Northeast

Louisiana

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Morehouse

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Churches Connecting for God’s Glory

Baptist Associations 7103 DeSiard Street Monroe LA 71203

Phone: 318.537.9548 Fax: 318.537.9581

Jerry W. Price Associational Missionary

Glenda Suggs Ministry Assistant

Email:

office@nelba.net

jerryprice@nelba.net

Website: www.nelba.net

September 2017

The C

onnection

Will you pray for 5 homes in your neighborhood each day? To participate in this strategy, log onto www.blesseveryhome.com. Churches can join by logging onto www.louisianabaptists.org. You will be given the names and addresses of 5 households to pray for each day.

Senior Adult

Fall Progressive Revival

September 18, 19, and 20

10 A.M.

R. David Terry Offering

2017 Receipts: $1, 647.36 as of August 24, 2017

Balance on Building Loan:

$175,721.96 as of August 24, 2017

Sandel Drive Mission Center

$1,400.00 as of August 24, 2017

Speaker: Joe McKeever Music: The Foto Sisters

Fellowship lunch daily – $5 per person A love offering will be taken each day

Locations: Monday: Parkview, Monroe Tuesday: New Chapel Hill, West Monroe Wednesday: Lakeshore, Monroe

Congratulations on your August and September anniversaries!

From the Associational

Missionary, Jerry W. Price

August Anniversaries …

� Steven Keirsey, preteen pastor ~ 2 years ~ North Monroe, Monroe

� Jane Vaughn, worship and children’s assistant ~ 5 years ~ North Monroe, Monroe

Our apologies for missing these August anniversaries!

September Anniversaries …

� Sherrie Albritton, children’s minister ~ 15 years ~ Fair Park, West Monroe

� Dee Alexander, worship leader ~ 5 years ~ Cedar Crest, West Monroe

� Wayne Duncan, pastor ~ 32 years ~ ChristWay, Monroe � Josh Elliff, campus pastor ~ 1 year ~ First West Calhoun � James Gardner, associate pastor ~ 17 years ~

McClendon, West Monroe � Donna Goodman, financial director ~ 3 years ~ North

Monroe, Monroe � Rusty Grant, pastor ~ 10 years ~ Grace Covenant, West

Monroe � Leslie Ingram, secretary ~ 16 years ~ Oak Grove, Eros � John Jowers, music minister ~ 18 years ~ Community,

West Monroe � Bob Lonadier, pastor ~ 6 years ~ Horseshoe, Mer Rouge � Danny McIlveene, pastor ~ 24 years ~ Community, West

Monroe � Merissa McLarrin, secretary ~ 8 years ~ Bonita Road,

Bastrop � Kelly Moravek, discipleship administrator ~ 2 years ~

First, West Monroe � LaFaye Price, music minister/secretary ~ 38 years ~

Calvary, Monroe � Craig Roberson, creative coordinator/web and video ~

9 years ~ First, West Monroe � Marcelle Ronquille, Jr., pastor ~ 2 years ~ Bosco, Monroe � Clyde Sanchez, pastor ~ 12 years ~ Bayou Oaks, Monroe � Pam Thompson, education minister ~ 7 years ~ Fair Park,

West Monroe � Katelyn S. Weems, Broaden Horizons administrator ~

1 year ~ First, West Monroe

To be recognized on your ministry anniversary, contact

the Associations Center at 318.537.9548, email office@nelba.net, or fax 318.537.9581.

As the fall season rolls around, local Baptist associations traditionally initiate preparations for THE ANNUAL ASSOCIATIONAL MEETING. This long-held institutional practice seems to have lost its excitement in

recent years, and many fail to see its value in the fast-paced society of the 21st Century. This year in both Morehouse and Northeast associations we are attempting to regain momentum by focusing our associational meetings on celebrating our fellow churches. The focus will be how each church engages its community by faithfully presenting the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ! Please encourage your church to mark the dates on your calendar, elect a full complement of messengers and plan to attend and participate. Our meetings strive to present a more simplified and efficient format while providing the opportunity to see and experience the vast array of available ministry opportunities carried out within our associations. The schedules are:

Morehouse Association October 2, 2017 Twin Oaks, Bastrop

6:00 P.M. Ministry Fair 7:00 P.M. Business Session 7:15 P.M. Worship Service. Speaker: Luther Sanson

Northeast Association

September 25, 2017 Cedar Crest, West Monroe

10:30 A.M. Business Session during Executive Board Meeting. Elect messengers to attend this meeting.

October 16, 2017 Ridge Avenue, West Monroe 6:00 P.M. Celebration of Churches 7:00 P.M. Worship Service. Speaker: Gary Frost. Only business is to adopt Book of Reports.

I hope you will make the annual meeting a priority and come expecting a genuine blessing!

With love and sympathy

Love and sympathy are extended to Jane Williams and family in the death of Rev. Earl Williams. The Williams family served several churches before becoming missionaries. They served as missionaries to Liberia for over 30 years through the International Mission Board.

Week of Prayer September 10 – 17

Churches Connecting

First, Swartz—Welcome to Scarlyte Collette, minister to preschool and children! Parkview, Monroe—Living Proof simulcast with Beth

Moore is Saturday, September 16 from 8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.

