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November 2016—Volume 26 Issue 11
R E A C H I N G T H E W O R L D
F O R J E S U S B Y L I N K I N G
H E A R T S & H A N D S
Transylvania Baptist Association
Pray for Churches/Missions
Blantyre-Pastor Ron Nelson
Blue Ridge-Pastor Allen Martin
Boylston-Pastor Jimmy Burress
Brevard CC-Without a Senior Pastor
Brevard First–Pastor Tommy Crocker
Calvary-Pastor Jeremy Jackson
Carr’s Hill-Pastor Shane Hardesty
Carson’s Creek-Pastor Roger Smith
Cathey’s Creek-Pastor Tony Lambert
Cedar Mountain-Rev. Gordon Benton-Int.
Cherryfield-Pastor Tommy Preslar
Dunn’s Creek-Pastor Hank Moffitt
Dunn’s Rock-Without a Pastor
East Fork-Pastor Doug Tankersley
Enon-Pastor Michael Skinner
Faith-Pastor Kyle Reese
Glady Branch-Pastor Johnny Hughes
Grace-Pastor Shane Duncan
LaPrimera Miśion-Pastor Rick Plotts
Lake Toxaway-Pastor Harold Sitton
Light & Hope Ministry-Brooks & Brenda
Little River-Pastor Chis Farmer
Middle Fork-Pastor Chester Chappell
Morningside-Pastor Sidney Calhoun
Mt. Moriah-Pastor Wallace McCall-Int.
New Hope-Without a Pastor
North Toxaway-Pastor Tommy Mullis
Oak Grove-Pastor Allen Murray
Pisgah Forest-Pastor David Spray
Rocky Hill-Pastor Leland Holland
Shoal Creek-Pastor Patrick Owen
Temple-Pastor Troy Johnson
Church/Sapphire-Pastor Rick Plotts
Turkey Creek-Pastor Jason Kittrell
Zion-Pastor Dan Dellinger
FORERUNNER
FOCUS JESUS
Please Pray for Upcoming TBA Mission Trips
Southeast Asia & Montana
Please Contact The Association—877-3203 or
“Go” Missions Team Leader
Pastor Alan Perry for More [email protected]
The Appalachian Coalfields Ministry Backpack Collection
Sponsored by NC Baptist on Mission: www.baptistsonmission.org
Collection site will be at The Light & Hope Ministry Center
40 Nicholson Creek Road, Brevard, Saturday, November 5, from 9am-3pm. November 12, there will be an inspection to get everything ready to send away. 9am -3 pm. Goal is 500 Backpacks: School supplies such as cray-ons, notebook paper, pencils, pens, composition books, folders, erasers and rulers; Small items of NEW clothing such as winter hats, gloves, socks, underwear; Small pop-top canned food such as ravioli, tuna, beef stew, vegetables, fruit; At least one NEW, age appropriate non-breakable toy (no toy weapons, please!); Hygiene items including toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, washcloth, brush or comb, shampoo, deo-dorant (try to fit these items into a one gallon Ziploc bag); A children or youth’s Bible; Fresh, wrapped no-melt candy; A copy of "The Christmas Story" and a "Mailbox Bible Club" enroll-ment. Also collecting NEW closed toe children’s shoes-any size.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX
National Collection Week is November 14-21, 2016
Drop Off Your Completed Shoeboxes
With Shipping Donation To
Oak Grove Baptist Church—649 Kim Miller Road, Lake Toxaway, NC
Patricia Galloway—828-884-9751 [email protected]
10-12 Mon—Sat; 1-3 Sun; 9-11 Mon.
OR
Brevard Wesleyan Church—583 N Board Street (Across From Ingles) Brevard, NC
Kathryn Merrill-828-883-8408 [email protected]
2-6 Mon—Thur; 2-5 Fri; 1-4 Sat; 2-5 Sun; 10-3 Mon
Order Pre-printed OCC Shoeboxes from www.samaritanspurse.org/
operation-christmas-child/pre-printed-shoeboxes
MY HEART AS YOUR ASSOCIATIONAL MISSIONARY
Thank you for the privilege to serve you as Associational Missionary in the Transylvania Baptist Association. I am grateful for your faithful prayers. I am grateful for your Christ honoring service. I am grateful for your financial support of God’s Kingdom Work through the Transylvania Baptist Association. Through the Lord’s goodness and your obedience, we are on a healthy path financially as an association. This is due in no
small part to the servant hearted ladies who volunteer time and service in the office. By God’s grace we will continue to go forward
with our volunteer team and depend upon God to provide for our every need even as the churches do the same.
