From the Pastor

The Balmoral Banner - June 2026

His Banner Over Me Is Love — Song of Solomon 2:4

FROM THE PASTOR
“Summertime, summertime, sum..sum..summertime, it’s summertime.” After a winter with
an ice storm, sleet, snow, and extended power outages. After a spring of drought and
rollercoaster temps, we are now heading into summer. The weeks will pass quickly, but the
days of summer will be eventful. Makenna Beck will be our student ministry intern (for
children and teens) for 10 weeks, from now until the start of the new school year. We will
have a Wednesday night program for children, a Sunday Night Program for Teens, and other
events. You can read about some of these and the schedule, age groups, etc., on the next
page of our “Balmoral Banner.” Why do we need to reach and minister to children? One
reason is that children need to learn about Jesus. It is a proven fact that it is easier for a
child to accept Jesus as their Savior than it is if they wait until they are adults. Another
reason is that children are often the key to reaching parents. Every child deserves a
Christian home. As we reach the parents, we will start to see more homes becoming
Christian homes! And that will be a blessing.

Thank you for working to get people to church for our Friend/Family Day. Your hard work
resulted in a worship attendance of 57. Of this number, 11 were first-time visitors! Praise
the Lord. We also welcome our newest church member, Dwight Holliday, who joined on
May 24!

Pastor Gregg
Balmoral Baptist Church
2676 Kirby Road, Memphis, TN 38119
901-754-2300
balmoralchurch@bellsouth.net
Pastor Gregg Thomas
drgreggthomas59@gmail.com
www.balmoralbaptist.com

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

Roshaunda Burwell — 1st
Karen Thomas — 7th
Bobbie McMinn — 8th

Madelyn Williams — 18th
Sandra Martin — 19th
Marjorie McGuirer — 28th

Welcome Makenna Beck

Summer Intern for our Summer  Program 

SUMMERSHINE STARTS :

Wednesay June 10th for children Ages 5–11 & Sunday June 14th for Teens Ages 12-17. See Events for additonal times.

Sunday Morning Sermons for June 
June 7 – Crucifying The Flesh (Galatians 2:20; 5:24; Colossians 3:1-11)
June 14 – The Power Of Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
June 21 (Father’s Day) – Can A Prodigal Come Home? (Luke 15:11-19; 32)
June 28 – The View From The Pit (Jeremiah 38:1-6)

Women's Bible Study

Third Monday of the month at 6 PM.

INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND COOK-OUT
We will have a hamburger and hot dog cookout on Sunday evening, July 5. This will be a
time of fellowship for our church family AND an outreach to people in our neighborhood.
Mark it down. Invite friends and neighbors and join us on July 5.

HEAVENLY HUMOR
“If we’re all God’s children, just think of all the cards he gets on Father’s Day.”