January 2012 Bulletin - The Georgia State Association of Free Will

GEORGIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF FREE WILL BAPTISTS
PROMOTIONAL
Will Harmon to lead 2012 Couples Retreat
JANUARY 2012
PROMOTING EVERY PHASE OF THE DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRY
VOL. 64, NO. 1
Reverend Will Harmon, senior pastor at
Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist (Fort Smith,
Arkansas), will be the featured speaker for the
February 17-18 Georgia Couples Retreat at Lake
Blackshear Resort in Cordele, according to
Executive Secretary William Smith. The annual
two-day event includes one night at the lodge, dinner, and a series of lively and entertaining presentations by one of the denomination’s leading pastors. The cost is $135.00 per couple.
Reverend Harmon, a Texas native, was converted at age six and answered the call to preach when
he was 11 years old. He and his wife Angie married
in 1983 and have spent the past 28 years building a
strong Christian home while pastoring churches in
Texas and Arkansas. They have three children –
Whitney (20), Callie (12), and Zane (9).
Harmon pastored three churches in 11 years in
Texas (Fort Worth and Plano) and Arkansas (Pine
Bluff) before coming to
the Cavanaugh Church
in 1997 where he led the
congregation in community outreach and evangelism efforts that resulted in surging membership
growth.
The
Cavanaugh congregation
is one of the region’s
most
outstanding
churches.
Will Harmon’s influence reaches beyond the
local congregations he
Will Harmon
has served to state and
national platforms. He
formerly chaired the
Board of Trustees at Hillsdale Free Will Baptist
College and the Executive Board for the Arkansas
State Association of Free Will Baptists, and served
as vice chairman for the Randall House
Publications Board. He was also elected assistant
moderator for both the Arkansas and Texas State
Associations. He delivered the 2010 commencement address at Free Will Baptist Bible College. A
1983 Hillsdale College graduate, Harmon earned a
Master of Divinity degree at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
Couples Retreat attendees are encouraged to
pay close attention when Will steps up to speak,
since one of his hobbies is cowboy action shooting.
Georgia Couples Retreat
February 17-18, 2012
Lake Blackshear Resort
Cordele, Georgia
Cost: $135.00 per couple
Registration Deadline: January 13, 2012
One of the Free Will Baptist denomination’s
fast-rising young leaders, Reverend Terry Pierce,
has been tapped to lead the three-day Ministers
Retreat scheduled April 16-18 at Lake Blackshear
Resort in Cordele. Reverend Pierce pastors Tupelo
Free Will Baptist Church (Tupelo, Mississippi) and
chairs the Free Will Baptist Bible College Board of
Trustees.
The Illinois native was ordained in 1987 and has
pastored churches in Georgia and Mississippi since
1988. He began his pastoral career at First Free Will
Baptist Church (Thomaston, Georgia) in 1988, led
the congregation four years, and then accepted a
call to New Light Free Will Baptist Church
(Morgan, Georgia) where he served until 1997. He
then assumed the pastoral mantle at Shallowford
Free Will Baptist Church in Marietta (1997-2001).
For the past 10 years, Reverend Pierce has led the
Tupelo Free Will Baptist Church, a culturally-alert
and community-oriented congregation.
During his 13-year Georgia pastoral ministry,
Pierce served six years as Teen Camp Director
(1995-2001), 11 years as
clerk of the Georgia State
Association (1990-2001),
and various other district
level roles. When he relocated to Mississippi, he
chaired the State Youth
Board two years and was
elected moderator of the
Northeast Mississippi
Association. He is a
member of the American
Family
Association
Board of Directors.
The broader denomination called Reverend
Terry Pierce
Pierce’s name in 2004,
and he was elected to the
Free Will Baptist Bible College Board of Trustees.
He was recently elected to his second term and currently chairs the FWBBC Board of Trustees.
Pierce graduated from Free Will Baptist Bible
College in 1988 with a B.A. degree in pastoral ministry. While pursuing FWBBC undergraduate studies, he served two summers as a youth minister
intern at a Mt. Vernon, Illinois, church. He is on
track to earn a Master’s Degree in Christian
Leadership at Liberty University.
Terry and Belyn Pierce married in 1986. They
have three sons – Aaron, Andrew, and Adam.
Aaron is a junior Pastoral Training major at
FWBBC; Andrew is a freshman Music major at
FWBBC; Adam is a high school freshman. Belyn
Pierce works as a legal assistant at the Tupelo firm
of Mitchell, McNutt & Sams, P.A.
Georgia Ministers Retreat
April 16-18, 2012
Lake Blackshear Resort
Cordele, Georgia
Cost: $125.00 per person (includes two
nights at lodge and all meals)
Registration Deadline: March 12, 2012
Ministers Retreat to spotlight rising denominational leader
Ebenezer Church breaks ground for activity center
On Sunday, October 23, 2011, the
Ebenezer Free Will Baptist Church,
Glennville, broke ground for a new activity center. The activity center will be 1500
square feet with restrooms, kitchen area,
and storage closets. The building will be
used for youth classes, will house games,
and will be a place that our young people
as well as our church people can gather for
times of fun and fellowship. Pastor Rick
Cason states that the youth ministry at
Ebenezer has grown to the point where
such a building was needed.
When the church approved the building project, part of the recommendation
included a plan to have a certain amount
of money as a down payment on the project before any construction was started.
This amount was raised in seven days
according to Pastor Cason. The people at
Ebenezer are excited about the possibilities that the activity center will be a vital
part of their church ministry. Plans call for
the center to be paid in full when it is occupied.
State Meeting Accommodations
Best Western Inn & Suites • 101 Dunbar Road • Byron, GA 31008
Phone: 478-956-3056 • Rooms: $57.00 + tax
Includes Hot Continental Breakfast • Code: Georgia Free Will Baptists
Those involved in the ground breaking service include (l-R)
Pastor Dr. Rick Cason, Royce Folsom, trustee, Eddie Skeens,
trustee, Lonnie Skeens, deacon, Kelly Folsom, deacon, Edward
Driggers, deacon, Donnie Epperson, trustee, Filmore Waters,
trustee, Richie Deloach, church member and contractor, and Lee
Christensen, youth pastor. Not included in picture, Pete Moore,
trustee.
From the State Office…
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Georgia Promotional Bulletin
The Secretary’s schedule
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January 2012
Preaching at Colquitt Church, Colquitt.
