Little River Baptist Association Amistad Cristiana

Anderson Creek

Angier

Anthem Church

Antioch

Baptist Chapel

Baptist Grove

Broadway

Buies Creek First

Calvary

Chalybeate Springs

Church at the Creek

Coats

Connect

Crestview

Crossroads

Duncan

Dunn First

Dunn Second

Erwin First

Faith

Fellowship

Flatwoods

Friendship

Gourd Springs

Harmony

Hillmon Grove

Holly Springs

Intentional Love

Kennebec

Life in Christ Christian Center

LifePoint Community

Lillington

Macedonia

Memorial

Narrow Trail Cowboy Church

Neill’s Creek

New Hope

North Clinton Avenue

Oak Grove

Overhills Community

Piney Grove Chapel

Pleasant Memory

The Point Church

Rawls

Redemption Hill

South Erwin

Spout Springs

Swann Station

Vessels Mission

The Gathering

Trinity

Westfield

Martin H. Dupree, Director of Missions

Missy Murry, Missions/Ministries Coordinator

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-5pm

August 2019

Who’s Your One? Tour Two Days of Inspiration & Training ●August 11 & 12, 2019

Speaker: Johnny Hunt Music: Charles Billingsley

Sunday Rally @ 6pm; Monday Workshop @ 8am – 12:15pm

Temple Baptist Church, 3159 Sanderosa Rd, Fayetteville

Free to attend, reservation required: www.send2020.com

The Who’s Your One Rally on Sunday evening is a time for you and your

members to be inspired and challenged from the Word of God in person-

al evangelism. Join Johnny Hunt for a time of teaching, worship and

prayer as we ignite you and your church’s passion for evangelism.

*Great Option for Sunday Night Worship. Bring a busload! -Marty Dupree

The Who’s Your One Evangelism Workshop on Monday morning consists

of practical training sessions designed to equip and mobilize your local

church in evangelism. You, your staff, and church members will be in-

structed, inspired and equipped in evangelism through workshop topics,

such as:

“Cultivating Your Heart for Evangelism”

“Practical Ways to Start Gospel Conversations”

“Creating a Culture of Evangelism in Your Church”

“Utilizing Small-Groups for Evangelism”

FREE to attend BUT reservation required: www.send2020.com

*Love to have as many of our pastors/staff & lay leaders as possible to

attend the rally and the training opportunity! -Marty Dupree

Brotherhood Region 4 Men’s Mission Rally—August 13th

Bethlehem Baptist Church, 8400 Poole Rd, Knightdale

Register at www.baptistsonmission.org.

Meal: 5:45pm; Meeting: 6:40-8:30 pm.

_______________________________________________________ Men’s Ministry Training—September 14th

Cool Springs Baptist Church, Sanford

9:30am—3pm / $10 Registration Fee

www.baptistonmission.org This one day training session is designed to equip and inspire

Baptist Men’s Directors, Men’s Ministry Leaders, pastors, or

anyone who has a heart for discipling men. There will also be

a training track for those who work with Royal Ambassadors

and Challengers.

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RA Camporee: Sept. 20-22 Camp Durant, 4637 Old Carthage Rd. , Carthage

Leaders + boys (gr. 1-6)

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WMU

August Project—Buddy Backpacks We will be collecting individually packaged food items

such as ravioli, spaghetti, mac and cheese, juice box-

es, individual cereal boxes, raisins, fruit cups, pudding

cups, crackers, etc. These are for students to take

home with them on Fridays since they do not receive

school meals during the weekends. Donations due to

LRBA office by Aug 22nd or your church may deliver as

usual.

September Project—Operation Bandanas We will be collecting money for the camouflaged ban-

danas printed with Psalm 91 for military. These are giv-

en to service men and women who are deployed and

are also sent to military bases all over the world. $5 will

pay for one bandana. The $ is due to the LRBA office

by Sept 26th.

October Project—Red Box Ministry Items We will be collecting 8-11oz. plastic bottles of lotion. No

pumps. Red Boxes are delivered at Christmas to

Women’s Prison, Raleigh. Due October 17th to LRBA.

