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ASSOCIATION CONNECTIONS Post Office Box 158, Claxton, GA 30417 — Phone: 912-739-9040 — Fax: 912-739-9055
Associational Missionary: Rev. Freddy Gardner — E-Mail: [email protected]
Cell: 912-278-1783 Home: 912-693-6083
May 2018
Volume 21, Issue 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Men’s Ministry Update .................................... 2
WMU Update ................................................... 3
Budget Report ................................................. 4
Church Contributions ...................................... 5
Calendar of Events .......................................... 6
Prayer Needs ................................................... 6
THIS & THAT
The Bible is the best TEXT you can ever read.
God can make a way, when there seems to be no way. Just ask HIM!
You cannot have a testimony without going through a test.
Our Church Family
Antioch; Birdford; Bull Creek; Claxton First; Cobbtown; Collins First; Connors; Eastside; Elza; Evergreen;
Faith; Friendship; Glennville First; Hagan; Hope; Little Rock; Mendes; Northside; Oak Grove; Pine Grove;
Pineview; Rehoboth; Reidsville; Rogers; Smyrna; Twin Oaks
Hispanic Missions Primera Agape, Claxton; Nueva Vida, Reidsville; Primera Emmanuel, Glennville; Noah’s Ark, Aline
Missionary lines
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God”, Matthew 5:8. This verse was the first memorized by our children many years ago as wee ones. It has also stuck with me over the years. Matthew 5 contains part of the Sermon on the Mount spoke by our Lord and includes the Beatitudes. This passage tells us what it is to be blessed. Blessing in scripture is al-ways with the idea of worship. We have taken the idea of money, health, and prosperity to indicate “blessing”. If today the Lord Jesus is your sav-ior, your redeemer you are truly blessed. Let us bless Him with our wor-ship and devotion. On May 23-24, Ricky Thrasher with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board will be here to do Church Safety evaluations for any of TEBA churches. There is no cost for this assessment. Currently there are 10 churches signed up for the assessment. If your church would like to have the as-sessment contact our office, as the time approaches we will be able to give a better time frame for Thrasher being at your church. This Thursday, May 3, will be our annual Sugar Time at Cobbtown Bap-tist. The Sugar and monies given will go to support the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home in Baxley. All are invited to this wonderful time of fellowship, a salad supper will be served beginning at 6:45. Thursday is also National Day of Prayer. I know there are several events planned around the Association. Plan to spend some time on Thursday praying for our nation. The next Executive Committee Meeting will be Thursday, May 17 at
Noah’s Ark in A-Line. We will also participate in dedicating the new
building during this meeting. Directions to Noah’s Ark: travel to
Cobbtown. Take Highway 57 out of Cobbtown (left at the fork when
traveling north). Travel under Interstate 16. At the 4-way stop turn left
onto Highway 46. Noah’s Ark is about 300 yards on the left.
