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November 2005 The Official News Magazine of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists VOL. 35, NO.10
2005 Week of Prayer for InternationalMissions is December 4-11
Lottie Moon Christmas OfferingNational Goal: $150 Million
West Virginia Goal: $200,000
“All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to theLord, and all the families of the nations will worship before
you.” (Psalms 22:27, NASB)
The West Virginia Southern Baptist2
THE WEST VIRGINIASOUTHERN BAPTIST
(USPS 097-990)
John W. Adams, [email protected]
Published ten times per year byThe West Virginia Convention of
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Letter From Our Executive Director/Treasurer
What an exciting and thrilling time we hadat this year’s meeting of the West Virginia Con-vention of Southern Baptists. We are indebtedto our wonderful hosts at First Baptist ofFairlea. The committee put together by PastorKevin Prevett and Wellington Johnson tookcare of our every need. The church has suchwonderful facilities that made for a great con-vention.
The Bible studies by Dr. Jeff Iorg of GoldenGate Seminary were certainly inspiring and theconvention sermon by Pastor Seth Polk wasconvicting and challenging. In his final wordsto us as President, Johnny Kelly brought abarn-burner of a message in his President’s ad-dress entitled For Such a Time as This.
We received the report of the FuturingGroup as they scoped out for the conventionsome adjustments we can make as we moveforward that will make us more effective.
The unity and harmony that was presentin the meetings was truly inspiring. As yourExecutive Director, I believe we are really readyto move forward and reach our state for Christ.
We have our team in place now, we haveour direction, and we have the enthusiasm tolead Southern Baptists in West Virginia to worktogether to accomplish the Great Commission.
Dear Friends:That is why we are here. As a convention
we exist to help the churches in their effort todo what our Lord Jesus commanded us to do.Working together with our capable, newlyelected officers I believe we can see recordgrowth for our Lord in the New Year.
As we approach the holiday season, wecannot do so without thinking about our mis-sion emphasis for this time of the year. OurLottie Moon Christmas Offering for Interna-tional Missions is received during this time. Ipray that we will once again go beyond whatseems humanly possible in order to reach thelost of the world for Christ. If each of us willsimply seek the Lord in this and ask Him whatHe would have us do, I know that we will givethe right amount.
In closing, one of the highlights of the con-vention this year was the recognition of LibbieFouty after 32 years of service to this organiza-tion. Libbie will retire in January. We wish herthe very best and many years of good health toenjoy her much deserved retirement. She hasbeen a faithful servant and a faithful Christian.She will be greatly missed, but we are happyfor her as she looks forward to spending moredays with her family and especially the grand-children.
Terry L. Harper
“As your Executive Direc-tor, I believe we are really readyto move forward and reach ourstate for Christ.
We have our team in placenow, we have our direction, andwe have the enthusiasm to leadSouthern Baptists in West Vir-ginia to work together to ac-complish the Great Commis-sion.”
Convention Elects Officers for 2005-06
2005-06 Leaders L. to R.: Terry Harper; C.J.Adkins; Tim Kearney; Seth Polk; Fred Morgan
2004-05 officers L. to R:Johnny Kelly; Ron McCoy;Fred Morgan
Messengers elected Dr. C.J. Adkins, the pastor atWestmoreland in Huntington to serve as their newPresident. Tim Kearney, a layman from Good Shep-
herd in Scott Depot was elected as First VicePresident. Seth Polk, pastor of the Cross LanesBaptist Church was elected as Second VicePresident. Fred Morgan, a layman from FairlawnBaptist in Parkersburg was elected to serve asRecording Secretary.
Outgoing officers Johnny Kelly, Presidentand pastor of Westview in Martinsburg, RonMcCoy, First Vice President and pastor ofC a m e r o nBapist, andFred Morgan,R e c o r d i n gS e c r e t a r y ,were recog-nized andhonored witha plaque.
November 2005 3
Editor’s Notes From the Annual Meeting in Fairlea, WV
From the opening note of the two concur-rent Thursday conferences for ministers andtheir spouses to the closing prayer of the Con-vention on Saturday morning, participants en-joyed one of the most harmonious, upliftingseries of WV annual meetings in recent history.Blessed with sunshine and temperatures in thelow 70’s, hosted by a church that had madeexcellent plans for the events, messengerscould not have experienced a better atmospherefor spiritual growth.
The First Baptist Church of Fairlea, led bypastor Kevin Prevett and a host of lay volun-teers had all things in readiness for the 311messengers and guests who visited their wellcared for and impressive facilities. When theResolutions Committee presented a statementof appreciation for the church’s exemplary hos-pitality, the unanimous vote of approval wasaccompanied by a heartfelt round of applause.
