Shellman First Baptist Church Sunday, April 10th @ 5:00 pm

Guest Speaker: Rev. Tom Hocutt retired Association Missionary Mallary Association, Albany, GA & Missionary to Israel

He will be sharing the Christian perspective in what is happening in the Middle East.

Refreshments following the meeting.

In just a few days, Baptists from all over the Bethel Associa-tion will be gathering together at the First Baptist Church of Shellman to celebrate our unity in Christ and His redeeming work around the world. Our Spring Inspirational Meeting begins at 5 pm on Sunday after-noon, April 10th. We will have soul-stirring music and a chal-lenging message from our guest preacher, Rev. Tom Hocutt. Bro. Tom served for 17 years as the Associational Missionary for the Mallary Baptist Associa-tion in Albany. Prior to that, he and his wife, Martha served as our Southern Baptist Missionar-ies in Israel. I have asked my dear friend to come and share with us a message about what God is doing in the Middle East today, and how we as Christians in America should live in light of these world events. I believe you will find that Bro. Tom has a unique perspective on what is really going on, from a spiritual standpoint, in this volatile area of our world. He will explain to us how the Church is growing in that region, and some of the

specific challenges they face. You will definitely want to hear wh a t he h as t o sa y ! After our worship service, we will enjoy “finger foods” in the church Fellowship Hall. We en-courage all of our churches to consider making this your “Sunday night church time” for April 10th, and join your sister churches from around the Bethel Association for this sweet time of worship, inspiration and fellowship. We have only one item of business at our Spring Meeting, and that is the election of new associational officers, committee members, and team leaders for the next 12 months. This year, our Nominating Committee has been hard at work discover-ing and enlisting these leaders, and they will be bringing an excellent slate of willing and able servants to us for our formal approval. I want to thank the members of this committee for their great work: Jackie Wil liams (chair ), Mavis Johnson, Lorraine Durham, Robert Mitchell, and Ben M c F a t h e r . W e l l - d o n e ! Finally, our current officers

have requested that we extend the season for receiving the special offering for associa-tional missions until the Spring Meeting. At the meeting on April 10th the offering received during the service will go into the General Fund as a part of this year’s offering. But you may want to receive and prepare the offering from your church prior to that, and bring it to the meeting as your church’s show of support for the work of your local association. To date, we have received $1,778.00 toward our 2016 offering goal of $6,000.00. So if your church has not con-tributed yet, there is still time! I look forward to seeing a great host of our Bethel Association family at Shellman First Baptist on the 10th.

Joyfully serving, Bro. James

The next Missions Coordinating

Committee Meeting June 6th at 7:00 pm.

Assoc. Office.

(Project requests due in the office by Thurs. June 2nd).

NOTE: This is a rescheduled meeting date.

New Zion Steering Committee Meeting Monday, April 25th @ 6:30 pm; Freeman Road

March 28 - April 1

-Survey the Community Needs

-Door-to-Door Evangelism -Children Ministry

-Senior Care Ministry -Jail Ministry

Arlington 709.18 Bethel

Beulah Blakely FBC 1,228.77 Bluffton 627.87

Carnegie

Coleman Colomokee 336.54 Cuthbert FBC 512.50 Damascus (E) Damascus (R) 305.28 Edison 149.13 Enterprise Faith Fort Gaines 675.43 Georgetown 500.00 Leary 363.37 Milford 695.00 Morgan Morris Mt. Gilead Mt. Hebron 178.12 Mt. Vernon New Bethel

New Hope 343.85 New Zion Rehoboth Salem 39.03 Shellman FBC Shiloh 708.00 Southside 225.00 Sowhatchee Springvale Vilulah 50.00 Individuals TOTAL 7,647.07 Balances (Mar. 23, 2016) General Fund 14,013.53 Designated Fund 10,553.56 New Work Fund 9,712.73

Feb. 25, 2016 - Mar. 23, 2016

BBA Children’s Camp

Okitayakani July 6-9

BARNABAS GROUP Meeting

Tuesday, April 5, 11 am at the Associational Office.

NEWS FROM CHURCHES:

Mount Hebron Baptist Church ordained their new Pastor, Joshua White, to the Gospel Ministry in a special service on Sunday afternoon, March 13th. Dr. Ben McFather gave the Charge to the Candidate, and Dr. James Holloway gave a Charge to the Church, followed by a service of the laying of hands. Josh White is the grandson of the late Mr. & Mrs. Jones Brady of the Mt. Hebron Community.

2 Corinthians 6:3-5

We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, 5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings;

Priscilla SHIRER SIMULCAST

Saturday, April 23 Sherwood Baptist Church

2201 Whispering Pines Rd. Student Worship Center Albany, GA - Tickets: $25

Contact Info: 229-883-1910

Welcome! Arlington Baptist Church welcomed their new Pastor, Ryan Mason, to the pulpit on Sunday, March 13. Ryan and his wife Brittany have three children: Elijah (7), Micah (3), and Isabella Grace (2).

Carnegie Baptist Church has called Bro. Shannon Morris to serve as their bi-vocational Pastor. Bro. Shannon officially began as Pastor there on February 28th, 2016.

April 2016 5 “Barnabas” Group - Assoc. Office, 11 am 10 BBA Spring Meeting - Shellman FBC, 5 pm 12 Regional Children’s Bible Drill - Tifton FBC 25 New Zion Steering Committee - Freeman Rd. 6:30 pm

May 2016 10 Administrative Team - Assoc. Office, 6:30 pm 11 “Revitalization Roundtable” w/“Barnabas” Group - Assoc. Office, 10 am 16-27 Bro. James on vacation 30 MEMORIAL DAY (Associational Office Closed) June 2016 6 Missions Coordinating Committee - Assoc. Office, 7 pm (NOTE: This is a rescheduled date) 16 Deadline for Camp Reservations 27 Executive Committee - Assoc. Office, 7 pm

DON’T FORGET: July 6-9, 2016 BBA Summer Camps!

The Bethel Baptist Association Dr. James Holloway, Associational Missionary

Kathy Hardwick, Ministry Assistant Joyce Jarrett, Financial Assistant

Phone 229.835.2887 FAX 229.835.2023

E-mail: bethelbaptist@windstream.net Website: www.bethelassociation.com

Bethel Baptist Association 124 Bay Ave. PO Box 398 Edison, GA 39846

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