Good Morning Jesus! Thank you for making us to be fishers of men! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord for such a wonderful opportunity to have beauti-ful days to fish! The Men’s Ministry hosted the Annual Fishing derby, Satur-day, April 21, 2018 from 8:00a.m. to 12:00 noon. We had an incredible day of fishing that brought in 65 fish weighing from 3 to 5 pounds! Yes, that’s right; 3 to 5 pounders!! If you missed this fishing derby, you missed one incredible day of fishing. The math equates to close to 200lbs of fish! WOW! It was so awesome to see the faces of these kids catching fish that they could barely pull out of the water. This is the opportunity we adults need to seize to teach our kids to play and pray. I hope everyone is paying attention, because if you are not, you kids are slipping in to the world and Satan will steal kill and destroy their lives. Let’s don’t let that happen. And we are not to keep the light of Jesus under a basket, we are to share. There are other kids out there that need your attention. They may not have the opportunity that our kids have, they may be suffering from broken home or may be neglected by the adults in their lives. We need to be the Light of Jesus to them: We may be all the Jesus that the receive. Make every effort to mentor to these young boys. We had a fine group of young men fishing and we had prizes for the Biggest Fish, the most fish and a grand prize drawing for a Loaded Tackle Box! Here are the results: Total Fish Caught: 65 Most Fish Caught: Winner: Josh Beasley (15 fish) Biggest Fish: Winner: Asher McNair (4.5lb.) Grand Prize: Winner: Anthony Duke
Special Thanks to our Host: Keith Harvey Also, I want to thank EVERYONE who helped in anyway. I have learned that these events cannot happen with one or two. It takes a team and we had an awesome team. From individuals who helped log in names to those who brought the kids and those who helped remove fish and those who helped with the lunch. It was wonderful, and I thank you all. Please remember this is just one way to shar\e Jesus with our kids and to receive a blessing as well. May God Bless all your endeavors, Thank you! Your brother in Christ,
~Steve~ MATTHEW 4:19
And he saith unto them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Men On Mission For God
Association-wide Men’s Ministry Update
Supply Preachers
Tattnall-Evans
Baptist
Association
Rev. Freddy Gardner
912-278-1783
Rev. Rodney Bullard
(Also for Worship Leader)
912-293-3604 or
912-684-2756
Rev. Bob Murray
478-278-7898
Rev. Edward Oglesbee
912-739-2121 or
912-739-3537
Rev. Harold Smith
912-839-3448
Rev. Grady Collins
912-739-8330 or
912-481-3032
Rev. Bob Green
912-682-8452
Rev. Jerald Dorr
912-684-3166
Doug McMurtry
912-557-6001
Kyle Oglesby
912-839-3583
Steve Kimbrell
912-237-4862
Rev. Tom Sheppard
912-314-1553
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Women With a Heart for God’s Work
Association-wide Women’s Ministry Update
Dear Sisters In Christ, I pray everyone has had a wonderful April, 2018. Our Associational WMU Team Meeting was hosted by Claxton First on Tuesday, April 3rd at 7:00. Jerry Swain and her WMU Ladies prepared a delicious meal and the social hall was beauti-fully decorated. Our main focus was on the Sugar Time Banquet to be held on May 3, 2018 at Cobbtown Baptist at 6:45 p.m. Every WMU Lady is to bring a big salad of your choice. Your church is responsible for getting their sugar and sugar related items to Cobbtown church by 6:45. Mike Myers and his assistant will be at the church at 4:00 p.m. to receive your sugar, sugar related items, or your money for the Baptist Children’s Home in Baxley. The Sugar Time Banquet is always a blessing for the Children’s Home, and our Associational WMU will be observing The National Day of Prayer. On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, the Associational WMU Planning Meeting will be at Pineview Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. This is the meeting where the events for the year 2019 are planned. Please be at this meeting so you can chose the event you want your WMU to host. If there is not a representative from your church, your church maybe selected to host an event. Let us remember all our mothers on Sunday, May 13, 2018 on Mother’s Day!!
God has blessed all of us with beautiful and loving mothers I close with a Big Thank You to all WMU Ladies in the TEBA for all of your hard work through all the mission projects we have done for so many this year. May God Bless You for doing the work of Lord. In Christian Love, Sandra Powell 3
May 1 - Rev. James Bland
May 1 - Vince Collins
May 2 - Joyce Collins
May 9 - Robbie Block
May 12 - Cindy Block
May 16 - Gail Purvis
May 18 - JoEllen Tippins
May 20 - Agnes Anderson
May 23 - Paul Peterson, Sr.
