North Grand River Baptist Association

The Encourager 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Volume 40, Number 4

April, 2016

“Churches working together to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission.”“Churches working together to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission.”“Churches working together to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission.”“Churches working together to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission.” Matthew 28:18Matthew 28:18Matthew 28:18Matthew 28:18----20202020

North Grand River Baptist Association 1108 N Main Director of Missions

Trenton, MO 64683 Rev. E.J. Barnes

Fax: 660.359.0200 Ministry Assistant

E-Mail: ngrmission@sbcglobal.net Debbie Dickinson

BSU Telephone– 660.654.0785 BSU Director

DOM’s Office– 660.359.3365 Telephone – 660.359.3897 Diann Barnes

Web Page– northgrandriverbaptist.com BSU Assistant-

Christina Boatright

North Grand River Baptist Association’s Purpose- “To mutually and prayerfully support, encourage and challenge one another as churches to exalt Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, to edify and equip His disciples to serve him and one another, and to evangelize those who have yet to come to know Him personally.” Matthew 28:19-20

Alpha

Edinburg

Gallatin

Galt

Jameson

Jamesport

Laredo

Lineville

Medicine Valley

Mercer

Modena

Princeton*

Ravanna

Rural Dale*

Salem

Shelburne

Spickard

Tenth Street

Trenton First

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VBS 2016

Submerged in the Word of God

(Under the Sea)

Psalm 139:23-24

VBS Leader’s Training April 4, 2016– 6:30 pm

Tenth Street Baptist

NEW ITEMS!

Boxed Cards are in

Lots to choose from

SALE- April 1-15 Boxed Cards 20% Off

NEW CHILDREN”S BOOKS

“What a Bragger” by Lee Ann Mancini “Fast Freddy” by Lee Ann Mancini

“I’m Not Afraid” by Lee Ann Mancini

NEW- ADULT COLORING BOOKS

JOURNALING- Pencils, Pens, Hi-Liters

“Woodlawn” Book

NEW CD’s!

Classic Gospel & Bluegrass Collection Greater Vision “ 25th Anniversary”

“Blessed Assurance” New hymns of Fanny Crosby

2016 Top 25 Praise Songs

Graduation Boxed Cards “For the Graduate Sarah Young Devotions”

Bibles on Sale- April 18-29- 10% Off NGR’s already discounted price

Selected Study Guides- $5.00

Galt Baptist

Saturday, 8:00 am

April 16, 2016

All Men Invited!

At the January Executive Board it was voted to make the stairway safer by replacing the iron banister in the conference room. Thank you so much to the men who came and gave their time to build the wall. On Thurs-day, March 10th, Larry Dannar, David Ho-gan, Kenny Ewing, John Doll, Lanny Pette-grew and Robert Kincade worked all day. Thank you. Larry Dannar and David Hogan came in for the next week and spent many hours finishing the wall. Thank you. The wall looks very nice and all your work and time was greatly appreciated.

Church Giving Church Service Times

February 2016 Reports

Monthly Inc.

BSU Inc. SS AM PM Weds.

Alpha $ 117.89 $ 25.00 9:30 10:30 6:30 7:00

Edinburg $ 725.08 $ 80.56 10:00 11:00 6:00 7:00

Gallatin $ 714.94 $ 50.00 9:30 10:40 6:00 7:00

Galt $ 165.00 $ 25.00 10:00 11:00 6:00 7:00

Jameson 9:30 10:30

Jamesport $ 25.00 $ 25.00 9:45 10:45 7:00 7:00

Laredo $ 398.90 $ 150.00 9:30 10:30 6:30 6:00

Lineville $ 321.42 $ 107.14 9:45 10:45 6:00 6:00

M. Valley 9:30 10:30 6:00

Mercer $ 237.15 $ 25.00 9:30 10:30 6:30 6:30

Modena $ 142.11 $ 150.00 10:15 9:00 6:00 6:00

Princeton $ 373.94 $ 80.00 9:40 10:40 7:00 6:00

Ravanna $ 133.14 $ 57.06 9:30 10:45

Rural Dale $ 800.46 $ 75.00 9:45 10:35 7:00 7:00

Salem $ 119.99 $ 25.00 10:00 11:00 6:00

Shelburne $ 601.50 $ 50.00 10:00 10:55 6:00 6:30

Spickard $ 70.00 9:30 10:30

Tenth St. 9:30 10:30 6:00 7:00

Trenton FB $1,204.80 $ 120.48 9:30 10:40 6:00 6:00

Union $ 173.85 $ 100.00 10:00 11:00 6:00 6:00

Total $6,325.17 $1,145.24 Join any of these churches in worship

Chilli, FBC $ 45.00

MBC $ 460.00

Gilman BC $ 200.00

Zion BC

Milan BC $ 96.67

February 2016 NGR Account Beginning Balance $21,260.67 Income $11,317.77 Total $32,578.44 Expenses $12,610.38 Ending Balance $19,968.06

