Church Freedom
by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
It was a very full, but fairly typical Sunday in the life of Autonomy Baptist Church in Freedom, North Carolina. School had begun the week earlier and folks were looking forward to returning to a more regular schedule. Being the first Sunday of the new church program year, pupils were not surprised to be greeted with a few changes when they arrived at Sunday School, the biggest one being new literature in several classes. Based on requests from teachers, the Christian education committee, under the leadership of the Sunday School director, had been studying their curriculum for about a year. For decades, they had ordered literature for every class, from preschool through senior adults, from the same denominational publishing house, but many teachers and class members had become dissatisfied. With guidance from the new CBF resource, Destinations, they developed a plan that met their church’s unique needs which utilized literature and resources from a variety of sources.
After Sunday School, church members and guests gathered in the sanctuary for worship. The service featured both traditional and contemporary elements, including hymns from the Baptist Hymnal, a praise chorus downloaded from a nondenominational worship resource website (with appropriate copyright permission), and a litany from the Methodist book of worship. The pastor’s sermon was based on 2 Corinthians 3:17, “Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom,” one of the four daily texts of the Revised Common Lectionary, though the pastor did not always choose to follow that particular guide.
believers’ baptism. Their youngest child, Dylan, a second grader, was not yet ready to take that step but had already become active in the church’s children’s ministry. With a hearty “Amen” the congregation voted to receive Jane, Jim and Catherine into church membership.
Following the benediction, the church moderator called the church into a brief business session to consider a recommendation from the Personnel Committee to call Mary Williams as associate pastor. Mary was a recent graduate of a CBF-partner divinity school, and this was her first full-time ministry position. Mary had already been introduced to the congregation in a variety of ways, and the church voted to call Mary with only one dissenting vote (Though Grover Jones liked Mary, he believed that you should never have a unanimous vote on anything!).
At the conclusion of the sermon, an invitation to discipleship was extended and the Smith family responded. The Smiths had been visiting Autonomy Baptist for several months and felt led to unite with the congregation. Jane and Jim Smith, the parents, were coming on transfer of their membership from their former church, a Baptist congregation in another state. Their oldest child, elevenyear-old Catherine, was making a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and was a candidate for
5th Annual CBFNC Fall Fellowship Gathering November 13, 2007
First Baptist Church, Greensboro Seminar - 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Dinner - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Worship - 7:15 - 8:30 p.m.
Attend the ‘Ending the Worship Wars’ Seminar with Kyle Matthews, stay for our annual fellowship dinner and then join us for worship led by Kyle Matthews and Emmanuel McCall, past moderator of CBF. Register online at www.cbfnc.org by November 1. The seminar and worship are free; dinner is $10 per person.
On Sunday evening, two important meetings took place. In a joint session of the missions, stewardship and denominational relations committees, a presentation was made about the CBFNC Mission Resource Plan (MRP).
Continued on page 7.
We asked our partner churches where they have been on mission in 2007. Take a peek at their postcards and passport stamps on pages 3-5.
The Gathering
of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina
phone: 888.822.1944 • phone: 336.759.3456 • fax: 336.759.3459 • cbfnc@cbfnc.org • www.cbfnc.org
Larry Hovis ..........Coordinator LHovis@cbfnc.org
Rick Jordan .........Church Resources Coordinator RJordan@cbfnc.org
Linda Jones .........Missions Coordinator LJones@cbfnc.org
Coordinating Council
Gail Coulter, Hendersonville, Moderator
Greg Rogers, Greenville, Moderator-Elect
Don Horton, Zebulon, Past Moderator
Glenda Currin, Wilmington, Recorder
Donna Bissette, Winston-Salem, Treasurer
Carolyn Dickens, Raleigh
Don Gordon, Durham
Kathryn Hamrick, Shelby
Steve Little, Marion
Glenn Phillips, Goldsboro
Roy Smith, Raleigh
Bert Young, Bladenboro
Janice Young, Whiteville
Endowment Management Board
A. G. Bullard, Raleigh
Joe Harris, Mocksville
Scott Hudgins, Winston-Salem
Drag Kimrey, Laurinburg
Tom Smith, Greensboro
Jack Causey ....Ministerial Resources Coordinator JCausey@cbfnc.org
Wanda Kidd ....College Ministry Consultant asyougo5@aol.com
Nancy Parks....Office Manager NParks@cbfnc.org
Faith Development Ministry Council
Blythe Taylor, Charlotte, Chair
Elizabeth Edwards, Nashville, Chair-Elect
Jennifer Baxley, Henderson
Cindy Joy, Oxford
Rebecca Husband Maynard, Elkin
Kristen Muse, Raleigh
Kathy Naish, Hickory
Jeff Pethel, Rolesville
Tony Spencer, Forest City
Allen Winters, Hillsborough
Leadership Development Ministry Council
Steve Zimmerman, Mebane, Chair
Burke Holland, Belhaven, Chair-Elect
Mark Ashworth, Kernersville
Terry Honeycutt, Rutherfordton
Scott Hovey, Durham
Jerry Richards, Apex
Sheila Russ, Winston-Salem
Financial Report: August 2007 Contributions
Attend a Destinations: Annual Church Planning Workshop
October 1, Asheville
October 11, Durham
October 18, Winston-Salem
October 25, Greenville
All workshops are from 1-4 p.m.
