November 2015 Newsletter - Reedy Branch Baptist Church

November 2015 Events
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Ministers Monthly Breakfast
Church News & Events
State Baptist Convention
Preachers & Deacons Meeting
• Association Region and Community
Thanksgiving Services
• Christmas Shoebox Month
• Christmas Toy Sign Up and Toy
Collection Month at Baptist Bldg
• Union Meeting, Thompson Church
Email Us: [email protected]
Number 268
November 2015
“Churches
On Mission
Together”
The Burnt Swamp Bulletin
BURNT SWAMP ASSOCIATION (910)521-9850; FAX (910)521-7166
Thanksgiving 2015
Joint community, onenight Thanksgiving services are planned in
two Regions of the Association. Region IV &
Region II hold annual
one-night, joint services to worship and give
thanks together as a community. Perhaps you
could coordinate a similar worship time.
Burnt Swamp Union Meeting
Saturday, November 28 at 10:00 AM
Thompson Baptist Church
642 Thompson Rd, Lumberton 28358
Theme: “The Greatest Gift”
Thanksgiving weekend will close out with our
Union Meeting. Come worship with us! Be represented through your church delegates.
Church is located across I-74 from the
Lumberton Farmers Market on Thompson Road
Change Dates due to Convention
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Preachers & Deacons Meeting
Monday Night, November 9 at 7:00 PM
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Ministers’ Monthly Breakfast
Monday, November 9 at 8:00 AM
Shoeboxes 2015
Shoebox Collection
Week is November
16-23, 2015. Look up
your nearest drop-off
location. Thank you
for involving your
church is such an
excellent Christmas
ministry this year.
• Hyde Park Baptist Church, Lumberton
• Raeford Presbyterian Church
• New Hope Baptist Church, Laurinburg
• First Baptist Church, Dillon
• Hope Mills Presbyterian Church
• Grove Park Baptist Church, Clinton
• Enterprise Baptist Church, Littleton
Some of you are sending your shoeboxes to
some Indian reservations. If you choose to do
that and need a referral, please notify us soon
since you will need to ship them out yourselves.
ALSO, the South Broadway Baptist Church
“Homeless Outreach Day” is December 12.
They are accepting hats, gloves, socks, scarves
and blankets for this ministry. We can help them!
Saturday, Dec. 12 at Berea Church
The Christmas ministry of toys and food giveaway has grown through the years. You can
help the WMU Leadership Team by collecting
toys now that you will donate to this ministry.
We actually are accepting toys and food for
families. This is needful for our community.
SIGN-UP for toys is set for November 9-13,
and 16-20 at the Baptist Bldg. from 10:00am 4:00pm each day. Families are required to preregister and get an appointment for the Saturday distribution time at the church. Send that
word out to deserving families you know.
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Check the website for more information about Burnt Swamp Association
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Antioch - 10/4, Pastor Clyde in Revival @
Light House; 10/4, 3 souls saved; 10/17,
Seafood Feast @ the church; 10/25,
Homecoming w/special singing following;
10/26, Pastor Clyde in Revival @ Sandhill
Community Church; 10/31, Holy-ween
Night; 11/1–4, Revival w/Rev. Hilton
Woodell & Rev. Mitch Cummings; Baptist Women Bar-B-Que
Plate Sale, Friday, November 13th, 11 am – 7 pm
Baker’s Chapel - Revival 9/27-30, 4 Saved; Choir sang at Cypress Creek, 10/9; Drama Team at Annease Drive's Dramafest,
10/9; Pastor in Revival @ Dundarrach 10/18, and @ Rock Of
Ages 10/25; Youth at Judgement House in Lumberton 9/26; Choir
at Lighthouse, 10/11; Visitation team Monday nights; Rev. Cody
Strickland preached 10/18 & 11/8; Pastor at Mt. Airy Centennial,
10/18;One soul saved, 10/11
Bear Swamp - Hosted 138th Association Annual Meeting; Revival, 10/25-28 w/Rev. Ken Simmons; Homecoming, 11/8
Bethany -9/27 One new member; 10/4 One soul saved; 10/11
First Pastor and Wife Appreciation Day, presented gifts and a
dinner at Baptist Building; 10/18 One soul saved; distribution of
Bibles; monthly Nursing Home Ministry
Bethel Hill - Ladies Tuesday night sewing class, Regular rest
home visits, Monday night prayer and Wednesday morning
prayer, AWANA’s on Wednesday; Rev. Mike Pittman, 10/11; Senior Citizens enjoyed a trip to Fayetteville and lunch at K & W, then