The Pastors’ Conference and Ministers’Wives Conference were both well attended thisyear. Speakers at both venues received highmarks from participants for interesting, relevant,and inspirational messages and testimonies.
Music at both meetings was impressive.Faithful Heart, a ladies quartet from Fairlawn inParkersburg brought music at the meeting forwomen and at the Convention as well. DennisBenton’s music at the Pastor’s Conference wasprofessional and uplifting.
Dr. Mike Rutledge, Jacob Atchley, Dr.Stephen Rummage, and Dr. Greg Wrigley allbrought challenging sermons at the pastors’conference. Testimonies by Linda Hopkins andHelen Melquist, a Bible study by Emilee Polk,and a missions report by Maxine Bumgarnercombined to make a very beneficial and uplift-ing conference for the ministers’ wives group.
The host church provided refreshments inthe exhibit area plus a Thursday evening mealand a Friday evening afterglow reception inhonor of Libbie Fouty and to celebrate the 35thanniversary of the WVCSB.
The annual meeting itself was designed tolift up two key areas of celebration. The first,mentioned above, was the 35th anniversarycelebration. The other focus area was the re-port from the Futuring Group.
In addition to a beautiful reception hostedby the Fairlea congregation, much of the Fri-day evening session was devoted to honoring
the churches and leaders who have helped toform and build the WVCSB. The session in-cluded a photographic slide show of thechurches and chapels who formed the conven-tion in 1970 accompanied by the solo artistryof Randy Spurgeon singing May All Who ComeBehind Us Find Us Faithful. In addition, longtenured pastors such as Tommy Knotts, CledithCampbell and Eddie Henson were honored fortheir lengthy contribution to WVCSB’s life.Long tenured state staffers Tom Young, KayBoyd, Maxine Bumgarner and Libbie Foutywere also singled out for their contributions.
One especially moving part of Fridaynight’s celebration was the recognition givento Libbie Fouty on the occasion of her retire-ment. Fouty will actually retire in January butwas honored because this was her last con-vention as a state employee. Both her com-ments and those of her co-workers about herwere heart warming and encouraging.
The Futuring Group has met for over a yearin an effort to discover God’s direction for theConvention in coming years. The report waspresented to messengers in printed form asthey registered and was then explained in atwo-part presentation, the first given by Rich-ard Lawrence, a layman from 1st Hinton, thesecond given by Tim Kearney, a layman fromGood Shepherd, Scott Depot.
The Futuring Group based almost all oftheir report on the feedback they received fromWest Virginia people via a survey offered toover 6300 people. The report affirmed the long-standing purpose statement of the Conventionand accompanied it with a new vision state-ment that puts renewed focus on the issue ofbuilding fellowship and harmony between thechurches, associations and state convention.The vision statement reads as follows: “Thevision of the West Virginia Convention ofSouthern Baptists is to build cooperative re-lationships that mobilize God’s people to worktogether in reaching West Virginia and theworld for Christ.”
The report also identified five categoriesof concerns that surfaced as priorities in theminds of the 541 persons who responded tothe survey. The categories are (in no particularorder of importance) Missions and Evangelism;Prayer and Spiritual Renewal; Building Fellow-ship; Communications and Public Relations;
Discipleship, Leadership Devel-opment, and StrengtheningChurches.
Two new state staffers wereintroduced to messengers at thisyear’s meeting, Jacob Atchleyand Greg Wrigley. In Atchley’stime Friday afternoon he took theopportunity to honor BarryFleming and the Brushfork Bap-tist Church for leading the statein baptisms this year with 66 re-ported. Atchley also took timeto honor Lyn Sommerville for hermany years of service on behalfof youth in WV. Finally, he pre-sented a plaque to Libbie Foutywho has served as his secretaryand as the secretary for the stateevangelism director during her 32years of service.
Messengers from 7 newchurches were seated at themeeting and one additional workwas placed under watchcare. Thenew churches include Commu-nity in Grantsville, Covenant inPrinceton, Crosspoint in Hun-tington, Locust Grove in Hun-tington, Mountain View inHedgesville, Grace inFayetteville, and New River inFayetteville. The work placedunder watchcare is Nehemiah inCool Ridge.
New officers for 2005-06 areDr. C.J. Adkins, president; TimKearney, 1st V.P.; Seth Polk, 2ndV.P.; Fred Morgan, secretary.
Total messengers was 215.
The West Virginia Southern Baptist4
As Seen at the Meetings in Fairlea
Seth Polk, Stephen Rummage, Mike Rutledge
Dennis BentonDan HowardFaithful Heart from Fairlawn, Parkersburg
Participants at the Ministers’ Wives Conf. Richard Lawrence atthe Exec. Brd Mtg.prior to theConvention.
