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Daylight Savings Time Ends
13-20 Week of Prayer & Special Offering for NC Baptist Children’s Homes
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Rest Home Schedule
2:00 p.m. Mtn. Trace - First Baptist
3:00 p.m. Morning Star– First Methodist
2:00 p.m. Skyland - Greens Creek
3:00 p.m. The Hermitage - Hyatt’s Chapel
20 Rest Home Schedule
2:00 p.m. Mtn. Trace - Laurel Branch
3:00 p.m. Morning Star– Little Savannah
2:00 p.m. Skyland - Locust Field
3:00 p.m. The Hermitage - Long Branch
Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer
22-23 Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
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14-15 Baptist State Convention of NC, Greensboro, NC
27 Rest Home Schedule
2:00 p.m. Mtn. Trace - Lovedale
3:00 p.m. Morning Star– Moses Creek
2:00 p.m. Skyland - Mt. Pleasant
3:00 p.m. The Hermitage - New Hope
Please call the facility if you are unable to lead the service as this will prevent residents from sing there with no one to lead
them. If you cannot do a parcular Sunday, please try to switch Sundays with another church. The residents are so
disappointed when no one shows up and the staff also gets discouraged when they have taken the me to get the residents
out of their rooms for the service.
Pray for Buff Creek, Long Branch,
New Savannah, and Ochre Hill
as they seek a pastor.
Volume 19, Number 11
Thirty-two
Churches on Mission
24 Thanksgiving
13 Rest Home Schedule
2:00 p.m. Mtn. Trace - Jarrett Memorial
3:00 p.m. Morning Star– Johns Creek
2:00 p.m. Skyland - Liberty
3:00 p.m. The Hermitage - Lighthouse
Gracella Morris
Secretary
Please call 586-6011 for
Available Supply Preachers.
Buff Creek
Calvary
Cashiers
Cullowhee Valley
Dicks Creek
El Centro Del Señor
East Fork
Faith
Greens Creek
Hyatts Chapel
Jarrett Memorial
La Primera Iglesia
Bautista De Amor
Liberty
Lighthouse
Little Savannah
Locust Field
Long Branch
Lovedale
Moses Creek
Mt. Pleasant
New Hope
New Savannah
Ochre Hill
Old Savannah
Pine Creek
Promised Land
Rockdale
Scotts Creek
Sols Creek
Speedwell
Unity
Webster
November 2016
http://main.nc.us/tba
E-mail: [email protected]
Gerald Morris
Director of Missions
Thoughts from Your Director of Missions
The Missions Conference was a great success again this year. Those that attended
were blessed to hear how God is using Southern Baptist missionaries to reach the lost
in Nepal, Senegal, London, Australia and several areas through the NC Baptists on
Mission. Hearing from our missionaries that are supported by the Cooperative Program and the
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering makes me proud to be Southern Baptist. When December
comes around, remember that 100 per cent of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goes to our
missionaries all over the world.
God showed up again at our Annual Meeting in October. The unity and worshipful Spirit
only gets stronger each year. The sermons, singing, missions reports, fellowship and even the
business was all done to the glory of God. The sermons were encouraging and uplifting. The
missions reports were exciting and challenging. The singing and fellowship was edifying. God
is always pleased when His people come together in unity and love to worship and serve Him.
On a completely different note. I have been asked by several people about what to do for
the victims of the flooding in Eastern North Carolina. I have been checking with the NC
Baptists On Mission (BOM) to follow their progress. The latest update at the time of
publication is printed on page 3. It contains information on how to volunteer and give to this
needed ministry.
I have also been asked about collecting supplies for the flood victims. The best way to help
is to send money to BOM. Money is best because they can use it where and when they need
it. They can also buy supplies (ie. water, cleaning supplies, etc.) in bulk for much cheaper than
we can. To give directly to Hurricane Matthew relief send a check to Baptist on Mission with
Hurricane Matthew in memo line or go to http://baptistsonmission.org/HurricaneMatthew. All
of the money given will be earmarked just for Hurricane Matthew relief.
If there is a desire to collect items to send east, we can do that, but I would need several
volunteers. I have an offer of a semi and driver (I still need an enclosed semi trailer) and BOM
is collecting items at their Shelby and Red Springs Missions Camps but they are requesting that
they be palletized and shrink wrapped (this is to help with handling such a large quantity of
items). This means that we would need a source of pallets and a means to handle them. We
would also need several volunteers to man the trailer during collection times and to palletize
and wrap what we get. Please let me know ASAP if you or someone that you know is willing to
volunteer.
The work to help with the flood victims will take months and years to complete. Please be
in prayer about how God can use you to help with this disaster.