6:00 pm
Auditors yearly review at State Office,
Colquitt. 9:30 am
February 2012
State Promotional Directors meeting at
Wyndham Westshore, Tampa, FL
Couples Retreat at Lake Blackshear
Resort, Cordele
March 2012
State Executive Board meeting at White
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January 2012
South Georgia WAC District Convention
at First Church, Jesup. 10:00 am
Martin Association at Colquitt Church,
Colquitt. 6:00 pm
Registration deadline for Couples
Retreat
Chattahoochee Association at Trinity
Church, Mauk 9:30 am
Little River Association at Corinth
Church, Brookfield. 9:30 am
Georgia Union Association at Crossroads
Church, Cochran. 10:00 am
Twin Cities Association at Weems Road
Church, Columbus. 10:00 am
Auditors yearly review at State Office,
Colquitt. 9:30 am
Midway Association at Travelers Rest
Church, Newton. 9:00 am
Ogeechee Association at Stony Hill
Church, Glennville. 10:00 am
South Georgia Association at Memorial
Church, Surrency. 9:30 am
Gospel sing at White Rock Church,
Phenix City. 6:00 pm
February 2012
Homecoming at Glennville Church,
Glennville. Kerry Steedley, speaker
Senior Days at Free Will Baptist Bible
College in Nashville, TN. For more information, contact the Enrollment
Management Office at
PUBLICATION DATA
Volume 64 Number 1
January 2012
Henrietta Brown • Production Manager
Rhonda Chandler • Circulation Manager
Margaret Ann Ivey Daniels • Editor
William Smith • Publisher
Kent Barwick • Mail Room
The Promotional Bulletin is published monthly by the Georgia
State Association of Free Will Baptists, P.O. Box 507, Colquitt,
Georgia 39837-0507. Phone: (229)758-8900. Fax: (229)758-8907.
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. It is sent free
to affiliated churches and their members.
Visit us on the web at gafwb.org
Officers of the Georgia State Association of Free Will Baptists are:
Wayne Miracle • Moderator
Rick Cason • Assistant Moderator
Keith Lloyd • Clerk
Tim Horne • Assistant Clerk
William Smith • Executive Secretary/Treasurer
The Promotional Bulletin encourages the submission of news
items and announcements relevant to Free Will Baptist life,
thought, and ministry. Such items must be submitted no later
than the first day of the month prior to which they are intended for publication. The Bulletin also welcomes the submission
of unsolicited manuscripts of appropriate articles on Christian
themes. Manuscripts must be brief and will not be returned.
Please submit to the above address.
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Oaks Church, Macon. 10:00 am
GWAC annual meeting at White Oaks
Church, Macon. 9:00 am
Georgia State Association at White Oaks
Church, Macon
April 2012
Ministers Retreat at Lake Blackshear
Resort, Cordele
May 2012
State Youth Competition
June 2012
State Teen Camp at Camp Echeconnee,
[email protected].
Union Association at Poulan Church,
Poulan. 10:00 am
Valentine banquet at Colquitt Church,
Colquitt. 6:00 pm
Couples Retreat at Lake Blackshear
Resort, Cordele. Will Harmon, speaker
North Georgia Association at Davis
House Restaurant, Elijay. 10:00 am
Homecoming at Sand Hill Creek Church,
Baxley
Unity revival at First Church, Hayesville,
NC. David Crowe and Joe Arthur, evangelists
Revival at Ebenezer Church, Glennville.
Paul Smith, evangelist
March 2012
Revival at Corinth Church, Brookfield
Registration deadline for Ministers
retreat
State Executive Board meeting at White
Oaks Church, Macon. 10:00 am
GWAC annual meeting at White Oaks
Church, Macon. 9:00 am
Georgia State Association at White
Oaks Church, Macon
Senior Days at FWB Bible College. For
information call 800-763-9222
Homecoming at Surrency Church,
Surrency
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July 2012
National Association, Memphis, TN
September 2012
Advisory board meeting at Alabama
Children’s Home, Eldridge, AL
November 2012
Senior Citizens Retreat at George T. Bagby
State Park, Fort Gaines
April 2012
Homecoming at Swainsboro Church,
Swainsboro
Deadline for State Youth Conference
entries
Chattahoochee Association at Mt. Olive
Church, Reynolds 9:30 am
Georgia Union Association at Double
Branch Church, Unadilla. 10:00 am
Twin Cities Association at White Rock
Church, Phenix City. 10:00 am
Homecoming at Bay Springs Church,
Eastman
Ministers Retreat at Lake Blackshear
Resort, Cordele. Terry Pierce, speaker
Midway Association at White Plains
Church, Lucille. 9:00 am
Ogeechee Association at First Church,
Augusta. 10:00 am
South Georgia Association at Oak Hill
Church, Alma. 9:30 am
Gospel sing at White Rock Church,
Phenix City. 6:00 pm
May 2012
State Youth Competition at First
Church, Albany
Homecoming at Bay Springs Church,
Eastman
Homecoming at Hahira Church, Hahira
District associations meeting dates and times
Chattahoochee Association
9:30 a.m.
January 14
Trinity Church, Mauk
April 14
Mt. Olive Church, Reynolds
July 14
Bethany Church, Box Springs
October 13
Turners Chapel Church, Butler
Georgia Union Association
10:00 a.m.
January 14
Crossroad Church, Cochran
April 14
Double Branch Church, Unadilla
July 14
First Church, Dublin
October 13
First Church, Eastman
North Georgia Association
10:00 a.m.
February 18
Davis House Restaurant, Elijay
August 18
Davis House Restaurant, Elijay
Ogeechee Association
10:00 a.m.
January 21
Stony Hill Church, Glennville
April 21
First Church, Augusta
July 14
Deep Creek Church, Midville
October 20
Faith Ministries Church, Metter
Little River Association
9:30 a.m.
January 14
Corinth Church, Brookfield
July 28
Ozias Church, Pearson
South Georgia Association
9:30 a.m.
January 28
Memorial Church, Surrency
April 28
Oak Hill Church, Alma
August 4
Philadelphia Church, Folkston
October 27
Pine Level Church, Alma
Midway Association
9:00 a.m.
