2015 O - Kershaw Baptist Association

October 2015
2014
Growing God’s Kingdom Associationally
I Peter 2:6
Kershaw Baptist
Association
Fall Meeting
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Lugoff First Baptist Church
106 Longtown Road, Lugoff SC 29078
6:00 p.m.
(no afternoon session)
Rev. Roy Cooper, IMB
missionary serving in Cuba, will
bring the associational sermon.
A Cuban family kneels while praying to an icon of the virgin Mary inside a Roman Catholic church in Havana, Cuba’s capital. Catholicism is the main religion
in the island nation,. About 57 percent of the population claims to be Catholic,
but less than 10 percent attends mass, according to Operation World.
- Picture and statistics reprinted from the IMB website.
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Authentic Cuban Cuisine —this will be the annual meal
Mission updates
Home Repair Ministry updates
Roy Cooper, IMB missionary to Cuba
Challenging report from our associational missionary, Ron Underwood
2015 proposed budget
Messengers:
Each church is entitled to two messengers, plus one additional messenger for each fifty
members or fraction thereof with a maximum representation of fifteen messengers from
any one church. Directors of KBA missions ministries and chairpersons of committees
do not count toward the church’s messengers.
Pray for our Cuba Vision Team: Ron Underwood, (associational missionary), Chuck Everett (pastor,
Trinity) and Steve Lee (pastor, Mt. Olivet). They will visit Cuba October 2—10, 2015, to look at possibilities for Kershaw Baptist Association’s involvement in missions in that country.
October is Pastor
Appreciation Month
For ideas on how to honor your pastor, see the
September issue of The Cornerstone, or contact
the KBA Mission Center.
World Hunger Day
October 11
Tuesday, October 13, 12 Noon
When will you get personal about hunger? If
we take God's Word seriously, the malnourished and hungry are our problem. Those who
are afflicted were made in the image of God.
He cares about them, which means we are to
care about their welfare as well.
Information and resources:
http://wmu.com/index.php?q=missions-leader/
missions-involvement/world-hunger-Sunday
http://www.globalhungerrelief.com/
http://www.namb.net/hunger-relief/
Lake Wateree Baptist Church, 5856 River Road, Ridgeway, SC
Bring your fishing pole and spend some relaxing time with your
brothers on the lake. If you have a boat, let Ron know. Some
might want to fish in deeper waters, or just go for a boat ride.
We will take a bus from the KBA parking lot at 11 a.m. Come
ride with us.
Since Lake Wateree Church is providing lunch, we will need a
head count. Please RSVP to the KBA, 803-432-3028, or
[email protected].
Better Halves Time Out!
Thursday, September 24
6 p.m.
LaFiesta Restaurant
Camden, SC
All ministers’ wives are invited for food,
fun and encouragement.
Inflatable Ministry at
High School Football Games
October 2—North Central High School
October 30—Camden High School
(tentative date for CHS)
Pastors and churches will be asked to assist in their areas.
Around the Association
Timrod Church has called Jeremy Ussery
as pastor. His first Sunday will be October
11. He resigned as youth pastor of DeKalb
Church, also in this association. He and his
wife Hannah have 3 children: Adalyn Mae, 5,
Joel Amos, 3, and Carolina Rae, 22 months.
Christmas Programs—We would like to
post our churches’ schedules for Christmas
programs on Facebook, so the community
can have the opportunity to celebrate the holy
season with you. Please send us the name of
the musical/cantata, which choir is presenting
it, and the date and time.
Birthdays:
08—Matt Mims, Pisgah
08—Ray Lowe, Buffalo
15—Lynn Elliott, Cassatt
18—Robin Lowe, Buffalo
19—Robert Ridley, Freedom Outreach
24—Wayne Flowers, retired
26—Buster Morris, Malvern Hill
27—Steven Pace, Bethune
28—Lisa Plyler, The River
29—Eric Boone, Pine Grove
31—Ernest Rabon, Mt. Zion
Church Anniversaries:
01– Ernest Rabon, Mt. Zion
16—Robert Ridley, Freedom Outreach
- Steve Lee, Mt. Olivet
Wedding Anniversaries:
23—Matt and Tarsha Galloway,
Friendship
November 7
November 14
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Springvale Baptist Church
Trent McLaughlin, speaker
Buffalo Baptist Church
Britt Stokes, Speaker
This pint-sized deer hunter is Aubrey
Thompson, daughter of Pastor Craig and
Angela Thompson, Malvern Hill.
