Posted October 28, 2009 in November 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Share your GARBC Sunday Story!
During October churches across the country celebrated GARBC Sunday. What did your church do for its GARBC Sunday? Share your stories and photos with the Resource Center staff.
Fran Cupples, wife of Pastor Roy Cupples, Victory Baptist Church, Fullerton, Nebraska, writes, “Today was ‘GARBC Sunday’ for churches that belong to the General Assembly of Regular Baptist Churches, of which we are a part. Some time ago we received information in the mail from our association along with a CD. We used the info to plan our morning service and also showed the CD to our church family. I, personally, appreciated the fine CD and the information on it and the opportunity to share it with our folks. Hopefully, they know a little bit more about the GARBC and how our church benefits from being a part of it. Several of our people gave testimony concerning the Regular Baptist Press materials we use at Victory Baptist and how they like it and Phil spoke about the camp’s involvement with other camps in the association.”
It’s not too late to celebrate GARBC Sunday. November is the month of Thanksgiving. Give thanks for your association by hosting a GARBC Sunday!
Posted October 1, 2009 in October 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
GARBC Sunday, Oct. 18!
Together We Can Accomplish More is the theme of our GARBC fellowship. It is good when church families not only care for their own needs, but also for the needs of other churches. Investing prayer and financial support in the Association yields great dividends for your church and for your sister churches in the GARBC.
Be part of something big by celebrating the GARBC in your church Oct. 18 (or any Sunday in October)! Promotion materials are on the way to each church in the GARBC, including a poster, bulletin insert, and DVD presentation, which will be great tools in helping you communicate the far-reaching ministry of the GARBC. Check our GARBC Sunday website for additional resources.
As part of the day, churches are asked to receive an offering to help with the financial needs of GARBC ministries. Support your association and help your people understand the GARBC motto, Together We Can Accomplish More! Your friends at the GARBC Resource Center would love to hear about your celebration. Please send us a photo and six sentences that tell about your church’s GARBC Sunday!
Think BIG, Think INDIA!
Encourage your youth or church group to accomplish great things for God’s glory. Pastor H. C. Stephen in Churachandpur, NE India, is asking for workers from GARBC churches to assist in hosting their VBS next July. This year’s attendance registered at 591, with 134 students professing faith in Christ. Next year they are planning a joint VBS for the schools and churches and are anticipating 1,000 students. This will be a great cross-cultural experience. For more information, contact Pastor Stephen at hcstephens@yahoo.com.
Posted September 1, 2009 in September 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Compassion in Action
We have so much, but others have so little. Are you and your church willing to share the spiritual and material wealth that we enjoy in this country? Read on to learn of International Ministry needs and how we can be involved. (Photo: Liberian children in Sunday School but with no Bible materials.)
- Join Formula 300—For $30 per month, you can help care for shipping costs of Sunday School and VBS curriculum that Regular Baptist Press donates to 40 countries around the world. By doing so, you are directly helping internationals learn the Word of God.
- Sponsor an international pastor to attend the November International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries Conference in Bangkok. Many of our international partners would like to attend but do not have the funds to do so. You can pay for their registration at $150 per person or assist in their airfare (a ticket for a pastor from Africa costs $1,200).
E-mail Chris Hindal if you would like to learn more about helping these international brothers and ministries. You may also donate online. A little makes a lot when our efforts are combined!
Helping Children Support Missions
Can you remember what fun it was to fill a piggy bank with pennies when you were a child? Gospel
Literature Services will give you a piggy bank for kids to fill to provide Sunday School and VBS materials to other children far away. The Kids for GLS project is a great way for a family, a Sunday School class, or a Christian school class to build interest in missions. These funds will help pay the shipping costs to get these resources to Asia, Africa, India, and other needy lands.
Posted August 12, 2009 in August 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
VBS Workers Needed Next Summer in India
Pastor HC Stephen in Churachandpur, NE India, reported 591 in attendance at this year’s VBS with 54 staff. He stated that 134 students professed faith in Christ. Next year they are planning a joint VBS for the schools and churches. They anticipate 1000 students. Brother Stephens is looking for a church who will plan a mission’s trip to assist them in next year’s VBS in July. This will be a great cross-cultural experience. If interested, contact Pastor Stephens at hcstephens@yahoo.com .
GLS Kids for Missions
Gospel Literature Services offers a fun way for children to share their coins and help overseas children learn about Jesus. GLS is enlisting children to fill piggy banks to send Sunday School and VBS materials to far off places. The Kids for GLS project is a great way for a family, a Sunday School class, or a Christian School class to build interest in missions. These funds will help pay the shipping costs to get these resources to Asia, Africa, India, and other needy lands. Click here for more information.
