October 2024
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Anson Baptist Association
Fall Meeting
October 13, 2024
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1680 Pleasant Grove Church Road
Wadesboro, NC 28170
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Session 1 at 4:00 PM
Supper at 5:15 PM
Session 2 at 6:30 PM
Dr. Marty Dupree, Key Speaker
Join us for a great time
of fellowship, worship, information, great food and preaching!
Bring a friend!
October Calendar
Sun 6: Cooperative Program Sunday
Sun 13: Anson Baptist Association Fall Meeting!
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Session 1 - 4:00
PM & Session 2 - 6:30 PM
Sun 13 Day of Prayer for Associational Missions
Tues 15 at 11:00 AM Residency Program Meeting at
Lee Park Baptist Church
Thurs. 17 at 11:30, The 5 & 2 Pastors Meeting, tour and
lunch at the School on the old prison site.
Tues 22 at 12:00, Pastors Lunch Meeting at ABA with
Rev. Toby Neal, AMS, Pee Dee Association
October Birthdays
Dennis Stegall – 12
Kimberly Hickson – 20
James Hodges – 23
Danielle Clements – 27
Jennifer Ricketts – 28
November Calendar
Sun 3 Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Mon 4 – Tues 5 Annual Meeting of the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina
Tues. 5 Election Day. Please Vote!
Sat 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM ABA Pastor & Wives
Thanksgiving Celebration
Tues. 19 at 11:00 Residency Project meeting at ABA
Thurs. 28 Happy Thanksgiving!
Deep Creek Baptist Church is collecting new and used bicycles for the West Virginia mission trip. Please call Beth Rogers at 704-695-2010 to arrange pick up.
The Anson Baptist Association WMU is collecting chapstick for the 2024 gift boxes to be given to women inmates at the women’s prison in Raleigh. These need to be turned in as soon as possible. Call Janet White at 704-272-7431 or 704-695-7772 for more information.
“…through love serve one another” (Gal 5:13).
Anson County Ministry Needs
Anson Crisis Ministry: The item requested for October is grits or oatmeal. ACM needs volunteers to serve, and monetary donations are appreciated as well. Hours are Tuesday-Friday, 8 am until 1 pm. Margot Barnes is director and can be reached at 704-694-2445. You can access more information at: www.ansoncrisisministry.com.
HOPE Crisis Pregnancy Resource Center is asking for volunteers to serve as well as donations of diapers and wipes. They are located at 101 Moore’s Lake Road, Wadesboro, and can be reached at 704-690-6689. Rebekah Carpenter is the director. For additional information go to: http://hprc-anson.org .
Anson Domestic Violence Coalition is in need of cleaning and hygiene products for their clients. Also appreciated are gift cards that clients may use from Dollar General, Food Lion, or Visa card for gas. For assistance or information, reach out to Karen Baucom, director, at 704-694-4499.
Feed My Lambs provides food and clothing to the needy of our area. To volunteer in this ministry, donate, or seek assistance, please contact them at 704-695-1820 or PO Box 91, Wadesboro, NC 28170. Donations of canned and dry foods are accepted as well. To learn more about Feed My Lambs, you may go to https://www.feedmylambsnc.com/ . They are located at 2290 Hwy. 74 W, Wadesboro.
Burnsville Recreation & Learning Center welcomes volunteers and well as financial support. All donations are tax deductible. Volunteers can serve any day and any amount of time between 9 am and 1 pm, 7 days a week. Mentors are also needed to tutor children in reading and math from 4-5 in the afternoon. Others are needed with job-seeking tasks. If you can help, please contact Carol Smith, Director, at 704-778-7478. BRLC is located at 13349 Hwy. 742N, Polkton.
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Cooperative Program Sunday
October 6, 2024
The financial fuel for reaching every person for Jesus Christ in every town, every city, every state, and every nation.
How the Cooperative Program Works
Local Churches receive tithes and offerings from church members and commit a percentage of undesignated receipts for missions and ministries beyond the church walls. Church members give back to God a percentage of their income. This is traditionally called a tithe and represents 10 percent of what God has provided.
(NC State Convention Missions & Ministries)
NC Baptist State Convention Messengers from local congregations vote at the annual meeting to retain a specific percentage for state missions and ministries and forward the balance to the SBC. State missions and ministries can include evangelism, church planting, mission trips, Christian higher education, compassion ministries, disaster relief, church revitalization, age group ministries, and missions education.