Cost is $15 per person ($50 max per church). Learn more and register within one week of the workshop at www.cbfnc.org.
Natalie Aho ....Communications Manager NAho@cbfnc.org
Gail McAlister .....Financial Assistant GMcalister@cbfnc.org
Beth McGinley ....Office Assistant BMcginley@cbfnc.org
Missions Ministry Council
Bill Jones, Newland, Chair
Shirley Kool, Sylva, Chair-Elect
Seth Asbill, Raleigh
Cecelia Beck, Forest City
Kenny Davis, Wise
Jim Everette, Wilmington
Carolyn Hopkins, Cary
Christopher Ingram, Smithfield
Judy LeCroy, Lexington
Jack Watson, Apex
CBF National Council Members from NC
Sheri Adams, Boiling Springs
Scott Hagaman, Marion
Don Horton, Zebulon
Bill Ireland, Winston-Salem
Crystal Leathers, Hickory
Mickie Norman, Leland
CBFNC Budget - $84,648; Other - $102,678 2007-2008 Monthly Budget Goal: $76,255
CBF Offering for Global Missions
“Embrace the World” Promotional Resources Available for Download
The promotional packets for the fall/Christmas CBF Offering for Global Missions emphasis have been mailed, and items such as video clips, bulletin inserts, children’s sermons, litanies and much
CBFNC 2008 General Assembly
April 11-12, 2008
Forest Hills Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC
“Calling Cards: Hearing and Responding to God’s Call” With Keynote Speaker: Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell Ministry workshop titles, details and registration coming soon to www.cbfnc.org.
more are now available for download. If you are responsible for promoting the CBF Offering at your church and you have not received this material, check with your church office. If you need a packet sent, notify Lance Wallace at lwallace@thefellowship.info or call (770) 220-1641. Visit the CBF website http://www.thefellowship.info/ ogm/ for more information.
Youth Ski Retreats
January 25-27 or February 1-3, 2008 Winterplace, WV
Cost before upgrades is $149 p/p. To register, contact CTI at twilson@ skicti.com or 800-285-7273.
Where Have Our Partner Churches Been on Mission in 2007?
Scattered across the next few pages are postcards sent to CBFNC from some of our churches as they were on mission in 2007. Each postcard contains a small reference to their experience. You can read their accounts in full and view more pictures on our website, www.cbfnc.org.
Danbury Baptist Church, Danbury, NC
We reached out as a multiethnic team to the many ethnic people of Mississauga, Canada.
Hello from Toronto, Canada!
Suhayb indicated that he wanted to talk to me about the many questions he has with the Christian faith: “Why do you say God has a Son? Who is God’s wife?” I tried to pay careful attention to his difficulties with the Christian message. I knew his understanding would probably come slowly and could not be rushed. Muslims have many things to grapple with as they hear of the ‘Word becoming flesh’ (blasphemy to them!).
We Are a People of Freedom
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with two Hispanic pastors: one serving in Raleigh and the other living in Florida. Luis, the Florida pastor, was interested in moving to North Carolina. As we talked, I learned that Luis grew up in Venezuela in a Baptist Christian home. His father was a missionary and lay pastor. Both he and his wife grew up actively serving as leaders in their local church and both were called into full-time ministry as foreign missionaries from Venezuela to the United States! I was impressed with his education, his experience and abilities and especially his passion for the Lord. I shared about CBFNC and about our name: we cooperate, we hold to Baptist principles and we love fellowship and being in relationship together. I talked about partnering together for Kingdom purposes and sharing common core values with no strings attached as to how God calls the local church to reach out to its own community. Of course, general
Baptist Campus Ministry, East Carolina University
Strasheni Boarding School (orphanage) where we provided crafts, food and medicines.
by Linda Jones, CBFNC Missions Coordinator
accountability of how funds are spent is always needed. I watched Luis’ face light up. In being honest with me, he replied that he left an atmosphere of control. Best of all, he shared his joy and willingness to become a part of us, CBFNC.