the movie War Room; Youth Marched for Missions; Rev. Jimmy
gave the Moderator’s address at 138th Annual Meeting
Beulah - 9/25, Youth trip to East Lumberton Church to see Judgement House, I saved; 9/30, Youth Parent Meeting; 10/11-14, Revival-Speakers, Rev. Ronald Locklear and Rev. Nick McNeill;
9/20, Third Sunday speaker- Rev. Furman Scott; 8/29, Missions
Calvary Way – SYFO visitation ministry to the sick and elderly;
Fed the Widows of the church; Ladies attended the Women of
Faith Conference; Our Holy Ween, 10/29; Brother Jason’s blog @
www.Jason_chandler.net,or get updates from Twitter,@prjasobchandler
Cape Fear - 8/8- WMU Training Session; 9/26- Brotherhood Annual Golf Tournament;9/28- 2 attend WMU Celebration, WMU
make cakes for sick, Toddlers pass out cards to classes;10/4,
Pastor Appreciation Day; 10/18-21- Revival
Cherokee - Homecoming has been re-scheduled to November 1
due to flooding last month, and guest singers the “Youth in Christ”
Deep Branch – 11/01 Gideon Speaker: James Harold Collins;
11/04 Feeding Ministry; Sunday evening Bible Study on Angels,
Demons, and Satan; 11/13, CBM Release Time; 11/17 Brotherhood Visitations; 11/21, Lumberton Christmas Parade outreach;
11/28, Rowland Parade Outreach; Christmas Party, Dec. 5
Elizabeth Heights - Children/youth focus, 10/4;WMU Fellowship
Night Out, 10/7; WMU/Brotherhood Rest home Ministries 10/9;
Next Monthly singing 11/1
Faith of Calvary - 9/27 Old-fashion Sunday; 10/4, 1 saved; 10/2,
God's Future Choir" doughnuts fundraiser; 10/30, Harvest festival;
11/8-13, Revival w/Rev. Jerry Groves and Rev. Justin Mullins
Friendship - 9/18, Ladies Paint & Social; 10/23, children & youth
outing to Strickland’s Corn Maze; 10/29, Trunk or Treat @ church;
11/1, Baby Dedication Service; 11/24, Community Thanksgiving
Prayer Service w/Prospect, New Prospect and Island Grove; 12/6,
Celebrating 30 years and dinner
Galilee - 10/3 Brotherhood and WMU Backpack mission; Pastor
Roger revivals during October: Sycamore Hill, Leland Grove &
Zion Hill church; 10/17 WMU meeting and missions craft bazaar
show & tell for the missions craft bazaar on 11/8, Lunch will be
sold; 10/18 collecting shoe boxes for operation Christmas
child;10/31 Hallelujah festival
Gospel Tabernacle - Prayer meeting every Tuesday of the week
Morning @ 9:00; 10/11 Ordination of Rev. Dwayne Locklear;
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10/18, Youth Sunday Guest Speaker Rev. Austin Craven; 10/25
Pastor Harry Clark Sunday Night; Guest Speaker, 10/31 Harvest
Festival re-schedule;11/1, Homecoming Guest Singers “The Nortons”, 11/15 Shoe Boxes Due
Harpers Ferry - Women of Faith Conference, 10/910;Brotherhood Workday for Homecoming, 10/10;Homecoming
with Guest Speaker, Dr. Robin Cummings, Chancellor, UNC-P;
David Jeremiah Trip, 10/15;Hosted Associational Sing,
10/18;Baptism & Lord's Supper, 10/18, Seniors to State Fair,
10/20;Christmas Boxes for Indian Reservations,
10/18;Friendship Kitchen, 10/24;Charleston Flood Relief Workers, 10/23-24
Island Grove - 10/23-24, Brotherhood and Ladies flood relief
mission project in Conway, SC; 10/31, Fall family day, Bible Drill
Kick-off with ice cream social; Senior Citizens yearly trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn; Great revival w/Rev. Jeff Barton and Rev. Matt
Jones, 10:18-23
Morning Star -6 souls saved; Month of October designated for
prayer for revival (War Room)@9:30am every Sunday Morning;
10-4 Pastor Scott in revival @Salem Baptist Church; 10-10 - 11
youth explosion; Attended the "The Judgment House" in Dillon
Mt. Airy - 10/2-3 Host for Henry Blackaby Revival; 10/17, Beach
Trip, Adult Men’s Class; 10/17, Youth Roadside Cleanup Project;
10/18, Centennial Celebration with Lunch at Church; 10/18, Attended Associational Singing; Fellowship Day for Wednesday
Morning Bible Study Group; Pastor in Revival; Outreach and
Nursing Home Ministry; Revival, 10/25-28
Mt. Elim - Seniors sausage sale; Card Ministry; Collecting for
Recipe Book; Oct. 14th- Food Bank; Oct. 14th- Worshipful
Wednesday w/Preacher Gary Hawkins; 10/25 PINK for BREAST
Cancer Awareness; Nov. 15th- Deadline for Operation Shoe
Boxes; Nov.20th- Hoke Native American Scholarship Banquet
New Point - On 9/26 W.M.U. Prayer Conference; 10 /4, 1 Soul
rededication; 10/9 Movie Night Do you Believe; Tuesday W.M.U.