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Military Wives Retreat—REFRESHED & RENEWED Camp Mundo Vista—August 16-18

Taking Care of Your Heart and Your Soul Visit the website at www.wmunc.org

(Click on Ministries and then Military Missions )

Mission Opportunities

Pray for missionaries: K & K—Asia; J & B—S E Asia; M in M;

J & J—C Asia; Greenes—MA; Dias family—Africa;

R—N Africa; M—Middle East.

State Opportunities

Renewing Worship Expo — Aug. 2-3 Calvary Baptist Church, 136 Medical Dr., Advance, NC

Register at www.ncbaptist.org/events

The Renewing Worship Expo is a one-stop shop of training for

worship leaders, choirs, orchestras, musicians, technicians and

others.

Strengthening the Church Conference “On Earth as it is in Heaven”

Tuesday, Aug. 13th, 9-3:45pm

Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 104 Milton Rd, Durham Register at www.ncbaptist.org/events. Come be equipped

and inspired to embrace multicultural ministry; reflect your di-

verse community, and see how your church can reach and

accommodate people from other cultures.

Senior Summerfest at Ft. Caswell

August 12-16th

Training Extravaganza — Saturday, Aug. 17

Forest Hills Baptist Church, 201 Dixie Trail, Raleigh

For details visit the website www.raleighbaptists.org

This free training opportunity offers topics for all staff and lay

leaders of your church. Trainings/Workshops include: Deacon

Training A-Z, Sunday School Directors & Teachers Training,

Sexual Misconduct in the Church, and Refugee Ministry. Free

breakfast at 8:30 am., followed by 2 sessions within 9:15am—

12pm noon.

Literacy Missions Conference That All May Know

August 24, Providence Baptist Church, Raleigh Register at www.ncbaptist.org/events

Learn how to reach internationals near you with the good news!

Hispanic Youth Retreat —Aug 30 - Sept 2 Fort Caswell, Oak Island, NC

Register at www.ncbaptist.org/events

From the LRBA Office

Annual Church Profiles 2019 Church Secretaries/Church Clerks: ACPs will be mailed to

churches in August. This is a great tool for assessing the status

and progress of our churches. Understanding our churches

better in order to serve them, makes your church’s data im-

portant! Please enter your church’s information online at

nc.sbcworkspace.com or return your paper copy to the LRBA

office by Oct. 22. Please contact Missy Murry at the LRBA office

if you have any questions regarding entering information.

Thank you in advance for making sure this information is availa-

ble!

Please have Messengers & Memorials to LRBA by Sept. 30th to

be included in our Fall Annual Mtg.

(Memorials are 10/1—10/1. Send in later names asap.)

LRBA Church Contributions January through June 2019

Receipts to General Budget

Church Name Amount

Anderson Creek 495.00

Angier $ 3,333.35

Anthem Church $ 1,090.92

Antioch $ 4,937.71

Baptist Grove $ 577.50

Buies Creek First $ 2,897.51

Calvary $ 842.41

Chalybeate Springs $ 2,875.02

Coats $ 3,224.99

Crestview $ 1,170.92

Crossroads $ 4,391.37

Duncan $ 600.00

Dunn First $ 1,235.89

Dunn Second $ 365.00

Erwin First $ 999.98

Faith $ 105.00

Fellowship $ 500.00

Flatwoods $ 308.90

Friendship $ 250.00

Gourd Springs $ 2,089.86

Harmony $ 1,302.00

Hillmon Grove $ 4,545.98

Holly Springs $ 8,750.02

Intentional Love $ 2,250.00

Kennebec $ 1,500.00

LifePoint Church $ 2,000.00

Lillington $ 4,241.93

Memorial $ 1,241.43

Narrow Trail Cowboy Church $ 429.57

Neill’s Creek $ 3,051.75

New Hope $ 2,516.24

North Clinton Avenue $ 4,529.14

Oak Grove $ 100.00

Overhills Community $ 2,531.00

Piney Grove $ 1,451.26

Pleasant Memory $ 745.98

Redemption Hill $ 500.00

South Erwin $ 4,800.00

Swann Station $ 1,458.30

Vessels $ 120.00

Total Church Contributions $ 80,356.73

Contributions from BSCNC & others $ 2,990.02

Total Contributions $ 83,346.75

Total Annual Budget $245,278.00

This contribution statement reflects General Funds

only….designated funds are not included.