Alvie Edwards
L to R: Sun Cha & Barry Fleming; Jacob AtchleyBernard Toppings
The director and choir of First Baptist, Fairlea
CledithCampbell David Sommerville & Jacob Atchley
D.D. and June Elwell
Dick Howie Tina and Jack Miller
Eddie and Mary Henson
Floyd Tidsworth
Mary Elizabeth Halsell, wife of TommyHalsell, a former WVCSB Exec., Libbie Fouty,a 32 year veteran secretary who worked withTommy, and Maribeth Dockery, daughter ofthe Halsells and wife of David Dockery.
Host pastor,Kevin Prevett
Fred Morgan
Jeff Iorg and Ken Owens
Jimmy Morton and Barry Miller
Jack & Brenda Wilkerson
Below, the beautifuland tastyanniversary cakeprovided by thegracious hosts at 1st,Fairlea.
November 2005 5
July 2- September 30, 2005 Gifts From WV ChurchesAnnie
ArmstrongOrganization C PLottieMoon
O l aC o x
WorldHunger Total
Greater Huntington
AlleghenyBeaver CreekCalvary, Meadow BridgeCalvary, Webster SpringsEmmanuel, LewisburgEvangel, HicoFaith, RupertFirst, CraigsvilleFirst, FairleaFirst, HuntersvilleFirst, SuttonGrace, RainelleGraydonHopeJeanetteLighthouse Baptist ChapelLittle BirchNettieNew Life, CowenNew River, FayettevilleRestorationSo Baptist, SummersvilleTrinity, BuckeyeWest ViewWhite Sulphur SpringsTotals
ImmanuelBrooksvilleCamden Flats ChapelCommunity, GrantsvilleFairlawn, ParkersburgFaith, MasonFaith, West UnionFaith, WestonGrace, ParkersburgHillcrestJackson AvenueMineral WellsNew BeginningsNew Life FellowshipSo. Baptist FellowshipSouthsideVictoryWest RipleyWilliams CreekTotals
AltizerCalvary, ChapmanvilleChinese MissionCrosspoint CommunityEastwoodFirst, CeredoHamlinHighlawnLincolnLocust GroveNew BeginningsShining LightSpring Valley FreedomTwentieth StreetWestmorelandTotals
0.00562.93208.61
2,025.000.000.00
2,701.3716,318.00
2,202.08720.72
0.00742.81
0.00343.11
0.0086.97
150.00205.96198.66
0.004,398.89
726.310.00
1,720.6233,312.04
0.000.000.00
1,984.750.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
876.000.000.000.00
2,860.75
0.000.000.00
1,984.750.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,984.75
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
150.000.000.000.00
80.800.000.000.00
26.0095.00
200.000.000.00
594.000.000.000.00
1,145.80
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
3,740.250.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
3,740.25
0.00562.93208.61
5,994.500.000.00
2,701.3720,208.25
2,202.08720.72
0.00823.61
0.00343.11
0.00112.97245.00405.96198.66
0.005,868.89
726.310.00
1,720.6243,043.59
675.00600.00200.00
1,050.9750.00
9,554.001,125.005,804.76
245.56878.80
0.000.000.00
1,183.376,793.91
28,161.37
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
79.850.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,262.001,341.85
0.000.000.00
629.470.000.000.00
202.660.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
832.13
0.000.000.000.000.00
700.000.00
22.810.00
687.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,409.81
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
111.680.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
111.68
675.00600.00200.00
1,680.4450.00
10,254.001,125.006,221.76
245.561,565.80
0.000.000.00
1,183.378,055.91
31,856.84
1,809.58688.50543.00
6,164.830.00
392.230.00
12,268.59826.87548.00
1,568.60275.82189.31
1,141.30856.59179.56
1,210.954,750.75
33,414.48
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
357.00357.00
0.000.000.003.00
529.050.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,635.312,167.36
0.000.000.00
10.0096.40
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
106.40
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
190.680.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
115.000.00
305.68
1,809.58688.50543.00
6,177.83625.45392.23
0.0012,459.27
826.87548.00
1,568.60275.82189.31
1,141.30856.59179.56
1,325.956,743.06
36,350.92
MortonsAppointed to
Serve as ChurchPlanters in WV
Dr. Jimmy Morton
Mrs. Jennifer Morton
Dr. Jimmy Morton and hiswife Jennifer were appointed inOctober to serve as church plant-ers in Kanawha City by the NorthAmerican Mission Board. Theirnew work, called Freedom Bap-tist is sponsored by Cross LanesBaptist, Seth Polk pastor.
Morton is a MDiv andDMin graduate of SoutheasternBaptist Theological Seminary.Mrs. Morton is a B.S graduate ofAppalachian State in Boone, NC.They have a daughter, Anna.
