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A newsletter of the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association
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I
t is hard to believe that we are once again getting ready for our Annual Meeting. I want to encourage you to plan to attend. This is a w
onderful time to
reconnect
with fellow believers from our partner churches. Not only that, it is also a chance to come together to share about the great things God has done in the past year, and discuss the great things we believe He is calling us to do in 2017. All of our Pastors and Ministry Assistants from our member churches have received a packet of information outlining new ministry strategies and our Proposed budget for the new year. They have been told to make copies and share this information with messengers from their churches. We are doing this a month ahead of the meeting to make sure people are totally informed about all that we are proposing to do for the upcoming year.
Eddie Honeycutt and the wonderful folks at First Baptist Church of Stanleyville are providing the meal that we will be enjoying in their beautiful Fellowship Hall. We will follow the fellowship meal with a time of worship, presentations, discussion and voting on the new budget. The core desire of the Leadership Team of the PMBA is for people to experience the refreshing and inspiring presence of God, and leave this meeting enthused about our future. Please be in prayer for all who will be leading in this crucial meeting, and if you can attend as a messenger or a guest, be sure to go to our website or call the PMBA office to obtain a ticket. I look forward to seeing you there!
Expectantly,
Walker Armstrong
Interim Director of Missions
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PMBA ANNUAL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT
STANLEYVILLE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH,
beginning at 6 PM
Join us for the PMBA Annual Meeting at Stanleyville First Baptist Church Tuesday, October 18 beginning with a meal at 6 pm. Tickets are now on sale for $6.00 per person. You can go online at
www.pmba.org to purchase your tickets or mail a check to PMBA with the number of tickets you will need.
Churches are encouraged to elect/appoint their messengers.If you are in doubt as to how many messengers your church can have, please call the PMBA office at (336) 830-8189. Everyone is invited!
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On Saturday, October 29th
at 5:00 p.m. there will be a Prayer and Praise Service at the Dash Stadium. This is an event designed to pray for revival and spiritual awakening in our city, state and nation. The event is free and everyone is welcome.
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2016 Fall Youth Retreat
STRETCH
November 18-20, Rid
gecrest Conference Center
to find out more go to
www.pmba.org and click on the Ministries and than Youth.
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Begin Collecting for
the Baptist Toy Stores
We will have 6 Baptist Toy Stores this year:
- East Forsyth Toy Store at the Kernersville Library, Saturday, December 3. Pam Mitchell of Glenn View Baptist, coordinator,
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(336) 577-2656.
- West Forsyth/East Davie Toy Store at Clemmons First Baptist Church on Saturday, December 3. Joyce Love of Clemmons First Baptist, coordinator, (336) 765-2542.
- Central Toy Store at Bethany Baptist Church on Friday, December 9. Ruby Webster of Bethany Baptist, coordinator, (336) 767-1418.
- East Stokes Toy Store at Walnut Cove First Baptist Church on Saturday, December 10. Donna Craig of Walnut Cove FBC, coordinator, (336) 591-7493.
- West Stokes Toy Store at King First Baptist Church on Saturday, December 10. Perry Norman of King FBC, (336) 983-5252 and Alison Lusk of Olive Grove co-coordinators, (336) 847-2143
- Northern Stokes/Southern Surry Toy Store at Pilot Mountain Outreach Center, December 16 & 17. [This is a partnership between PMOC and PMBA.] Karen Caparolie, coordinator, (336) 368-4907
Teams for each Toy Store are being formed now. If you are interested in helping through your church, contact Karen Taylor at 336-830-8189 or 336-414-0812. Toys need to be new and range in value between $10 - $30. Look for those great sales now! Take advantage of closeouts, discounts and two-for-one deals! Check with local businesses about possible donations or if they will allow you to place a box at their location to collect toys for the PMBA Toy Stores.Take your toys to one of the above locations or drop them off at the PMBA office, 407 Petree Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
Remember, we help families across the PMBA -- in Forsyth and Stokes Counties and parts of Davey and Surry and beyond. Every child will receive new toys, a special Bible Story Book, with hygiene items, food boxes, and other items offered to the families with additional needs. Support the Baptist Toy Store in your area.
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 Please continue to collect coats for New York City and Beyond through October.
For the last several years we have collected new and gently used, clean coats to take to New York City and Beyond. Pastors in these areas will deliver coats to those in need. We especially need children coats of all sizes, along with adult men and women coats.
You can drop off your collections during the months of September and October at the PMBA Office, 407 Petree Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. If you have questions or concerns, call Karen Taylor at 336-830-8189 or 336-414-0812. IF you collect a large load and need us to pick up, please contact us ASAP.
Last year we collected over 2500 coats. Let's break the record this year!!
