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P=pastor MP=music pastor

YP=youth pastor PK=kid

CP=children’s pastor PS= spouse

AP=associate pastor

01—Tyler Robinson, PK, Unity

04-Alison West, PS, Rector First

08-John Slatton, P, New Friendship

09-Dixie Williams, MPK, Westview

11-Tommy Gerrish, P, Third Ave.

11-Heath Vines, P, Rosewood

11-Shirley Slatton, PS, New Friendship

12-Morgan Jewell Adams, CK, Finch

14-Misty Magel, YPS, East Side

24-Adam Bruton, P, Stanford

2501 Linwood Drive Paragould, AR 72450 Dave White, Associational Missionary Amanda Allison, Ministry Assistant/Treasurer Carolyn Morris, Ministry Assistant/Communications

Phone: (870) 236-3213 www.greenecountyba.com

freedomministries@usa.net Dave’s Cell (870) 215-6950 Email Amanda or Carol at:

gcbaoffice@greenecountyba.com

Wayne Faulkner, P, Lake Street (1981)

Brian Whitlow, YP, Finch (2016)

John Abanathy, P, SonLight (2017)

Alex West, YP, Rector First (2019)

Each year, East Side

Baptist Church acts as a

drop off facility for Oper-

ation Christmas Child.

This year, East Side

filled 776 boxes, and had

a total of 2,464 boxes that were sent from the

Greene County area. Thank you to all who

helped make so many children’s Christmas

much brighter!

Since Central Baptist Paragould Campus

launched on August 12, 2018, we have bap-

tized 295 people. While it’s not about num-

bers, we do want to give God the glory for all

295 people. Why? Because that means 295

more souls now call Jesus their Savior! Lives

have been changed, and God continues to do

immeasurably more, and for that, we are in-

credibly grateful.

This year, our

A s s o c i a t i o n

has partnered

with Lifeway,

to offer the very

best to our As-

sociation for

VBS 2020. The Association has a training

scheduled for February 1, 2020. This year,

each of our churches will also be able to order

all VBS curriculum and materials, directly

from the Association, because of our partner-

ship with Lifeway. For more information, you

may contact Amanda at our office at 870-

236-3213, Monday through Friday, 9:00

a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

9:00 a.m. until Noon

Finch Baptist Church

There is no cost to attend. You must register to

attend, by Monday, February 10th, by call-

ing the GCBA office at 236-3213. Our hours

are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am until

1:00 p.m. You may also leave a message on

o u r

ma-

Our Missions Home is available for you to use

for meetings, life groups, training, etc. This

is the old children’s home. We already have

some churches using it for life groups on

Wednesday nights and Sunday nights.

Simply call our office at (870) 236-3213,

Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 1:00

p.m., to reserve your spot now. If after hours,

just leave a detailed message on our machine,

and we will get back with you.

Our Executive Board meetings are held at our

Missions Home (Old Children’s Home), at

2505 Linwood Dr. (behind our GCBA office).

The meal begins at 5:45 p.m., and the meet-

ings start at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

Monday, March 9, 2020

Monday, May 11, 2020

Monday, July 27, 2020

Monday, Sept. 14, 2020

New Haven is looking for a part-time stu-

dent pastor. If you are interested in this po-

sition, please call Bro.

Ron Pickney at (870)

476-1505.

Marmaduke First Baptist Church, once

again, hosted their annual Pastor/Staff Ap-

preciation Dinner, on Tuesday, December

3rd. There was a wonderful meal served,

with a special time of worship, followed by

Dr. Sonny Tucker, sharing a Word of en-

couragement to the group.

“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.”

Jeremiah 8:20

As we enter into the coming new year, one might think that the scripture

I have used is somewhat unusual. But in reality, we live in a very fast—

paced society, and time can get away from us before we know it. If we’re

not careful, the time for planting and harvesting, will come and go before

we realize it. That’s why it is important to be reminded, that early plan-

ning is an absolute necessity. With that said, right now is the time to

begin planning Vacation Bible School, children and student camps, mis-

sion projects, and other activities that will be used to share the Gospel in your community. Let

me share some suggestions on how you might approach your planning process:

1) First, calendar all of your 2020 events, (We have calendars available that will help you get

started). Assemble your leaders, and designate a Saturday Morning, an afternoon or and

evening, to set aside a couple of hours, to calendar what you are going to do, as a church in

2020.

2) Place key leaders to oversee and direct each event.

3) Help those leaders build teams to carry out their event.

