Church Apr/May/June Yr. to Date

Bear Creek 2,984.74 5,650.03

Bethany 1,050.00 2,100.00

Bethel 367.00 726.00

Bethlehem 4,955.67 10,013.63

Blue Creek 686.00 1,061.00

Brookwood 1,293.50 2,293.50

Calvary 0.00 0.00

Catalyst (Jax First) 5,000.01 10,000.02

Catherine Lake 125.00 250.00

Cedar Fork 957.52 2,069.04

Centerview 7,500.00 13,500.00

Enon Chapel 3,760.78 6,715.11

Galilee 799.60 1,669.33

Grants Creek 2,055.87 3,926.66

Harris Creek 0.00 3,254.85

Kellum 3,750.00 7,500.00

Korean 0.00 120.00

Living Hope Comm. 200.00 800.00

Lifezone Fellowship 100.00 400.00

Maple Hill 0.00 0.00

Maysville First 5,100.00 10,200.00

Memorial 0.00 525.00

New Hope 0.00 0.00

New Life 300.00 500.00

N. Topsail 2,447.00 4,928.45

Pillar Church J’ville 1,500.00 3,000.00

Potters Hill 0.00 0.00

Providence 1,965.22 3,376.03

Richlands First 3,000.00 9,000.00

Salem 300.00 600.00

Swansboro First 5,620.52 8,430.78

Tar Landing 2,880.00 5,760.00

Victory 300.00 600.00

Total 58,998.43 118,969.43

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New River Baptist Association is located at 2734 Commerce Road. The NR Good News is a quarterly newsletter. Church news/announcements should be submitted by the 15th of the month before publication. Information may be faxed to 455-9906 or sent by email to nrbaptist@yahoo.com.

Contributions From the Churches

Aug/Sept/Oct

The office will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

See You at the Pole

September 23, 2020

Like us on Facebook at New River Baptist

Association.

Columbus Day

October 12, 2020

New River Baptist Association Aug/Sept/Oct 2020 Check us out on Facebook www.newriverba.com

NR Good News

October 27, 2020 Location will be announced

Afternoon Session: 4:00 PM Evening Session: 6:30 PM

All church members are welcome. Pastors and Messengers, please make a special effort to attend and share the information in the Book of Reports with your churches. For more infor-mation, please call the Associational Office at 347-3146.

NCMO Week of Prayer: Aug 25 - Sept 1 North Carolina Missions Offering (NCMO) is a special offering re-ceived during the month of September that supports the ministries of Baptists on Mission, Church Planting, mission camps, associational projects and mobilization ministry projects. NCMO is your oppor-tunity to impact lostness as God accomplishes many wonderful things through these various ministries.

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(Rev 20, I Thes 4). But what about in the meantime – life for us, for our children, for our grandchildren? John Calvin urged, "We have been forewarned that an enemy relentlessly threatens us, an enemy who is the very embodiment of rash boldness, of mili-tary prowess, of crafty wiles, of untir-ing zeal and haste, of every conceivable weapon and of skill in the science of warfare. We must, then, bend our every effort to this goal: that we should not let ourselves be overwhelmed by care-lessness or faintheartedness, but, on the contrary, with courage rekindled stand our ground in combat." The Apostle Paul urged, “… be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.” (Eph 6:10-13) NewRiverites – let us not abandon our posts! We are in a spiritual battle. Let us put on the whole armor of God, link arms, and courageously enter the fray --- know the issues and how God’s Word addresses them, be prepared to vote in accordance with Scriptural val-ues, speak the Truth in Love, be forgiv-ing but discerning, be gentle but wise – “…and having done all, to stand firm.” To God be the Glory…

In His Service, Joe Cappar

Aug/Sept/Oct

My dear Brothers and Sisters… If there ever were a time when we need to claim the value of associ-ation, it is now. We are in a battle of spiritual warfare, and we will not win if we enter the fray independent of one another. This truth applies to us, both as individuals and as churches. The strategy of the adver-sary is to divide and conquer. The counter-strategy is to unite and over-come. Satan has always been about sep-arating. He rebelled against God, presumably leading others to join him, resulting in his being thrown out of heaven. He’s been at his sepa-rating work ever since: In the gar-den, Eve from God, then Adam from Eve, then Cain and Able…Lot and Abraham, Jacob and Esau, Aaron and Moses…Israel from Yahweh…legalistic Judaism from grace, the disciples from each other and from Jesus…Christians from one another,…and on and on we could go. And, my, oh my, is the evil one ever so busy at his task, today! Consider three areas: (1) COVID isolation to separate us from each other – masks and distancing, church at home, work at home, school at home; (2) race relations, Black Lives Matter, and, of course they do(!), but the Marxist movement versus the truth of the issues; and (3) politics – republicans versus democrats, most importantly look at the platforms, especially, socialism versus our democratic republic. All of these satanic ploys are complex attempts to separate people from God and the Judeo-Christian values we learned from His Word – both the written word and the living Word, Jesus. We KNOW Christ is the ultimate Victor, satan will be defeated, the dead in Christ will be raised, the church will meet Him in the air, and so we will be with the Lord forever.