Line Items in General Checking Designated Funds $9,944.51 General Fund $10,023.55 Checking Balance Total $19,968.06

NGR October 2015– Feb. 2016 (Does not include designated funds)

Income $55,332.64 Expenses $47,872.06 Difference $7,460.58

Seminary Checking $189.21 Seminary Savings $2,297.01

Benevolent Savings $781.77

NGR Savings $461.95

BSU– Feb. 2016– Income to Expense Beginning Balance $6,624.17 Income $4,272.20 Total $10,896.37 Expenses $4,185.47 Ending Balance $6,710.90 General BSU Fund 5,839.61

MB125 is an opportunity for senior pastors of church that have 125 or less in Sun-day Morning worship attendance. This is a unique opportunity for you and your immediate family members living in your home. Morning will include a worship time, general session and breakout sessions for pastors and wives, while their minor children will be involved in learning activities of their own.

• All conference and breakout sessions will be relevant to the smaller church.

• Childcare for infants to preschoolers, and activities for school-age children and youth will be pro-vided each morning.

• Plenty of time provided for individual family fun in the afternoons and evenings.

• Our goal is to empower, encourage, and equip you in ministering to your family and congregation. Dates: June 22-25, 2016 Location: Skyline Baptist Church, Branson, MO

NGR VBS leadership team at Macon for training

Shelburne Baptist Church- New addition in process

VBS Training– April 4, Tenth Street– 6:30 pm Please encourage your VBS leaders to come to the training. It will be similar to last year with the main opening and everyone together. Fol-lowing the opening they can go around to the different booths and get information. VBS Directors you will have until April 15th to place your order with the association to get free shipping. Orders that are placed with NGR during that time will have a 15% commission to come to NGR for VBS/Missions. If you have a VBS need for your church, those funds are to help you too.

Edinburg– The Church has accepted two new deacons in training. They are Daniel Gott, and Bob Manuel. We are pleased to see the new deacons begin working in the church.

Our church is preparing for VBS, like many of the churches and praying that we all have a success, with many children coming and learning about God.

We are working on some new ideas for the chil-dren and youth in our church and hopefully some-thing that will encourage them to come. Our chil-dren and youth are faced with so many distrac-tions in this world that keeping them in church is the best thing to help them make good life deci-sions.

The church has an organ that it would like to give away to a church or organization that would like to have it. If you would like more information you can contact the church and leave a message for the pastor and he will return your call.

The ladies of the WOM are continuing to work on the quilt for the auction and also collecting items for the Canada Mission Trip.

We invite you to attend Edinburg if you do not have a church home, our services are at 10 pm for Sunday school and 11 am for Sunday morning worship. Sunday night services are at 6 pm and Wednesday night services at 7 pm.

Volunteers Needed!

Medicine Valley Community Ministry needs vol-unteers to help with the preparation and distribu-tion of the Food Pantry Ministry

April dates to help with food

distribution at Medicine Valley Community

Ministry April 19th– Prepare Boxes at

Newtown Baptist Chapel– 9 am to noon

April 21st– Food Distribution

YOUTH STATE BIBLE DRILLS April 9th at Tenth Street Baptist Church

Your Help is needed-

Coon Creek Baptist Church will be overseeing the noon meal for the Youth Bible Drills. They will be serving Walking Tacos. The hamburger has been donated. Tenth Street will be providing the drinks, brownies and cookies. They need gallons of cheese sauce (not the spicy), shredded cheese, the small bags of nacho flavored chips and tomatoes. If you can help contact the office at 660-359-3897. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Trenton First Baptist Church Saturday, April 23: 6:30 pm

IMB Missionaries, Kevin and Mandy Moots will be sharing about the mission work they do in the Middle East.

Kevin and Mandy Moots have two Children: Eliana (age 7), Karis (age 4).

They are from Lebanon, Missouri and currently on furlough. They will be returning to their mis-sion field in the Middle East.

There will be a finger food/dessert reception fol-lowing

If you have any questions contact Trenton, FBC at 660-359-3898 and ask for Pastor Josh Gott-man

Please come and join us. Bring a van load from your church to hear of the mission work going on in the Middle East.

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All ordained men are invited to attendAll ordained men are invited to attendAll ordained men are invited to attendAll ordained men are invited to attend

The NGR Mission’s Commit-tee is planning a trip on July 29-31, 2016 to Lennox, Iowa. They are encouraging anyone in the association to be a part of this ministry. You can contact Maeanne Browning for more informa-tion. As information be-

comes available it will be in the Encourager.

