ASSOCIATION CONNECTIONS

Post Office Box 158, Claxton, GA 30417 — Phone: 912-739-9040 — Fax: 912-739-9055

Associational Missionary: Rev. Freddy Gardner — E-Mail: fmgard@bellsouth.net

Cell: 912-278-1783 Home: 912-693-6083

Ministry Assistant: Joyce Collins — Email: tebaassistant@yahoo.com

March, 2017

Volume 20, Issue 3

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Men’s Ministry Update ................ 2

WMU Update ............................... 3

Budget Report .............................. 4

Church Contributions .................. 5

Calendar of Events ...………………..6

Prayer Needs .…..……….…………… 7

THIS & THAT

GOD uses our problems as building materials for HIS mira-cles.

Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.

Missionary Lines

It is not too late to get involved with the Big Invite. Georgia

Baptist President Thomas Hammond has challenged us to invite 1

million unchurched homes to Easter Services (that would be 3.9

million people). Each of us and our churches can invite one or two

and fulfill the goal. Pastors you can go to thebiginvite.org and get

all the information you need to carry on this campaign in your

church.

This weekend will be the Mobile Medical and Dental Unit at

Emmanuel just out of Glennville. There is always needs for volun-

teers. Call Sandra Powell at 739-1119 to volunteer.

The Association will again be participating in the Baby Comfort

Station on Saturday, Mar 11, and Sunday, Mar. 12 at the Wildlife

and Rattlesnake Roundup in Claxton. If you would like to serve

please call Kathy Hill at 253-3132.

Churches in the Cobbtown area will be joining together to host

an Easter Celebration on Saturday, Apr. 8, at the Recreation Park

from 10 am until 1 pm. If your church would like to join in this

activity contact the office for more information.

Folks, I want to encourage us in the fact that we are only about

six weeks out from Easter. Easter is our Celebration of the Risen

Savior of this world. It is the most opportune time to talk to peo-

ple about the Lord Jesus. Marcus Merritt of the Georgia Baptist

Mission Board posted last week that 98 percent of church at-

tendees' had never invited someone to church. WOW! this Easter

let us invite people to the Lord and to church with us.

Our Church Family

Antioch; Birdford; Bull Creek; Claxton First; Cobbtown; Collins First; Connors; Eastside; Elza; Evergreen;

Faith; Friendship; Glennville First; Hagan; Hope; Little Rock; Mendes; Northside; Oak Grove; Pine Grove;

Pineview; Rehoboth; Reidsville; Rogers; Smyrna; Twin Oaks

Hispanic Missions Primera Agape, Claxton; Nueva Vida, Reidsville; Primera Emmanuel, Glennville; Noah’s Ark, Aline

Good Morning Jesus; thank you for a new day!

Greetings Friends!

We had an AWESOME Men’s Ministry Supper at Connor’s

Baptist, Thursday Night, February 21, 2017. The guest speaker, Brother

K.C. Seabury, brought a powerful message, “Who Do You Represent?”

We as fathers, husbands, brothers, employees, etc. have many roles to

represent and many examples to demonstrate. Above all we must be

Ambassadors for Christ! (II Corinthians 5:20)

A BIG thank you and much appreciation goes out to Conner’s

Baptist for jumping on board last year and requesting to host the first

quarter meeting . They did not come up short on anything! The meal

was incredible and the reception was spectacular. Additional joy came

from the special Sea Worthy music provided by John Haggard and

Volly Nelson. If anyone left hungry of food or inspiration, it’s because

they did not come to this Men’s Ministry Supper.

Thank you to all who attended and support our Associational

Men’s Ministry. Be of good cheer and encouragement to all men, and

continue to develop your individual church’s Men’s Ministry Programs.

Your brother in Christ,

~Steve West~

Men On Mission For God

Association-wide Men’s Ministry Update Supply Preachers

Tattnall-Evans

Baptist

Association

Rev. Freddy Gardner

912-278-1783

Rev. Rodney Bullard

(Also for Worship Leader)

912-293-3604 or

912-684-2756

Rev. Bob Murray

478-278-7898

Rev. Edward Oglesbee

912-739-2121 or

912-739-3537

Rev. Harold Smith

(Lives in Nevils)

912-839-3448

Rev. Grady Collins

912-739-8330 or

912-481-3032

Rev. Bob Green

912-682-8452

Rev. Jerald Dorr

912-684-3166

Doug McMurtry

(Layman)