4) Make sure each team has adequate finances to fund their event.

5) Make sure to get your calendar in front of your church, and community, ASAP, so that

your families can plan their vacations around your calendar.

6) And lastly, begin the process with prayer and ask for God’s direction. At the close of your

planning, pray for God’s blessings. By the way do not stop praying!

Have a great start to your new year!

In His Service,

Bro. Dave

Remember to, “Plan your work early and then work your plan”

On January 20th,

Arkansas Baptists

will recognize the

Sanctity of Human

Life Sunday. For

some women this can

make the difference of choosing life or not. It is

an opportunity to speak the truth in love about

abortion. It is an opportunity to stir in someone's

heart the need to make a difference in the life of a

woman and her expected child. In America alone,

there are almost three abortions every mi-

nute. That is 3,400 lives a day that are tak-

en. Be a part of changing this statistic for 2019

by learning, praying, giving, and serving.

FACTS...

3,400 abortions happen each day in the US.

That is almost 3 abortions every minute!

Every 4 minutes a life is saved at a pregnan-

cy care center

93% of abortions happen because of an un-

wanted pregnancy.

35% of all women will have at least one abor-

tion by the time they are 45

Ronald Reagan established Sanctity of Hu-

man Life Day, continued with George H. Bush,

was discontinued with Bill Clinton, and brought

back with George W. Bush.

2015 brought new recognition of what hap-

pens at some abortion clinics with the selling of

body parts... adding wrong on top of a wrong

Every abortion represents two lives: the child and

the mother.

Reaching out to the mother can result in saving a

child.

For more information and resources, visit

absc.org/events

Make plans to join us January 27-28 for the

2020 Statewide Conference on Evangelism

+ Church Health. We will have powerful wor-

ship, dynamic speakers, and practical work-

shops with lunch that will encourage you.

You don't want to miss it!

Geyer Springs First Baptist Church

12400 I-30

Little Rock, AR 72210

SPEAKERS:

-Adam Greenway

-Kie Bowman

-J. Warner Wallace

-Robert Smith

-Tom Richter

-Ronnie Hill

-David McKinney (worship led by Cross

Church Worship)

For more information, go to www.absc.org/

events, or call 1-800-838-2272.

Mark your calendars now!

Here’s just a few things that are

coming your way in 2020!

Friday, March 6, 2020 -

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Children’s Missions Weekend

“Surviving Missions”

Cedar Glade Camp

Friday, March 27, 2020 -

Saturday, March 28, 2020

“Standing In The Gap”

Pastor’s Conference

Marmaduke First

Baptist Church

Monday, July 13, 2020 -

Friday, July 17, 2020 Black River/Greene Co./Trinity

Students (Captured) Camp

Cedar Glade Camp

November 2019 FINANCIAL REPORT

Monthly Receipts– November $ 9,735.96 Monthly Budget Needs $ 12,770.00 Receipts Year-to November 30, 2019 $ 125,053.52 Budget Needs –to November 30, 2019 $ 140,470.00 Cedar Glade Gifts Month– November $ 1,222.23 Child Care Account –November $ 581.54 “ Child Care Money in special Account $ 12,047.27 (This money is in a special account at the Arkansas Baptist Foundation)

AOM will meet on Thursday, January 9,

10:30 a.m., at First Baptist Church in Para-

gould.

On Saturday, January 11, 2020, Vines Chapel will host a

singing at 6:30 p.m. Mike Willman will be their featured

guest. The public is invited to attend this free event. They

are located at:

383 Greene 845 Road

Paragould, AR 72450

Jan. 1-New Years Day-GCBA Office

Closed

Jan. 8-Finance Team Mtg.; 11:45

a.m., GCBA Office

Jan. 9-Adults On Mission at FBC

Paragould,; 10:30 a.m.

Jan. 13-Executive Board Meeting;

(meal at 5:45), meeting at 6:30 at

the GCBA Missions Home

Jan. 14-Associational Missionary

Meeting; 11:00 a.m., Cracker Barrel

Jan. 20-Martin Luther King Day

Adults on Mission

Executive Board Meeting Monday

January 13th Missions Home

Meal @ 5:45

Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 15-ABSC Regional Block Party

Training for GCBA; 9:00-12:00, at

Finch Baptist Church.

You MUST call and register for this

Training! 236-3213

Feb. 20-Sr. Adult Fellowship; TBA

Feb. 26-Finance Team Meeting;

11:45 a.m., at the GCBA Office