BAPTIST WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
November 2, 2015
Day Meeting: 10 a.m., Springvale Baptist Church, Lugoff
From Camden on Hwy #1: Tur n r ight on Longtown Road (it veer s to the r ight just befor e the tr affic light at Invista). Go
approximately 6 ½ miles and turn left onto Springvale Road. Go about ½ mile to a stop sign. Go straight for another 0.2 miles.
Springvale is on the right.
From Elgin on Hwy #1: As you come into Lugoff, tur n left at the traffic light between Shoneys and McDonalds. This is Hwy
#34 or Ridgeway Road. Go approx. 1.4 miles and bear to the right on Pine Grove Road. Go 5.7 miles and turn left onto Springvale
Road (Springvale Road is 1.8 miles past Pine Grove Baptist Church) After you turn onto Springvale Road you will find the church
about .4 of a mile on your right.
Evening Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Wateree Baptist Church, Camden
Turn left out of KBA parking lot. Take first road (Gardner St) to left (less than 1/10 mile). Go to the stop sign. Turn right on Haile
St. Church is on the corner of Haile & Gardner streets.
Mission Team Needed for Long Island
We need a painting crew to go to Long Island,
New York, October 26-30, to finish painting the
outside of Crossroads Church, where Jamie
Rogers is pastor. In case of rain, there are areas in
the sanctuary that also need painting. If you can
go, please contact the KBA, 803-432-3028 or
[email protected], immediately.
Christmas Inquiry . . . Would we like to have a presence in the Camden
(morning) and Lugoff (evening) Christmas parades this year? Would several (or many)
churches like to enter an evangelist type float? Several years ago we joined together and
had several entries in the Camden parade. If you are interested in pursuing this idea,
please contact the KBA Mission Center.
In pictures
Construction of a new garage on the back property of the KBA will
begin soon. The garage will house our present block party trailer
and a second trailer that has been donated.
Receipts from Churches
8/31/15
Abney
100.00
700.00
Antioch
175.18
1537.78
Beaverdam
41.67
333.36
Bethany Westville
68.46
430.67
Bethune
208.07
1844.30
Buffalo
695.16
2721.50
Calvary
528.00
1627.80
Camden First
2500.00
20000.00
Cassatt
410.38
3645.25
Cedar Creek
0.00
3373.87
Cornerstone
57.00
340.00
Crossings
0.00
0.00
DeKalb
1245.00
4565.00
Emmanuel
225.18
2104.65
Faith
522.90
1422.90
Flint Hill
0.00
0.00
Freedom Outreach
0.00
0.00
Friendship
0.00
2386.80
Harmony
100.00
781.26
Hermitage
417.51
3863.02
Hillcrest
435.00
4367.00
Lake Wateree
652.77
5333.91
Lakeview
37.34
369.87
Laurel Hill
0.00
800.00
Lucknow
75.00
600.00
Lugoff First
1034.03
9823.77
Malvern Hill
166.66
1333.36
Mizpah
0.00
231.21
Mt. Olivet
0.00
400.00
Mt. Pisgah
1192.30
7746.56
Mt. Zion
0.00
824.12
New Hope
75.00
600.00
Oak Ridge
140.54
1478.47
Open Arms
0.00
150.00
Pine Grove
300.00
2400.00
Pisgah
0.00
500.00
Pleasant Hill
218.00
436.00
Providence
0.00
2804.64
Red Hill
166.00
1368.75
Refuge
0.00
1388.00
River
60.00
540.00
Sand Hill Heights
0.00
250.00
Shamrock
0.00
3000.00
Southside
110.00
770.00
Springvale
1226.70 10406.03
Timrod
251.31
2010.48
Trinity
1053.28
8029.23
Wateree
0.00
300.00
Total
14548.44 119929.56
Financial Update 8/31/15
2015 Budget
$164,160.00
Budget given to date 122,434.41
Budget goal to date 109,440.00
Thank you for
“thinking 3%”
of undesignated church
receipts for associational
mission support.