Posted July 10, 2009 in July 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Supplying Puppets for Children in India
Padma Kumar, pastor’s wife in Secunderabad, India, ministers to hundreds of children each month with Regular Baptist Press materials supplied by Gospel Literature Services. Their association of churches, Jehovah-Jireh Baptist Ministry, one of the GARBC’s international partners, reaches into the tribal areas of India to teach boys and girls about Christ’s salvation. Padma would like to enhance her teaching by the use of puppets. Individuals or groups who would like to assist this ministry by making puppets with darker skin like Indian children may email Padma for more information.
Interceding through PrayerLink
Praise the Lord that cancer patient Ruby Hol, the young daughter of Pastor Trent and Lydia Hol, Willow Creek Baptist of West Des Moines, was at the GARBC Conference! We had listed the request for Ruby on GARBC’s online PrayerLink and many of you prayed for her. She had received a good report from her doctor prior to coming to the Conference. Through PrayerLink you can share requests regarding physical needs or garner prayer support for upcoming outreach events or special ministries that your church is undertaking. It’s good to have the Association family supporting you through the ministry of prayer. Together we can pray more!
Honoring Service Award Recipients
Thank you to Pastor Tom Alexander Pastor Kevin Boggs, Pastor Aaron Hand, Rev. Joe Hayes, Pastor Greg White, and Pastor Don Workman for taking the time to write and submit nominations for recipients of the 2009 GARBC Service Award. It was a pleasure to honor the following faithful servants: Ted and Rose Ertle, Bill Fusco, Dennis and Barb McMichael, and Jeff Willetts. Read more about their dedicated lives—see Baptist Bulletin. Think now about a servant you could nominate for the 2010 GARBC Service Award—nomination forms will be available in January.
Posted June 3, 2009 in June 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Online Prayer Meetings
Two important prayer events are to take place in days leading to the 2009 GARBC Annual Conference, June 22-26. John Greening and Jim Vogel of the GARBC Resource Center invite pastors, agency leaders, and church members to join them for online prayer meetings on two consecutive Tuesdays, June 9 and June 16, from 10:30–11:00 a.m. (CT). Participants will be asking God to make the upcoming conference an extraordinary time of Biblical challenge, expanded ministry vision, outreach opportunities, and wonderful fellowship. You may sign-up for these prayer events by clicking here for June 9 and here for June 16.
Son Needs Pittsburgh Housing
David and Donna Todd , members of Chardon Baptist, Chardon, Ohio, are looking for a Christian family in the Pittsburgh area to host their seventeen-year-son, Jeremy, as he plays for the Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins Jr. B hockey team from the end of August until March. Jeremy has worked two jobs to earn money to pay the host family. He will need a non-smoking home due to allergies and asthma. The host families for hockey players provide a room for sleeping, meals, help with laundry, and supervision. Jeremy has his own computer and car. Donna, Jeremy’s mom writes, “We would appreciate any help you can provide in finding a host family for our son as he is very important to us” (Hebrews 13:2). You may contact the Todds at dndtodd@gmail.com, 440.285.8381.
Reaching Conference Community for Christ
Join Annual Conference attendees in giving a gospel witness in the nearby towns of Elyria and LaGrange, Ohio. An outreach opportunity is available during the conference week of June 22-26 for distributing cookies and inviting residents to attend Community Day services at two area churches in the GARBC. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights (4:45-6:30 p.m.) teams will be distributing cookies/invitations. Sign up now. Also you can participate by bringing home-made cookies to the Annual Conference for the distribution. The goal is to contact 6,000 homes. Contact Pastor Dan Simmons for more information.
Posted May 7, 2009 in May 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Attention GARBC Pastors!
In 1999 the GARBC initiated an international partnership to reach out to associations of fundamental independent Baptist church associations around the globe. Our missionaries have been laboring abroad throughout our nearly eighty-year history. In many countries where the gospel has been fruitful, local churches have been established and they have formed associations, similar to our own. Fifty-four such associations have joined with us in the International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries (IPFBM). After ten years of correspondence and on-site visits by the GARBC directors, it is time to bring us all together for a first-ever IPFBM Conference to be held near Bangkok, Thailand at the beautiful Wangren Resort on November 4-7, 2009. (Read more of this article…)
Posted April 1, 2009 in April 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Webinar for Women: Mentoring Models
Thursday, April 2 at 11:00 a.m. CST
Join Jeannie Vogel, RBP Women’s Ministry Consultant, for a discussion on formal and informal types of mentoring that take place within the local church.The webinar’s goal is to help participants understand the needs of women at different stages of life, determine ways to initiate mentoring, and assess effective ways for women to fulfill their Titus 2 responsibilities to younger generations. Click here to register.