The West Virginia Southern Baptist6
Organization C PAnnie
ArmstrongLottieMoon
O l aC o x
WorldHunger Total
Monongahela Baptist AssociationBerean Baptist ChurchCalvary, BelingtonCalvary, GraftonCalvary, MorgantownCanaanCentral, ElkinsCharity, WyattChurch of the Good ShepherdEvangel, BridgeportFaith, DaileyFirst Southern, FairmontFreedomGrace Fellowship, WanaKingwoodNew FoundNew Hope CommunityNew Life, BridgeportNew Life, WestonRowlesburgSouthern, PhilippiTwin LakesWayside, BuckhannonTotals
Mountain StateBlackwolfBluewellBrentonBrushforkBurke MemorialCalvary, BluefieldCalvary, WarCentralCeresCovenantCumberland HeightsEast EndEdgemontFaithFellowshipFirst, BluewellFirst, HintonFirst, PrincetonFirst So., NemoursFirst So., GrandviewGrace, Oak HillImmanuelIsabanLilly GroveLorton LickMemorialMt. CalvaryMt. HermonNehemiahNew Hope, MullensNew Hope, UnionNorthgateOak CreekPinevilleRiversideShawneeSilver SpringsThe BridgeWillowbrookTotals
231.55475.47
1,448.312,550.45
0.000.00
945.190.00
1,055.002,687.64
502.408,520.26
474.601,176.00
0.000.00
283.32172.80
20.00981.18126.20929.81
22,580.18
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
0.00400.06
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
2,310.360.00
460.000.000.00
165.00125.00
0.000.000.000.00
3,460.42
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
231.55875.53
1,448.312,550.45
0.000.00
945.190.00
1,055.002,687.64
502.4010,830.62
474.601,636.00
0.000.00
448.32297.80
20.00981.18126.20929.81
26,040.60
479.38230.00
1,238.654,922.373,742.46
833.00302.00
0.00793.50607.07
2,173.413,305.478,000.00
356.011,502.53
233.87556.13
7,146.50193.32805.06
4,261.007,829.84
970.94967.14
1,701.0012,465.25
357.121,080.47
0.000.000.00
507.07343.72
1,130.51247.00375.00
3,710.080.00
1,018.0074,384.87
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
205.670.000.000.00
40.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
444.000.00
120.000.000.000.00
253.530.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,063.20
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
205.680.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
85.000.000.000.000.000.00
507.070.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
797.75
0.000.00
495.460.000.00
203.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
30.000.000.00
232.000.000.000.00
365.00979.00
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
300.000.00
727.000.000.00
3,331.46
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
253.530.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
253.53
479.38230.00
1,734.114,922.373,742.461,036.00
302.000.00
793.50607.07
2,173.413,305.478,411.35
356.011,502.53
233.87596.13
7,176.50193.32805.06
4,493.007,829.84
970.94967.14
2,066.0013,973.25
357.121,200.47
0.000.000.00
1,521.20343.72
1,130.51547.00375.00
4,437.080.00
1,018.0079,830.81Mrs. Arlene Joseph
Rev. Mark Joseph
JosephsAppointed asMissionariesMark and Arlene Joseph are
the newly appointed resort mis-sionaries for the Snowshoe,Canaan Valley area. Appointedin October, part of their role is toserve as pastor and wife ofCanaan Valley Baptist Churchnear Davis, WV.
The Josephs have four chil-dren: Esther, Joshua, Jeriah andSamuel.
Mark is a graduate of Mid-western Baptist TheologicalSeminary. They have served aschurch planters and with theKansas/Nebraska Conventionas MSC volunteers.