Trenton FBC– Our Awana club has had a very good year. On Wednesday, April 27th they will end this year with a family meal plus some very special activities. Thank you to the teachers and listeners that took the time to share about the Word of God with the children. We completed our emphasis on the Annie Arm-strong Easter offering and prayer for our NAMB missionaries. We had a variety of promotions, videos, skit and announcements. Also we col-lected “J” dollars. March 16th we hosted the TAMA pre-Easter breakfast. April 23 at 6:30 pm, IMB missionaries from the Middle East with be sharing about their mission work. There will be a finger food/dessert re-ception following. All are invited to come. We are blessed by the leadership of our new pastor Josh Gottman and his family. We are doing some new ministries and making changes in others.

MISSION TRIP

Princeton- What a blessed day Spring has arrived, we see God's creations coming to life we need to rejoice in His blessings that each of us receive daily from him.

We are having several things happening. On March 13th we had a speak er Prajen Jam from Thailand to speak and show slides of the Thailand Orphanage Foundation in which he founded. They rescue c h i l d ren f r om s t r ee t and abus e and also human trafficking there in Thailand. Thousands of ch i ldren are used as child labor, teen pregnancy is very high. We need to keep these children in prayer, and as they learn about God through this foundation and those teaching them.

Our WOM groups met in March and we showed Ann ie Arms t rong V ideo and the work this mission does throughout the world. We have been having a good attendance of our youth each Wednesday night and the TeamKids have had a good attendance as well. On April 10th the First Baptist Church will have a N O T E B U R N I N G Celebration from 2-4 PM, come and help cele-brate th is achievement that God has blessed us with the help of all those that we r e c om m i t t e d . T h e r e w i l l b e refreshments following the celebration in the fellowship hall.

If you are not receiving the E-Encourager online, please email the office at ngrmission@sbcglobal.net or call the office. The E-Encourager is in color and sometimes will have a little more information than the Encourager.

May Encourager items due

April 20th.

JAMMIN—ON THE ROCK ROCK BARN—TRENTON

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016

3:00—6:00 PM

FOR YOUTH—GRADES 7—12

MUSIC BY AWAKEN REVIVAL

WITH JOSH ISHMAEL IN WORD

BRING YOUR MUSIC TO SHARE

HOT DOGS ROASTED

Bring your friends– a great time is planned

For more information contact Vanessa Hamilton-

North Grand River Youth Director

(You can leave a message at the NGR office or

Tenth Street Baptist Church)

Missions Celebration 2016 Annual Meeting

April 8-9 Midwestern Baptist Seminary

Registration Fee: $40

Events include: Missionary Speakers; Breakout Sessions; WMU Age Level Training; Praise and Worship; Bookstore and Exhibits; Silent Auction Baskets (Alberta Gilpin fund). Women’s Prayer Luncheon April 19th– 10:30

First Baptist Church of Beth-any will be offering Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief Training April 22-23. Regis-tration fee for the first time volunteers is currently $40.

If you are retraining and do not need T shirts or other clothing items the fee is $20. To be certified as a Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteer you must be at least 18 years of age and a member of a Missouri Baptist Church. All trainees must submit a background check request and attend intro-duction to Disaster Relief.

MISSOURI

RA CONGRESS 2016

April 15-16, 2016 Missouri State Fairgrounds

Sedalia, MO

All 1st-6th grade boys are invited to attend. You do not have to be an RA! Meet a

missionary and take part in traditional RA events and activities!

mobaptist.org/racongress

Cooperative Program Sunday– April 10

How the Cooperative Program works

It begins with you – your tithes and offerings to the local church.

Your church, in turn, gives a percentage of its annual budget to the Missouri Baptist Conven-tion.

The MBC invests about 60 cents of each dollar in Missouri missions and sends the rest to the Southern Baptist Convention, where CP contribu-tions from 45,000 other SBC churches are pooled to support nearly 10,000 missionaries, six semi-naries, ethics and religious liberty, and other causes.

NGR Executive Board April 18, 2016 7:00 PM

On the agenda:

Updated Policy Recommendation

Finance Committee– Set up Savings Account for any future shortfalls on funds

All Items to be on agenda must by submitted by

April 4th

All reports are to be submitted by April 12th

It is time for the NGR Nominating Committee to begin working on the 2016-2017 NGR leaders and committee’s. If you feel led to serve, or if you know of someone to serve on a committee or possibly as a leader, please contact the office.

Church Chuckle- Each year around April 15,our pastor likes to give a sermon warn-ing us to beware of false profits. If Prayer is asking for rain, faith is carrying an umbrella.