Southern Baptist Missions and Ministries
The SBC compiles the gifts forwarded from state conventions for missions and ministries across the United States and around the world. Southern Baptist missions and ministries include North American and International missions, theological education, ethics and religious liberty, and general operating expenses.
October is
Pastor Appreciation Month!
Thank you, pastors, for the all the hard work, prayers, long hours, patience and love that you show your congregations day in and day out. May God bless you and continue to make you fruitful for the Kingdom!
Ideas for Encouraging Your Pastor:
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Send a card or a hand-written note with a message of gratitude.
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Ask your children to draw a picture or create other artwork.
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Take a group photo with fellow church-goers in front of the church. Present the photo as an already-framed gift.
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Give a “thank you basket” filled with his favorite brand of coffee, favorite snack, or hard-to-find allergy-friendly food items, etc.
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Gift card to a favorite restaurant.
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Home baked goodies.
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Invite your pastor and family over for a meal.
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Take a meal to your pastor and his family.
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Take your pastor and family out to eat.
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Invite them to your home for dessert.
Some ideas came from: “Celebrating Pastor Appreciation Day and Clergy Appreciation Month,” 9/11/24, https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/what-is-pastor-appreciation-day-and-clergy-appreciation-month.html
The Union-Anson Residency Project
Next Cohort Meeting, Oct 15th
From 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lee Park Baptist Church
For more information or to sign up, go to: https://www.residencyproject.org/ or contact David Ross
Annual Church Profile (ACP)
The NC Baptist State Convention has developed an easier online process to fill out the Annual Church Profile (ACP) at https://ncbaptist.org/acp. This updated system features a single online form that is designed to be more user-friendly, faster and more efficient in order to help meet the goal of 100% completion from all N.C. Baptist churches.
The NCBSC would like your statistics for January 1 through December 30, 2023.
If you are not comfortable with using a computer, Kim Glenn has generously offered to enter your information into the online form for you, if you will get your information to her.
If you have questions or need help with the ACP, please contact:
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Kim Glenn, Anson Baptist Association at (704) 694-2790 or by email: ansonbaptist@yahoo.com
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Russell Schwab, Systems Administrator, Information Technology/Information Systems, Operations Group, NCBSC. Phone: (800) 395-5102 x5582, email: rschwab@ncbaptist.org .
All clerks who have turned in or filed their ACP by Sept. 30th will automatically be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate. The winner will be announced at the Fall Meeting on Oct. 13th!
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Women’s Conference
Oct. 25-26, 2024
Caraway Conference Center
Sophia, N.C.
Registration is open for the 2024 N.C. Baptists Women’s Conference! This year's theme is "Worthy." We'll dig deeper into the passage of Ephesians 4:1-3 by gaining context and insight into what it means to walk in a manner worthy of God's calling. Join us as we consider God's provisions in Christ and applications from Ephesians for today. To Register go to: https://form.jotform.com/241546297161156
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2024 Appalachian Christmas Outreach Backpack Ministry
Goal: 22,000 Filled backpacks
Collection Date: Nov. 2nd
Website: https://baptistsonmission.org/Appalachian-Christmas-Outreach.
2024 Appalachian Christmas Outreach is a ministry of Baptists on Mission, which seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of people living in the Appalachian Mountains. We encourage churches to begin collecting and filling the packs early – and throughout the year. What if each of our churches put together at least one backpack? That would be 28 more children who would be blessed and receive a gospel presentation!
For more information about the specific things needed in the backpacks and age grouping, please go to the website at: https://baptistsonmission.org/Appalachian-Christmas-Outreach . If you have questions, you can talk with our Associational Appalachian Christmas Outreach Leader, Polly Alexander, at Tom.polly.alexander@gmail.com, Phone (704) 475-1390, or David at the ABA.
You can drop off your backpacks at New Home Baptist Church, 1617 New Home Church Road, Peachland, NC, on Saturday, November 2nd, between the hours of 9:00 AM and noon.
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Operation Christmas Child
National Collection Week, Nov. 18–25, 2024
Mt. Beulah Baptist Church is a collection site.
Samaritan’s Purse sends gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to children in need around the world together with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
For more information go to: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child
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Election 2024
Things to consider:
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Every Christian should vote. “All it takes for evil to triumph if for good men (and women) to do nothing.” It is not the largest party who wins, but the one who gets the most voters to the polls! Every vote counts, especially in today’s politically divided world.
