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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!

sisters to dwell together in unity. believe.

The Psalmist tells us these beautiful words about unity: How pleasant for brothers and

Jesus prayed to the Father: Father I pray that they may be oneso that the world might

The Apostle Paul in Ephesians reminded the early church of the unity we have in Christ, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism. The Biblical admonition for unity is not a suggestion, but it is inherent in the nature of God. Therefore, the struggle for unity is always a divine struggle against the devil who wants to divide and separate. Jesus prayer for unity reminds us that unity is a basic necessity for successful evangelism. Where there is unity the Church grows. Where there is division the Church does not grow but in fact drives people from the church. We are pleased at the progress towards unity that Tremont Temple Baptist Church has made these past three years. This unity was evident in our Annual Meeting June 3rd. There was a good quorum. The election of our new officers was with a great approval of 71 to 5. New Ministry Leaders of TTBC: This issue of Temple Tidings lists all our officers, ministry leaders and team members. Congratulations to Chelsa Bailey who is the new Moderator. Please pray for all of our new leaders. Scripture reminds us that we are to respect our leaders and pray for them. We are pleased that Vantha Bun has moved from being Interim Chair of the Deacons to now being the official Chair. All of these good people need our prayers and support! A special word of thanks goes to Beverly Ross Denny for accepting the position of Chair of MOAF again. This requires a lot of work and Bev has done it with distinction. Thanks to Jacquie Johnson for agreeing to serve as our new Treasurer and Emily Costa as new Church Clerk. Vangie will lead Outreach Mission Ministries and John Shaughnessy will Chair the Building Committee. Janice will serve as Chair of the Ministry of Christian Education. Edna Jordal will continue to lead the Worship Ministry. We are grateful for the Coffees and opportunity to fellowship that is made possible by the Worship Ministry. Each of these ministries is a significant part of TTBC. Members working together for the upbuilding of the Church! Please pray for all of these leaders. Thank you to outgoing Leaders: In welcoming the new leaders, we also bid farewell and thank you to our retiring leaders. Thanks to Dick Lynch, who served as Moderator, Jessica Smith, as Treasurer, Dolly Salimbay (Young), as Chair of the Building Committee, Geoff Forrest Hicks, Chair of Christian Education, and Norman Crump as Chair of the Trustees. David Hope, as Chair of the Audit Committee, oversaw the successful audit of the past 10 years! A really great achievement! Also, thanks to Jennifer Bun, who served as Church Clerk and Ernie Jimenez, who served as leader of OutreachMissions. The Bylaws were amended to make explicit what was implicit. The Bylaws spoke of generally accepted procedures. The additional bylaw makes clear that Board and Committee meetings are closed unless the group votes otherwise. The reason for this is, of course, to protect the confidentiality of our members. There was a discussion concerning the phrase ex officio. This term was always a part of TTBC Bylaws. Ex officio with reference to the Church Council , means simply by virtue of office. In other words the Church Council is made up of the officers, and ministry leaders who by virtue of their office are members of and form the Church Council. PRAY for our Leaders! It is my prayer that the new Church Council works together for a

Sunday, July 1st July 4th Celebration GOSPEL CONCERT 4 pm ~ Converse Hall Wednesday, July 4th FOURTH OF JULY! TTBC Building & Church Office CLOSED (Prayer Meeting not held) Sunday, July 15th TREMONT HEALTH NETWORK EVENT 12:30 pm ~ Chipman Hall (6th floor ) Sunday, July 22nd TTBC SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING 12:30 pm ~ Converse Hall

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massive new outreach to the Boston Community. Mission and Evangelism are keys to the growth and life of the Church. Indeed, let us pray that Christ be lifted up and that men and women will confess him as Lord and Savior. Church Discipline: The deacons have been working these past six months on serious questions of Church Discipline. Following the procedures of Article XVI the deacons have called for a Special Business Meeting to be held Sunday, July 22. The Deacons have proceeded prayerfully and resolutely. Please make sure you attend this special business meeting. Guest Preacher: We are pleased that Dean Timothy George of Beeson Divinity School will be preaching for TTBC on Sunday, August 5th. Dr. George is an outstanding scholar, having written numerous books. He is also a significant editor of the journal, Christianity Today. Lets work together for that unity for which Christ prayed to the end that many in Boston will come to believe in Jesus Christ as their personal savior!