Annual Meeting Survey
In order to better serve the churches of the
Association, the Annual Meeting Committee is
looking at possible alternative meeting
arrangements for the Annual Meeting. To help us
with this task, please go to the link below and
answer a few questions to help us know your
wishes.
http://tinyurl.com/surveyforTBA
Tuckaseigee Baptist Association
PO Box 266
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: (828) 586-6011
243 Lyle St
ELKIN, NC 28621
Johnny Enloe
The Baptist Center is open
Monday through Wednesday
Hours: 8:00 a..m. - 3:00 p.m.
For your convenience, please call for additional
appointments. Gerald’s Cell 506-0356
NON-PROFIT ORG.
US POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT NO. 3
SYLVA, NC 28779
Address Service Requested
Calvary - celebrated Old Timer’s Day on October 9th with a lunch after worship service. Daniel Morrison
was ordained as deacon on October 16.
Old Savannah - is having a Drive thru Christmas Story on Dec. 9 and 10, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Scotts Creek - held a baby dedication on October 16. The XYZ’s went to the Farmer’s Daughter in Chucky,
TN for lunch on October 21.
Unity - celebrated pastor appreciation day (for Craig Tucker) with a meal afterwards in the community building.
Tuckaseigee Baptist Association’s 187th Annual Meetings
Hosted by Lighthouse and Ochre Hill
October 13 and 14, 2016
Ochre Hill’s Round Top Picnic 10/16/16
Locust Field Baptist Church renovated their
church and started meeting in their sanctuary
again on September 18, 2016.
Benefit for Massengill
Family
Hosted by Lovedale
Baptist Church on
10/2/16
More than 250 people
attended this fundraiser
for the pastor and his
family’s
medical
expenses and collected
over
$6,000.
The
following
churches
were represented and
some of their choirs
sang. Calvary, East LA
Porte
Grace
Community,
Cedar,
Moses Creek, Jonathan
Creek, Sugar Creek,
Balsam Grove, Trout
Creek,
Tuckasegee
Wesleyan,
Little
Savannah,
Promised
Land, and Ochre Hill.
Isaac's Well singing
group was part of the
program.
Winter Tribal Challenge
Camp Caraway is excited
to introduce a new twonight winter camp for
your church’s childrens
group
over
MLK
Weekend. This winter
camp experience will be
unique
from
our
traditional summer camp
sessions. Through ongoing
tribal
team
challenges, worship, and
teaching, we will learn
what the Bible teaches
about unity.
Date: January 14-16,
2017 (MLK Weekend)
Who: Boys & Girls in
3rd - 6th grades
Cost: $95 per person
Deadline:
Register
by January 4, 2017
Register your group
now by visiting:
www.caraway.org/wintercamp
Or calling
(336) 521-9207
2016 OCC Collection Site in Sylva
Sylva First United Methodist Church
77 Jackson Street, Sylva, NC 28779
Monday, November 14, 2016:
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016:
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016: 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 17, 2016:
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2016:
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 2016:
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday, November 20, 2016:
11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuckaseigee Baptist Association
Financial Summary for O ctober 2015 through Septe mber 2016
Funds Re ceived
Sept. 2016 O ct.-Sept. 2016
Expense s
Buff Creek
330.22 T ruett Camp
Calvary
300.00 Office Supplies
Cashiers
375.00
4,416.74 Postage
Cullowhee Valley
180.00 Conference & Conv.
Dicks Creek
50.00
350.00 Sunday School
East Fork
2,092.00 Youth
El Centro Del Senor
142.08
1,878.50 Vacation Bible School
Faith
2,553.43 Evangelism
Greens Creek
412.00
3,079.00 Senior Adults
Hyatts Chapel
1,800.00 Singles Ministry
Jarrett Memorial
Music
La Primera Iglesia Bautista de Amor
82.31
198.44 Property Insurance
Liberty
T elephone
Lighthouse
70.00
840.00 Electricity
Little Savannah
Office Equip/Repairs
Locust Field
225.00
2,720.00 Bldg/Grounds
Long Branch
600.00
600.00 T ravel/Ministry Expense
Lovedale
217.00
3,851.00 Assoc. Leader T raining
Moses Creek
75.00
1,250.00 Library & Audio/Visuals
Mt. Pleasant
20.00
260.00 Director's Salary
New Hope
720.00
7,920.00 Secretary's Salary
New Savannah
100.00
1,200.00 Secretary's Retirement 403 (b)
Ochre Hill
150.00
1,800.00 Sec. SS. -Assoc. Share
Old Savannah
Sec. Medicare - Assoc. Share
Pine Creek
Honorarium for Clerk
Promised Land
DOM Retirement 403 (b)
Rockdale
175.00
2,100.00 DOM Housing Allowance
Scotts Creek
2,868.00 Assoc. Minutes
Sols Creek
Executive Committee Expense
Speedwell
450.00 Miscellaneous
Unity
1,102.50 Petty Cash
Webster
600.00 Outreach Supplies
Wilkesdale
300.00 Hoyle Endowment ***
Total Church Support
3,413.39
45,039.83 Designated Projects & Gifts**
Bapt. State Conv. of NC (Coop. Agr.)