912-557-6001

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Women With a Heart for God’s Work

Association-wide WMU Update

The Tattnall-Evans Associational "Inspirational Banquet" was held at Pine Grove Bap-tist Church on Thursday, February 2, 2017 with over 100 in attendance. The delicious meal was catered by Bobcats Diner of Collins. Betty Sharrock, WMU Consultant, shared very important WMU information to our group. Luke Morrison, Missionary from the Tap-estry ATL, was our guest speaker, and Luke was on fire for the Lord!! Luke shared how the Tapestry Families are growing in grace, servanthood, and unity to the end of being on mission daily. Luke also shared that his wife and five children were very involved with his ministry there in East Atlanta Village. A big thank you to the WMU Ladies of Pine Grove for decorating and hosting our "Inspirational Banquet". WMU Focus week was observed during the week of February 12th through February 17th. All WMU's were encouraged to present to their church a program on WMU or do Mission Projects during the week. The GA Baptist Mobile Medical/Dental Van will be coming to the Emmanuel Hispanic Church on Friday, March 3rd from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 4th from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. This ministry is sponsored by the Tattnall-Evans Association. The Medical/Dental Van only comes once a year to our area. If you know of anyone who needs dental or medical care that does not have dental insurance or cannot afford to go to a dentist, please tell them to come to this Medical/Dental Van Ministry. To be seen you need to come early because it is a first come first serve event. If you would like to help with this event, please call Sandra Powell at her home phone # 912-739-1119 or her cell # 912-334-1897. Also, the medical kits for men, women, & children are to be turned in to the Tattnall-Evans Associational Office by March 2, 2017. If you cannot take the kits to the associational office, call Sandra Powell and I will pick them up. Baby Comfort Station will be at the Evans County Wildlife Club on Saturday, March 11th from 10:00 until 6:00, and on Sunday, March 12th from 12:00 until 5:00. If your WMU Ladies would like to work a shift, get in touch with Kathy Hill. The past two months have been very busy for all of our WMU Ladies in this associa-tion. God has been guiding and working with all of us to go out and help others who are in need, and to tell others about Jesus. God is good all the time!!

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ANNIVERSARIES

None

March 01— Bob Green

March 05— Ron Ross

March 09— Gary Redden

March 14— Tom Shepard

March 28— Edward Brannen

March 31— Jason Summers

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Tattnall Evans Association Budget Report