Visitation with Shut In; 11/8-15 Veterans Program; 11/15, Pray
for the Lost
Pembroke First - Revival Speakers, Rev. Richard Barnes and
Rev. Hubert Lowery; 10/25, Homecoming, Guest Speaker- Rev.
Mike Cummings, Special Singing-The Jacobs Family, WMU trip
to the mountains
Philadelphia - 10/17, Church clean-up day; 10/25, Homecoming
and candlelight Memorial Service; 11/1-4, Revival, Sunday-6pm,
Mon. to Wed.-7pm
Pleasant View - Construction progress good on new sanctuary;
10/18-21, Revival
Reedy Branch – 9/26 ( 4 ) attended WMU mission celebration/
tea party@ New Point Baptist;10/4, baby dedication; 10/4, 1 profession of faith; 10/11, homecoming; 10/14-17, Senior Adult
beach trip; 10/15, Annual Meeting @ Bear Swamp; 10/ 15, Pastor Hilton Woodell elected as Burnt Swamp Association Moderator; 10/17, senior adult night; 10/18 Rev. Hilton preaches Pastors Appreciation @ Bayside Freewill Baptist; 10/18 choir sings
@ Association Quarterly Sing @ Harper Ferry; 10/18 guest
speaker Rev. Tony Brewington; 10/20 WMU visitation; 10/25
Youth visitation & worship; 10/31 Trunk-a-Treat
Rock of Ages - 10/6 WMU/CIA's/YOM meeting; 10/17, Fall Festival; 10/25-28, Fall Revival
Smyrna - 10/3, Drama Fest,10/8, Senior Citizen Quilting Club
Movie Day; 10/9, Youth-Family Movie Night;10/11, Youth Sunday: Speaker Rev. Thomas Oxendine; 10/18, Rev. Rodney Hunt
Preaching morning Service At Beulah Baptist; 10/25 Homecoming; 10/28, Youth Fall Fest; 11/1-4, REVIVAL, Speakers Rev.
Ronald Locklear, Rev. Windell Hunt, Rev. Rodney Hunt
South Broadway - 10/8-10, Seniors Myrtle Beach Trip; 10/17,
Youth Group Fall Outing; 10/18–21, Revival with Pastor Terry
Mitchell; November Collecting Can goods for the needy; 11/14,
James Dial Award Banquet; 12/12, Homeless Ministry event
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More Church News…
South Hoke - 10/2 Annual Conference, 10/4 Homecoming &
Founder's Day 50 year celebration
St. James -9/15, Youth Drama Team; 9/20 Revival Speaker Rev.