825.00
2,474.99 Annual Singing
Bapt. State Conv. of NC (State Missions)
490.64 Total Expe nses
Interest on Savings & CDs
Funds Re ceived Less Expenses
Private Gifts and Donations
30.00
11,445.16
32,143.53 ***Hoyle Endowment
La P r ime r a Igle sia Ba ut ist a de Amor Ne w Chur c h Bldg
Handyman Gifts
Mission T rip (Faith)
Annie Hoyle Endowment Funds
4,766.09 Mission T rip (Cashiers/Ochre Hill)
Annual Singing Collection
4,045.98 Mission T rip (Vermonth)
Designated Gifts
2,086.50 Mission T rip (KY Race Ministry)
Total Funds Received
4,268.39
102,492.72 **Designated Projects & Gifts
Computer (Baptist Foundation)
Vermont Mission T rip
Book Link WNC
As of Septembe r 30, 2016
Youth Picnic (Discipleship funds)
Total General Fund
$19,730.28
La Primera's New Church Bldg
Total Restricted Funds $29,325.84*
Backyard VBS June 4th
(*O nly for Missions & Capital Re pairs)
Sr. Adult Mission Project Grant
Sept. 2016
65.46
188.01
311.43
1,000.00
1,362.92
136.30
84.51
19.77
193.34
933.37
26.81
-
O ct.-Sept. 2016
100.00
144.53
1,146.58
20.00
250.00
40.00
250.00
1,537.00
783.68
1,903.54
682.44
809.32
1,172.56
30.50
12,000.00
16,355.04
1,635.60
1,014.12
237.24
200.00
2,320.08
11,200.00
34.03
11.20
96.79
4,692.19
34,177.30
1,838.99
4,321.92
94,682.73
(53.53)
7,809.99
1,000.00
3,000.00
570.29
121.90
785.61
961.08
33.50
150.00
32,143.53
91.34
12.24
WMU News, Submitted by Lee Lillard
Hispanic News, Submitted by Robert Fernandez
The TBA WMU is excited to announce we
collected over 800 toothbrushes for Operation Red
Box. These toothbrushes will be packed in gift boxes
for women incarcerated in N.C. prisons this
Christmas. They will also receive the Gospel of Jesus.
Thank you to all those who participated in this
collection.
I would also like to thank all those who helped
plan, collect, pack and distribute the Pastor
Appreciation Gifts. We enjoyed working with our
sister churches to show our pastors just how much we
appreciate all the hard work they do.
We enjoyed sharing at the Annual TBA
Meeting about all the TBA WMU has been able to
accomplish with the Lord and for His Glory this year.
We look forward to growing relationships among our
WMU groups, and working with the churches to share
the love and Gospel of Jesus with our community and
beyond.
As you pray about opportunities to Go, Tell, Love
and Work for the Lord, please let TBA WMU know
how we can support your efforts in missions. We can
do more together.
*Pastors Felix Villarreal (Primera Iglesia Bautista de Amor,
Cashiers) and Matt Ledbetter (Lighthouse Baptist, Sylva)
traveled to Mexico September 23-October 4. They worked
with a team who visited that country to share the Gospel. We
look forward to hearing what great things the Lord did on
this trip.
*Juan Martinez, Jr lead the devotion time at El Centro del
Señor's quarterly business meeting on October 4th. Mr.
Martinez has been part of our youth group for a couple of
years. He spoke on the importance of obeying Christ's
command to love one another taught in John 14: 34, 35.
Recently, Juan also had an opportunity to teach one of the
Sunday school classes as well.
*El Centro del Señor's youth have been planning to attend
the annual Hearts on Fire conference. We have organized a
yard sale in order to help cover some of the costs of this trip.
They are pictured making signs to announce our event along
Main Street in Sylva.
Thank You Note to WMU
Thank you for your thoughtful gifts, but
most of all your prayers for the ministers in
Jackson County.
There are wonderful and glorious
moments in the gospel ministry, but nothing
means more in difficult times than loving
prayers. It holds our hands up!