Annual Conference Community Blitz
Join other Annual Conference attendees in making a lasting impression on the Ohio communities of Elyria and Lagrange. On the Sunday following the Conference, two area churches are sponsoring a Community Day with an evangelistic emphasis. Help the Community Day to be a success by praying and helping to deliver plates of cookies and invitations for the event to area homes. Read more.
Conference Housing Available
Would you like to attend the GARBC Conference but can’t afford the cost of lodging? Members of area churches in the GARBC have graciously opened their homes to those in need. You may contact Pastor Tim Mayo, 440-748-2612.
Honor a Servant!
That’s the due date for GARBC Service Award nominations for potential teen and adult recipients. Honor someone you admire who is serving the Lord with excellence in their local church. Nominate now!
Posted March 7, 2009 in March 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Church Aid by Teens
Serve churches and camps in need! Give your teens the opportunity to assist ministries in Ohio by planning a missions trip before or after the 2009 GARBC Conference. For more information, contact Pastor Steve Strong, Grace Baptist Church, Westlake, OH, 440.333.4515 or Lance Augsburger, Faith Baptist Bible College, 515.964.0601.
The following ministries are open for missions youth groups:
Church Plants
Canal Community Baptist, Canal Winchester, OH
Contact Pastor Tim Hitchcock, 614.837.2368
Faith Baptist Church (Faith Baptist Community Center), Cleveland, OH
Contact Jeff Cunningham, 440.503.1329
Beginning church plant, Cleveland, OH
Contact Ken Dockery, 570.898.1417
Local Church
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Westlake, OH
Contact Pastor James Beight, 216.961.5100
Camps
Camp Patmos, Kelley’s Island, OH
Contact Tim Richardson, 419.746.2214
Skyview Ranch, Millersburg, OH
Contact Jeremy Hales, 330.674.7511
Scioto Hills Christian Camp & Retreat Center, Sciotoville, OH
Contact Scott Bruns
740.778.3279
Honor a Worthy Teen
Let teens know that you appreciate their service and testimony. Now is the time to applaud a teen in your church! The GARBC Student Service Award honors students for their Christian testimony and assistance in local church ministries. Do you know of a teen who models exemplary conduct and service for our Lord? Please take the time to nominate that teen for the 2009 GARBC Service Award. Hurray, deadline is April 1st! Teens will be recognized at the 2009 Annual Conference in Elyria, OH, June 22-26.
Posted February 2, 2009 in February 2009, Putting Others First, e-INFO
Pastor’s Family Loses Home in Fire
Pastor Ken and Denise McMillen, pastor and wife of Wall Lake Baptist Church (IA) recently lost their home through a fire. By God’s provision, the McMillens and their ten children were unharmed. Please pray for the McMillens as they work through the steps of temporary housing and rebuilding and for opportunities for their family to share their testimony in the community.
The Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches has set up a fund for donations to the McMillen family. Checks to the IARBC Philippian Providers Fund can be mailed to:
Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches
110 SE Grant, Suite 201
Ankeny, Iowa 50021
Read more: Baptist Bulletin
Church Team Needed for Teen Camp
Camp Hosanna, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, is in need of a church team to put on a teen camp, July 20-25. The number of teens attending the camp is 15-20. If your church is able to assist Camp Hosanna in this missions endeavor, please contact Rev. Dale Schatz as soon as possible: gfschatz@cox.net ; (479)855-9660.
Service Opportunities for Teens
Would you like to build the pattern of service into your teens’ lives? Church Aid offers the opportunity for youth groups to serve churches and have fun too! Pastor Steve Strong and Lance Augsburger are organizing efforts for youth groups to help and encourage churches in Ohio before or after the GARBC Annual Conference in Elyria, Ohio, June 22-26. If you are interested in connecting students with a church, please contact Pastor Steve, at Grace Baptist in Westlake, OH, (440)333-4515 or Lance, at Faith Baptist Bible College, (515) 964-0601.
Honoring God’s Servants
Has your life been impacted by a dedicated believer who serves faithfully in the local church? The GARBC is seeking individuals who are role models of godly living and serving.They will be recognized at the 2009 GARBC Annual Conference in Elyria, Ohio, June 22-26. Won’t you take time to pay tribute to someone who has impacted your walk with the Lord and has served actively in the local church? Nominate that individual for the 2009 GARBC Annual Service Award!
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