November 2005 7
Tri-CountyBaker HeightsBeaconEmmanuelHedgesvilleLighthouseMountain ViewSouth BerkeleyWestviewTotals
Total
Non-AssociationBerkeleyFreedom FellowshipOtherRiverview ChapelTotals
PioneerCathedral of PrayerCross LanesFairlawn, DunbarFaith, WinfieldFoundations Comm.FreedomGood ShepherdHeritageLighthouseMaldenNorth CharlestonRiverwoodShrewsburyTrinity, St. AlbansWest CharlestonWitcherTotals
Potomac HighlandAmazing GraceCanaan ValleyCarpendaleChristian FamilyCovenant, RomneyFirst, BurlingtonFirst, BrandywineFirst, Ft. AshbyFoxes HollowKnobley RoadLost CityNew CreekNew DayNew Hope, Peters.North ForkOld FieldsPetersburg So.P.H. Baptist Assoc.Second, KeyserWayside, FranklinZoarTotals
Organization C PAnnie
ArmstrongLottieMoon
O l aC o x
WorldHunger
10,084.3293.96
0.00200.00
10,378.28
0.000.000.000.000.00
0.000.000.000.000.00
0.000.00
220.000.00
220.00
0.000.000.000.000.00
10,084.3293.96
220.00200.00
10,598.28
1,361.2019,510.25
1,573.71244.88
1,295.36431.30
10,780.951,615.99
82.10384.50
0.00863.09520.73625.50129.40
3,750.0643,169.02
0.000.000.000.000.000.00
416.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
416.00
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
0.000.00
313.000.000.000.00
1,263.250.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,576.25
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
1,361.2019,510.25
1,886.71244.88
1,295.36431.30
12,460.201,615.99
82.10384.50
0.00863.09520.73625.50129.40
3,750.0645,161.27
206.14533.13197.20998.18
2,316.041,203.201,052.001,139.98
141.14405.55634.95300.44413.75756.49
1,622.001,016.61
326.430.00
1,100.99923.76234.80
15,522.78
0.000.000.000.00
100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
100.00
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
0.000.000.000.00
107.400.000.00
270.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
377.40
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
225.000.000.000.00
225.00
206.14533.13197.20998.18
2,523.441,203.201,052.001,409.98
141.14405.55634.95300.44413.75756.49
1,622.001,016.61
326.43225.00
1,100.99923.76234.80
16,225.18
2,232.18354.46542.00488.72
0.00100.00
2,079.106,649.98
12,446.44
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
847.00847.00
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
220.000.00
121.000.000.000.000.000.00
341.00
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
352.47352.47
2,452.18354.46663.00488.72
0.00100.00
2,079.107,849.45
13,986.91
2006 EcuadorMission TripHosted and
Coordinated bythe Monongahela
BaptistAssociation
Date: September
Destination:Quito, Ecuador
PossibleMinistries:
Train pastorsWomen’s Prison
MinistryPrayerwalking
Cost:$1,200 - $1,500Includes airfare,
ground transporta-tion, hotel, meals in
Ecuador & exit tax atEcuador airport. Does
not include yourpassport, immuniza-
tions, souvenirs,transportation to and
from US airport,snacks or meals in
airports.
If you are interested ingoing, please contactJames Smith by De-cember 15, 2005 at304-622-4520 [email protected]
The West Virginia Southern Baptist8
Empowering Kingdom Growthby Rev. Ron McCoy
October 1, 2005 was thestarting point for Southern Bap-tists to reach one of the boldestgoals in our history, Witness,Win, & Baptize 1 Million pre-
cious souls. I remember the apostle Paul’s boldstatement in Philippians 3:14, “I press on to-ward the goal for the prize of the upward call ofGod in Christ Jesus. (NASU)
Another translation words it this way, “I’moff and running, and I’m not turning back.”That was the impression I received from ourpresident Bobby Welch when he boarded thebus to tour and encourage our churches tokeep pressing on to meet that goal.
What now West Virginia? What’s our goal?I think it would be inspiring and challenging aseach church sets it’s “Goal for Souls,” for thatnumber to be forwarded to our Director of Evan-gelism, Jacob Atchley. Then we would have astate goal to work toward. Each month reportscould be shared and celebrated.
Church, lets never forget that we are incompetition with Satan for souls. If that doesn’tencourage you to press toward the mark and
to hit the ground running and never look back,I don’t know what will.
Reflect on the words of this great hymn ofthe faith, “Rescue the Perishing.” Rescue theperishing, duty demands it. Strength for yourlabor the Lord will provide. Back to the narrowway patiently win them. Tell the poor wanderera Savior has died.
Set your goal, then pray, weep and go. Castyour net out into the deep. Then and only thencan the rejoicing begin.
Our church has set a goal of 40 precioussouls. Our previous high was 15. My feeling isthat when we reach our goal, we will go afteranother 40, then another and another until theLord comes back so that none may perish butthat all may be saved. To God be the Glory!
Rev. Ron McCoy, pastor, Cameron Bap-tist, is the past 1st V. President of the WVCSB.
Coalfields AssociationBorderlandBradshaw MountainChattaroyEast WilliamsonGatewayGilbert CreekHarborlightHorsepenLiving StoneNew CovenantNew HopePeytonaWhartonTotals
Upper Ohio ValleyAbundant LifeAvondaleCalvaryCameronDorsey StreetEmmanuelEvangelFirst, ChesterImmanuelIndian CreekMarland HeightsOpen DoorRyersonSolid RockSouth WheelingTempleTylerU.O.V. Assoc.Totals
Grand Totals
C PAnnie
ArmstrongO l aC o x
WorldHunger TotalLottie
MoonOrganization
4,013.250.00
1,185.057,814.00
0.00119.22121.75
1,219.5250.00
302.76237.49569.75394.19
16,026.98
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
0.000.000.00
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Your state convention staff meets eachworking day for a brief time of prayer. Wepray for missionaries, campuses, associa-tions, churches, and chapels by name eachday. We invite our readers to pray as well.