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Prayer Calendar for Churches & Pastors Aug 2-8 Harris Creek (Drew Parker) Aug 9-15 Kellum (Jody Yopp) Aug 16-22 Korean (Jung-Kun Nam) Aug 23-29 Living Hope (Dimas Castillo) Aug 30-Sept 5 Maple Hill (Mickey Cox) Sept 6-12 Maysville FBC (John Lewis) Sept 13-19 Memorial (Woody Whitt) Sept 20-26 New Hope (Tony Hardin) Sept 27 - Oct 3 New Life (Wilse Sample) Oct 4-10 North Topsail Shores (Dwayne Collins) Oct 11-17 Pillar Jacksonville (Jonathan Davis) Oct 18-24 Potters Hill (Andy Wood) Oct 25 - 31 Providence (Melvin “Bo” Osborne Jr.)

Church Happenings Bethlehem - Join us on Sunday, October 4, at 11 AM and hear the Adoration Quartet in concert.

Committee Meetings

Finance Committee Meeting Oct 15, 6:00 PM

Executive Committee Meeting Oct 15, 7:00 PM

Aug/Sept/Oct

Churches Seeking Pastors

Bethel, Blue Creek, Calvary and Cedar Fork

CareNet Counseling Center

Full-Time Licensed Professional Christian Counselors

Call the Wilmington Office at 910-799-1071 and ask to make an appointment with a counselor in Jacksonville.

STATE EMPHASES/EVENTS Page 6 Aug/Sept/Oct

NC Baptist Secretaries Conference The Master Weaver; Trusting God in the Chaos

November 2-4, 2020 Ridgecrest Conference Center

The Keynote Speaker is Joy Earle. The cost of $225 includes confer-ence materials, 2 nights lodging, and 6 meals. Registration is due by

September 30. Please let Jeanette or Gayle know if you are attending. For more information, go to www.ncbaptistsecretaries.net.

NC Baptist Women's Retreat In the Secret

October 23-24, 2020 Caraway Conference Center

The Guest Speaker is Missie Branch of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. For more information go to

www.ncbaptist.org or contact Conner Tyson at (800) 395-5102, x 5558.

5th Annual Ride to Clyde Motorcycle Charity Ride For Baptist Children’s Homes of NC

August 28-29, 2020

To register, go to ncbaptist.org. For additional information, please contact Brian Davis at 336-413-9297 or briadavi@wakehealth.edu.

Literacy Missions Conference

August 22, 2020 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

FBC Durham, 414 Cleveland St.

Instructs volunteers on how to point people to Christ by teaching read-ing, writing and language skills to others. For more information, con-tact Alex Stowers at astowers@ncbaptist.org or (800) 395-5102x5563.

Baptist Children’s Homes Food Round-Up 2020

E. J. Hines Baptist Center Drop Off: Entire Month of September

Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM

ASSOCIATIONAL EVENTS Page 3 Aug/Sept/Oct

Sunday School Leaders & Teachers Training August 11, 2020 7 PM Guest Presenter: via video

Dr. Brian Upshaw Team Leader, Disciple-Making Team

Baptist State Convention of NC The access link for this short training video is

https://vimeo.com/channels/1291212/235561715

Japanese Fellowship

Aug 15, Sept 19 & Oct 17 E. J. Hines Baptist Center

1:00 PM

For more information, contact Rev Kiyohide Nonaka at 434-229-4812.

Youth Leaders Fellowship

Aug 18, Sept 15 & Oct 20 Locations TBA

12:00 PM

The location for each month will be announced by email. For more information, call Josh Scruggs at 548-5198.

Celebrate Recovery

Friday nights at 6:00 PM E. J. Hines Baptist Center

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery approach that helps people find freedom from hurts, habits and hang-ups. A free meal is served each week. Individuals and churches can help support this ministry by committing to provide a meal. For more information, please call Mike Figgins at 910-265-1965.

ASSOCIATIONAL EVENTS Page 4 Aug/Sept/Oct

Clerks ACP Training & Fellowship Meal

August 20, 2020 E. J. Hines Baptist Center

6:30 PM

All Clerks are urged to attend the 2020 annual meeting where church profiles and important information will be distributed.

Please call the office at 347-3146 or send an email to nrbaptist@yahoo.com, by August 14, to confirm your attendance.

Kick Off Rally September 3, 2020

EJ Hines Baptist Center 6:30 - 8:00 PM

2020 National Collection Week is November 16-21.

For more information, contact Becky Hoffman at 358-3829.

Secretaries Lunch

September 8, 2020 Penguin Point

12:00 PM

All church secretaries are invited! If you plan on coming, please call 347-3146 or send an email to nrbaptist@yahoo.com.

Ministers’ Conferences

Aug 20, Sept 17, & Oct 15 E. J. Hines Baptist Center

11:00 AM

If you plan on attending or need more information, please call Joe Cappar at 347-3146, or send an email to nrbaptist@yahoo.com.

ASSOCIATIONAL EVENTS Page 5 Aug/Sept/Oct

Deacon Training ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)

in the Church

September 10, 2020 6:30 PM

E. J. Hines Baptist Center

For more information, call the NRBA Office at 347-3146.

STATE EMPHASES/EVENTS

Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer

November 2, 2020 E. J. Hines Baptist Center

7:00 PM

Theme: Life! For more information, contact Billie Jordan at 743-3641.

Kickball Tournament

October 10, 2020 (Tentatively) E. J. Hines Baptist Center

Make plans to join with other NRBA churches for a fun family day of kickball, fellowship and food! Specific details will be an-

nounced later. For more information, please contact Jonathan Davis at jonathan@pillarchurchsbc.com.

Region 2 NC Missions Rally August 17, 2020 FBC New Bern 239 Middle Street

6:50 - 8:30 PM (Program)

Registration is required for the free meal provided at 5:45 PM. For more information, go to www.baptistsonmission.org/events.