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November 2020
Mailing Address: Office Location: PO Box 3117 3018 County Drive Petersburg, Virginia 23805-3117 Petersburg, VA 23803
Phone: (804) 733-2010 Fax: 804 733-8212
E-mail: [email protected] Website: petersburgbaptist.org
The Gleam Newsletter of The Petersburg Baptist Association
Volume 63 No. 11
PRAYER CONCERNS
Associational Ministries & Churches
Romania Partnership
Those impacted from the Coronavirus
Those affected by Hurricanes & Wildfires
MINISTERS CONFERENCE
We are thankful to have been joined by Marcus, Frankie, and April from Regenesis for our October
conference. We learned a lot about their work with addicted persons, and how our churches can partner in
their recovery. We were also blessed to see some new pastors join us and look forward to getting to know
them better.
Based on survey feedback, we have kept our conferences scheduled for the first Monday of the month at
10:30. All conferences will be held at the Association Office unless otherwise advertised. For the
November 2nd conference, host Tom Williams has invited Chris Riggs of LPL Financial as our guest
presenter to discuss investment strategies.
The schedule for the rest of the year is as follows, with topics and presenters to be announced:
December 7 10:30 AM Host Rev. Michael Fields
January 4, 10:30 AM Host Rev. Fred Adkins
February 1 10:30 AM Host Dr. Mark Hughes
March 1 10:30 AM Host Rev. Lee Woodcock
April 5 10:30 AM Host Rev. Wilson Conwell
May 3 10:30 AM Host Dr. Joe Lewis
We will announce topics and speakers as they confirm. As always, please feel free to email me with sugges-
tions for improving our conference ([email protected]).
In Christ,
Mike
RELENTLESS
“But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have
faith and are saved.” Hebrews 10:39 (NIV)
It’s here again! Autumn, my favorite season of the year! I always look forward to the beautiful colors and crisp sunny days of fall. The greens are beginning to fade, and already, leaves are swirling about and gathering on the ground. As much as I would like for them to remain on the trees in their beauty, I understand that in order for the trees to flourish in the new season to come, they must let go of their decayed leaves. Maybe that’s an important lesson for us as well. Just as the trees shed their leaves in preparation for the winter, perhaps there are things in our lives that we need to consider letting go of. When we long to enter into a new season, the old can easily hinder or inhibit the new if we allow it. Don’t let the de-cayed leaves of 2020, or anything else you may be holding on to, gather in your heart. God longs to empower and strengthen us for a new season and a fresh relationship with Him! Ask Him to shine His light on any thoughts, circumstances, habits, or other “decayed leaves” you might be clinging to. Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18,19 NIV) Because of COVID-19, the Women's Get Away will not be held at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center this
year. Instead, on November 6th & 7th, “Refresh” will be a VIRTUAL Women’s Conference with events offered via Zoom and Facebook. Visit the WMUV website at WMUV.org for information and to register. This conference will revive, encourage, and equip women to be still, and to be on mission with God, too. The first Monday of November is the Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer. The Day of Prayer pro-gram is translated into well over 80 languages so thousands, upon thousands of Baptist women gather to pray for each other on that special day. Literally, as the world turns, women are praying from the eastern hemisphere all the way around to the west. In this COVID-19 era, be creative in how you might join together with women around the world on this powerful day of prayer – or, pick any day in the month of November! More information is available at https://bwawd.org/day-of-prayer-this-year. IF your church or missions group is planning to host a Missions Prayer Breakfast this year, please let us know. Contact the PBA office as soon as possible to share the details of your event. The PBA WMU Leadership Team will meet on Wednesday, November 4th at 10:00 am at Second Baptist Church in Petersburg.
Tammie Frazier
Association WMU Director
FROM THE DESK OF... INTERIM DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS
Peace in the Midst
NOVEMBER…the month we set aside to give thanks, right? Although as Christians we recognize this
should be a yearlong process we still think of Thanksgiving in a different way.
We think of family gatherings (don’t forget to social distance), we think of sitting around the table for a feast
(don’t forget to wear your mask), we think of home and the memories of past years (although 2020 is a year
most would rather forget). We think of home.
Who can forget Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, clicking her sparkling shoes together, declaring x3: “There’s
no place like home!” Tornado or not, she was desperate to get back to Kansas. Psalm 27:4 says, “…One
thing I ask, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the
Lord and to seek Him in His temple.”
What comes to your mind when you think of home? Where is home for you? Is it the place your family re-
sides? Is it your church? Is it your birthplace? We all have our places where we feel good and comfortable.
Do you feel comfortable in the presence of your God?