Pray for the International MissionsEmphasis, That All Peoples May Know Him.For Southern Baptists, December is a time tofocus on the last command of Jesus, “Gotherefore and make disciples of all the na-tions, baptizing them in the name of the Fa-ther, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,teaching them to observe all things that Ihave commanded you ... (Matthew 28:19-20a, NKJV). Pray for your church’s involve-ment in praying and giving to support about5,200 international missionaries servingaround the world.
Consider “going deeper.” There aremany ways to do this. Here are two ideas: (1)Commit to pray for missionaries each day,especially on their birthday and (2) Consider
West Virginia Prayer Focus
DateDec. 19Dec. 20Dec. 21Dec. 22Dec. 23Jan. 3Jan. 4Jan. 5Jan. 6Jan. 9Jan. 10Jan. 11Jan. 12Jan. 13Jan. 16Jan. 17Jan. 18Jan. 19Jan. 20Jan. 23Jan. 24Jan. 25Jan. 26Jan. 27Jan. 30Jan. 31
AssociationMountain StateTri-CountyUpper Ohio ValleyAlleghenyCoalfieldsGreater HuntingtonImmanuelMonongahelaMountain StatePioneerPotomac HighlandTri-CountyUpper Ohio ValleyAlleghenyCoalfieldsGreater HuntingtonImmanuelMonongahelaMountain StatePioneerPotomac HighlandTri-CountyUpper Ohio ValleyAlleghenyCoalfieldsGreater Huntington
CampusBluefield StateConcord Univ.Marshall Univ.Mt. State Univ.WVU Morgan.Bluefield StateConcord Univ.Marshall Univ.Mt. State Univ.WVU Morgan.Bluefield StateConcord Univ.Marshall Univ.Mt. State Univ.WVU Morgan.Bluefield StateConcord Univ.Marshall Univ.Mt. State Univ.WVU Morgan.Bluefield StateConcord Univ.Marshall Univ.Mt. State Univ.WVU Morgan.Bluefield State
ChurchLost CityMaldenMemorial, BeckleyMineral WellsMt. CalvaryMt. HermonNehemiahNettieNew CovenantNew CreekNew DayNew FoundNew Hope, Rock CaveNew Hope, UnionNew Life, BridgeportNew Life, CowenNew Life, WestonNew RiverNorth CharlestonNorth ForkNorthgateOld FieldsOpen DoorPetersburgPeytonaPineville
ChapelMarland HeightsNew Beginnings, Pt.PleasantNew Beginnings, WayneNew Hope, MullensNew Hope, PetersburgNew Hope, MadisonNew Life, ArnoldsburgOak CreekShining LightSolid RockSouth WheelingThe BridgeCamden FlatsCarpendaleChinese MissionChristian Family FellowshipDorsey StreetFaith, WinfieldFaith Fellowship, AthensFreedom, CharlestonGatewayHarborLightHope, RichwoodLighthouse, CharlestonLighthouse, DuckMarland Heights
adopting an unreached people group, nation,or even a continent.
Ministry Focus: Missions Education,Woman’s Missionary Union, Baptist Men,RA’s, Challengers.
Focus Scripture: Psalms 2: 1-8A Hymn to Pray for Missionaries: Be
Strong in the Lord.Resources: Prayer Guides, Missions
Leader, Missions Mosaic, imb.org, wmu.org.Continuing Focus: Pray for the survivors
of the hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunami,and tornadoes that have shaken our world inrecent history and for the thousands of volun-teers who are giving their time freely to bringrelief to the victims.
New Work Focus: Pray for James andJerilyn Smith, associational missionary and wifein the Monongahela Association, and forRandy Tate, the WVCSB Director of ChurchPlanting, as they follow up with the personswho participated in the October Great Commis-
sion Bus Tour in north centralWest Virginia. The approxi-mately fifty participants arenow faced with the spiritualtask of discerning how Godwants them to participate in theprocess of starting several newworks in the Monongahela re-gion.
In addition, pray for the 7churches whose messengerswere newly seated at the 2005state convention and for thecongregation that was re-ceived under watchcare. Praythat they can continue to suc-ceed at God’s mission for them,that they can reach un-churched people with the gos-pel, and that they can see manypeople come to Christ in thecoming year.
The West Virginia Southern Baptist10
Churches and People
Jackson Avenue, Joe Nottpastor, recently baptized threeyoung men. Keith Sargent andhis family were music leaders forthe Fall Revival.