Yours in the Joy of Christ, Denton Lotz, Pastor

Officers and Ministry Leaders Serving 2012-2013

CHURCH OFFICERS (all until April 2013)
Chelsa Bailey Ernestino Jimenez Emily Costa Elizabeth B. Harris Jacqueline Johnson Krista Bun Moderator Vice Moderator Clerk Assistant Clerk Treasurer Assistant Treasurer

MINISTRY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Janice Lotz, Chair (until 2013) Janice Lotz, (until 2014) Pearl Gayle, Jamarr Dukes, Jennifer Bun, Phyllis Johnson-DaRocha, David Daniel Nok, Yovanny Pulcini (until 2015)

MINISTRY OF DEACONS TRUSTEES

Wesley Meeks David Hope Vantha Bun Ernestino Jimenez Chelsa Bailey
(until 2016) (until 2016) (until 2013) (until 2014) (until 2015)

Vantha Bun, Chair (until 2013) Jane Crump, Vantha Bun, Janice Lotz, (until 2013) Arthur Davis, Jacqueline Johnson, Elcinha Costa, Mavis Hurge, Wesley Meeks (until 2014) David Hope, Joonsik Peter Chang, Ernestino Jimenez, Ishmael Williams (until 2015)

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CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE

Amy Doherty Yovanny Pulcini Joan Ventre (until 2013)

MINISTRY OF OUTREACH MISSIONS

Evangeline Jimenez, Chair (until 2013) Ernestino Jimenez (until 2013) Krista
Bun,Joonsik Peter Chang, Elizabeth Harris, Gertrude Davis(until 2014) Ruth

MINISTRY OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

Beverly Ross-Denny, Chair (until 2013) Edna Jordal, Jessica Smith-Japhet, Arthur Davis, Dawn Young (until 2014) Jean Sonderman, Evangeline Jimenez, Beverly Ross-Denny (until 2013)

Gonella, Waheeda Aziz, Evangeline Jimenez (until 2015)

AUDIT COMMITTEE 2013)

Jane Crump, Chair

(all until

MINISTRY OF WORSHIP
Edna Jordal, Chair (until 2013) Huguette Lisangola (Like), (until 2013) Palmera Williams, Kham Kou, Myrtle Jarrett, Edna Jordal (until 2014) Elcinha Costa, Elizabeth Harris (until 2015)

Judy MacLaren, John Shaughnessy

MINISTRY OF BUILDING & FACILITIES

JohnShaughnessy, Chair(until 2013)IshmaelWilliams,Raymond Hubbard, Johnny Shell(until 2015) David Hope (until 2014), Aldwin Miller Norman Crump, John Shaughnessy (until

SUPT. OF BIBLE (SUNDAY) SCHOOL

David Daniel Nok (until 2013)

CALLING ALL MEN attending Tremont Temple! A monthly PRAYER BREAKFAST is held on the FIRST Saturday of each month for ALL men of Tremont Temple. The next Mens breakfast at TTBC will be held on Saturday, JULY 7th at 10 AM in the Choir Room, 7th Floor. We will eat and fellowship together and the morning will culminate with a brief Bible study focusing on Judges 2:11 22. Please JOIN US and BRING A FRIEND! Blessings,

Rev. Geoff Hicks

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MISSIONARY LETTERS REPORT ......... This will be Capsule Report # 10 from our Missionary letters. We have only two reports for this month; one from our long supported couple, Romaine (Roe) and Dorothy Brooks who work with Campus Crusade for Christ International here in the USA. Our second letter is from our friend and member, Rev. LeSette Wright, who is now working with the Navigators under the name Peaceseekers, which works with individuals, families and communities impacted by violence. Roe and Dorothy report on a Saturday night Bible study and Sunday night for special films and discussion time which includes Internationals from China, India, Ghana and some Muslims. They had an Easter story displaying the vital story of Jesus arrest, trial, Crucifixion, death, burial and Resurrection with the appropriate Bible passages noted. A Chinese girl started to cry at the Nail display. Adults from church were there to relate and invite them to Easter dinner in their homes. Their letter closed with Thanks so much for your prayers and investments. Rev. LeSette Wrights letter introduced us to her background of studies including that at Harvard School of Public Health and her work with individuals and families impacted by violence, among other studies and work. She recounted her Ordination as a minister, which took place at Tremont Temple Baptist Church in June 2011, and a wonderful testimony to the influence her

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mother had on her life. Her mother finished her race here on earth in January 2012 and is now at home with the Lord. LeSette asks for continued prayer and financial support. As always, it is our privilege and obligation to support our missionaries both by prayer and finances. Are you remembering this? Look for the Missionary Family list on our Sunday bulletins and remember each of them in prayer!

Lois Crosby, Missions Letter Writing Leader

JULY BIRTHDAYS
July 1st - Beverly Rosario July 2 nd - Charles Rogers July 6 th - Dorothy Foote July 10th - Jennifer Bun July 11th - Fred DeCosta, Jr. July 14th - Ernestino Jimenez July 16th - Rev. LeSette Wright July 20th - Dolores (Salimbay) Young July 21 David Daniel Nok July 24th - Dawn Young July 28th - Raymond Hubbard July 29th - Mavis Hurge July 30th - Rev. Janice Lotz