January 21
Travelers Rest Church, Newton
April 21
White Plains Church, Newton
July 28
Bellview Church, Colquitt
October 27
Berean Church, Albany
Union Association
10:00 a.m.
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Poulan Church, Poulan
May 12
Spring Hill Church, Baconton
August 11
Sylvester Church, Sylvester
November 10 Bay Church, Bay
Martin Association
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Colquitt Church, Colquitt
6:00 p.m.
April
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July
TBA
October
TBA
Twin Cities Association
10:00 a.m.
January 14
Weems Road Church, Columbus
April 14
White Rock Church, Phenix City
July 14
Bethel Church, Phenix City
October 13
Calvary Church, Columbus
Around the state …
Georgia Promotional Bulletin
Calling all Georgia ladies!!
GWAC Enlistment, by Donna Jewell
On behalf of the Georgia Women Active for
Christ (GWAC) Executive Board – please don’t
skip over this article!! I want to challenge all
Georgia Free Will Baptist Women who do not
currently have a local GWAC group, to prayerfully consider becoming members of the
GWAC. You may not know where to start and
for that, we have an answer – contact GWAC
Field Worker, Sheila McCardle, or any other
member of the GWAC Executive Board, which
is listed on the Georgia Women In Touch segment
of this issue of the Promotional Bulletin. We will
personally meet with your group of ladies and
walk you through the entire process, and
answer any questions you may have. Ladies, it
would be great to be able to double our membership before the sstate meeting in March! You
might ask, “How will forming a WAC group
benefit the ladies of our church”? I do have an
answer to that, but first, let’s turn that around
and ask, “What can our ladies do to benefit
WAC?” We are not here TO BE SERVED, but TO
SERVE! Following is an excerpt from the
WNAC Website: Women Nationally Active for
Christ is an auxiliary arm of the National
Association of Free Will Baptists. We exist to help
each woman fulfill the Great Commission through
her God-designed roles in the home, church, commu-
nity and world. Recognizing and respecting pastoral
leadership, WNAC desires to assist local congregations in implementing and encouraging thriving
Bible-based, outwardly focused women’s groups and
networking them together in order to accomplish
greater Kingdom goals.
Let’s look at just a few of the functions of the
WNAC and how it benefits all of us: Maintains
the Provision Closet for our missionaries to shop for
home/school supplies free of charge; Coordinates/
administers all national conventions and retreats;
Promotes WNAC locally and worldwide; Provides
support system for local, district and state WAC
groups, offering ideas, answering questions and providing encouragement for Free Will Baptist women,
international workers and missionaries; Publishes
Treasure Bible study guide; Designs, publishes and
promotes Bible studies for use in WAC meetings
and/or individual study; Promotes designated special weeks of prayer (Pre-Thanksgiving & PreEaster) before major World/Home mission offerings;
Sets and manages the overall WNAC annual budget; Receives all monies given to missions or designated projects and disburses funds according to each
WAC’s instructions; and Administers funds and
provides student scholarships for students studying
for various ministries. And this is only the short
list!
When your ladies group becomes a WAC
Couples Retreat Registration
February 17-18, 2012 • Lake Blackshear Resort, Cordele
Speaker, Will Harmon
First names __________________________________________________
Last name ____________________________________________________
Phone (_______) -_____________________
Georgia State Ministers Retreat • April 16-18, 2012
Lake Blackshear Resort • Cordele, Georgia
Terry Pierce, Speaker
Name
Church ______________________________________________________
Email
Email address: Husband ______________________________________
Wife ________________________________________________________
Registration Deadline - January 13, 2012
Retreat cost per couple $135.00 – This includes room and Friday
evening meal. Please send $135.00 registration fee to: GAFWB ~
PO Box 507 ~ Colquitt, GA 39837-0507. Make check payable to:
GAFWB
If you have questions you may contact the State Office at: 866758-8900, email: [email protected]
________________________________________________
Phone (_______) -_____________________
Address
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member, you will receive a very generous welcome packet from the WNAC, which includes
everything you need to form your WAC group.
Here is another excerpt from the WNAC website: Like many organizations, WNAC does have a
membership fee of $15.00 per year per member
($1.25 per month.) As a WNAC member, you have a
voice in the decisions that are made, which affect the
Free Will Baptist women and various ministries.
You also belong to an international network of
women all striving for the same purpose and goals. It
is so true, that together we can accomplish much
more than if we work separately. WNAC membership fees are very important to the overall function of
the WNAC office. Locally, you can set your own
dues in any fashion you choose. The state annual dues for membership in the GWAC is only
$3.00 per member per year! You will be part of a
network of ladies and friends to help you
become connected to Free Will Baptists locally,
statewide and nationally! The GWAC hosts the
GWAC State Meeting, and the Annual Prayer
Retreat at Norman Park.
There’s not enough space in this article to list
all of the benefits of forming a WAC group in
your church. Please call someone NOW on the
GWAC Board to learn so much more about how
to become connected to WAC. We’ll be waiting
to hear from YOU!!
Registration Form
Address______________________________________________________
City/State/Zip ______________________________________________
January 2012
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City/State/Zip ________________________________________
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Roommate ____________________________________________
Registration Deadline – March 12, 2012
Registration fee: $125.00. This fee will cover your hotel room
and six meals. Send this form along with your $125.00 registration fee to: GAFWB ~ PO Box 507 ~ Colquitt, GA 39837.
Make all checks payable to: GAFWB.
You will not be considered registered until the office
receives your form and $125.00. If you have questions you
may contact the State Office toll free at: 866-758-8900.
Happy New Year from the Georgia State
Office and the Promotional Bulletin staff!
Truth launch service a huge success
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Georgia Promotional Bulletin
January 2012
add ministries and plug in our people. Since
launch we have added 5\five new folks to ministry areas, and we have several families that
plan to return to our services. We are busy
doing follow-up and are seeing great results!
We hope that this will mark a huge step forward
for us. Thank you for your interest in and support of our ministry here. We are working hard
for God’s glory and His kingdom.
We are so excited to report our launch service results to you! How things have changed
since our first preview service in February! The
last nine months of Bible studies, church events,
core building, outreach events, and services culminated in our launch on November 27. We had
to delay this move for a few months to allow the
McCraney family to settle into the ministry
here. This actually proved to be an added blessing as we added another two musicians during
this time period and expanded our worship setting. We felt fully confident that our ministry
was not lacking as we planned for launch. Our
goal was to be fully prepared to handle a quality worship service with ushers, greeters, nursery, children’s church, café area, full band,
audio and video personnel, and setup crew. The
months preceding launch allowed us to grow
our core to about 55 people, giving us the foundation we wanted for a full-fledged church.