January 2017

Item Number Description Budget 2017 Start Month Contrib. Debits Remaining

100 General Offerings 20,100.84$

General Expenses

101 Associational Minutes 300.00$ 300.00$ 300.00$

102 Office Expense 3,200.00$ 3,200.00$ 874.38$ 2,325.62$

103 Telephone 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 132.73$ 1,367.27$

104 Postage 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

106 Associational Meeting 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

107 On Mission Celebration 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

108 Office:Ins/Utilities/Maint 3,200.00$ 3,200.00$ 102.55$ 3,097.45$

109 Miscellaneous 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

110 Resource Center 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

111 Pastoral Bereavement/Illness 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

112 Minister Wives Ministry 600.00$ 600.00$ 50.00$ 550.00$

Organizational Expenses

201 Sunday School 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

202 Discipleship Ministries 600.00$ 600.00$ 600.00$

203 Music 400.00$ 400.00$ 400.00$

204 Men's Ministry 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$

205 WMU 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 65.00$ 2,065.00$

206 Pastoral Ministries 500.00$ 500.00$ 187.00$ 313.00$

207 Missions 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

208 Youth 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

209 Vacation Bible School 150.00$ 150.00$ 150.00$

210 Medical Van 950.00$ 950.00$ 300.00$ 650.00$

211 Evangelism 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

212 Bible Learning Scholarship 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

213 Equipment 800.00$ 800.00$ 800.00$

214 Continuing Education 200.00$ 200.00$ 200.00$

215 Hispanic Ministries 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 146.88$ 3,853.12$

Personnel Expenses

300 Associational Missionary

301 Salary 22,500.00$ 22,500.00$ 1,875.00$ 20,625.00$

302 Annuity 9,000.00$ 9,000.00$ 750.00$ 8,250.00$

303 Auto Expense 4,200.00$ 4,200.00$ 4,200.00$

304 Medical Benefits 12,000.00$ 12,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 11,000.00$

304A Housing Allowance 18,300.00$ 18,300.00$ 1,525.00$ 16,775.00$

306 Coventions 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 362.50$ 4,637.50$

307 Christmas Gifts 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

308 Clerk's Salary 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$

309 Employee Taxes (Assoc SS Portion) 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 639.03$ 360.97$

310 Employee Christmas Gifts 500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$

311 Secretary 8,500.00$ 8,500.00$ 354.17$ 8,145.83$

312 Secretary Travel 200.00$ 200.00$ 200.00$

321 Hispanic Supply Preacher 8,240.00$ 8,240.00$ 686.66$ 7,553.34$

Budget Total 120,840.00$ 120,840.00$ 20,165.84$ 8,985.90$ 111,919.10$

Designated Accounts Contributions Debits Remaining

501 Pastor/Church Relief(Men's Min) 1,667.00$

502 Children/Youth Camp Fund 267.76$

504 Missiontrip Scholarship Fund 1,888.38$

506 Hispanic Regular Account 20,758.50$

507 Land For Nueva Vida Fund 750.00$

508 Mission Trip Projects 765.31$

511A Association Building Fund-Gen Acct 7,000.00$

513 Disaster Relief 410.00$

509A On Mission Account - Gen Acct 257.93$

509 On Mission Account - Money Market

510 WMU Scholarship Fund-CD-Gen Acct 1,660.94$

511 Association Building Fund-CD 17,680.04$

512 General Offering - CD 22,634.32$

Month Total 20,165.84$ 8,985.90$

General Checking Account

Beginning Balance 99,141.71$

Ending Balance 110,305.67$

Designated Portion (501-508,511A,513,509A) (35,425.82)$

General Offering-CD 22,634.32$

Available Balance For Gen Expenses 97,514.17$

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Church Income Report

Church January Total

Antioch 375.00$ 375.00$

Birdford

Bull Creek 252.40$ 252.40$

Claxton First 382.00$ 382.00$

Agape 56.07$ 56.07$

Cobbtown 350.00$ 350.00$

Collins 2,830.85$ 2,830.85$

Connors 126.20$ 126.20$

Eastside 600.00$ 600.00$

Elza

Evergreen 340.00$ 340.00$

Faith

Friendship

GBC Assoc Missions

Glennville First 2,022.00$ 2,022.00$

Emmanuel

Hagan 50.00$ 50.00$

Hope

Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida 9.84$ 9.84$

Little Rock

Mendes 462.38$ 462.38$

Northside 225.00$ 225.00$

Oak Grove 1,121.61$ 1,121.61$

Pine Grove 6,061.58$ 6,061.58$

Pineview 1,850.00$ 1,850.00$

Rehoboth

Reidsville 2,474.00$ 2,474.00$

New Life

Rogers 375.00$ 375.00$

Sapp Advertising Rent

Smyrna

Twin Oaks 136.91$ 136.91$

Church Totals 20,100.84$ 20,100.84$

Designated Hispanic

Collins

First Baptist Glennville

Little Rock

Oak Grove

Rogers

Mendes

Northside

James Bland

Total Designated Hispanic

Other Receipts

Wives Conference

Youth

Haitian Child

Missions

On Mission

Disaster Relief

Baby Comfort Station

Pastor Relief

Sportsman Banquet

Men's Ministry

Children Camp Scholarship

WMU Inspiration Banquet 65.00$ 65.00$

WMU Medical Van

WMU Scholarship

Missiontrip Scholarship Fund

Association Building Fund-Gen

Interest From CD's or MM

Total Other Receipts

Total Receipts 20,165.84$ 20,165.84$

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

March 3 & 4 Medical Van @ Emmanuel Friday 5 - 8 & Saturday 9 - 4

March 5 - 10 Week of Prayer for North American Missions

March 11 & 12 Baby Comfort Station @ Claxton Rattlesnake & Wildlife Festival

March 12 Daylight Savings Time Begins - Don’t forget to Spring Forward one hour

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day

March 20 1st Day of Spring

Homecoming Services March 5th

Connors Baptist Church

Sunday School - 10:00 AM

Worship - 11:00 AM - Kenny Edwards will be guest speaker

Dinner on the grounds to follow worship service

Special Gospel sing @ 2:00 PM - Featuring “Hand in Hand” from Dublin - There will be an open mic for anyone else that would like to participate in the sing!