I have also been working with several new church planters who feel “called” to reach out to the postmodern thinkers of their communities. Because postmodern people think differently than we “modern thinkers,” reaching out to them will require a different approach than the methods we are used to. Most postmodern people have not grown up in church. In fact, they are distrustful of institutions, including the church. Relationships are of utmost value to them with all the fragmentation of modern society. It is through their deep friendships that they look for truth. Are we going to give these church planters the freedom to reach to them in different ways, especially when many of us do not understand the postmodern culture?
As people of CBFNC, we are a people of freedom. We are free to choose Christ, to follow him, to be a part of his plan. We are free, male or female, to follow his calling
Vitalii, an 18-year-old at Betesda Orphanage, needed a new pair of shoes. We went to the “mall” and he found a nice pair of leather sandals. As we were leaving, he had a huge smile on his face, and I heard him whisper something to the interpreter. She relayed that this was the first pair of new shoes he had ever had.
on our lives. As churches, we are free to discern our own calling, our own mission in the world. As I travel throughout our state, I have discovered that there is a wide diversity: different communities, different worship styles, and different ministries. However, what is common among all is a love for the Kingdom of God.
But I have to ask, are we truly “on mission” for God? Do we really have eyes to see and ears to hear what is around us and where he is calling us to be “on mission” for him? Have we assessed our congregation - what are their spiritual gifts, their abilities, their experiences? Where is God already working in our community? As a church body, what is he calling us to be involved in? Do we care enough to sacrifice our worship time or methods to reach “those not here yet”? Tough questions.
Isn’t it wonderful that in valuing each other and church freedom we can work through these questions together?! As our CBFNC mission statement says, we are committed to Bringing Baptists of North Carolina Together for Christ-Centered Ministry!
Hello from Chisinau, Moldova!
Linda Jones
In addition to the postcard accounts from our churches, you will notice the “passport stamps” on these pages. When churches send CBFNC their newsletters, we read them for many pieces of information. One thing we learn is where they’ve been doing missions. These passport stamps represent the information we’ve learned based on their newsletters. Ask your church to send us your newsletter, too! Our website, www.cbfnc.org, has more information.
Ardmore Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC
First Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC
Hello from Huaraz, Peru!
The people of Huaraz, who would wait out on the street all night long for the chance to be one of the appx. 1,500 individuals we saw in the medicaldental-eye clinic and pharmacy during the week were so friendly, gracious, and patient. Through the work of the people there, God had been preparing the way for us to come and serve.
First Baptist Churc Four Oaks, NC
Belize
Departed 2007 Atlanta , GA Departed 2007
During one of the handbell concerts at PORTA (a ministry with Albanian immigrants), we invited some young boys to hold and ring the handbells for the first time. After the concert, one of the boys yelled after us “Porta” instead of saying “American” or some other word. This confirmed we had been used to further this new ministry’s name in the community! Their smiles were so gratifying as they experimented with ringing a bell for the first time.
First
NC!
The W. Haynes Community Center had fallen into disrepair so youth volunteers donned work gloves and sneakers to replace the roof, paint the inside and complete many other repairs. In another project, the librarians spent the week helping to process new and donated books to be placed on the shelves. Youth and adult volunteers truly exemplified “It’s Not About Me.”
The Summit Cullowhee,Church, NC
Arnoldsburg, WV Departed 2007
San Antonio , TX Departed 2007 Mltry e Beach, SC Departed2007 Ecuador Departed 2007 Montana Departed 2007 Chattanooga , T N 2007Departed Highland, CA Departed 2007
Mrs. Jackson, whose home we werefixing, sharedwithourgrouphowtheflood watersandofHurricaneKatrinacameintoherhouse liftedhermattresstotheceilingwhere gettingheropenBiblelaidwithoutapageofitever wet.Sheisstillusingittoday.Since beentheentirecommunitywasdestroyed,ithas estimateditwilltakeupto15yearsfor them to rebuild!
NewOrleans, LA Departed 2007
One great advantage of local projects, like working through the Jackson County Department on Aging to build wheelchair ramps, is that many folks can get involved in the project. We have skilled carpenters and construction foremen teaching our unskilled workers and children. It is great to see children and teens get involved in a project they could not normally do.