Our people really took up the challenge to
invite friends and family for the event. When
the dust settled on the day, we had 94 in attendance, with 34 first-time guests. Added to that
was another 12 second-time guests. The great
news is that all of our guests are legitimate contacts for our church! We even had a few families
out of town!
This day not only marked the date when we
transitioned to every week services, but it
helped our core to see our vision and what really could be done with a little extra effort. Please
pray for us in the days ahead as we continue to
The wonderful working of God’s spirit is
unexplainable. The greatest thing this side of
Heaven is when young people bow on their
knees and ask God to come into their hearts. It
is truly humbling to be a small part of the unexplainable. We would like to share some of the
unexplainable ways God has been working
through Free Will Baptist Family Ministries:
We can report to you that this is our 12th consecutive year of witnessing over 100 children
saved in a year. Our dedicated staff ensures
our youth realize the commitment they are
making and encourage them in their new walk
with the Lord. We praise God for each eternal
decision made for His Kingdom. During this
year alone, 132 young people have received
Christ as their personal Savior – 12 on one
Sunday! We were also overjoyed when 7 of our
youth were baptized in August, with an additional 14 also expressing their desire to follow
Him in baptism. 66 babies have been born to
moms receiving services from The Hope Center,
with several more to deliver before the end of
the year.
There has never been a time that Family
Ministries needs you to believe in us more than
right now and believe the time and cost is worth
it for:
• prayer for God’s protection and provision for
this ministry
Donnie Burke greets those who came for the
service.
Enthusiastic singing was a part of the service.
News from FWB Family Ministries
Harvest Child Care Ministries
wants to help families
Harvest Freewill Baptist Child Care Ministries, located in Duffield,
Virginia recently celebrated 18 years of ministry to abused, abandoned,
neglected or troubled children. Since that time, over 1,400 children have
lived in a Christian home environment with caring, loving house parents.
Within the last three years our ministry’s focus has shifted. While we still
serve children who are in state’s custody, we now focus more and more on
privately placed children – children from our church families who come
here without the involvement of state authorities. This is a new and exciting trend for the ministry. Without the involvement of the state, we have
more latitude to provide the services we feel the families need. These children are able to stay longer – some indefinitely. Also, we find that these
children are better behaved and more willing to accept guidance and support from us. What a blessing it is to work with families, within our own
network of churches, who need extra support to care for their children.
One such child came to Harvest the very day his parents’ divorce became
final. With the ongoing turmoil within the family, this family needed the
support Harvest provides. With the structure and nurturing Harvest provided, along with family counseling; after a few months this young man
was able to be reunited with his mom, and to a more workable relationship
among all of the family members. He learned that structure was so important to his success that he gave his parents our behavior management program, so they could learn how to parent him when he returned home.
Children want rules and boundaries - this is how they know they are loved
and cared for. This is the success of Harvest! We would like to help you as
well. If you or a family in your church is in need of the services Harvest
offers, please call Executive Director, Newl Dotson at 276-546-4400. You
may visit our website at www.harvestcm.org for program descriptions.
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those being won to Christ
the unborn babies being saved
our seniors being cared for
lives and families that are being changed
Please join us in our ministry efforts:
• send gift cards or a monetary contribution to
provide Christmas for our youth
• invest in eternity through estate giving,
endowments & annuities
• cherish a loved one with a memorial gift or
contribution in their honor
• go to our website at www.fwbfm.com and
make a credit card donation
For more information on ways you can help,
contact our office at 423.639.9449.
FWBBC student named “Best Senator” at TISL
Georgia Promotional Bulletin
January 2012
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The 42nd General Assembly of the Tennessee
Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL) met
November 17-20 at the State Capitol and elected
Free Will Baptist Bible College junior Frank
Thornsbury as “Best Senator” for the 2011 session.
The model legislature which originated in 1966 is
conducted by college students from across
Tennessee and provides students with an education about state government and an opportunity to
express their opinions on state issues.
Mr. Thornsbury, a 20-year-old History major
from Kentucky, led a four-person delegation from
FWBBC as the college participated in its first TISL
event. Other FWBBC students in the legislative
team included freshman Collin Lane (Arkansas)
who served as alternate senator, sophomore
Bethany Coats (South Dakota) who functioned as a
higher education lobbyist, and junior Daniel Coker
(Mississippi) who served as a representative.
“This was a first for all of us,” Thornsbury said.
“It was an exciting four days, almost magical, as
we prepared legislative bills and interacted with
serious-minded students from 60 colleges regarding political and ethical issues of the day, knowing
that some of the legislation we prepared would be
presented to the Tennessee General Assembly.
Many TISL bills from
previous years have, in
fact, become law. What
a great experience! I’m
looking forward to the
2012 session and an
even greater involvement by FWBBC students.”
The FWBBC administration and staff
encouraged student FWBBC Student Body
participation in TISL. president Thornsbury
Dr. Jon Forlines, vice speaks on Senate
president for student floor.
services,
arranged
funding
for
the
Thornsbury-led delegation. The session days were
long and full, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and extending
to 9:00 p.m.
In addition to winning “Best Senator” designation by his TISL peers, Frank Thornsbury was
named to the Committee on Higher Education and
appointed to the Election Commission. He was
aggressive on the Senate floor, speaking repeatedly, debating and discussing issues to the point that
he became known as “The Face” of conservative
religious colleges.
“I felt right at home confronting colleagues in
open debate,” Thornsbury said, “and for that, I
credit all the C-Span I’ve watched since age 14. The
world of public policy needs more individuals
with a jurisprudence guided by biblical truth. My
greatest experience at TISL was being named ‘Best
Senator’ on the Senate floor. While some self-gratification was involved, the overwhelming sense of
representing FWBBC well trumped all other emotions.”
Mr. Thornsbury serves as president of the
FWBBC Student Body. His plans for 2012 TISL participation include writing more bills for the legislature and leading a larger delegation of FWBBC students to the State Capitol.