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There are many offices up for election, not just president.
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The President will nominate federal and US Supreme Court Justices, which will affect the country for years after the election.
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Party Platforms and past records are the best indicators of what a candidate will do in the future, not TV adds or even what the candidate says they will do.
Important NC Election Dates
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Oct. 11: Voter registration deadline (5 p.m.)
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Oct. 17: In-person early voting begins; same-day registration available.
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Oct. 29: Absentee ballot request deadline (5 p.m.)
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Nov. 2: In-person early voting ends (3 p.m.).
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Nov. 5: General Election Day.
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Nov. 5: Absentee ballot return deadline (7:30 p.m.).
Online Election Resources:
NC Board of Elections: https://www.ncsbe.gov/
To see a sample ballot for the election you can fill out the form at: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
Republican and Democratic Parties Platform Comparison.
https://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF18H05.pdf
NC Voter Guide. You will need to join by sharing your name and email address.
https://www.drjamesdobson.org/2024-voter-guide-north-carolina
Don’t forget your photo ID: North Carolina voters will be asked to show photo ID when they check in to vote.
Three ways to vote: Follow the links below to learn about the voting methods available to voters.
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Vote Early in Person Anson County Board of Elections, 402 Morven Rd., Wadesboro, NC, 28170.
a) Begins Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
b) Ends 3 p.m. Saturday, 11/2/2024.
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Vote in Person on Election Day
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Vote By Mail
NC Values Coalition Voter Guide: https://ivoterguide.com/?partner=nc
They will need your address in order to know which candidates will appear on your ballot. There is a wealth of information available on candidates and an easy way to tell if a candidate is liberal or conservative.
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Anson Baptist Association
International Mission Partnership 2024
With Danny & Sherry
Reaching the
Indigenous of Columbia
Email: dannyandsherry2020@gmail.com
Our association mission team has “adopted” two of our IMB missionaries, Danny and Sherry, for the remainder of 2024. We invite you to join us in this Great Commission Partnership too! For security reasons, we will not use their last names or faces in our publications and communications. They are currently serving with the International Mission Board (IMB) in Bogota, Columbia, sharing the love of Christ with indigenous groups. Danny grew up in Peachland. This is a great opportunity to encourage, pray for and support the Great Commission work that they are doing in Columbia. I pray that you, your Sunday School Class, WMU Group, and church will prayerfully consider partnering with them to help people who have never heard the gospel before to hear it for the first time. Will you join us in supporting their ministry by encouraging, praying, financially giving, or taking a mission trip.
Ideas for Encouraging Our Missionaries:
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Send encouraging notes to the email above.
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Pray for them during your quiet times, group meetings and worship services.
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Give to support their work. Donate to their “Hygiene kits for Medical Outreach” project, which is one of their priority needs.
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Join a construction team. They have 3 projects that deal with concrete. Contact David Ross at the ABA for more information.
South Africa: Door of Hope Mission Trip
January 30 – February 10, 2025
Baptists on Mission is partnering with Door of Hope to provide for abandoned and orphaned children and infants near Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 1999, Door of Hope has rescued over 1850 abandoned infants with the goal of providing them a temporary Christian home while seeking long term foster care or permanent homes for each one. There are many older children not chosen for adoption who need a long-term home. Teams will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church. The cost per person will be around $2700, but church fund raisers can help to bring these costs down. There is also some funds available through the association to with the expenses of those who go.
Those who are interested should contact Scott Baucom, the team leader, for more information at (704) 622-3434 or fencerowfarms@gmail.com . For more information go to: https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/Outside-US/South-Africa?page=2
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Pastor & Wives Thanksgiving Celebration!
Saturday, November 9th
from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a great Thanksgiving Dinner, fellowship, entertainment, and door prizes! This will take the place of our usual Christmas Celebration. Please mark your calendars today and let the ABA office know if you can come so we will have plenty of food for everyone!
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Thank you to the following churches for your generous support in the month of September!
Calvary, Cathedral, Cedar Grove, Deep Creek, Deep Springs, Freedom, Gum Springs, Lilesville, Mineral Springs, Morven, Mt. Beulah, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Zion, New Home, Peachland, Pleasant Grove, Polkton, Red Hill, Rocky River, and Victory.
Thank you for investing in associational missions!
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