LRBA News

Please note that the LRBA Office hours have changed:

Monday—Thursday, 10am—5pm

Ministers’ Monthly Conferences

August 13th - 10:00am- LRBA

Media for Church: The Bedrock of Communication

Speaker: Allan Blume Location: LRBA Office

September 10th - 9am-4pm

Every Member A Witness Conference

Speaker: Dennis Nunn Location: TBD

(All are welcome)

Senior Adult Fall Revival —Sept. 19 Gourd Springs Baptist Church, 4575 Ray Rd. Spring Lake

Fellowship—9 am / Worship—9:30

Speaker: Ed Rose (see www.centralwendell.org.)

Please RSVP to LRBA by September 9th.

(All activities will conclude prior to lunch; no meal will be served.)

LRBA 144th Annual Meeting—Fall Sesson

“Who’s Your One?”

October 28th, 5:30pm

Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church

Speaker: Pastor Len Keever

Special Music: The Taylors

LRBA Churches’ Staff/Ministry Openings Coats Baptist Church is seeking a full-time Children and Family

Ministries Coordinator. The job description and requirements can

be found on the staff section at www.coatsbaptist.com.

Intentional Love Baptist Church is seeking a part-time Director of

Children's Ministries. Please see job description at www.ilove-

bc.org.

Lillington Baptist Church is prayerfully seeking a part-time Youth

Ministry Leader who is biblically grounded, missions minded, with

visionary leadership and strong communication skills. Please

send resume to Youth Ministry Leader Search Committee, PO

Box 614, Lillington, NC 27546 or students@lillingtonbc.org. Re-

sumes will be accepted until July 31st, 2019.

Antioch Baptist Church is currently seeking a part-time pianist.

Interested parties can submit letters of interest and/or resumes to

the following: Email: office@antiochweb.org / Mail: Antioch Bap-

tist Church, 6670 Old US 421, Lillington, NC 27546

Pray with our churches seeking a new Pastor:

N Clinton Ave., Pleasant Memory Bapt Churches

August

11-12 Who’s Your One? Tour, Temple Baptist, Fayetteville

12-16 Senior Summerfest at Ft. Caswell

13 Pastors Conf. w/Allan Blume, “Media for Church”,

10am, LRBA office

13 Region 4 Baptist Men’s Mission Rally, Bethlehem Baptist

Church, 8400 Poole Road, Knightdale

16-18 Military Wives Retreat, Camp Mundo Vista

24 LifePoint/Kennebec Dental Clinic

September - North Carolina Missions Offering Month

2 Labor Day, LRBA Office Closed

9 Executive Comm/Assoc Council Meeting, LRBA, 7 PM

10 “ Every Member A Witness” Conference, 9am-4pm,

Location TBD

13-14 Family Missions Weekend, at Red Springs Mission Camp

19 Senior Adult Fall Revival, Gourd Springs Baptist

October

13 Global Hunger Relief / World Hunger Day & Offering

28 144th Annual Meeting – Fall Session —Piney Grove

Chapel Baptist Church, Angier

Birthdays

August

September

3 Kim Davis Spout Springs 8 Paula Cox Dunn 2nd

4 Thomas Green, II Erwin First 8 Giovanni Solera Amistad

8 Helen Solomon Truck Stop 9 Stephanie Matthews

South Erwin

9 Jeff Johnson Westfield 10 Grover Blackburn

N. Clinton Ave

16 Christopher Turner

Neill’s Creek 11 Stephanie Burgess

Connect

20 Ben Pearce Baptist Grove 14 Shirl Smith Baptist Chapel

29 Russelll Blackmon

Swann Station

19 Brenda Tart Faith

22 Allison Redinger

LifePoint

23 Kim Pittman Broadway

26 Carla Bass Redemption Hill

28 Melissa Turner Neill’s Creek

30 James Tart Faith

Ministry Anniversaries

August September

23 Robbie O’Quinn Calvary ‘09 1 Turner Matthews S. Erwin ‘13

7 Ken Dalton Crossroads ‘97

23 James Harrel-son

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