“Since day one of my FWBBC Student Body
presidency,” he said, “it has been my goal to build
up our community domestically and to share that
community of faith and learning on a local, national, and global stage. Attending TSIL is the first step
in our reaching out to a lost and dying world that
desperately needs to hear the Good News.”
A new book titled Evangelicals and Nicene Faith:
Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness includes a 23-page
chapter by Free Will Baptist Bible College president
Matt Pinson. The 16-chapter, 272-page paperback
edited by Timothy George, dean of Beeson
Divinity School and a senior editor of Christianity
Today, was published in October 2011 by Baker
Publishing Group.
Dr. George said, “Evangelicals and Nicene Faith:
Reclaiming the Apostolic Witness is a fascinating collection of essays by first-rate scholars from various
evangelical traditions. What is surprising is how
each one affirms the abiding validity and relevance
of the Nicene faith for the life of the church today.”
Commenting on chapter eight written by
President Pinson, Dr. George said, “Dr. Matthew
Pinson has written a superb essay, ‘Confessional,
Baptist, and Arminian,’ in which he surveys the
importance of Nicene belief within the General-
Free Will Baptist Tradition. He traces this trajectory
through early Baptist pioneers like Thomas
Grantham and Joseph Hooke as well as their spiritual descendants in America.”
Dr. George continued, “Dr. Pinson is one of the
leading Baptist scholars, and he illuminates his
own ecclesial heritage by placing it in continuity
with the Great Tradition of historic Christianity. In
doing so, he aptly illustrates this famous statement
by the late Jaroslav Pelikan in whose memory we
have dedicated this book: ‘Tradition is the living
faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of
the living.’”
The book grew out of a 2009 conference, “The
Will to Believe and the Need for Creed:
Evangelicals and the Nicene Faith,” at Beeson
Divinity School at which President Pinson spoke.
Pinson’s chapter in the book is joined by contributions from scholars such as Timothy George,
Gerald Bray, Thomas Oden, and Ralph Wood.
Dr. Pinson said, “I am delighted to have a chapter in this book, and especially excited that the Free
Will Baptist story can be told in this wider evangelical venue.”
Dr. Pinson is frequently published in professional theological journals. He has written two
books—A Free Will Baptist Handbook (1998) and The
Washing of the Saints’ Feet (2006)—and served as
general editor for two others: Four Views of Eternal
Security (2002) and Perspectives on Christian
Worship: Five Views (2006). He also wrote a pamphlet in the Heritage Series titled “Free Will
Baptists and Church Government” (2008) for the
Free Will Baptist Historical Commission.
He is a member of the Commission for
Theological Integrity of the National Association of
Free Will Baptists.
Seventy-seven prospective students from 15
states attended Fall 2011 Welcome Days November
10-12 at Free Will Baptist Bible College, according
to Rusty Campbell, director of enrollment services.
This marks an almost 80% increase over the Fall
2010 when 43 students participated. Campbell also
reported a 50% rise in the number of states represented, up from 10 a year ago.
The group included 17 students from Michigan,
12 from Tennessee, 11 from North Carolina, seven
from Illinois, six from Arkansas, five from Ohio,
four from South Carolina, three from Alabama,
two each from Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky,
Mississippi, and Oklahoma, one from Florida and
one from Missouri.
Mr. Campbell said, “Our Enrollment
Management Team went all-out this summer and
fall to make contact with students, parents, and
pastors. They’re a great group to work with, and
they’re committed to bringing more students on
campus. When the prospective students arrived
last week, we were ready with answers to their
questions and three days of special events to give
them a taste of what it means to be a student at
FWBBC. We emphasized FWBBC’s high-quality
academic programs as well as its deeply spiritual
campus life. We hope many of the students decide
to enroll here.”
Visitors enjoyed a full schedule that included
two nights in the dormitories and a musical
Thursday evening that featured “Front Porch
Pickin’ and Games,” plus late-night Spiritual Life
group meetings in the dormitories. They attended
classes Friday and heard 2006 FWBBC graduate
Craig Batts speak in chapel. The President’s
Reception for seniors, parents, and sponsors met in
Thigpen Theater after chapel.
A campus-wide tour Friday afternoon
acquainted visitors with the 17 campus buildings.
They then gathered in the Coffee House for a time
of interaction with current FWBBC students, and
later some kick ball, dinner, and 90 minutes of
Camp Fire and Smores, before the Flames Classic
Basketball event closed out Friday night activities.
Saturday morning the students shared a continental breakfast before packing up and returning
home.
Exit evaluations completed by visiting students
indicated that their preferred areas of study in college focused on education, English, history, business, biology, music, psychology, science, nursing,
missions, and pastoral ministry—all areas in
which FWBBC offers associate’s or bachelor’s
degrees.
One student reflected, “I had a great time and
enjoyed the time with my youth group. I really
liked my host—she seemed nice.”
Another visiting student said, “It was swell!
Thanks for the fun weekend.” A third student simply cheered, “Welcome Days was great!”
The Spring 2012 Welcome Days is scheduled
April 19-21. For more information, contact the
Enrollment Management Office at recruit@
fwbbc.edu.
Nicene Faith book includes chapter by Pinson
Attendance jumps 80% at FWBBC Fall 2011 Welcome Days
Thank you from FWBBC – Forum12 announcement
Free Will Baptist Bible College thanks everyone who supported the Ketteman Christmas
Scholarship Drive. The annual Christmas Drive helps fund institutional scholarships to assist
students in reaching their educational goals at FWBBC.
Forum12 Bible Conference meets March 4-7, 2012, on the FWBBC campus. This year’s
theme is “Revitalizing the Church.” For more information and to register, visit the website:
www.fwbbc.edu/forum12.
Page 6
Georgia Promotional Bulletin
January 2012
Bunch resigns to take Missouri executive post
On November 10, 2011, the Free Will Baptist
International Mission Board voted to accept the
resignations of 28-year veteran missionaries to
Panama Stan and Brenda Bunch. The resignation is effective February 29, 2012.
Stan and Brenda will relocate to Missouri, for
Stan to embrace the role of Executive Director of
the Missouri State Association of Free Will
Baptist Churches, effective March 1.
Stan and Brenda have served God and the
Mission well, stated General Director Clint
Morgan. Their ministry in Panama has been creative and effective, and has proven enduring.
They’ve evangelized, discipled new believers,
planted churches and led them to national leadership.
