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VOLUME 35 ISSUE 12 December 14, 2017
In Partnership together:
Albany, First
Bethel
Big Lake
Calvary
Clarksdale, First
Copeland
Darlington
Eureka Valley
Fairport
Faith United
Faucett
Flag Springs
Frazier
Frederick Boulevard
Gower, First
Green Valley
Helena, First
Immanuel
Journey
King City, First
Little Platte
Maysville, First
McCarthy
Midway
Missouri Valley
Mount Moriah -Berlin
Mount Moriah-Clarksdale
New Harvest
New Home
Oregon, First
Patee Park
Renovation
St. Joseph, First
Savannah Avenue
Savannah, First
Short Creek
Stanberry, First
Stewartsville, First
Strong Tower
Union Star, First
Wathena, First
Weston, First
Whitesville
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ST. JOSEPH BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
MISSION CENTER
4608 Mitchell Ave.
St. Joseph, MO 64507
DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS
Bro. Roger Brumley
MINISTRY ASSISTANTS
Muriel Elder, Publications
Gloria Hoxworth, Financial
PHONE
(816) 233-2504
WEB PAGE
stjosephbaptistassociation.org
MWSU CAMPUS MISSIONARY
Rev. Paul Damery
BSU PHONE
(816) 232-5579
Christmas Blessings
Our Prayer for you is that you will have The Gift of Faith
The Blessing of Hope and The Peace of His Love
Throughout the Christmas Season and always.
May you and your family have a Blessed Christmas and
a Very Happy New Year.
Your Associational Staff, Bro. Roger, Paul, Muriel, & Gloria
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2018
DIRECTORS & PASTORS CLINIC
February 10, 2018
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
ROLLING HILLS LIBRARY
~ THE UPPER STORY 1904 N BELT HWY, ST. JOSEPH
It is that time already to begin thinking about next summer’s Vacation Bible
School. The theme is “Game On! Gearing up for Life’s Big Game” Based on 2
Peter 1:3 All VBS Directors and Church Pastors are encouraged to attend this
advance training to help with their church’s VBS enlistment and planning.
You will also have the opportunity to place an advanced order for your VBS
materials.
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St. Joseph Baptist Association Newsletter
January 2018 Beginning this year we have those born in this century (after December 31, 1999) that will turn 18 years old. This begins another century of adults seeking to advance their lives. So, what has ad-vanced in the last 100 years? In 1918 the First World War concluded with a result of over 16 million lives lost over 5 years. As horrible as the loss of life seemed from the war, 1918 would be marred with the loss of over 50 million to influenza. The flu af-flicted over 25 percent of the U.S. population. In one year, the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 years; men dropped to 36 years and women dropped to 42 years. If you were an 18 year old young man half your expectancy of life was done. Currently in 2017 life expectancy is 77 for men and 81 for women. It’s hard for us to grasp the advance of health in 100 years, almost doubling life expectancy. We could also talk about the advancements in Technology, Transportation, Education, and so forth, BUT the real question is, “How did the Church advance the last 100 years?” The Church has been in existence for 20 centuries; 2,000 years. Over the last 100 years the Church has been through wars and persecution. The Church has had champions of the faith and fail-ures of hypocrisy. The Church has stayed trials and refining. Yet, it is the Church that God has cho-sen to announce Justification to the Lost and Sanc-tification to the Saved. It is the Church that receives God’s Grace and Mercy. Many will look at the last 100 years and proclaim the church has failed, but I cannot agree. The Church is not open to man’s in-terpretation of success, but is established by God’s design of Purpose. The Church is in more countries and reaching more people groups, proclaiming the Gospel of Christ, than ever in history. The Church is not in retreat, but continues to advance. YET, there are still masses that have not heard the Gospel and individuals whose heart is untouched by the Gos-pel. What does 2018 hold for the local churches in St Joseph Baptist Association? ADVANCE! There are masses to hear and individuals to reach. ADVANCE! The power of God’s Grace and Mercy is persevering and resolute. ADVANCE! The Pur-pose of the Church has not changed or weakened. (Romans 1:16) “For I am not ashamed of the gos-pel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…” ADVANCE! Make Disciples that will Make Disciples. ADVANCE! Wor-ship, Glorify, Give Thanks, and Praise the one and only God. ADVANCE! We have a new year with
365 days to serve our God. It astonishes me that God has extended our life span over the last 100 years, allowing us to honor Him and serve Him day-by-day and moment-by-moment. What does 2018 hold for the Church? ADVANCE! Together on the Mission of Christ
Roger Brumley Director of Missions (417)440-0425 cell [email protected]
Greg Dixon ................................................ January 3
Pastor - Maysville First
Al Shirley ................................................... January 8
Pastor - Immanuel
Terry Caldwell ......................................... January 11
Pastor - Mt. Moriah, Clarksdale
Andrew Hunsucker ................................. January 22
Youth Pastor - King City First
Johnny Williams ..................................... January 23
Pastor - Wathena First
Joe Voga .................................................. January 28
Pastor - New Harvest
John DeLee ............................................. January 30
Pastor - Flag Springs
Paul Damery ............................................ January 31