May 26 - Wanda Moseley
May 27 - Carolyn Moore
May 31 - John Haggard
May 2 - Leonel & Norma Cisneros
May 3 - Vince & Joyce Collins
May 10 - Kenneth & Abbigail Wilder
May 14 - Ryan & Kara Willis
May 17 - Ray & Betty Brown
May 20 - Robbie & Cindy Block
May 23 - Ron & MaryAlice Ross
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Mar 18 Budget Jan - Mar 18 YTD Budget Annual Budget
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
100 · General Offerings 7,320.75 10,699.17 29,819.21 32,097.50 128,390.00
Total Income 7,320.75 10,699.17 29,819.21 32,097.50 128,390.00
Gross Profit 7,320.75 10,699.17 29,819.21 32,097.50 128,390.00
Expense
1000 · Non-Budget Expense 0.00 13,224.46
101 · Associational Minutes 0.00 25.00 78.57 75.00 300.00
102 · Office Expense 545.00 308.33 1,598.82 925.00 3,700.00
103 · Telephone 135.76 125.00 412.50 375.00 1,500.00
104 · Postage 0.00 41.66 175.00 125.00 500.00
106 · Associational Meeting 100.00 41.66 100.00 125.00 500.00
107 · On Mission Celebration 0.00 83.33 0.00 250.00 1,000.00
108 · Office Ins/Utilities/Maint 143.51 416.67 712.63 1,250.00 5,000.00
109 · Miscellaneous 0.00 41.66 330.05 125.00 500.00
110 · Resource Center 0.00 41.66 0.00 125.00 500.00
111 · Pastoral Bereavement/Illness 0.00 41.66 0.00 125.00 500.00
112 · Minister Wives Ministry 0.00 62.50 25.00 187.50 750.00
201 · Sunday School 0.00 41.66 0.00 125.00 500.00
202 · Discipleship Ministries 0.00 50.00 0.00 150.00 600.00
203 · Music 0.00 33.33 0.00 100.00 400.00
204 · Men's Ministry 0.00 250.00 611.91 750.00 3,000.00
205 · WMU 0.00 166.67 314.00 500.00 2,000.00
206 · Pastoral Ministries 30.04 208.33 304.98 625.00 2,500.00
207 · Missions 71.49 83.33 71.49 250.00 1,000.00
208 · Youth 0.00 83.33 0.00 250.00 1,000.00
209 · Vacation Bible School 246.24 25.00 246.24 75.00 300.00
210 · Medical Van 0.00 79.17 500.00 237.50 950.00
211 · Evangelism 264.79 41.66 282.46 125.00 500.00
212 · Bible Learning Scholarship 0.00 125.00 0.00 375.00 1,500.00
213 · Equipment 2,916.00 33.33 3,804.08 100.00 400.00
215 · Hispanic Ministries 34.16 83.33 34.16 250.00 1,000.00
301 · Missionary Salary 2,083.34 2,083.33 6,250.02 6,250.00 25,000.00
302 · Annuity 750.00 750.00 2,250.00 2,250.00 9,000.00
303 · Auto Expense 693.24 416.67 2,362.69 1,250.00 5,000.00
304 · Medical Benefits 1,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 12,000.00
304A · Housing Allowance 1,525.00 1,525.00 4,575.00 4,575.00 18,300.00
306 · Conventions 82.80 416.67 1,819.40 1,250.00 5,000.00
307 · Christmas Gifts 0.00 83.33 0.00 250.00 1,000.00
308 · Clerk's Salary 0.00 166.67 0.00 500.00 2,000.00
309 · Employee Taxes (Assoc SS Portio 0.00 83.33 929.80 250.00 1,000.00
310 · Employee Christmas Gifts 0.00 41.67 0.00 125.00 500.00
311 · Ministry Assistant Salary 910.00 895.83 2,730.00 2,687.50 10,750.00
312 · Ministry Assistant Travel 0.00 16.67 0.00 50.00 200.00
321 · Hispanic Supply Preacher 686.66 686.67 2,059.98 2,060.00 8,240.00
66000 · Payroll Expenses 0.00 0.00
66900 · Reconciliation Discrepancies 0.00 -0.68
Total Expense 12,218.03 10,699.11 48,802.56 32,097.50 128,390.00
Net Ordinary Income -4,897.28 0.06 -18,983.35 0.00 0.00
Net Income -4,897.28 0.06 -18,983.35 0.00 0.00
Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association Budget Report
March 2018
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ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
500 · General Checking
500A · General Funds 63,613.10
501 · Pastor/Church Relief(Men's Min) 667.00
502 · Children/Youth Camp Fund 528.59
504 · Missiontrip Scholarship Fund 1,638.38
506 · Hispanic Regular Account 6,940.69
