Operation Inasmuch 2014 Wrap-up Saturday, October 11, there were many Baptists from our associa-tion wearing red T-shirts sharing God’s love within our community at various locations. Some folks were building porches for the elderly and/or handicapped, some were bagging hygiene bags to give to our area’s homeless, some were giving quarters to folks at laundromats to help with their expenses, some were helping folks with the price of their gasoline at gas stations, and some were assisting with the price of groceries. And there was another group that prepared lunches for the crews at the construction and repair sites. MANY thanks to Sheila Adams, member of McCabe Memorial, for her leadership and enthusiasm. Many weeks were spent meeting and preparing for this ministry. And many thanks to our churches that shared in this mission together: Axton; Chatham Heights; Collinsville, First; Fieldale; Martinsville,

First; McCabe Memorial; Oak Level; Ridgeway, First; Starling Avenue; Trinity; Villa Heights.

Hopefully, this day encouraged us all to continue sharing God’s love in our community all year long. Be on the lookout next year for the spring or fall date for OIAM 2015.

Henry County Baptist Association November 2014

T h e C a l l e r Sharon Smith, Office Manager - spatterson3449@centurylink.net Office Email: hcbaptists@centurylink.net

Karen Reed, Ministry Assistant

Henry County Baptist Association

Cordially Invites You To...

Minister/Spouse Christmas Party

(Pastors, Staff Ministers, Retired Ministers)

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

6:00 PM

Chatham Heights Baptist Church

BBQ Dinner Provided

Cost: The Gift of Your Presence

RSVP Required by Wednesday, Dec 3, 2014

You may call the office at

(276) 638-2951, or email the office at

hcbaptists@centurylink.net

Mark your calendars and

plan to join us for good fun, fellowship, and food!!

“Moving Forward Together”

59th Session

2014 Annual Meeting Highlights

The Henry County Baptist Association met

on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at First Baptist

Church, Collinsville. We want to thank the church

for being such gracious hosts and providing a won-

derful facility well-suited for our needs. We send a

HUGE thank you to the ones who prepared and

served us such a delicious meal, and to the choir for

their special music. In addition, another thank you to

Rev. Joey Lee, Associate Pastor, for making sure all

our needs were met.

The Handbell Choir from Starling Avenue

Baptist Church presented beautiful and moving mu-

sic for the pre-service and again during the service.

We all received a blessing from their talents. The

Mission Moments included a DVD of three mission

projects: Operation Inasmuch, Raceway Ministries,

and the mission trip to Cuba by Villa Heights Baptist

Church.

Dr. Mark Croston, director of Black Church

Partnerships with LifeWay, was the special speaker

with a brief talk about “how churches can improve

their ability to make their members strong disciples.”

Rev. Bill Moss, Pastor of Hill Memorial Bap-

tist Church, presented our annual sermon entitled

“The Church’s Place in the World”. The offering was

taken to benefit Grace Network, and $500.00 was

received!

The Associational Missionary Search Com-

mittee presented a Revised Handbook which was ap-

proved. The Nominating Committee presented a slate

of those who have volunteered to serve...special

thanks to all of you!

We thank ALL who attended and participated

in our Annual Meeting. We are looking forward to

“Moving Forward Together” in the coming year.

3449 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville, VA 24112 • Phone:(276) 638-2951 • Fax: (276) 638-2326 www.racewayministriesmartinsville.com • www.hcbaptists.net

Church News! BLACKBERRY… Golden Agers group enjoyed a day trip and tour of Mt. Airy, NC during Mayberry Days. Dr. Paul Jones was the guest speaker at the Golden Agers Oct. 15th meeting. 25 units of blood were collected at the Oct. 3rd Blood Drive at Blackberry. Gospel Singing held at Blackberry on Oct. 11th. Blackberry participated with the Raceway Ministries on Friday, Oct. 24th

COLLINSVILLE, FIRST… Nov 7 – Collecting Samaritan Purse boxes; Nov 30 at 6:00 p.m. Hanging of the Greens Service

FIELDALE… Oct. 5, “Pizza Party Fall Fellowship” was held after church service. Oct. 31, “Trunk a Treat”. We are collecting shoe boxes for “Operation Christmas Child”. Under the direction of Mary Jane Fields the Music Department began preparing for Christmas. If you like to sing, please come and be a part of the Christmas Cantata. Rehearsals on Wednesdays at 8pm.