God is moving in Panama; people are turning to Christ, leaders are emerging, and local
churches are
reproducing.
Stan
and
Brenda have
played a key
role in all of
those areas by
their exemplary
lives
and service,
affirmed Jeff
Tu r n b o u g h ,
director
of
field operations. I will
Stan and Brenda Bunch
Stans
miss
leadership
and insight on the Missions leadership team,
but I know he will use those same gifts to serve
the state of Missouri well.
The Bunches were appointed to missionary
service in May 1983 and departed for Panama a
little over a year and a half later in January 1985.
Stan and Brenda have three children: Jonathan,
Alicia, and Amanda.
We extend our deepest appreciation to the
International Missions Department, and all of
our supporters over the years, for having granted us the opportunity to be involved in the
exciting and fulfilling ministry of international
church planting, Stan wrote in their November
7 resignation letter. We have been privileged to
work with some of Gods choicest servants and
remain committed to the task of world evangelism, albeit through another ministry.
For 20 years, Free Will Baptist International
Missions and the Free Will Baptist denomination have celebrated the ministry of the Free
Will Baptist Children’s Home, Lar Nova Vida,
in Araras, São Paulo, Brazil. This institution is
not directly affiliated with International
Missions or Brazil’s Regional Association of
Free Will Baptist Churches. Because of a variety
of recent changes made by the current leadership of the children’s home, Free Will Baptist
International Missions, following the recommendation and counsel of Latin American
Regional Director Stan Bunch and the Brazil
Field Manager Kenneth Eagleton, has determined to discontinue its partnership with Lar
Nova Vida. As a result, International Missions
will no longer channel funds or provide personnel for
this ministry.
For the past few years, since the departure
from active missionary service of Jim and
Shirley Combs, the founders of the home, an
effort has been underway to move the home
toward Brazilian leadership and support. Many
positive steps have been taken in that direction.
“We praise God for the hundreds of children
whose lives have been positively impacted by
the ministry of Lar Nova Vida,” stated Clint
Morgan, general director of International
Missions. “Many children whose lives may
have ended on the streets of Araras, without
knowledge of Jesus, now serve Him and lead
productive lives. We pray the home will continue to meet not only physical needs, but also the
most important need of all—a clear understanding of the gospel message.”
The eight members of the Board of Free Will
Baptist International Missions met December 78, 2011, in the Mission’s office in Antioch,
Tennessee. The two-day, intensive session,
bathed in frequent prayer, yielded encouraging
reports, positive actions, and difficult decisions.
Jeff Turnbough, director of field operations,
took the board members on an inspiring virtual
tour of the IM world, highlighting many opportunities our missionaries and ministry partners
currently are witnessing, in spite of the economic crisis the Mission is facing. “Our missionaries
are working effectively and God is blessing in
unprecedented ways,” Jeff stated.
Joel and Lydie Teague were appointed as
two-year, short-term interns to France.
Currently, the couple lives and works in France
and will travel to the States in 2012 to raise ministry awareness and funds.
“Even in the midst of continued financial
challenges,” Board Chairman Danny Williams
emphasized, “I am optimistic. God is working
in marvelous ways globally and I am confident
people within our denomination will respond
financially to ensure the gospel continues to be
made known around the world.”
The board voted to approve a $6.1 million
budget for 2012, a full $1.15 million less than the
initial framework budget adopted in April 2011.
The board instructed General Director Clint
Morgan to develop action plans for coping with
further financial deficits. He is to present these
to the board for review and approval as soon as
possible.
In an ongoing effort to end financial shortfalls and to rebuild cash reserves, the board
voted to postpone sending all new missionaries
as well as veteran missionaries currently on
stateside assignment to their fields of service
until “cash reserves reach a sustainable level of
10% of the operational budget.” The board
voted to implement this strategy as an ongoing
standard policy. Exceptions may be made on an
individual basis with the approval of both the
general director and the board chairman if a
failure to return to the field of service will result
in a legal, career-altering situation. “All those
currently slated for stateside assignment in 2012
will still return to the States,” affirmed Clint
Morgan. “We need all hands on-deck, sharing
the marvelous work God is doing through Free
Will Baptists and encouraging our people to
pray and give.”
All board members were present for the twoday session: Nelson Henderson (AR), Jeff
Manning (NC), Greg McAllister (CA), Tom
McCullough (MI), Rob Morgan (TN), Mark
Price (OH), Danny Williams (AL), and Randy
Wilson (OK).
The hardest task I’ve had thus far as general
director, Clint Morgan stated, most certainly
was calling missionaries who expected to leave
the States in January and tell them their departure is on hold.
Following the December board meeting, the
general director made phone calls to Tim and
Kristi Johnson (Spain), Heath and Joni (creative
access), Mick and Rachel (creative access), and
Jennifer (creative access). All of them expected
to depart over the next few weeks. Also told to
delay travel plans were Steve and Becky Riggs
(France), Darren and Dana (creative access),
David and Angie (creative access), Sam and
June McVay (Spain), and Dale and Sandra
Bishop (Japan).
In an ongoing effort to end financial shortfalls and rebuild cash reserves, the board voted
to postpone sending all new missionaries as
well as veteran missionaries currently on stateside assignment to their fields of service until
cash reserves reach a sustainable level of 10% of
the operational budget. The board voted to
implement this strategy as an ongoing standard
policy. At any point that cash reserves fall below
10% of the operating budget, stated Board
Chairman Danny Williams, deployment of missionaries will be halted so that those already
stateside can assist in raising the funds to keep
all other missionaries at their stations.
Exceptions may be made on an individual
basis with the approval of both the general
director and the board chairman if a failure to
return to the field of service will result in a legal,
career-altering situation. All those currently
slated for stateside assignment in 2012 will still
return to the States, affirmed General Director
Clint Morgan. We need all hands on deck, sharing the marvelous work God is doing through
Free Will Baptists and encouraging our people
to pray and give. Scheduled to return for stateside assignment during the first quarter of 2012
are Kenneth and Rejane Eagleton (Brazil),
Jaimie and Tammy Lancaster (Uruguay), and
Shane and Joy (creative access).
We are immensely grateful for those who
have been staunch supporters of the Mission
throughout the years and especially during the
financial crisis that has plagued the global economy, emphasized Sam McVay, missionary to
Spain and interim development director.
However, we must have more churches and
individuals to become sacrificially involved in
taking the gospel to the ends of the earth.