Connie Maxwell
Children’s Home
Food Drive
Please BOX your groceries before
delivering to KBA. Boxed goods
will be accepted from Nov. 1-16.
Typical items on a week’s grocery list
for a cottage of 8 children:
Food List:
6 16 oz cans fruits & vegetables
1 lg squeeze bottle of mustard
1 lg squeeze bottle of ketchup
1 lg jar mayonnaise
1 64 oz Canola Oil
6 cans canned meats*
(chicken, tuna, SPAM, beef, etc.)
6 cans Vienna Sausage
1 28 oz jar peanut butter
1 28 oz jelly
1 32 oz jar pickles
Canned soups
1 lg bottle of syrup
5 lb bag sugar
8 white bath size bars of soap
3 bottles of household cleansers
1 bottle dish detergent
1 lg dishwasher detergent*
1 lg laundry detergent*
1 gallon laundry bleach*
1 gallon fabric softener*
150 ct pack of foam plates*
3 rolls paper towels*
1 lg package paper napkins*
8 rolls bathroom tissue*
1 lg box facial tissue*
Shampoo/conditioner*
Deodorant*
Toothpaste*
*Extra quantities
appreciated
We can
only accept
commercially
canned
foods.
02-10 Cuba Vision Tour
11 Pastor Appreciation Day
11 World Hunger Day
13 Pastors’ Breakfast
14 15 Disaster Relief Mtg
20 KBA Fall Meeting
24 Sportsman’s Banquet—Camden
First
29 Better Halves
Christmas
Prisoner Packets
Due November 30
1 – BLACK non-retractable pen (no
wire clip and no other color)
1 – Writing Tablet -junior legal pads,
9 x 5 pads, and composition books are
acceptable as long as they fit into the
one gallon zip bag along with the other
contents and still seal the zip bag (no
wire bound and no 9 x 12 tablets)
1 – Adult Toothbrush (individually
factory-sealed, no multi-packs)
1 – 5.8 oz. or larger Toothpaste
1 – 3.8 to 6 oz. Bar of Soap
5 – First-Class STAMP-EMBOSSED
Envelopes (pur chased at the US Post
Office)
2 – Rolls of Candy (LifeSaver s, Mentos, Breath Savers type)
1 – gallon size zipper bag with SLIDER SEAL.
Shop early for those hard-to-find
items!
Distribution to inmates
will be December 8
The ACP is due
October 15
This is an important annual survey, and
your prompt attention is greatly
appreciated. The ACP is necessary for
churches to keep their non-profit status
under the umbrella of the SC Baptist
Convention. If you have any questions
regarding the ACP, do not hesitate to
contact Kathy Hall by phone 803 4323028 (office hours) or by email at
[email protected], or 803.420-1457.
We at the KBA have prayed and feel strongly
led by God to make our Home Repair Ministry
a top priority across the area. To do this, we
need you and your men’s ministry, Sunday
School class, or other church groups to get involved. Plans are to identify at least one home
a month to work on as our project. If we get
enough teams, you will only need to be available once a year.
You are needed to join with the other churches
of the KBA in this very important ministry. If
you, as an individual, are interested, we can
match you with another group.
MISSION CENTER STAFF
Associational Missionary. Ron Underwood
E-mail . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Ministry Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Hall
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Telephone . .. . . . . . . . . . . .803) 432-3028
http://www.kershawbaptistassociation.com
http://www/facebook.com/kba29020
Kershaw Baptist Association
14 East DeKalb Street
Camden, South Carolina 29020
Return Service Requested
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
PAID
Permit No. 32
Camden, SC
29020
To learn more about the project, please contact
Ron Underwood at 803-432-3028 or
[email protected], or contact the KBA
Home Repair Coordinator, William Dease,
803-475-3956.
Latest Home Repair Project:
The latest home repair project
is a joint effort of the Home
Repair Ministry and Disaster
Relief teams. They installed a
new bathroom and replaced
floors and walls in the bedroom
and bathroom. The team made
some much needed repairs and
updates to the homeowner’s
house to make it more wheelchair accessible.
As of the printing of this newsletter, they still had a few more
repairs to make.
Below, Jerry Gardner, Disaster
Relief co-director for the KBA,
presents a Bible to the homeowner.