FORT TRIAL… Upward Evaluations for Basketball and Cheer-leading begin on November 1st for boys and girls in Kindergar-ten (age 5) through 5th grade. Operation Christmas Child Shoe-boxes are due back on November 16th. We will have a time of prayer and dedication during our Morning Service. Our annual Thanksgiving Fellowship will be on Sunday November 23rd at 6 pm.

MARTINSVILE, FIRST… October 27-Baptist Men meet with Donald Merricks, Former Delegate, speaker; October 31-Trunk or Treat starts at 5:00; November 7-8 Women Get Away at Ea-gle Eyrie; November 8-Host Good News Jail Ministry; Novem-ber 15-Newspaper Recycling; November 16-After Worship Re-ception; November 30-Hanging of the Greens.

MCCABE MEMORIAL… McCabe participated in Raceway Ministries October 24th-26th. We hosted our 6th annual “Trunk-or-Treat” on October 31st. McCabe is collecting shoeboxes for “Samaritan’s Purse” once again this year. Our “Young at Heart” seniors will be doing their annual Brunswick stew during the month of November. McCabe’s next “Free Community Meal” will be held on Wednesday, November 12th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. We will have a Thanksgiving luncheon following morning wor-ship on November 23rd.

MOUNT VERNON… 10/31-Trunk or Treat. 11/1-Fund Raiser breakfast for Doug Hutcherson. 11/6-JUST US- Baptist Men @ Blue Ridge Nursing Home. 11/8-World Hunger Supper @ Axton Fire Dept., Axton 4-7:00 p.m. 11/15-Associational WMU Fall Fling, Mt. Vernon Fellowship Hall (9:00-12:00). 11/23-Community Thanksgiving Service (location tentative). 11/27-“Free” Thanksgiving Community Meal in Fellowship Hall. 11/30-Hanging of the Greens @ 6:30.

POCAHONTAS BASSETT… Community meals, 3rd Thurs-days at 5:30PM. Pickers and Fiddlers Bluegrass Gospel and Mountain music Songfest 2nd Sat 10:00 - noon. Weekly after-school children's program underway. Participating in the Bas-

sett area Community Thanksgiving Service. 11-23-14 4PM. The public is invited. EMI Building, Old JD Bassett High School.

SHILOH… Nov 1, Sister Wilson & the Divine Host Anniversary, 6:00 PM. Nov 5, Annual Veteran’s Dinner, 6:30 PM. Nov 23, Old Fashioned Day, 11:00 AM service, and BTU Hour at 4:00 PM. Youth Drama Nov 25, 7:00 PM. Dec 6, Pastor Tinsley’s 26th Pasto-ral Anniversary at Shiloh, will be celebrated at the Dutch Inn, at 6:00 PM.

TRINITY… Sunday, Nov 23, we will have a combined Thanksgiv-ing service during evening worship. Other churches involved are Jones Chapel Church of the Brethren, Pleasant Grove UMC, and Snow Creek Christian Church. Our church will have our own Thanksgiving service on Sat, Nov 22, with our offering going to-ward a new playground. We participated in Operation Inasmuch on Oct 11.

VILLA HEIGHTS… We participated in Operation Inasmuch on Oct. 11. We are also participating in the Samaritan’s Purse Shoe-box project.