507 · Land For Nueva Vida Fund 750.00
508 · Mission Trip Projects 2,469.86
509A · On Mission Acct - General 1,257.93
510 · WMU Scholarship Fund - Gen Acct 2,572.94
511A · Association Building Fund - Gen 7,000.00
513 · Disaster Relief 410.00
500 · General Checking - Other -5,349.02
Total 500 · General Checking 82,499.47
511 · Association Building Fund - CD 17,680.04
512 · GENERAL OFFERING - CD 22,686.00
Total Checking/Savings 122,865.51
Total Current Assets 122,865.51
TOTAL ASSETS 122,865.51
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Other Current Liabilities
24000 · Payroll Liabilities 506.05
Total Other Current Liabilities 506.05
Total Current Liabilities 506.05
Total Liabilities 506.05
Equity
30000 · Opening Balance Equity 141,506.37
32000 · Unrestricted Net Assets -163.56
Net Income -18,983.35
Total Equity 122,359.46
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 122,865.51
Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association Balance Sheet
March 31, 2018
Agape 179.40
Antioch 720.00
Bull Creek 855.02
CASH 262.00
Claxton First 1,146.00
Cobbtown 1,050.00
Collins 3,342.23
Connors 127.57
Eastside 1,800.00
Emmanuel 10.72
Evergreen 1,500.00
Faith 224.37
Friendship 774.46
Glennville First 6,455.92
Hagan 150.00
INGLESIA BAUTISTA NUEVA VIDA 12.27
Mendes 1,053.06
Northside 675.00
Oak Grove 2,448.87
Pineview 1,830.00
PRIMERA iGLESIA BAUTISTA EMANUEL 10.58
Reidsville 2,819.50
Rogers 426.68
Smyrna 160.00
Twin Oaks 70.87
TOTAL 28,104.52
Church Contribution Report
January - March 2018
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
May 3 Sugar Time Banquet & National Day of Prayer - Cobbtown @ 6:45 p.m.
May 10 Sunday School Mentoring Rally - Pine Grove @ 6:30 p.m.
May 13 MOTHER’S DAY
May 15 WMU Planning Meeting - Pineview @ 6:30 p.m.
May 17 TEBA Executive Committee Meeting - Noah’s Ark, Aline @ 7:00 p.m.
May 22 Men’s Ministry Committee Meeting - TEBA Office @ 7:00 p.m.
May 28 MEMORIAL DAY
Please be in prayer for churches in our association without pastors:
Mendes, Oak Grove, and Twin Oaks Baptist Church
Pray for our Hispanic Ministry
Pray for upcoming mission events/opportunities
Pray for our nation, our president, and our leaders 6
It’s time again to start promoting this very worthwhile event for children in Appalachia
(North Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee) and Southwest Georgia.
Please note there has been a name change to this event again this year due to changes in
partnerships but it still benefits the areas we have supported in the past.
We will provide more details including flyers for promotion, links to the new website (when
it is online), resource lists of items to include, and other additional resources needed to pack
and mark the backpacks appropriately.
Please start promoting and asking for donations.
FYI the age groups have changed and will be: Ages 4 - 7; Ages 8 - 10; and Ages 11 - 15
Glennville First has a Kyocera Copier
Available
If you are interested in a copier for your ministry
please contact Bro. Mike Howard.
912-654-3961
“GEORGIA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES “
“Truck Loadings” “A New Day, A New Start, and A New Life through Jesus Christ”
Date: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Bring your Sugar To: Sugar Time Banquet and National Day of
Prayer Services
At: Cobbtown Baptist Church
Time: 6:45 PM
The Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association is collecting: Sugar! Gift Cards are always appreciated!
2018- Will you partner with us and pray for our residents and direct
care staff as they start their journey here with us!