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Volunteer Opportunities
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The Mobile Dental Ministry of NC Baptist Men
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is in need of CDL drivers for our Bluebird Bus and International truck. These volunteers need to become familiar with the vehicles, the hydraulic leveling systems, and generators. The drivers are responsible for set up of these mobile units and assisting with the dental clinics. All knowledge of the dental aspects can be learned through training sessions and experience. The schedule is flexible; drivers volunteer for dates and locations that are convenient for them. All trips begin from the BSC in Cary. Contact: Joanne Honeyctt @
jhoneycutt@ncbaptist.org
Ph:
919-459-5603
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PMBA - is in need of volunteer receptionists. Hours are 9:00 am-12:30 pm or 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday. Volunteers may work once a week, bi monthly or once a month. Light phone duties. Interested persons must belong to a PMBA affiliated church. If you are interested in helping, please contact Shelley Vestal,
shelley@pmba.org or (336) 830-8189.
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October-Hunger Awareness Month
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Let's fight hunger together.
The Bread of Life Food Pantry needs your help with collecting food at your church. They need 2 or 3 churches each month to volunteer to collect food for the pantry. Sign up once or twice a year. If you would like to volunteer please call Karen Taylor, 336-830-8189.
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Thank You
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o EVERYONE who help with the Fair Ministry this year. It is because of your love and generosity that we are able continue to serve God through this ministry.
A special thanks to all the youth who came out to help give out bag meals and water. We could not have ministered to as many without the numerous volunteers who served as chaplains, canteen workers, medical/dental professionals, and hairstylists. For all the churches that gave so generously by providing Canteen items, bag meals each night, hygiene kits, blankets and golf shirts -- WOW! Your reached so many people with the love of Jesus! We give thanks!
We may never know that the real impact from this PMBA Fair Ministry Week, but we do know that lives were changed and hearts were open to the Gospel. It took all of us working together to make such an impact. I thank God for your faithfulness and "love in action." -- Karen Taylor
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AMONG OUR CHURCHES
Jeffrey Jeffers
has been called as Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church located at 1352 S Friendship Road,
Germanton
Adam Walker
has been called as Youth Minister of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church located at 7279 Pine Hall Rd, Walkertown
Tony Brown
has been called as the Congregation Minister of Northwest Church loc
ated at 407 Petree Rd, W-S
Union Hill Baptist Church
is seeking a part-time Youth Minister and a part-time Pianist. For further information, please contact:
Pastor Christopher Burcham
email:
burchpastor@triad.rr.com
phone: 336-724-9305.
Union Cross
is seeking a Bivocational pastor for a local PMBA Hispanic congregation. Please call Miguel Alvarez @336-722-3257
Union Cross Baptist Church
is seeking a full time pastor. Resumes can be sent to the attention of the Search Committee, Union Cross
Baptist Church,
Griffith Baptist Church
is seeking a part time minister
of music and a part time Youth Minister. Please send resumes to: Search Committee, Griffith Baptist Church, 1987 Old Salisbury Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Advance First Baptist
Church
seeks a part-time music/worship leader and/or pianist. A musical background
is required. Email resumes to
afbcppt@aol.com.
Crestwood Baptist Church
is seeking a full time pastor. Send resumes to Search Commitee, Crestwood Baptist, 530 Motor Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Macedonia Baptist Church
seeks a part-time youth director. Submit resumes to
Angela Wilson at
wilson04@roadrunner.com
Mount Olive Baptist Church
is accepting resumes for an interim pastor. Please send your resume to the attention of the Search Committee,
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Other Churches
Zoar Baptist Church
in Shelby, NC is seeking a .full time pastor. Please send resumes to Pastor Search Committee, Zoar Baptist Church, 1740 S Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28152
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Cliff Willis
Pastor of Willow Oaks Baptist Church, health concerns.
Sandra West
member of
Oaklawn and
PMBA Baptists on
Mission
team member, who has
some health concerns.
Robert Mabe,
husband of
Brenda Mabe.
who has been
hospitalized
with serious health problems.
Bob is now in a
rehab center. Brenda serves
on our
Personnel Committee
and
is a member of Willow Oak
Baptist Church.
Giles Smith,
member of
Lewisville Baptist Church and
served on the PMBA Senior
Adult Ministry Response Team
for many years.
Giles is battling
cancer
Cards of encouragement may
be sent to: 7335 Crenata Dr.
Lewisville, NC 27023
Joanne Huddleston,
member
of United Baptist Church and a
PMBA office volunteer. She is
recovering
from a broken
shoulder.
Please keep these people in
your prayers this month. If you
would like to send a note of
encouragement, please contact
the PMBA office at 336-830-
8189 for their address.
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Children's Chairs
to Donate!
Forsyth Park Baptist Church has some really nice chairs for preschoolers, and older children to give to the first church(es) that call.
Call Forsyth Park at 336-765-3543. If no one answers, leave a message and someone will get back to you.
You will need to make arrangements to pick up the chairs.
Forsyth Park Baptist is located at 1600 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, 27103.
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