Baton Rouge ,LA Departed 2007 Alaska Departed 2007 Trinidad Departed 2007
Miami, FL Departed 2007
Hello from Wilmington,
The Library Missions Team of FBC, High Point
Baptist Church, High Point, NC
Hello from Athens, Greece!
Hello from Pearlington, MS!
People waited through the night to be seen at the clinic.
Hello from Jackson County, NC!
A recent wheelchair ramp project for a wheelchair-bound person.
ElSalvador Departed 2007
Kenya Departed 2007
Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
High School help
Baltimore, MD Departed 2007
Nashville,TNDeparted 2007
First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC
Quinton, NJ Departed 2007
Hello from Nada, Kentucky!
We took the lowest income students from Owsley County High School to Nada to participate in a service project together to paint 4 homes. We were not certain how they would feel about helping others when they too had so many needs. We were pleased that everyone jumped in to help. In the end, we sent each Owsley County student home with paint and supplies to work on their own homes.
Honduras Departed 2007
First Baptist Burlington,Church, NC
They got really excited when we introduced them to baseball!
DepartedOhio 2007
Florence, AL Departed 2007 Kiev, Ukraine Departed 2007
GulfCoast Departed 2007
Hello from Luzhou, China!
Our goals were to show the servant side of Christianity and to share God’s love with the Chinese teachers while helping to improve their oral and aural skills. We did this by sharing cultures and daily living experiences with each other. You will be amazed at the bonds of love that can be forged during just three weeks.
There are many, many stories to be told. One story concerned a child that had cerebral palsy. The mother was concerned because she could not afford shoes and braces so the little girl could walk. A telephone call was made and while we were standing in a group praying for the child, money appeared and was given to the mother to get the shoes and braces.
Athens, Greece Departed 2007 Utah Departed 2007
Cuba Departed 2007
CreeReservation , Queb e c Departed 2007
Gulfport , MS Departed 2007
Washington, DC Departed 2007
First Baptist Church, Greensboro, and Grace Crossing, Charlotte (separate trips)
Our church has served in Helena the past five summers by working in the swim camp, on construction projects, with the ‘Stories on Wheels’ bus, and with the kid’s, youth and preschool camps. It has been amazing to rekindle relationships each year and see how God is working in the community.
Swaziland Departed 2007
from South Dakota!
One project with the Lakota people in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was at the 21st Century Center, and paradoxically enough, the other project was a home that had no running water and no electricity...in the 21st century in America. ~FBC Greensboro We were overwhelmed by the poverty we experienced. The average annual income is less than $4,000. We provided every child at camp a backpack with supplies.~Grace Crossing
Hello
mountain-top experience that topped them all - FBC Greensboro.
Hello from Helena, AR!
Playing on the “Stories on Wheels” Bus
Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC
Hello from Dominican Republic!
The women’s ministry was able to provide shoes and braces for this little girl.
Photo by Gene Prescott
Church Fire Leads to Relationship
by Randy McKinney, Pastor,
Shock and disbelief. These words describe my state of mind as I watched flames run the roof line of the sanctuary of The Memorial Baptist Church, Greenville, NC, during the later hours of Saturday, January 13, 2007. As I arrived on the property early Sunday morning, smoke continued to penetrate my nostrils. My feet cut a path through a parking lot littered with wet debris. My eyes focused on the yellow caution tape surrounding a shell of a building and a flame ravaged steeple. Certainly, it could have been much worse. However, soaking in what would later be determined as 3 million dollars worth of damage at the hands of an arsonist is overwhelming. It was not what I expected during my first year as pastor.
Later that Sunday morning, the congregation gathered near the picnic shelter on the back of the property. Numbness characterized our assembly as we read Scripture, offered prayers, and lifted our voices in song. As we were ending our time together, I began to notice some unfamiliar faces. People were joining us in our time of crisis. Not only did they come by our side, they embraced us, cried with us, prayed with us, and encouraged us. I soon discovered that a congregation from our city had ended their time of worship in order to join us in our time of need. The scene that unfolded broke the numbness that imprisoned our minds. As tears began to flow down my face, Pastor Sidney Locks wrapped his arms around me and spoke words that reached deep inside my soul. Through the love of these
The Memorial sisters and brothers in Christ from Cornerstone Baptist Church, we became keenly aware of the presence of God.
Later that afternoon, The Memorial Baptist Church assembled for a time of worship in a local house of worship.
