YOUR OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2017
CHURCHES HELPING CHURCHES 2017 Annual Meeting
Everyone’s going...
October 9th First Baptist Church of Hagerstown
Prizes Prizes Prizes...
Takin’ it Old School Choir
New Resource Tables
Lots of New News
More information inside...
BANQUET NETWORK’S SPECIAL NEEDS SUNDAY OCTOBER 1, 2017 FREEDOM CHURCH
DISASTER RELIEF APPRECIATION DAY— NOVEMBER 5 On DISASTER RELIEF appreciation Sunday this year.... BRBA will be asking people to donate equipment and funds for equipment to outfit our new SEND RELIEF trailer that was purchased with the help of the North American Mission Board in August. The old DR trailer is in Immokalee Florida now with all of our equipment being used on a daily basis doing flood and hurricane relief in and through the First Baptist Church there. Teams from BRBA and BCM/D will be going down to that location for the next several months until the needs there are somewhat subsided. What we would need for DISASTER RELIEF APPRECIATION this year is that churches in BRBA; individuals, Sunday school classes, small groups, para church organizations, etc. to buy needed equipment for the NEW DR trailer which will be assembled this winter or to donate the cost of purchasing the needed equipment so we can purchase it.
Freedom Church and The Banquet Network would like to invite you to our Special Needs Sunday on October 1, 2017. Pastor Michael Crawford will discuss the importance of acknowledging, including, and serving with people in the church who have special needs and disabilities. People with special needs and disabilities are one of the largest unreached people groups in the world when it comes to learning about the gospel, therefore it is the belief of Freedom Church and The Banquet Network that the church is disabled when it does not include people with disabilities. Our hope is that this Sunday will change the way we the church see people with disabilities. Informational Session from 12:15-1:00pm. thebanquetnetwork@gmail.com
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We hope to have a list of needed items and their estimated cost per item by the annual meeting so your church / group can pick what you want to raise funds for, and once you let us know of your intent - we'll ask others not to donate for that specific item. Be looking for the "shopping list" soon. The needs are GREAT! Between multiple hurricanes and a earthquake already this season, resources and volunteers have been stretched to our limits. Anything you could do to help would be a tremendous blessing! If you want to volunteer to go to Florida between now and Thanksgiving to serve, go to www.bcmd.org and click on the Disaster Relief tab for information on how you can deploy. You do not need prior training... we will train you as you serve. Thank you for supporting SBC Disaster Relief .... ________________________________________________________
BAPTIST CONVENTION OF MD/DE
BCM/D ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 12-13 Kettering Baptist Church Kettering, MD
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES JOIN US ON TWO AMAZING MISSION TRIPS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN 2018
OCTOBER IS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM MONTH
Grab the opportunity to experience missions with Operation Christmas Child from March 6 6--13, 2018 or March 13 13--20, 2018. An informational meeting will be held on October 17 at 7:00 pm at Greenbrier Baptist Church, Boonsboro, MD.
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2017 BRBA Annual Meeting Monday, October 9th First Baptist Church of Hagerstown 15 High Street Hagerstown, MD
Registration begins at 6:30 pm *please use the back parking lot and entrance Resource Tables at 6:30 pm Meeting begins at 7:00 pm Food, fellowship and resource tables follow Lifeway to provide prizes *most church members present and more Association Mass Choir singing the “oldie but goodies” Multiple tables with free church resources Let’s Go! such as office supplies, lifeway materials, etc. Special presentations from new churches, mission projects and programs Exciting things are happening!
THE HISTORY OF THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM Since its inception in 1845, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has always had one mission - the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20). To fulfill its assigned part of this divine mandate, each SBC entity made special offering appeals to the churches. This method was referred to as the "societal" approach to missions and resulted in severe financial deficits, competition among entities, overlapping pledge campaigns, and frequent emergency appeals which greatly hampered the expanding ministry opportunities God was giving Southern Baptist. Some entities took out loans to cover operating costs until pledges or special offerings were received. In 1919, the leaders of the SBC proposed the 75 Million Campaign, a five‐year pledge campaign that, for the first time, included everything - the missions and ministries of all the state conventions as well as that of the Southern Baptist Convention. Though falling short of its goals, a God‐given partnership of missions support was conceived - The Cooperative Program. Since its launch in 1925, the effectiveness of the Cooperative Program has been dependent upon individuals, churches, state conventions, and SBC entities cooperating, working toward a common goal of sharing the gospel with every person on the planet.