Faith, West Union, baptizedfour recently. Four youngpeople, Caleb, Lindsey, andSara Ferguson, and MichaelFraley graduated fromChildren’s Church with honors.Jim Messenger is the pastor.
A team from the ImmanuelAssociation, Dick HowieAssociational Missionary,completed a week long DisasterRelief trip to Hammond,Louisiana. They cleared debrisfrom several areas, helped anelderly couple by clearing outeverything from their floodedhome as well as cleaning upsome of the mud left in the home,and clearing debris and a largetree from another home. The tripwas organized by Bill Pierson,the Associational Disaster ReliefCoordinator.
Grace, Parkersburg, ToddHill pastor conducted a FallFestival with 200 children inattendance October 26.
Faith, Weston, a newchurch under watch-care of theImmanuel Association, held itsfirst Vacation Bible School inJune with an enrollment of 55and four professions of faith.The church has baptized eightso far. Bob Perrine is pastor.
This summer was a goodone for Mineral Wells, whereClaude Stevens is pastor.Besides having goodattendance and consistentgrowth, they completed a majorconstruction project of newrooms in the Family Life Centerfor AWANA and SundaySchool. Next summer they planto build a new worship center.
The 12th Annual
Homecoming service was held October 2 atSouthside and included preaching by thepastor, music by the choir led by DonnaThompson, and a children’s sermon byAssociate Pastor Paul Drake. Pastor StergilVincent has been hospitalized recently.
Hillcrest celebrated Homecoming servicerecently with former Pastor Mel Hobson asguest speaker. Barry Miller is the pastor.
Brenton, Tommy Knotts pastor, heldrevival services recently with Emory Marchantpreaching.
Five children were saved during VBS atCalvary, War. Buck and Margie Amersonassisted in beginning a children’s SundaySchool on September 11 with three children,and now are having ten in attendance. Becauseof the need to get the children to church theyare in dire need of a van. Walker Goad is thepastor.
Mt. Calvary, Beckley, where WayneNutter is pastor, added four new members inSeptember.
A team from the Mountain State and UpperOhio Valley Associations, Don Deel and MikeWatson Associational Missionaries, workedthe chain saw unit in Hammond, Louisiana, thelast week in September with a detour toMississippi due to Hurricane Rita. Ken Owensis the Disaster Relief Director in MountainState.
Crosspoint Community has startedAWANA on Sunday evenings as well as a newPM worship service for adults called “Up Closeand Personal”. The teens went to Louisville,KY accompanied by Marshall University’sRevolution Ministries to see the David CrowderBand. The Lord has provided a MinistryMobilization Office in downtown Huntingtonwhich will be used for ministry mobilization anda future crisis pregnancy and adoption center.A new informational brochure was sent to 500homes in October in preparation for the FallFestival. Greg Lucas is the pastor.
The fun-agers from First, Ceredo, visitedthe Charter House in Wayne where they sangand had fellowship with the shut-ins. Thechurch has started a Hospital Recovery MealsMinistry. Members of the church will providemeals as needed to those that are recoveringfrom a hospital visit or surgery. Some of theladies went to the Women of Faith Conference
in Charlotte, NC. Carole Adkins is the newchurch secretary. She was employed by theTennessee Baptist Convention for 27 years asan administrative assistant to the executivedirector of the convention. Rodney Hale ispastor.
Hamlin sent over $5,000 to help thehurricane victims in the Gulf area. They arecollecting non-perishable food items andcleaning supplies to be sent to a family there.The youth performed with the puppets at theLincoln County Fall Festival. They alsoparticipated in a Silent Sunday to raise funds tosend one of the youth on a mission trip to thePhilippines. Pastor Jerry Rose preached arevival at a church near Elkins. Revival serviceswere held at Hamlin in October with C.J. Adkinspreaching.
Twentieth Street, Clifford Curry pastor,baptized four recently. The church held Fall Festin September as an outreach to the communitywith games, gospel music, free food and manyspecial features. The event also kicked off thefall children’s ministry “KFC”. Twenty membersof the church were trained in the use of theEvangiCube as a witnessing tool.
Memorial, Beckley, Paul Blizard pastorrecently conducted a Judgment House withyouth director Mark Agnor as the coordinator.They recorded 92 professions of faith and 151rededications. The event was held twoweekends in October and on October 31.
Westmoreland is rejoicing over twelvebaptisms in August and September and threeother additions to the church family. The Youthhave been busy. Besides regular meetings, theCoffee House had 45 in attendance. The Youthhad a work day at the church in October andattended the Corn Maize in Milton that evening.They attended a Marshall University game andhosted the Greater Huntington Youth Rally.Plans continue for the mission trip to thePhilippines in January. Pastor C.J. Adkins hada stewardship emphasis each Sunday inSeptember, and “Ketch-UP Sunday” netted anoffering of nearly $15,000 on October 2.