Php. 1:3 “I thank my God in all my
remembrance of you”
Scott Carter, Pastor of Webster
Baptist Church
El Centro Del Senor
Mission Trip to Mexico
NC Disaster Relief Update on 10/21/16
Hurricane Matthew devastated many parts of
eastern North Carolina. As N.C. Baptists, we are
currently working across the affected areas to help
victims of this tragic storm.
Right now, many volunteers are involved in relief
efforts which include, feeding, disaster recovery (mud
-outs, tear-outs, chainsaw work), chaplaincy,
providing showers, doing laundry and much more. We
have large feeding kitchens and volunteers serving in
Fayetteville, Lumberton, Kinston, Greenville,
Whiteville and Wallace.
Thousands of homes and many thousands of
people were affected by Hurricane Matthew, and we
need volunteers to assist with cleanup over the long
term. We will need many recovery volunteers for
many months and even years to come. Please share
this at your church.
Please continue to pray, go and give.
1. Mud-out and tear-out volunteers are needed in
many different locations across NC. Right now,
we are taking volunteers in the Lumberton area,
Red Springs, Fayetteville area, Warsaw area,
Windsor area, Goldsboro, Greenville, Hope Mills
and Kinston area. Other locations will be
operational soon. Please go
to www.baptistsonmission.org/
HurricaneMatthew and click on the “volunteer
now” button.
2. Consider taking a few minutes this Sunday to pray
for people affected by Hurricane Matthew. Pray
for the volunteers who are going to minister. Pray
for safety and the witness of our disaster relief
volunteers. Pray for churches in the affected areas.
Pray that God’s love will be shown to hurting
people.
Faith And Hollerin’ Home sang
At the Riverbend Campground
in Pigeon Forge, TN 9/24/16
Faith 10/15/16
Raymond’s Youth
Raiders Building a Ramp
3. Give to help those in need. If you would like to
make a contribution, please make your check
payable to N.C. Baptist Men/Baptists On Mission,
designated for Hurricane Matthew Disaster Relief,
and mail to: NCBM, P.O. Box 1107, Cary, NC
27512. You may also give online. Thank you for
your prayers and support.
Thank you for shining the light of Jesus into the lives of
North Carolina children and families through
the ANNUAL OFFERING. Without churches participating
in the offering, it would be impossible to provide safe,
caring homes and ministries. Most of all, your offering
makes it possible for us to introduce THE GREAT I AM to
those we serve.
80% of Baptist Children's Homes' residents come to us
unchurched and unreached for Christ. Showing the
unconditional love of Jesus to children, many who have
experienced family dysfunction as well abuse, neglect and
abandonment, is so important.
The Week of Prayer is November 13 -20, 2016, but
your church can participate in the offering any time.
Share the Baptist Children's Homes story with your
church. Free offering materials for your church are
available by calling 336-474-1209.
Invite a Baptist Children's Homes speaker to share
the ministry with your congregation. Call 336-474-1209 or
e-mail your request to: [email protected].
Please be in prayer for Baptist Children's Homes
of North Carolina (BCH). As is the case with others
who were in the path of Hurricane Matthew, several
of BCH's statewide locations have been hit hard by
this devastating storm.
The good news is all the children and families we
serve are safe. However, as a result of the storm's
impact, some of the residents and staff were
evacuated.
If you or your group wish to assist with clean-up,
please contact BCH's Sam Barefoot at 336-474-1278
or [email protected]. You can help
immediately by giving to BCH's Hurricane Relief
Fund.
Visitwww.bchfamily.org/givenow
and
choose "Hurricane Relief" to make a donation.
Fall Singing
Total Collected $2,512 for the Baptist Children’s
Homes of NC and Tuckaseigee Baptist Association
October 9, 2016
Faith Baptist —Host
Collected $314
Old Savannah Baptist
Promised Land Baptist
Dicks Creek Baptist
Participated: 154
Mt. Pleasant Baptist —Host
Collected $325
Participated: 90
Calvary Baptist
Lovedale Baptist
Moses Creek Baptist
Little Savannah Baptist —Host
Collected $208
Participated: 81
Buff Creek Baptist
Ochre Hill Baptist
Scotts Creek Baptist—Host
Collected $619
Participated: ?
Locust Field Baptist
Long Branch Baptist
Cullowhee Valley Baptist—Host
Collected $186
Participated: 47
Pine Creek Baptist
Speedwell Baptist
Hyatt’s Chapel Baptist —Host
Collected $860
Participated: 77
Rockdale Baptist
New Hope Baptist
Little Savannah
Hyatt’s Chapel
Mt. Pleasant Church
Promised Land
Buff Creek
Old Savannah
Rockdale
Calvary
Lovedale
Dicks Creek
Moses Creek
All Choirs at Little Savannah
Faith
New Hope
Ochre Hill
Ochre Hill