Steve Strickland; 10/4, Children’s Choir; 10/4, Children’s Church,
Sis Tamra Carter; 10/4 Church participated in the “Go Tell Columbus County Crusade”; 10/18 Youth Choir
Tabernacle – 10/11, Revival with Guests: Rev. Tommy W. Haggans and Rev. Kelly Sanderson, Speakers: Rev. Joshua Oxendine, Rev. Lacy Sanderson and Rev. Aaron Lowery;
10/18Homecoming; 10/24, participated in the Heart Walk UNCP;
Choir at Leander and Angela Locklear home for fellowship
Union Chapel – 9/27 Baptized 3 Christians; 9/27-10/2, Pastor
Jimmy Strickland in revival, 10/4, Guest Speaker-Rev. Brian Oxendine, 10/5, Prayer Group Meeting at 9:30am; 10/8, WOM Meeting, 10/11, Rest Home Ministry, 10/1,7 Children trip to North Carolina Zoo at Asheboro, 10/24, Wear Pink Sunday; 10/31, Family
Day, Truck-A-Treat & Food at Luther Britt Park; 11/13 Brotherhood
plate sale, Tuesdays: Exercise group
West Saddletree -Gideon speaker Dale Deese 9/27; Attended
Prayer Conference@ Mt. Airy Church 10/2; Rest Home Ministry@
Woodhaven 10/03; Prayer Breakfast at Rock Hill church 10/3;
Youth bowling/Pizza Day 10/10; Speaker Rev. James Blanks
10/11;Ordination of Rev. Dwayne Locklear at Gospel Tabernacle
10/11;Attended the Annual meeting Bear Swamp 10/15; WMU
ladies trip to Myrtle beach 10/30
Willard’s Chapel – Organized Friday night community holy night
event at James Dial Park w/Mt. Hebron, Faith Baptist, Antioch,
White Hill Baptist and free food, fun, and fellowship, 10/23; 10-4
Pastor and Wife Appreciation, speaker Rev. Billy Locklear; 11-08
homecoming; 11-9-13 Revival preachers Waylon Anderson, Joe
Ottoman, and Billy Locklear
Zion Hill - 10/18 Homecoming; 10/18-23 Fall Revival; 10/31 Fall
Festival; Prayer Walk on Sept. 26, 2015 was a success with 18
local churches represented and 288 people participating, Everyone came together to share the message of God's love; won
SRMC recognition for health outreach, 10/22
Volunteers are NOW needed to help in the CBM Release Time
Bible Classes. This ministry got its start in Robeson County in
1955 under the leadership of Ms. Grace Garthwaite. Volunteers
are needed to assist in walking the students to and from class,
sitting with the children during classes, lead music, assist the
teacher, etc. Interested volunteers should call Gary or Levonda
Rowe at 618-9745 for more information. Jesus said, "Suffer the
little children to come unto me..." Is God calling you to help in
this important work of reaching the children of our county with
the Gospel?
Summer Missions 2016 Registration
Any person that desires or is interested in volunteering for a
summer mission project in the Midwest for June or July 2016
should apply right away through the Association mission contactperson. We need to hear from you by November 18 or very soon
thereafter. Call us at (910) 521-9850 or (910) 734-4431.
November Revivals
11/1-4 ...................................................... Antioch, St. Pauls
11/1-4 ............................................................... Philadelphia
11/1-4 ..................................................................... Smyrna
11/8-13 ....................................................... Faith of Calvary
11/9-13 ....................................................... Willard's Chapel
The Tyler's Anniversary Singing
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Reedy Branch Church, McDonald Rd., Fairmont
Special singers: The Lowery's; Nadine and Stevie; Carla
& Redemption; The Locklears; and The Tyler's.
There is No Charge for the singing but a love offering
may be received during the service. Congratulations!
"The Perfect Gift" Toy Drive
Saturday, December 12 at Berea
See the front page for pre-registration sign-up dates. The parent
guardian must have a picture ID and proof of children in
Island Grove Seeking New Pastor Resumes or
household, such as, birth certificate, insurance card, medicare
Island Grove Baptist Church seeks a full time, God-led pastor with card, etc. Toys for children under 14 years of age. Drop off toys
education beyond high school and some seminary education. We NOW at the Red Springs Mission Camp, (910) 734-4897, or at
prefer five years ministry experience. Please submit resume to our Association office if more convenient for you. Thank you.
Joshua Johnson, PO Box 1353, Pembroke, NC 28372 or
[email protected] by November 15, 2015.
NC Baptist Convention, Greensboro
Nadine and Stevie Gospel Singing Night
Their 25th Singing Anniversary, (910) 655-8623
Saturday, November 21 at 6:30 PM
New Hope Church, Old Lake Rd., Buckhead
Guest Singer: Quinton Mills from Hollister, NC
NC Pastors’ Conference, Greensboro
The Koury Convention Center is the location for the 2015 NC
Baptist Pastors’ Conference and Convention. The meetings begin Sunday, November 1, at 6:00PM with the Pastors’ Conference. The Convention begins in earnest on Monday at 6:00 PM.
If you have no messenger cards, take a letter from your church.
BURNT SWAMP ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 1207
450 PROSPECT RD
PEMBROKE, NC 28372
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