Everyone is invited to attend any and all services

The sewing class at Eastside Baptist Church is in need of scraps of material. They sew blankets and give

them to the needy. They recently sewed some for the Crisis Center in Ducktown. They can use anything they

can get material out of, such as old sheets, pillowcases, etc. The blankets are lined inside so if the material is

stained, they can still use it. If you have any material or scraps, call Eastside Baptist Church (912-739-2055)

and they will provide you with an available time you can deliver it to the office or you can contact Deborah

Wise (912-334-2794) or Loretta Waters (912-678-5669).

Revival Services March 19th - 22th

Little Rock Baptist Church

Sunday Services @ 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM

Monday - Wednesday Services @ 7:00 PM

Matt Stacy - Church Planter Missionary with Tapestry Atlanta will be guest speaker

Everyone is invited to attend any and all services

Please be in prayer for this time of revitalization

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Please be in prayer for churches in our association without pastors:

Claxton First, Hope Baptist, Mendes Baptist Church, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Reidsville Baptist Church

Pray for our Hispanic Ministry.

Pray for upcoming mission events/opportunities.

Pray for our nation, our president, and our leaders.

Pray for the people that were affected by the tornadoes in South Georgia.

Pray for the people that were affected by the flooding in California.

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONS

March 5-10, 2017

HER NAME LIVES ON. HER LEGACY STANDS MILLIONS STRONG.

Every year, we honor the life and missions impact of Annie Walker Armstrong (1850-1938) when we give to the Annie

Armstrong Easter Offering® for North American missions. As a tireless servant of God and a contagious advocate of

missions e orts throughout the world, Annie Armstrong united women in missions endeavors, ultimately leading to the

formation of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU). She served as WMU’s - First corresponding secretary. Annie believed

and followed Christ with all her heart, but it was her hands that expressed her belief in tangible ways. A prolific writer,

she spent many hours using her hands to type and handwrite letters in support of missions. Many of these letters were

quite lengthy, and all were motivated by her desire for others to, as she put it, “grow in grace and in the Knowledge of

our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Annie also used her hands to reach out to others in need, whether by hugging a child

or distributing food, clothing and the Word of God to those in need. Her hands cradled her Bible as she studied how

best to share God’s love with others. Most importantly, as a woman of prayer, Annie regularly folded her hands in pray-

er to intercede for the missionaries and those with whom they shared Christ. Annie once wrote, “If I get hold of an idea

which seems to me to be a good one, I somehow do not feel comfortable until I see it carried out.” As a result of her

persistence, Annie rallied churches to give more, pray more and do more to reach people for Christ. As modern-day

missions advocates unite to continue that work today, we can be encouraged and empowered by following her legacy.

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We hope you have your telescopes ready and you’re focused on VBS! This summer will be an exciting

time as families discover the God of the universe and His galactic love for us.

Please let the TEBA office know when your church plans to host this event, so we can share with the rest

of the Association and be in prayer with you as you minister through this event.

VBS at Connor’s Baptist Church

June 12 - 16 from 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Classes will be provided for Pre-K to Adults

Contact VBS Director, Pete Jones (912)314-3863 for more

details

Calvary Baptist Church in Jesup, GA is selling a bus. It is a Ford E450 Super Duty. 25 passenger. 50,000

miles. Contact Olan Passmore. (912) 427-8130 or (912) 294-1860.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 158, Claxton, GA 30417

Physical Address: 10585 Hwy 280 E, Claxton, GA 30417

Church Financial Compliance & Giving Seminar

Central Baptist Church

201 Ava St., Waycross, GA

March 28, 2017

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10.00 per person

March 18, 2017 @ 6:30 PM

Little Rock Baptist Church

Will be hosting a gospel sing featuring

“The Bland Family”

Finger foods & time to fellowship to follow.

Attention Ministers!

Are you interested in being certified to participate in A Chaplaincy

position?

Bro. David Daus will be leading a unit of Clinical Pastoral Educa-

tion in Statesboro. The unit of study will require 3 months to com-

plete. In order to accommodate those interested in participating,

he would like feedback from any and all interested as he deter-

mines the start date. Currently he plans to start the unit either in

April or May. Please contact him at (912) 977-8589 if you're interest-

March 18, 2017 @ 6:30 PM

Bull Creek Baptist Church

Will be hosting a gospel sing featuring

“The New Hymnsmen”

Finger foods & time to fellowship to follow.