Campus Minister - MWSU
Cort Huffman ............................ 30 years, January 1
Worship Pastor - Green Valley
Ken Lewis .................................. 33 years, January 1
Pastor - Clarksdale First
Jason Moore ................................ 5 years, January 2
Pastor - St. Joseph First
Muriel Elder .............................. 19 years, January 4
Ministry Assistant-SJBA
John DeLee ............................... 26 years, January 5
Pastor - Flag Springs
John Moore ............................... 12 years, January 8
Music Minister - Frazier
St. Joseph Baptist Association Newsletter
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RECEIPTS - NOVEMBER 2017
CHURCH MONTH YTD
Albany, First Baptist Church 275.58 4,555.05
Bethel Baptist Church 0.00 7,064.89
Big Lake Baptist Church 0.00 300.00
Calvary Baptist Church 551.00 4,230.55
Clarksdale, First Baptist Church 0.00 1,143.40
Copeland Baptist Church 374.95 2,066.90
Darlington Baptist Church 1,818.46 8,984.71
Eureka Valley Baptist Church 0.00 0.00
Fairport Baptist Church 0.00 830.00
Faith United Baptist Church 854.39 5,881.64
Faucett Baptist Church 521.85 2,780.32
Flag Springs Baptist Church 0.00 786.65
Frazier Baptist Church 4,948.00 17,804.00
Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church 1,320.20 13,682.08
Gower, First Baptist Church 145.76 1,271.21
Green Valley Baptist Church 793.11 6,908.25
Helena, First Baptist Church 171.00 1,717.00
Immanuel Baptist Church 55.38 832.53
Journey Baptist Church 323.03 2,492.61
King City, First Baptist Church 72.37 466.93
Little Platte Baptist Church 0.00 668.00
McCarthy Baptist Church 1,874.28 19,163.51
Maysville, First Baptist Church 836.06 7,202.48
Midway Baptist Church 124.75 654.75
Missouri Valley Baptist Church 400.00 1,830.00
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Berlin 0.00 262.90
Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Clarksdale 150.00 1,460.00
New Harvest, SBC Church 170.84 1,324.76
New Home Baptist Church 188.40 2,099.90
Oregon, First Baptist Church 0.00 1,003.30
Patee Park Baptist Church 386.80 2,128.30
Renovation Church 0.00 0.00
St. Joseph, First Baptist Church 360.22 4,149.10
Savannah Avenue Baptist Church 565.31 2,529.38
Savannah, First Baptist Church 560.55 3,406.48
Short Creek Baptist Church 91.80 809.05
Stanberry, First Baptist Church 1,000.00 5,500.00
Stewartsville, First Baptist Church 725.52 4,656.43
Strong Tower Baptist Church 0.00 2,588.05
Union Star, First Baptist Church 186.90 1,726.55
Wathena, First Baptist Church 0.00 1,482.50
Weston, First Baptist Church 73.27 701.33
Whitesville Baptist Church 0.00 2,005.94
Designated for BSU Director 2,765.63 14,368.11
Receipts 22,685.41 165,519.54
Please note that these figures show contributions that have been deposit-ed through the end of November 2017. These do not reflect November contributions that were received and/or deposited in December. Those
contributions will be on the December 2017 report.
St Joseph First is seeking a part time worship
leader. Please email resumes or inquires to
pastorjason@stjoefbccom. Jason Moore is the Pas-
tor.
We wish to express our deepest
sympathy to Steve and Teresa Noyes
on the recent passing of his father.
Steve is the pastor of First Baptist
Church Weston. We pray for peace and
comfort for them especially during this holiday time.
Christmas Eve SERVICES
Since Sunday is Christmas Eve, many churches are only having their regular Sunday morning services. However, the following have informed us of their special Christmas Eve evening service. Calvary ~ 6:30 pm
Copeland ~ 7:00 pm
Faith United ~ 8:00 pm
Gower First ~ 6:00 pm
Maysville First ~ 6:00 pm
St. Joseph First ~ 6:00 pm
Savannah First ~ 6:30 pm
SJBA Associational Board Meeting
January 16, 2018 ~ 6:30 pm
Mission Center
All church associational board representatives,
pastors, and other interested church members are
encouraged to attend.
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Non-profit Organization
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
St. Joseph, MO Permit #19
ST. JOSEPH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 4608 MITCHELL AVE. ST. JOSEPH MO 64507 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
LABEL
A * Denotes an Associational Event. Meetings are at the Mission Center
unless otherwise indicated.
DECEMBER 2017
*25-1/1 Mission Center Closed for Christmas/New Year’s
Day Holiday
JANUARY 2018
1 Mission Center Closed for New Year’s Day
*8 Deadline for Newsletter Articles
*11 SJBA Newsletter
*16 SJBA Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, Mission Center
FEBRUARY 2018
*1 Sr. Adult Event, 10:00 am, Journey
*5 Sr. Adult Council, 10 am
*6 SJBA Ministers Brown Bag Lunch, Noon
PLEASE HELP US
There are several resources missing from the Mission
Center that have been checked out and not returned.
We are missing several bible studies, kits, videos/
DVDs, and other resources that we loan out. Please
check your church library and/or classrooms, to see if
you have any materials that belong to the association.
They should be labeled with St. Joseph Baptist Asso-
ciation.
We are also missing a set of red measuring cups (1
Cup and 1/3 Cup) and red measuring spoons (1 tsp.
and 1/2 tsp) that were used with the popcorn popper.
Thank you for your help.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
SJBA CAMPS 2018 at Grand Oaks Youth Camp June 11 - 15 Children’s Camp July 16 - 20
This is what we were created for. David Platt, IMB President
Prayer for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Envelopes, Posters, and Prayer Guides are avail-able at the Mission Center for the rest of the month.