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	July 2017

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 3:20, 21

Articles in This Issue

From the Executive Director	Church Stories	Mini Peace Camp
Prayer List	Invitation	Golf Fundraiser
Featured Church	Kiva Loans	Reports Due

From the Executive Director

"What's in a name?"

This oft-quoted passage from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet may lead us to believe that names are not that important. Of course, we know that is not true. Names are markers. They identify not only who we are, but also whose we are, and who we want to be.

Various cultures have evolved different naming practices. For example, some Latin American traditions name the first-born son after the father's father. Whereas, many African Americans in the United States had names passed down through a slave-holding society until about 1960 when families started drawing names from the African continent.

The Burmese will tell you that they are very thoughtful in selecting names for their children, as they believe that a person's name can have a great influence on the child's future. So, when it comes to looking at a new name for our region, great care and thought is to be given. Read more.

Let us know your preference in the region name. Take the survey here.

Prayer List

Week of	Church
June 25	FBC Rochester
July 2	St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, NC
July 9	Minnesota Lisu Church of Jesus
July 16	Common Ground Fellowship, VA
July 23	Second Baptist Church, Mumford
July 30	York Baptist Church

Prayer Concern

Please keep in prayer Rev. Barbara Lacker Ware , whose father Rev. Robert Lacker, died on May 25. Cards and remembrances can be mailed to 260 Woodside Place, Rochester NY 14609.

Our Church Story

FBC of Keystone at Citrus Park

Odessa, Florida

The church was first organized in September 1932 as 1st Missionary Baptist Church of Keystone in the "Little Red School house for Colored People" in Hillsborough County. The AME Methodist Church worshiped on the first & third Sundays and the Baptist worshiped on the second & fourth Sundays.


Pastor John Threes and wife Jae Threes

The first structure was built in 1938 - and was destroyed by fire the same year. In 1941, a new church was completed and the Reverend Barron Madison was called as Pastor. In 2015, we officially became members of the American Baptist Churches of the Rochester/Genesee Region.

We have several community outreach ministries, one of which is t he Livingston Nix Foundation, that includes a wraparound program for families that 'fall through the cracks.' We hold a worship service on the first Saturday of each month at the area rehabilitation and nursing center, mentor and tutor in an after school program, and contribute to our local Good Samaritan Shelter. Read more.

Church Stories Needed

We hope you are enjoying our monthly feature of our region church stories. Have you forgotten to send yours?

Please submit a brief history, ministries, photos, etc. to our office, as stories are published in the order that they are received.

We are all looking forward to reading your story!

Submit to: [email protected]

Fairport Baptist Homes Golf Tournament

Swing For Seniors

Ravenwood Golf Club

Wed., July 19

One of the area's premier golf tournaments is back for another year. To date, this tournament has raised more than $300,000 to fund programs and services that benefit thousands of area seniors. Always a sell-out, this year we've added a morning tee-off time.

Please call Kathleen at 585-388-2322 to register.

Church Dedication

You are invited!

The Coffee Connection Raises $10,000

The Coffee Connection was the first business (a nonprofit business in our case) in the Rochester, NY area to be funded through a Kiva loan. We borrowed $5,000 two years ago, paid it off, and have just borrowed another $10,000 to expand the opportunity for women in recovery to have sustainable jobs in a program and business they run themselves.

You can read more about this amazing international micro-lending organization at Kiva.org. They have raised $1 billion to fund small businesses all over the world through small loans of $25 or more.