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) November 2014

CHATHAM HEIGHTS BAPTIST

CHURCH is the regional collection

location and the Youth will be col-

lecting the shoeboxes in the Fellow-

ship Hall at 1235 Chatham Heights,

Martinsville, VA. (Questions, call

632-5843)

The designated dates and times are:

Monday (November 17), Tuesday (November 18), Thursday, (November 20), & Friday (November 21) 6-7:30 pm

Wednesday (November 19) 6:30-7:30 pm

Saturday (November 22) 11 am -1pm

Sunday (November 23) 12 Noon - 2:30 pm

Please Note The HCBA office will be

closed November 27-28 for the

Thanksgiving Holiday

This & That...

Henry County WMU “Fall Fling” Saturday, Nov 15, 2014

9:00 AM Mount Vernon Baptist Church

Guest Speaker: Mrs. Linda Maxey Special Music

Cost: $5.00 adults/children FREE

We encourage all ladies and

children of our churches

to attend!

Attn: History/Heritage Church Ambassadors

History/Heritage Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

11:30AM (lunch provided)

HCBA Office

Please plan to attend!

NOVEMBER

2 Association Wide Billy

Graham Sunday

2 Daylight Savings Time Ends

4 Election Day

7-8 Women’s Get-Away I, Eagle Eyrie

8 Women’s Rally/WMUV Annual

Meeting, Eagle Eyrie

8-9 Women’s Get-Away II, Eagle Eyrie

11-12 BGAV Annual Meeting, Virginia

Beach/Hampton Roads

15 WMU Fall Fling, 9:00 AM,

Mt Vernon

17 News for the Caller due

18 History/Heritage Committee &

Church Ambassadors, 11:30 AM,

HCBA Office

18 Ministerial Association, 10:30 AM

27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday-office closed

30-Dec 7 Week of Prayer for International

Missions/Lottie Moon Christmas

Offering

November Birthdays 6 – Jim Hewitt, Pastor, Pocahontas Bassett

6 – Kirk Montgomery, Pastor, Fairway

10 – Dennis Wingate, Pastor, Grace

11 – Mark Redd, Pastor, Greenwood

15 – David Cameron, Assoc Pastor, Chatham

Heights

18 – Ben Sturgis, Pastor, Orchard Drive

28—Brian Horrell, Minister of Youth, Hillcrest

November Anniversaries 1 – Kirk Montgomery, Pastor, Fairway, 14 yrs.

1 – David Cameron, Assoc Pastor, Chatham Hts, 13

yrs

1 – Fred Hardin, Pastor, Fuller Memorial, 3 yrs.

10 – Tony Lundy, Pastor, Axton, 12 yrs.

In Deepest Sympathy……. We extend our love, thoughts and prayers to the family of Rev. Robbie Catoe, who died on October 8, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Robbie previously served as Pastor of Mayo Baptist Church.

For Your Information We will not be publishing a January 2015

issue of the Caller. Please include

December & January Church News &

Articles in the December issue.

Thank You!

HCBA Monthly Financial Report

September 2014

Receipts:

Church Contributions $7,140.59

Interest .77

OIAM Activity Fees 1,522.00

OIAM T-Shirts 186.00

Total receipts $8,849.36

Total Expenditures $10,895.40

Operating Balance $99,537.38

We wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving.

Many churches have their own services or have

community Thanksgiving services. Please attend

and thank God for the many blessings we enjoy,

especially our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Christmas Trip Thursday, November 20, 2014

Bear Creek, NC for some “Christmas”

shopping (items such as fruitcakes,

cheese straws, cookies, etc.)

Lunch (not included in cost)

Selma, NC for a Christmas Show—

”American Music Christmas Spectacular”

Cost: $97.00, due by November 3

Make check payable to Patsy’s Tours, and

mail to Betsy Ivey, 85 Woodshire Road,

Collinsville, VA 24078

For more info, contact Betsy at 647-7248 or

340-3900

News For The Caller

Due Nov. 15th

Lottie Moon

Christmas Offering

&

Week of Prayer

for

International Missions

Nov 30-Dec 7, 2014

Goal: $175 million