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NewsletterBLUE RIDGE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Volume 44, Edition 5,6 May/June 2018
.jpg) Blue Ridge Baptist Association
337 Garden Creek Road
Marion, NC 28752
828.559.0685
Email: mbrba@yahoo.com
Email for Administrative Assistant: sblantonbrba@yahoo.com
BIRTHDAYS 02 Mrs. Barbara Brewer 06 Mrs. Brianna Watson 28 Rev. Danny White ANNIVERSARIES 20 Rev. and Mrs. Jonathan Tipper 24 Rev. and Mrs. Brian Gentry CALENDAR 03 National Day of Prayer, 6:00 p.m., Courthouse Lawn 03 Deadline for food and gift cards for Baptist Children’s Homes 06 Senior Adult Sunday 10 Senior Adult Rally, 10:30 a.m., Cross Memorial Baptist Church 13 Mother’s Day 13 Christian Home Week 20 Baptist Association Emphasis Week 28 Memorial Day
BIRTHDAYS 10 Mrs. Rhonda Tipper 22 Rev. Andrew Walker ANNIVERSARIES 14 Dr. and Mrs. Terry Cheek 20 Rev. and Mrs. Jim Brewer CALENDAR 07 Pastors’ Social/Fellowship Meeting, 10:30 a.m., Countryside BBQ 12 Southern Baptist Convention 17 Father’s Day 17 Baptist Men’s Emphasis 24 Mission: Dignity Sunday Send Resumes to: Flemings Chapel Baptist Church Pastor Search Committee 4430 Littlejohn Church Road Lenoir, NC 28645 828-758-5344 debbie.fcbc@gmail.com ***** GO TELL STUDENT CAMPS WEEK 1 – JUNE 23-27, 2018 WEEK 2 – JUNE 28-JULY 2, 2018 Georgia Baptist Conference Center, Toccoa, Georgia Evangelize Disciple Transform Standard Rate $330 (after 2/28/18) 
It is time for the biannual Compensation survey for church employee compensation. This survey is used by many churches to help determine fair compensation to all their church staff. If you would like to take the survey, please go to http://www.guidestone.org/compensationsurvey. The deadline to take the survey is May 31, 2018.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER THURSDAY, MAY 3RD JOIN WITH OTHERS ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN IN MARION, NC AT 6:00 P.M. FOR A TIME OF PRAYER ***
Ashworth Road Baptist Church, Marion, NC is prayerfully seeking a bi-vocational pastor to faithfully preach and teach the Word of God and lead our congregation. We are a conservative and mission minded Southern Baptist Church with an average attendance of 25-30 with an expectation of growth. The pastor will lead three services each week (Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening) and minister to the needs of the congregation. Please send resumes that include a statement of faith, education and years of experience to: Ashworth Road Baptist Church, PO Box 734, Marion, NC 28752.
Book of Minutes Jim has been delivering Book of Minutes to churches. If you have not received your minutes, you are welcome to come by the office and pick those up for your church. Baptist Children’s Homes Saturday Workdays Make a Difference in 1 day – Missions for all ages! Registration is from 8;30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Projects go from 9 a.m. to Noon. Lunch is served at noon with optional tours available afterwards. SATURDAY, MAY 12 – BARBECUE FESTIVAL AT BROYHILL HOME IN CLYDE
Training Opportunities for Churches and Associations – All classes are free. To register for a class, contact Judy Autry at jautry@ncbaptist.org. For Office and Google apps go to https://ncbaptist.wufoo.com/forms/ms-office-training/ Campbell University’s 3rd annual Ministers’ Health Summit – June 7, 2018. A one-day retreat that promotes wellness, self-care and education for ministers, and offers ideas to promote healthy lifestyle habits for the people they serve. For more information and to register, please visit divinity.campbell.edu/mhs. Four Days of Thanks / Celebrators Conference – October 22-25, 2018 at the Leconte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. Presented by Phil Waldrep Ministries. Go to Celebrators.org for more information.
Thank you to Cross Memorial Baptist Church for hosting the Deacon Training and to Pastor Drew Dalton for leading the training. Thank you to all of you who helped financially support the Youth Rally held in April.
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED! McDowell County is currently in need for foster parents. NEXT FOSTER FAMILY CLASS REQUIRED ORIENTATION AT MCDOWELL DSS WHEN TUESDAY, MAY 29TH, 6PM WHERE 145 EAST COURT STREET, MARION NC
APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS OUTREACH – 2018 For those churches that prepare backpacks for the Appalachian Christmas Outreach, please be aware that there are changes this year in preparing those backpacks. This includes changes in the age groups, labeling and a few other changes. The link to review the changes is: http://baptistsonmission.org/Missions/United-States/Appalachian-Coalfields/Appalachian-Christmas-Outreach. OPERATION INASMUCH A COMPASSION REVOLUTION NETWORK CONFERENCE For Pastors, Church Staff, Lay Leaders and Inasmuch teams August 2-4, 2018 @ Central Bearden, Knoxville, TN $125 Per person for less than 3 from one church, 3 or more is $110 per person For more information, visit: www.compassionrevolutionconference.com
YOUR VBS CAN CHANGE CHILDREN’S LIVES FOREVER! Not only are your VBS kids meeting the physical needs of boys and girls living at Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH), but they are making an ETERNAL difference! Your missions offering provides children a safe home, plenty of food and caring, Christian houseparents who introduce them to the love of Jesus. Your VBS makes this possible! Visit www.bchkids.org to download… - Mission: Kids NC Leaders Flyer - Video (Call 336-474-1209 for DVD) - Children’s Activity Sheet - VBS Leader’s Video Discussion Guide - Mile of Pennies Guide and Labels Schedule a BCH speaker for VBS: Call 336-474-1209.
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