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NewsletterBLUE RIDGE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Volume 45, Edition 1, 2 January/December 2019
 BIRTHDAYS
12 Mrs. Mary Gouge
17 Mrs. Hanna Hagaman
18 Mrs. Michelle Gentry
CALENDAR
01 Happy New Year
08 Executive Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m. (Place will be decided)
20 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
21 ML King Day
BIRTHDAYS 20 Rev. Charles Hughes 22 Dr. Scott Hagaman 26 Mrs. Kelly Bennett
ANNIVERSARIES 15 Rev. and Mrs. Don White 20 Dr. and Mrs. Tom Walker
CALENDAR
03-10 Week of Prayer/Special Offering for Baptist Retirement Homes
07 Pastors’ Social, 10:30 a.m. at BRBA Office
10 Racial Reconciliation Sunday
11-17 Focus on WMU
19 Senior Adult Rally, 10:30 a.m. at New Horizon Baptist Fellowship (Note Date Change from 2/14 to 2/19)
16 Children’s Mission Day
18 President’s Day
February 26 Church Financial Seminar – Will be held at Catawba River Baptist Association. Davis Blount with the Compensation and Benefit Services group of the Baptist State Convention will be addressing issues such as staff retirement, cash and non-cash benefits for staff, latest tax and administrative rules, designated contributions. Register at ncbaptist.org/financialseminar March 8-9 Awaken, A North Carolina Prayer Gathering – Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, 1415 Neelley Road, Pleasant Garden, NC. Register at the door. Love offering will be received. Visit www.praync.org for more information. July 8-12 Student Worship Academy – Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC. High School Students who have completed 9th-12th grade for a week-long training camp that will give tools and resources necessary to be creative and effective leaders in churches. www.studentworshipacademy.org.
Many thanks to Bethel Baptist for hosting the November Senior Adult Rally. We appreciate the hospitality, program and meal!
First Baptist Church of Old Fort, NC is looking for a pianist for Sunday services and rehearsals. Please contact Stephen Willie (828-767-6369) for an initial consultation. We are looking for someone who is comfortable playing for group singing and can read music as well as playing by ear. Thank you for your consideration.
Mileage Rates From The IRS for 2019
The IRS mileage rates for 2019 for using a vehicle for business purposes are:
· 58 cents per mile for each business mile, up 3.5 cents from 54.5 cents for 2018;
· 20 cents per mile to cover moving or medical purposes, up 2 cents from 18 cents for 2018;
· 14 cents per mile driven for charitable organizations. This rate is set by statute and doesn’t vary.
The IRS mileage rates for 2019 apply to miles driven starting January 1, 2019. These standard mileage rates are important because they provide small businesses with a framework for calculating deductible costs for operating a vehicle for business purposes.
UPDATE ON OFFICE BUILDING
The new Blue Ridge Baptist Association building is complete! Thanks be to God! We are hoping to begin working from the office in January. We are waiting on Duke Energy to run the permanent, underground electric lines. Once we are officially moved, we will email the pastors with our new phone number and mailing address. Calendars will be available to pick up when we are in the office.
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