FWBIM no longer partnering with Brazil Children’s Home
Board seeks to move forward while halting losses
Board postpones missionary deployments
Georgia Promotional Bulletin
Jan./Feb./Mar. 2012
Volume 4, Issue 2
The Ghost of Christmas Past is with us!
Many of us are haunted by the bills that will
soon come due. Others
may be haunted by the
disappointments of
Christmas wishes and
dreams that failed to
materialize. And did a
few extra pounds
show up to haunt?
Hopefully some of
the ghosts of your
Christmas are the
smiles on the faces and
the light in the eyes of
your family as you
gathered together for
food and fellowship.
The lingering strains
of Christmas music
from your church congregation and choir
may still haunt your
quiet moments.
Most of all, I hope
you are haunted by the
warm feeling that
comes from sharing
yourself and your
resources with others:
the single mother who
lives nearby, the
opportunities provided by the Salvation
Army kettles, our missionaries at home and
abroad, the Ketteman
Student Scholarship
Drive at Free Will
Baptist Bible College,
the WNAC general
fund.
If by some chance
you missed your
opportunity to share,
especially with these
last three, it’s not too
late. You can still send
a check and start your
New Year off right and get rid of any
ghost of regret you
may have!
Share your news
with us! Send articles
and photos to: hbrown
[email protected] or send
regular
mail
to:
Henrietta Brown; 40
Lookout Lane, Kinsey,
AL 36303.
January 2012
Page 7
Georgia Women In Touch
Georgia Union WAC meets at White Oaks
The Georgia Union Woman Active for
Christ met September 24, 2011, for its
annual meeting. Present were representatives from Cornerstone Church,
Plesant Hill Church and White Oaks
Church.
Acting president Donna Jewell called
the meeting to order, and following a
devotional by Glenda Davidson and
special music by Virginia Bowles, she
apppointed committees to carry out the
business of the day.
A delicious brunch was served by the
ladies from White Oaks.
The group reconvened after the
brunch and the business session was
held. The business included electing
Glenda Davidson as the new president
to replace Henrietta Brown who moved
out of the state during the summer.
The speaker for the day was Henrietta
Brown, who spoke to the group about
bearing the burden of prayer and financial support for our missionaries, both at
home and abroad. She also provided a
portion of the special music for the day.
The next annual meeting of the
GUWAC will be September 22, 2012, at
Cornerstone Church, Fort Valley,
Georgia.
Virginia Bowles provides
special
music
for
the
GUWAC meeting.
Calvary Church hosts annual WAC meeting
Calvary Church in Columbus, Georgia, hosted the
annual meeting of the Twin Cities WAC. Presiding at the
meeting was Debra Van Pelt, president of the group.
Following a short devotional and appointment of
committees, the group enjoyed a delicious meal provided by the ladies from Calvary.
After the business session, Debra introduced
Henrietta Brown, who provided special music for the
day and was also the speaker. Henrietta challenged
those present to pray for specific needs of our missionaries rather than generalities. She provided the members
group with address labels for a home missionary and a
foreign missionary and suggested that they correspond
with the missionaries to provide support and encouragement.
Ladies from Calvary Church and First Columbus
Church attended the meeting.
Hearts of Fire
Book Review
Ladies from the Twin Cities WAC gather at Calvary
Church for the annual meeting.
By Steve and Ginny Clearly
On behalf of Voice of the Martyrs
Published by Thomas Nelson
Reviewed by Donna Jewell
After I read Touching the Untouchables,
I was eager to learn more
about the foreign missionaries who have, and continue
to, dedicate their lives to
preaching and teaching the
Gospel to those in third
world countries, at the risk
of their own lives. It was
then that I found Hearts of Fire in my
book collection, a paperback book still
wrapped in plastic, which I had received
as a Christmas present two years ago.
God allowed me to rediscover this
book at just the right time. I had a hard
time putting this book down! Hearts of
Fire is very intense reading and describes
in vivid detail the sacrifices and persecutions suffered by eight unbelievably
strong women of faith and determination for the cause of Christ.
These women had very few, if any,
luxuries in life that we so easily take for
granted. At least one of the women in the
book suffered her first beatings and persecution at the hands of her own Muslim
father, who would rather kill his daughter than for her to own a Bible.
I cried many times while reading
Hearts of Fire as I learned about the horrible attacks and unspeakable hatred suffered against these precious women of
faith. Some were thrown in disgusting,
overcrowded prison camps and beaten
to the brink of death, yet they continued
to proclaim their unwavering faith and
loyalty to the One and Only True God. I
strongly recommend this book in which
you will learn about real people (Adel,
Purnima, Aida, Sabina, Tara, Ling,
Gladys and Mai) who suffered real persecution at the hands of nonbelievers.
Read on!!!
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Promotional Bulletin is Tiny Toad, in keeping with our GWAC Retreat theme,
Toadally Trust God. Find Tiny, write your
name, January issue, and the page number
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GWAC Executive Board
Sandra Jackson, President
229-941-4063
Debbie Cason, Vice President
912-654-2383
Leslie Baldridge, Secretary
706-561-1356
Linda Gay, Treasurer
229-985-4793
Becky Woods, Historian
229-246-6547
Sheila McCardle, Field Worker
229-787-5964
Sheree Parker
Member-at-Large
770-361-5142
Carmen McKenzie
Member-at-Large
478-892-8178
Terra Smith
Member-at-Large
229-758-8282
Henrietta Brown
334-699-4135
Donna Jewell
478-218-8750
Media Coordinators
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Georgia Promotional Bulletin
Income
Anonymous
Chattahoochee
Mt Olive
Thomaston
Trinity
Turners Chapel
Georgia Union
Bay Springs
Christian Hill
Cornerstone
Cross Roads
Double Branch
Eastman First
Mt Ararat
New Hope
Pleasant Hill
Warner Robins
White Oaks
Little River
Cool Springs
Open Door
Ozias
Solid Rock
Zion Hill
Martin
Colquitt
Corinth
Donalsonville First
Hebrew
Mothers Home
Mt Gilead
Mt Glory
New Salem
Thompson
Midway
Albany First
Bellview
Berean
Blakely First
Cedar Springs
District Association
Macedonia
New Light
Patmos
Travelers Rest
January 2012
Receipts for October 2011
63,248.21
115.00
2,193.80
933.68
380.32
300.00
579.80
5,311.63
250.00
389.23
475.00
110.00
1,068.30
210.00
148.98
466.00
577.60
396.52
1,220.00
4,603.30
680.00
538.30
450.00
250.00
2,685.00
5,746.12
2,646.99
174.10
300.00
300.00
277.43
451.50
440.00
721.60
434.50
12,461.96
6,645.12
822.02
97.90
171.00
2,234.80
800.00
350.00
315.12
676.00
350.00
Miscellaneous
5,109.94
Book Sales
27.94
Cox, Doug
100.00
First Restoration Church 200.00
Mrs. Wynelle Clower
50.00
Proctor, Lloyd
40.00
Senior Citizens Retreat 4,500.00
Wimberly, W.J.
