, Kathy, Carol, Lynn, Jill, or Betty King)