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WELCOME NEW PASTORAL STAFF IN OUR ASSOCIATION CHURCHES!
Want to let others know what’s happening in your church? Want to know what other churches are doing? Like to gain ideas from others’ events?
Let Us Know! BRBA will add your events to our newsletter and calendar
Does this button look familiar?
Covenant - chris walls Pastor of small groups and Assimilation Emmittsburg community Baptist church - Joe Engel Senior Pastor Faith Baptist church - kevin marr Senior Pastor Home church - Eli choi Pastor/Church Planter Mt. Moriah Baptist church - john taylor iii Senior Pastor Paramount Baptist church - Geoff mason Pastor of Students and Young Adults South end Baptist church - mike cooper Senior Pastor South end Baptist church - del morgan Interim Music and Worship Director
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The BRBA office is desperately trying to update our records and we need your help!
Please complete the church contact form so we might complete our directory…… Why birth dates? Why anniversaries? Our Director of Missions likes to honor these special occasions in your lives! Thank you for your help! If you no longer have the form, please contact Joi Hilton, BRBA Admin. Assistant at 240-818-8760 or joi@blueridgebaptist.org
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ASSOCIATION PRAYER REQUESTS Eli Choy and Family - new church planter of Home Church in Urbana. Donna Gregory - recent stomach cancer surgery. Prayers as going through chemotherapy. Dr. Larry Rickard and family - recent brain surgery. Prayers for recovery. Disaster Relief Teams - teams currently in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and other regions. Ken and Joan Stalls - requested prayers for a family that lost a loved one after only a 3 week battle with cancer. Family of Tim Kraynak - Pastor Kraynak lost his battle with cancer. Prayers for his wife, Aliza and 4 children, Jonathan, Eliyah, Gabrielle and Danielle. Pastor Vic Simpson - (Emmanuel Baptist Church) bladder cancer has returned. Traveling to Philadelphia October 10 for bladder removal. ………. That God would be glorified and revealed at the BRBA and BCM/D annual meetings in October and November.
WHAT’S HAPPENING….. Country Gospel Group Sunday Drive will be in concert on Saturday, October 7, 6:30pm at Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, Hagerstown, MD. Come Join!
EXCITING TIMES
www.sundaydrive.biz
GLOCAL IMPACT TRAINING
October 6 & 7 Covenant Church Shepherdstown, WV
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO CELEBRATE WITH SO MANY CHURCHES ON THE MANY PUBLIC COMMITTMENTS TO CHRIST ! PRAISE GOD!
Blue Ridge Baptist Association thanks you for your faithful service in ministry BIRTHDAYS OCTOBER
10 Years
15 Years
5 7 17 20 24
Don Cherry Brian Hamilton Brenda Coblentz Allen Youngbar Jon Beall
NOVEMBER
Bruce Conley Director of Missions
Phil Graves Media & IT
5 10 12 17 18 19 22 23 25
Janeen Lyche Kristie Graves Joan Stalls Scott Johnston Joan Oyerly Jennifer Dukes Clint Guthrie Ken Oyerly Larry Zecher
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THE NEWS JOURNAL OF THE BLUE RIDGE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
You can subscribe to the online version of our newsletter at www.blueridgebaptist.org
Event Calendar
Event Calendar
OCTOBER:
NOVEMBER:
1-31
Cooperative Program Month (SBC)
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World Hunger Emphasis (SBC)
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Blue Ridge Baptist Association Annual Meeting
26/27 Ministry Couples Retreat (BCM/D)
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Disaster Relief Appreciation Day
12/13 BCM/D Annual Meeting