During the sermon, a truth needed to be proclaimed: “Had the shoes been on the other feet, we would not have done what Cornerstone Baptist Church had done for us that morning.” You see, Cornerstone is a predominately black congregation and The Memorial is predominately white. Sometimes the truth hurts. However, sometimes a declaration of the truth can begin a journey of healing and reconciliation.
During our time of displacement, Cornerstone graciously allowed us to utilize their facilities on two Sundays. Likewise, I have preached for Cornerstone and Pastor Locks has preached for The Memorial. However, the greatest part of this journey for me has been building a friendship with Sidney. We both agree that God has brought us together for a purpose. We have discerned that the purpose includes bridging the racial divide that exists in our community. In the near future, we hope to begin exploring this purpose with people from our two congregations. In the meantime, we are intentionally building our relationship. The truth of Joseph’s statement to his brothers is becoming our reality: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish now what is being done” Genesis 50:20 (NIV).
Randy McKinney serves on the CBFNC Diversity Task Force, an Initiative of the 2007 Strategic Plan. The task force invites you to share your stories of relationship building across the racial divide. Send them to Natalie Aho at NAho@cbfnc.org. Learn more at www.cbfnc.org.
CBFNC New Day Tour
The 2007 CBFNC New Day tour began in May in Eastern and Central North Carolina and continued in August in Western North Carolina, following an identical format of a fellowship dinner, multiple ministry workshops, and a worship service.
East Sylva BC in Sylva, Calvary BC in Asheville and FBC Gastonia provided gracious hospitality for the August gatherings. Ministry workshops were conducted by numerous leaders, including faculty and staff from Mars Hill College and Gardner-Webb University.
All together, from May to August, over eleven hundred persons from 125 churches participated in the 2007 New Day Tour. “There is obviously a great hunger for CBF folks to connect with one another in fellowship, worship and service, but it’s not always possible for them to attend the annual general assembly,” said Larry Hovis, Coordinator. “These New Day gatherings have convinced me that CBFNC needs to offer more regional events for our fellowship.”
NC Missions Initiative
Family-Friendly Mission Weekend!
November 2-4, 2007 Henderson/Littleton Area
Born out of a desire to see Christ’s riches significantly impact the lives of neighbors living in poverty, the North Carolina Missions Initiative is an opportunity for faith and action to meet. Come work alongside other Baptists from across North Carolina!
Cost is $25 per person ($65 max per family). Register at www.cbfnc.org by October 1. View our website for details including lodging recommendations.
CBFNC Encourages Offering for WMU
of North Carolina
In late August, Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMU of NC) took a dramatic and courageous leap of faith by announcing its decision to relinquish offices at the Baptist building in Cary and assume responsibility for its own human resources and payroll. This decision came following more than a year of prayerful searching and intense conversation with convention leaders. The current leadership of the convention sought unprecedented involvement in and authority over personnel matters at WMU of NC and were unwilling to make compromises regarding that demand. Because of the convention’s insistence in this area, the leadership of WMU of NC reached the conclusion that leaving the office space in the Baptist building and surrendering access to a variety of support services provided by the convention were the only means of maintaining the integrity and freedom inherent in their ministry since they were organized in 1886.
CBFNC coordinator. “With gratitude for the tremendous support they have provided for Baptist missions in the past, CBF of North Carolina wants to help ensure that their legacy of missions leadership and empowerment will continue in the future, and stand with them in a special way during this critical time of transition.”
Second, CBFNC encouraged partner congregations to observe a day of prayer for WMU of NC on September 30. A special prayer guide was produced, with input from WMU of NC and posted on the CBFNC website, www.cbfnc.org, for congregations to download and use to assist with the prayer emphasis.
Third, congregations were encouraged to receive an offering during September and October to aid WMU of NC during this time of transition. Churches participating in this emergency offering may mail contributions to CBFNC, clearly marked for the WMU of NC offering.
“WMU of NC has been the missions backbone for Baptists in North Carolina for over 120 years. CBFNC wants to help ensure their legacy will continue in the future.”
When this announcement was made, CBFNC acted quickly. The Coordinating Council held a conference call meeting and the Council unanimously approved a recommendation from members of the CBFNC New Day Task Force that CBFNC express support to WMU of North Carolina. This support took several forms.