GEORGIA
BAPT
IST CHIL
DREN
’S H
OM
ES
BAPTIST HYMNALS AVAILABLE
WHITE 1991 EDITION
Claxton First Baptist Church recently purchased new
hymnals for their sanctuary, the “old” ones are available
to any church that may need them.
Contact the First Baptist Office @ 739-2241 7
2018 Week of Prayer for Associational Missions – May 20-27
“Partner With Someone Missional Somewhere” “…come over into Macedonia, and help us” Acts 16:9
Day One: Sunday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnerships – Pray that God will speak to
hearts (maybe yours) concerning volunteering at your Tattnall-Evans Baptist association in one of many ministry and mission
opportunities.
Day Two: Monday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnership With Sister Associations –
Pray as your church, your association and sister associations together form strategic partnerships for ministries such as Disaster Relief,
church planting, and community outreach for the sake of delivering the gospel to the lost.
Day Three: Tuesday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnership With Woman’s Missionary
Union (WMU) – Pray for your church and association’s mission education and promotion partnership with your local, state, and
national Woman’s Missionary Union.
Day Four: Wednesday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnerships With Churches and
Other Associations to – Start Churches. Strengthen Churches. Send Churches – locally and globally!
Day Five: Thursday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnership With Your State Convention
– Pray for your church and association’s opportunity to participate in missional opportunities all across your great state as shared and
developed by your state convention.
Day Six: Friday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnership With the North American
Mission Board, SBC – Pray as your church partners with your Association and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) to
deliver the gospel to the millions of people residing in 32 Send Cities identified by NAMB.
Day Seven: Saturday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnership With the International
Mission Board – Pray for your church’s consideration to Pray, Give, Go to one of the four Global Cities Initiative identified by our
International Mission Board, SBC – Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, London, and Shanghai. More than half of the world’s population lives in
global urban centers.
Day Eight: Sunday: PRAY TODAY for . . . Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association’s Mission Partnership With Your Church – Pray that
God will use your association’s efforts to bring sister churches together to reach your community with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Ministry Leaders,
The search committee for the executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board has begun the search for the next leader of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. Following the establishment of the committee, the process officially began on April 12, dedicating that meeting to prayer. The committee is in the listening stage of the process, which includes listening to God, Georgia Baptist Convention leadership, Southern Baptist Convention leadership, and all GA Baptists.
The committee invites you to attend one of the three listening sessions:
May 4, Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. May 11, Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. May 25, GA Baptist Mission Board Chapel in Duluth from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Christian Index has two articles worth reading: Executive Director Search Committee is Named for White's Successor and Executive Director Search Committee Releases Prayer Guide Prior to Beginning its Work. The search committee is accepting recommendations through May 31. Please send your letter of recommendation and the candidate’s resume [email protected].
Thank you for joining us in prayer during this season in the life of Georgia Baptists.
Dr. Bob Jolly
Chairman of Executive Director/CEO Search Committee
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 158, Claxton, GA 30417
Physical Address: 10585 Hwy 280 E, Claxton, GA 30417
So far these are the dates for VBS in our
Association, if you would like to have
your date included in our newsletter
please contact Joyce @ 912-739-9040 or
May 29 - June 1, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Elza Baptist Church
4 years through 6th Grade
June 3 - 8, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Reidsville First Baptist Church
4 years through 6th Grade
June 8 - 9, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
FriendshipBaptist Church
Pre-K through 5th Grade
June 10 - 14, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Oak Grove Baptist Church
4 years through 5th Grade
June 23, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bull Creek Baptist Church
3 years through 6th Grade
June 24 - 28, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Collins First Baptist Church
2 years through Youth
July 14, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Evergreen Baptist Church
Nursery through High School
June 24 - 28, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Faith Baptist Church
Kindergarten through High School
Rehoboth Baptist Church
More details @ Rehobothbaptist.net
June 10-14, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Eastside Baptist Church
Kindergarten through 5th Grade
July 22 - 26, 2018
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Rehoboth Baptist Church
3 years through 6th Grade