Thanks for all the encouraging and kind words about the recent 153rd Associational Meeting at Brevard First Baptist. God’s anointing was mighty upon Pastor Shane Hardesty’s message on Prayer and Pastor Leland Holland’s message on Repentance. Thanks to Paul Smith for Christ honoring worship. Thanks to Pastor Tommy Crocker and the wonderful people at Brevard First Baptist for loving and servant hearted hospitality. Thanks to the many churches who joined together to host the welcome center and helped with so many other areas of the annual meeting! Anticipate in early 2017 the following Kingdom Building opportunities:
BUILDING OR DEEPENING A PEACE MAKING ATMOSPHERE IN MY CHURCH
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN SEEING GOD’S BEST FRUIT IN A CHURCH REVIVAL FOCUS
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN SEEING GOD MAXIMIZE REACHING CHILDREN FOR CHRIST THROUGH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL The Lord is stirring Biblical Revival and Revitalization in the churches of the Transylvania Baptist Association of Churches. At least four of our churches that were stagnant and/or declining are seeing God move the churches in the positive direction of winning souls and moving toward Biblical health. These are challenging days for God’s people to serve Him in unity in reaching people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Spiritual darkness is ever increasing. SERV-
ING TOGETHER IN UNITY IS ESSENTIAL TO GOD’S FULLEST BLESSINGS (Psalm 133) upon our lives and churches.
November calls us to renew our gratitude for our Great Salvation and to be thankful for the people blessings as well as materials blessings from our God from whom all good things flow. May God fill your Thanksgiving celebration with much love, peace and joy.
I encourage you to pray daily for the lost. I encourage you to pray daily for the Lord to open our eyes to the fields white unto harvest. I encourage you to pray daily for the Lord to empower you to be a witness for the Gospel. I encourage you to pray daily for God to use your church and your
life to help people hear the Good News of Jesus Christ! I encourage you to pray daily for Biblical Revival to breakout in Transylvania County.
I am your servant in Christ. Jan and I love you with the love of the Lord. Jan and I pray for you daily,
Bro. Mike
“Southern Baptists are a fellowship of almost 16 million members in approximately 45,764 churches in all 50 states and Canada. These churches work together through approxi-mately 1,174 associations, 42 state conventions, and the Southern Baptist Convention to accomplish through voluntary cooperation far more than they could ever do alone.” www.sbc.net
NOVEMBER CALENDAR
5 Appalachian Back Pack Collection at Light & Hope—9-3 6 SBC Disaster Relief Appreciation Day 7 (WMMU) Christian Women’s Association Fellowship –12:30 Celebrating and Collecting Offering for Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer—Mrs. Kathie Aiken Guest Speaker (Dunn’s Rock) 8 Men Matter—11:55—Please Call for Reservations—877-4223 14-21 Operation Christmas Child Collection Week 13-20 NC Baptist Children’s Home Week of Prayer 22 3-D Training at the Baptist Center (10 am & 6 pm)
*Association Assist Revitalization Team Training Each Month
*Wednesday Bible Study at the Baptist Center—10:00-11:00 AM
*Week of Prayer and Mission Study for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Dec. 4-11
NOVEMBER PASTORS & WIVES BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES 1 Mrs. Eloise Spray (Pisgah Forest) 2 Pastor Dr. Leland Holland (Rocky Hill) 25 Mrs. Barb Johnson (Temple) 27 Pastor Stanley Metcalf (BCC)
*Nov. 14-15, 2016 BSC Annual Meeting at The Koury Convention Center in Greensboro www.ncannualmeeting.org
WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE OUR
PASTORS, FAMILIES AND CHURCHES
R E A C H I N G T H E W O R L D F O R J E S U S
B Y L I N K I N G H E A R T S & H A N D S
2016 YTD (Jan-September) Donations to TBA For Budget Needs
Blantyre $ 900.00 Blue Ridge 675.00 Boylston 9,802.18 BCC 3,800.00 Brevard First 9,802.27 Calvary 2,641.62 Carr's Hill 2,800.00 Carson's Creek 1,850.00 Cathey's Creek 1,537.00 Cedar Mountain 877.00 Cherryfield 8,123.12 Dunn's Creek 600.00 Dunn's Rock 692.79 East Fork 900.00 Enon 1,800.00 Faith Missionary 2,048.00 Glady Branch 1,034.00 Grace 1,769.88 Lake Toxaway 1,198.80 Little River 3,500.00 Middle Fork 2,465.00 Morningside 2,124.56 New Hope 700.00 North Toxaway 450.00 Oak Grove 1,392.17 Pisgah Forest 3,493.78 Rocky Hill 3,600.00 Shoal Creek 3,603.08 Temple 601.64 Sapphire 875.00 Turkey Creek 3,093.00 Zion 1,439.21
THE SALVATION ARMY— Red Kettle Fund Raiser
Friday, November 8th thru Saturday, December 24th
Many of our Association Churches and families helped last year
Last year, over 400 families in Transylvania County were helped with Their basic necessities by the Salvation Army
What is Needed: Bell ringing done by one or two individuals Team Up with family members and/or friends
For questions, roster, forms and bell ringing guidelines, please call Bill Bricker, Director of Community Relations and Development 828-280-1163 or call the Brevard Salvation Army at 828-862-6518 and talk with Charlotte.
What is The Cooperative Program?
“The Cooperative Program is Southern Baptists’ unified plan of giving through which cooperating Southern Baptist churches give a percent-age of their undesignated receipts in support of their respective state convention and the Southern Baptist Convention missions and minis-tries.”
NC Baptist State Convention Annual Meeting
Koury Convention Center Greensboro
www.ncannualmeeting.org
Nov. 14-15, 2016
TBA PASTOR & WIFE
CHRISTMAS DINNER FELLOWSHIP
More Details Soon
Local Missions/Ministry—Sharing House Needs: “Chicken soup, vegetable soup, beef stew, green beans, peas, pasta, pasta sauce, applesauce, baked beans, oatmeal, rice, cold cereal, pancake mix, broth, mixed veggies, bean soup, mayonnaise, pears, rice mix mandarin oranges, stuffing mix, girls’ underwear #12, girls’ clothes, ladies underwear #5-10, men’s boxers #32-38, camping equipment, Styrofoam coolers, paper tow-els, pots and pans, silverware, blankets, towels. Please take items to Sharing House, Oakdale at Duckworth streets, Brevard.” www.Sharinghouse.org Taken from ” Transylvania Times, Brevard, Oct. 24, 2016; page 11B
SAFE, Inc. of Transylvania County—Looking for volunteers
who would be willing to work a few hours a week—885-7233.
TRANSYLVANIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
675 Hendersonville Highway, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 - 828-877-3203
Website www.tbanc.org— Email: [email protected]
Facebook: “Transylvania Baptist Center”
Dr. Michael Miller - Associational Missionary—Cell Phone: 828-808-9675
Minister Bill Britt - Moderator
Enabling Empowering Equipping Energizing
MINISTRY POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Carr’s Hill Baptist Church is seeking a youth leader. The position will be bi-vocational up to 20 hours per week. Please send resumes to Youth, Search Committee, 2719
Greenville Hwy., Brevard, NC 28712.
Enon Baptist Church is seeking a part-time youth worker. Send resume to PO Box 669, P.F., NC 28768 or call 828-877-4418 or 828-884-6943.
Temple Baptist Church is seeking a Worship leader.
Zion Baptist Church is seeking a youth minister. Contact Mark Willis at 828-506-3232 for more information.
Please be in prayer for Brevard Community, Cedar Mountain, Dunn’s Rock, Mt. Moriah, and New Hope who are without a Senior Pastor.