Doors open at 7:30 A.M. Meal and nursery provided. FREE! Please register online at www.pbcmonroe.com. Trinity, West Monroe —An adult surrendered to God’s call during Vacation Bible School to work with the children’s ministry! Cheniere, West Monroe—Congratulations to Ellen Chittom, pictured at right, who retired on May 1 after serving as pianist/organist for 33 years! North Monroe, Monroe—Alex Spiers, worship associate, resigned to move and do ministry in Chicago. New Chapel Hill, West Monroe—Part-time office assistant needed. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Publisher, and Excel needed. Send resume to 61 New Chapel Hill Rd., West Monroe LA 71291 or email to melinda@nchbc.net. For more information, call the church at 318.396.2433. Marantha Singers—This Christian praise band from the

Dominican Republic will be in our area September 15 – 16. Venues pending. Concerts will be for a love offering. If interested, call Dennis Hensley at 318.376.3634.

Positions Available …

Pastor—Morehouse: Greenacres Music—Northeast: Agape Bible, Bayou Oaks Morehouse: Bethel Youth-----Northeast: Agape Bible Children—Northeast: Cheniere Technical Director—Northeast: North Monroe Office Assistant (part-time)—Northeast: New Chapel Hill

Connection Deadline: September 15!

Annual Church Profiles

ACPs have been mailed. If you have not received your church’s report, please

contact the Associations Center at 318.537.9548. Another report

can be mailed to you.

If you need assistance with preparing the report, call Glenda at the

Associations Center.

ACP Deadline September 13!

2017

VBS Results

Church Enrolled Professions of Faith

Bayou Oaks 79 3 Bethel, Bastrop 86 0 Bethel, W. Monroe 62 0 Bonita Road, Bastrop 238 5 Center Point 50 4 Community 117 0 Fair Park 243 9 First, Bastrop 65 0 First, Swartz 225 17 Grace 84 5 Highland 119 7 Lakeshore 137 2 Loch Arbor 70 0 Mt. Vernon 175 0 New Chapel Hill 180 13 Peniel 148 8 Trinity 58 6

Share Your Church at the Northeast Annual Meeting!

Does your church have a special ministry or have you been on a mission trip that you would like to share with others! At Northeast Baptist Association’s Annual Meet-ing on Monday, October 16 beginning at 6 P.M. at Ridge Avenue Baptist Church, West Monroe, you will have the opportunity to share about your church. All you have to do is let us know that you need a table! Call the Associations Center at 318.537.9548 or email office@nelba.net. Prepare your display and be ready to share!

Congratulations to the George and Funderburg families!

Congratulations to Jay and Cindy George on the birth of their grandson, Rhett David Willis, on July 20. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. Proud parents are Drew and Ally Willis. Jay serves as singles pastor at North Monroe Baptist Church. He also serves as director for the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Extension in Monroe Congratulations to Johnny and Pam Funderburg on the birth of their granddaughter, Catherine Harper Woolsey, on August 15. She weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces. Proud parents are Seth and Kristin Woolsey. Johnny serves as pastoral care pastor of North Monroe Baptist Church.

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Events to remember ...

June 15

Morehouse Association

September 2017 4 Labor Day. Associations Center closed. 10-17 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering 13 Annual Church Profiles (ACP) due 18-20 Sr. Adult Fall Progressive Revival, 10 A.M.

October 2017 2 Annual Meeting, 6 P.M. Ministry Fair, 7 P.M. Worship, Twin Oaks, Bastrop

Northeast Association

*Prayer Time is every Wednesday at 9 A.M. at the Associations Center. You are invited!

September 2017 4 Labor Day. Associations Center will be closed. 10-17 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering 13 Annual Church Profiles (ACP) due 14 Finance Committee Meeting, 10 A.M., Associations Center, Monroe 14 Retired Ministers Fellowship, 11:15 A.M., Catfish Cabin, Monroe 18-20 Sr. Adult Fall Progressive Revival, 10 A.M.

25 Executive Board Meeting, 10:30 A.M., Cedar Crest 25 Pastor/Staff Fellowship, 11:30 A.M., Cedar Crest, West Monroe

October 2017 12 Retired Ministers Fellowship, 11:15 A.M., Catfish Cabin, Monroe 16 Pastor/Staff Fellowship, 11:30 A.M., Bethel, West Monroe 16 Annual Meeting, 6 P.M. Church Celebration, 7 P.M. Worship. Speaker: Gary Frost. Ridge Avenue, West Monroe

Louisiana Baptists

September 2017 4 Labor Day. 10-17 Week of Prayer for State Missions and Georgia Barnette Offering 26 Executive Board Meeting, Tall Timbers

October 2017 1-31 Cooperative Program Emphasis 14 State WMU Council Meeting, Baptist Building 20-21 Ministers’ Wives Retreat, Tall Timbers 20-21 RA Camp-O-Ree, Camp Harris, Minden 24 LA Missionary Parents’ Fellowship, Baptist Building 30-31 Louisiana College Board of Trustees 31 Louisiana Baptist Foundation Board of Trustees, Baptist Building, Alexandria

For more information or to verify status of Louisiana Baptists

events, call 1.800.622.6549 or log onto www.louisianabaptists.org.

• Week of Prayer for State Missions

• Annual Church Profiles due

• Senior Adult Fall Progressive Revival

To every thing

there is a season,

and a time to

every purpose

under the heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1