First, a news release expressing support for WMU of NC was sent to several Baptist news agencies. “WMU of North Carolina has been the missions backbone for Baptists in North Carolina for over 120 years,” said Larry Hovis,
“WMU of North Carolina is very appreciative of the continued support of CBFNC and the churches of this fellowship,” said Ruby Fulbright, executive director of WMU of North Carolina. “We are grateful for the partnership we share in missions education and involvement. Now, I am overwhelmed by your kindness in helping us to meet practical needs – paying the bills. So many times the Father shows His amazing love in very unexpected ways.”
Paul Baxley, pastor of First Baptist Church of Henderson and chair of the CBFNC New Day task force said, “The WMU of North Carolina has leapt out in faith and grabbed hold of Isaiah’s promise that God is doing a new thing, that God is making a way through the wilderness. Now they’re looking to us, watching and waiting to see if we will leap out and join them in this new day.”
Church Freedom Continued
Larry Hovis
Continued from page 1. They discussed the MRP because the congregation was looking for a vehicle to express their missions giving in ways that the congregation could both understand and direct with more clarity and conviction. The second meeting was a team of the Diaconate, which discussed a request for ordination to the Gospel Ministry from Sue Johnson, a young woman who was reared in the church, felt called to ministry in college, had pursued that call by attending seminary, and now was preparing for a ministry in hospital chaplaincy, including endorsement from CBF.
Many of the actions taken by Autonomy Baptist Church that day - choosing educational curriculum, ordering worship, accepting members, formulating missions giving and ordaining ministers - were a function of a cherished Baptist principle, congregational autonomy, referred to as “church freedom” by Baptist historian Walter Shurden. Other denominational families “permit” congregations to make decisions about some of these matters, but Baptists have insisted that we weave church freedom into the fabric of our life together. Sadly, many Baptists today have abandoned or forsaken this cherished principle. Thankfully, CBF is committed to promote this principle in theory and to live it out in practice. That commitment can be messy at times, especially when one congregation might make a decision that other congregations don’t agree with. Historically, Baptist cooperation has not been based on congregations agreeing with or approving of all beliefs and practices of another congregation, but a commitment to doing together things that would be difficult or impossible to do on their own. The CBF movement operates out of this understanding of church freedom. It’s an approach that has worked well for four hundred years and is needed more than ever today.
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In This October 2007 Edition ~
Page 1 Church Freedom by Larry Hovis, Coordinator
Pages 3-5 Where Have Our Partner Churches Been on Mission in 2007?
Page 3 We Are a People of Freedom by Linda Jones, CBFNC Missions Coordinator
Page 6 Church Fire Leads to Relationship by Randy McKinney
Page 6 CBFNC New Day Tour
Page 7 CBFNC Encourages Offering for WMU of NC
The Gathering is published ten times a year; mailed by the 5th of the month. All questions may be directed to Natalie Aho, 888-822-1944 or naho@cbfnc.org.
Upcoming Events ~
October 2007
Destinations Workshops
Asheville, October 1, 1-4 p.m. Durham, October 11, 1-4 p.m.
Winston-Salem, October 18, 1-4 p.m.
Greenville, October 25, 1-4 p.m.
Cost is $15 per person ($50 max per church). Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
November 2-4, 2007
NC Missions Initiative
Henderson/Littleton Area, NC
$25 per person due October 1; max. of $65 per family. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
November 13, 2007
Fall Fellowship Gathering
First Baptist Church
Greensboro, NC
Visit www.cbfnc.org for more details or to register. $10 for dinner due November 1.
January 25-27 or February 1-3, 2008
Youth Ski Retreat
Winterplace, WV
Cost before upgrades is $149 per person. Visit www.cbfnc.org for more information. To register, call CTI at 800-285-7273 or email Tim Wilson at twilson@skicti.com.
February 16, 2008
Children’s Choir Festival
First Baptist Church
Winston-Salem, NC
Repertoire is now available. Cost is $10 per singer ($125 max per choir); $5 per person for food. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
February 25-28, 2008
Youth Ministers’ Retreat
North Myrtle Beach, SC
More information and registration coming soon.
U.S. POSTAGE PAID WINSTON-SALEM PERMIT NO. 162
March 14-15, 2008
Youth Choir Festival
First Baptist Church Greensboro, NC
Repertoire is now available. Cost is $10 per singer ($125 max per choir); $5 per person for food. Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.
April 11-12, 2008
CBFNC General Assembly Forest Hills Baptist Church Raleigh, NC
Details and registration coming soon to www.cbfnc.org.
April 18-20 or 25-27, 2008
Youth Spring Retreats Vineyard Camp Westfield, NC
Visit www.cbfnc.org for further details and to register.