CHURCH, MINISTRY & MISSION NEWS
BCC; Ladies—Game Night, Saturday, November 12. Continuing to pray for a new senior pastor. Eleven were baptized in the past few months! 8 made decisions to follow Christ over the summer; In addition, 5 made other decisions like to rededicate their lives to Christ. Brevard CC App—Go to the app store; ”Hope and healing”- each Thursday at 6:30. Brevard First—Trunk or Treat Through The Bible Oct 31st 5:30-7:30pm. Calvary- Continuing 40 days of prayer for revitalization. Nov. 13 Veterans Day Service. Lunch and family bowling in afternoon. Nov. 20 Thanksgiving meal following worship service. Nov. 27 Advent begins. Cedar Mountain—Wednesday night services for all ages begin at 6 pm with a meal; Sunday, October 30, Squire Parsons will be our 5th Sunday guest; we will have a covered fellowship meal and take a love offering immediately following the 11AM service. This special service is open to everyone. Dunn’s Rock—We will have a Thanksgiving Day Camp on Fri, Nov 25 and on Sat, Nov 26 from 2PM until 5PM each day at the church. Also several of our youth and their families will be going on mission to Williamsburg, KY Dec 9 and 10. We look forward to assisting with a large Christmas outreach there. Our children will be presenting "Jesus Means Christmas to Me" on Sun, Dec 18 at 5PM. Grace—Trunk or Treat, Oct. 31, 6-8 pm; Light and Hope—Tutoring each Tuesday from 3:30-5:30 pm. Prayer Walking each day. Need more people to prayer walk around Light and Hope neighbor-hood—40 Nicholson Creek Road; Appalachian Backpack collection—40 Nicholson Creek Road, Brevard, Saturday, November 5, from 9am-3pm; Also need help inspecting backpacks on Nov. 12 from 9:00 am—3:00 pm; Little River—Fall festival on Oct 29 (Saturday) from 3-5pm.; Morningside—On Saturday November 5th, Tara Reid (RHS Senior and Youth Group Member) will be hosting a "Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch" at the Balsam Grove Community Center starting at 10:30 am. There will be food, door prizes and lots of good information. Teen girls and women of all ages are welcome. For more information you can call Tara at 553-5074 or her mom Susan at 553-8047. On Saturday November 19th, the youth will have their monthly "Youth Night Out". On Sunday evening November 20th, the church will hold their annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner starting at 6:00 pm. The church fur-nishes turkey, dressing and gravy and asks that everyone attending will bring sides to share. Mt. Moriah/Calvert—Had Four recent Baptisms! Oak Grove—Heading to the coast to help in Disaster Relief. Pisgah Forest- WMU Meeting will be 1st Saturday morning of each month beginning November 5. 10:00 AM; Nov. 6 – 6:00 PM Singing – Pelzer Church of God Praise Team will be our guest singers. Everyone invited; Nov. 8 – Men Matter Lunch 11:55 AM; cost: $5.00; Nov. 10 – Ladies Birthday Lunch at Mills River Restaurant; Nov. 15 – BYB (Senior Citizens) will have lunch at Cummings Cove; Nov. 20 – County-wide Thanksgiving service, 6:00 PM, hosted by PFBC. Rocky Hill— Exercise for men and women-M, W & F at 10:00 am-Family Life Center; Helping Stop Hunger/Backpack Buddies; 4 baptisms, 2 joining by letter, 1 by profession of faith, Total of 7; 13 women participating in Beth Moore's "Whispers of Hope" 9 week book study on prayer; Team Kids on Wednesday nights starting 6:30 p.m; collecting socks and shoes for the Appala-chian Backpack Ministry. Shoal Creek— Celebrated 6 baptisms! Temple— October 26—6:00 pm—Wednesday—Family Dinner Night; Sunday,
10/30/16 - Fall Festival 4-7; Zion—Food pantry each third Saturday—no screening.
*“Enon Baptist Church will be hosting “A Night in Bethlehem” at Brevard’s annual Twighlight Tour on Saturday, December 3rd from 4:00 pm-7:30 pm. The Marketplace will open at 4:00 pm with kid’s craft booths and hot cider and cookies for Bethlehem visitors. We’ll have music from the Little River Baptist praise band and Enon kid’s choir, followed by a short dramatic musical beginning at 6:00 pm. Please join
us as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus and share the Christmas Story! Norris Barger”
*If Interested in Helping with Disaster Relief, please contact Mr. Jim Felty and/or Pastor Allen Murray for
more information.