42.00
WNAC
150.00
North Georgia
Liberty Bible
Shallowford
Ogeechee
Deep Creek
Faith Ministries
Friendship
1,275.00
1,075.00
200.00
1,599.10
215.00
356.80
200.00
Lyons
Peace
Stoney Hill
South Georgia
Alabaha
Baxley
Bethel
Camden
Corinth
Corinth SS
Ebenezer
Glennville
Jesup First
Liberty
Memorial
New Hope
New Life Fellowship
Oak Hill
Philadelphia
Pine Level
Piney Grove
Satilla
Savannah First
Spring Grove
Surrency
Swainsboro
Twin Cities
Calvary
Weems Road
White Rock
Union
Bay
Cairo
Fellowship
Grace
Greenwood
Midway
New Hope
Poulan
Expenses
FWB Bible College
Bozeman, Steven
General Fund
593.30
134.00
100.00
19,684.42
50.00
532.10
50.00
180.00
1,148.67
22.45
1,835.60
564.75
830.59
742.00
600.00
1,925.00
344.47
522.91
2,274.98
1,210.00
847.60
1,555.00
3,630.00
17.82
469.70
330.78
1,381.59
797.70
179.55
404.34
3,766.35
324.20
218.00
489.65
276.10
490.00
1,515.40
403.00
50.00
63,248.21
3,340.10
100.00
3,240.10
Home Missions
4,027.90
Bowling, Rick - TN
100.00
Burke, Donnie - Co
360.70
Byers, Tim - OH
40.00
Cheatham, Scott - CO
40.00
Crabtree, Jeff - Canada
125.00
General Fund
913.58
Goodman & Bennett - AZ 762.75
Grimes, Daryl - PA
10.00
Gwartney, Howard - AZ 135.00
Long, Barry - CO
247.80
Nason, Joel - NH
15.00
Reynolds, Bill - RI
90.00
Smith, John - CA
25.00
Wallace Land Fund
79.95
Wallace, Ron - AK
1,051.42
Wright, Randall - TX
31.70
International Missions 3,761.09
Barker, Molly - Uruguay
25.00
Bishop, Dale - Japan
226.25
Combs Children’s Home 116.12
2012 Retreat Schedule
Eagleton, Ken Jr. - Brazil
Gainer, Mirial - Japan
Global Evangelism Fund
Griffin, Debbie - Japan
Holland, Curt - Brazil
Hubbard, Heath - Spain
Little, Shannon - Japan
Lytle, Steve - Panama
McVay, Sam - Spain
Morgan, Clint - Africa
Price, Matt - France
Snow, Nathan - Japan
Support Services
World Mission Offering
86.25
10.00
84.95
281.25
25.00
589.95
150.00
15.00
45.00
86.25
233.75
968.55
459.97
357.80
Miscellaneous Ministries1,103.00
Camp Little River
510.00
GA Union Min. Retirement 28.92
GA Union Mission Board 149.49
Harvest Connection
90.42
Ogeechee Williams Account 10.00
Powell, Mark - Germany
25.00
South Georgia Kingsland 264.17
Union Retirement
25.00
National Ministries
Cooperative Receipts
Media Commission
AL Children’s Home
SC Children’s Home
TN Trula Cronk Home
Rest of the Family
2,495.04
392.40
200.00
1,088.44
327.26
286.94
200.00
State Ministries
47,276.08
Acts 1-8
19,059.25
GA Cooperative
Support
23,638.89
GA Ministers
Retirement Trust
50.00
Promotional Materials
27.94
Senior Citizens Retreat 4,500.00
State Mission Board
1,245.00
Cartersville Building Fund 25.00
Crank, Bill Bartow County
195.00
Damon C. Dodd Offering 100.00
General Fund
530.00
Hollis, Jay - Harris County 195.00
Tift County
200.00
Georgia Coop
State Office
Promotional
Executive Board
Camp Board
C.E. Board
Mission Board
Ministers Retirement
FWB Bible College
National Coop
23,638.89
9,700.00
2,666.67
657.17
1,215.15
1,729.16
4,361.22
1,127.22
829.63
1,352.67
Georgia Acts 1:8
19,059.25
Global Evangelism
Fund
12,388.50
Josh & Ashley Bennett
381.19
Donnie & Susan Burke
381.19
Jeff & Heather Goodman 381.19
Barry & Jessica Long
381.19
Ron & Janice Wallace
381.19
State Mission Board
4,764.80
Couples Retreat –
February 17-18, 2012
Lake Blackshear Resort,
Cordele
Will Harmon, speaker
Buddy Johnson, music
Registration deadline –
January 13, 2012
GWAC Prayer Retreat –
April 13-14
Norman Baptist Assembly,
Norman Park
Ministers Retreat –
April 16-18, 2012
Lake Blackshear Resort,
Cordele
Terry Pierce, speaker
Tim Horne, music
Registration deadline –
March 12, 2012
Ministers Wives Retreat –
September 2012
Lake Blackshear Resort,
Cordele
Senior Citizens Retreat –
November 5-7, 2012
George T. Bagby State Park,
Fort Gaines
Randy Jackson and Len
Blanchard, speakers
Registration Deadline –
October 1, 2012
2013 Retreat Schedule
Couples Retreat – February
22-23
Lake Blackshear Resort,
Cordele
Registration deadline –
January 16, 2013
2014 Retreat Schedule
Couples Retreat – February
21-22
Lake Blackshear Resort,
Cordele
Registration deadline –
January 15, 2014
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those who register for any
retreat or camp session sponsored by the State
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