Lighthouse, Charleston, where DannyCunningham is pastor, is moving their Sundayand Wednesday services to the MeadowbrookNursing Home. Work continues on a trailer that
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Churches and People
will house their children’s ministry.Evangelist Dale Elwell spoke at Immanuel,
Princeton recently. The church is hosting theCommunity Thanksgiving Service incooperation with the Greater PrincetonMinisterial Association. Rev. Arnold Moon,former Director of Missions of the MountainState Association will be preaching the revivalmeetings Nov. 27-30. Youth On Missions puttogether and prayed over 95 hope packages tosend to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Construction at First, Craigsville, iscompleted. The slab for the back porch hasbeen poured, and the steps, handrails, door andawning will be installed soon. The church gave$1068 to help with the hurricane recovery effortof the New Orleans Baptist TheologicalSeminary. David Sommerville is the pastor.
Freedom, Charleston, is rejoicing over twobaptisms which were held in the swimming poolof the hotel in which they meet just a few weeksafter their first worship service. They held aFall Festival with games, refreshments, andmore. Jimmy Morton is pastor.
The Wyoming Southern Baptist Conven-tion is accepting Résumé’s for Director of As-sociational Missions for Northwest Wyoming.Please send to Wyoming Southern BaptistConvention, DOAM Search Committee, 3925Casper Mountain Road, Casper, WY 82604 oremail to Pam Hans, [email protected].
RA’s and GA’s from Oak Creek Baptist,Bryan Frazier pastor, distributed “Truth orTreat” bags October 26 to 36 homes in theirarea. The bags contained candy, a gospel tract,information about the church and an invitationfrom the children to attend services at the
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Some of the “Truth or Treaters” from Oak Cr.
church.Several groups from West Virginia have or
are now preparing to travel to Louisiana or Mis-sissippi to assist in disaster relief efforts there.The following is an example of some of the feel-ings of the residents there in response to theefforts of WV volunteers: “To the participantsfrom the WVCSB, Thank you so much for com-ing to Louisiana after Katrina. Our commu-nity (Pearl River) was truly blessed by all ofyour efforts. I wish you could have seen ourstudents. They were so excited to be able touse the playground when school reopened.All your raking, hauling, fixing, and cuttingresulted in a safe area for our students. Thankyou and may God continue to bless you. BeckyHolley, Assistant Principal.”
In a message to the congregation at FirstSouthern Baptist, Fairmont, National Guards-man Carl Phillips, just back from duty in NewOrleans recounted what it was like for ourtroops as they tried to restore order during thepost-Katrina chaos. “I have returned with asevere reaction to poison ivy. The mosquitosand heat were very uncomfortable and the fireants caused a lot of pain for those unfortunateenough to be bitten by them.
“On the way to looking for bodies, survi-vors, etc., (Phillips is a medic.) we saw mediapersonalities like Oprah and Katie Couric. Wealso learned that racoons like MRE’s (MealsReady-to-Eat). I saw one that had polished offa whole box of Smores candy bars.
“One of the untold miracles of those firstdays of response was the fact that some 40helicopters were working in the area with nobenefit of an air traffic contral system and therewere no accidents!
“I was reminded of 1 Kings 19:9, the pas-sage where God spoke to Elijah in a still, smallvoice. It occured to me that God didn’t speakto Elijah in the big wind that preceded the still,small voice but he sure used it to get his atten-tion! If God hasn’t got our attention with theserecent disasters, our spiritual hearing must begone!
“One other thing I noticed was that therewere still a lot of oak trees standing while mostof the other varieties did not withstand thestorm. It made me want to become as spiritu-ally sound and rooted as an oak tree.”
David Sommerville, pastor at First,
Craigsville, wants our readers toknow that the “IRS announcedin IR 2005-99 that the optionalstandard mileage rates will in-crease 8 cents to 48.5 cents permile for all business miles drivenbetween September 1 and De-cember 31, 2005, up from 40.5cents for the first 8 months of2005.”
Single Adult leaders met for
a training conference in Scott De-pot October 3. Shown in thephoto above left to right areWVCSB Single Adult consultant,Tom Young, Jason Johnson,Minister of Music and SingleAdults, Fairlawn in Parkersburg,Tony Panico, a lay leader fromHighlawn in Huntington, MaryWillis, trainer from Morris, Ala-bama, and Carla Cook, anotherlay leader from Highlawn Baptist.
Monongahela Associa-tional Missionary James Smith(above) casts a vision for GC BusTour participants (below).
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