I am reminded of a song that says, “Lord, we come into Your presence and kneel before Your throne, You are
worthy of our sacrifice, it is Yours and Yours alone.”
The storms of 2020 have been difficult and challenging but we still need to come home. We dwell in the
home of the Lord and we give thanks. We find refuge. And, when we find that place of refuge in the Lord,
that quiet place of calm in the storm, our lives are complete. The storms of life are real and present in all of
our lives. We are reminded again that there is peace in the midst of the storm.
Take time today to go home. His light is always on; His welcome mat is always out. And His Word is rest.
Jesus says, “Come home. I’ll leave the light on for you.”
Serving HIM by Serving You,
Pastor Fred
P.S. I can’t say thank you enough to Rachel and all the volunteers who helped make our 114th Annual Meet-
ing of the PBA a smooth and blessed event last month. Also a big thank you to our Program Committee for
all their work in planning our meeting.
Petersburg Baptist Association P.O. Box 3117 Petersburg, Virginia 23805-3117
Non-Profit
Organization
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Petersburg, Virginia
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ASSOCIATIONAL CALENDAR (NOVEMBER - DECEMBER)
Nov 1 Daylight Savings Ends
Nov 2 10:30 AM Minister’s Conference – Associational Office
Nov 6-8 Women’s Get Away – Virtual
Nov 8 National Disaster Relief Appreciation Day
Nov 10 7:00 PM Missions & Evangelism- Associational Office
Nov 11 Veteran’s Day – Office Closed
Nov 18 9:30 AM Budget & Finance – Associational Office
Nov 26 Thanksgiving - Association Office Closed
Nov 29-Dec 6 Lottie Moon/Week of Prayer for International Missions
Dec 7 10:30 AM Ministers’ Conference – Associational Office
Dec 9 9:30 AM Budget & Finance Meeting – Associational Office
Dec 24 – Jan 3 Christmas - Association Office Closed
KEHUKEE COUNCIL
Since the last article, several very positive things have taken place at Camp Kehukee as follows:
1. October 3, 2020, fundraiser fish fry at Kehukee. Jimmy Tomko and his “cooking family” from PBA
Church Newville cooked and prepared nearly 250 meals that generated $1427 profit. As previously publicized,
all of these funds will be used to enhance security efforts at our camp. Everyone enjoyed an excellent meal
and great fellowship.
2. Thirty-two tandem truck loads of a crushed stone and sand mix for Kehukee roads and parking areas.....all
donated materials and labor. The only cost to us will be reimbursement for fuel costs in loading and hauling.
Many more loads are expected, as well as eventually asphalt millings. At some point we could use assistance
from PBA individuals owning equipment capable of moving and spreading stone or asphalt millings. PLEASE
CONTACT THE PBA OFFICE DIRECTLY IF YOU CAN ASSIST IN THIS NEED!!!!
3. 90% of the Carter Lake Lilly pads have been eradicated, despite too many days of rain that made planned
spraying impossible. The product being used calls for a rain free 24 hour period following spraying. In order
to reach areas beyond what spraying could be done from the lake bank, the rescue boat was loaded and uti-
lized. Hopefully we will see the desired results in the Spring of 2021. Presently that looks promising, for bank
fishing now is much easier from all lake points with hang-ups from Lily pads far less. In fact, fisherman en-
joyed the positive change October 3, before, during and after the fundraiser fish fry meal.
We have several fundraiser options presently being discussed by the Financial Support Team and the Kehukee
Council. As decisions are made, they will be shared with PBA churches through the KEHUKEE COUNCIL
CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES AND PASTORS. Any work dates will be publicized in the same communi-
cations. Your Kehukee Council must have the assistance of Church Reps and Pastors in order to get infor-
mation to PBA congregations and receive active involvement in plans for Camp Kehukee.
“Friends of Kehukee” and inclusion in wills and trusts continue to be valuable options for us to reach a self
sustainable Camp Kehukee. As stated often in recent years, we are slowly getting closer to that goal estab-
lished ten years ago. Please seriously consider these avenues of support and how you personally can help as
together we work towards this goal. WE NEED YOU......THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!
Hugh Mumford
Interim Kehukee Council Coordinator
MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM COUNCIL
We have sent $2,500.00 to the BGAV Disaster Relief to aide in hurricane relief effort in the Texas and Louisiana.
We will be discussing further assistance after Delta hit the area again. We are also looking at the best way to send
assistance to the areas in the west affected by wild fires. We thank those that supported the missions through pray-
er and physical aid from the PBA churches.
We had asked all the churches of the Association to collect school supplies and bring them to the association office
for distribution within the Associations’ area schools. We are now distributing those supplies within the PBA area
schools.
We often hear that the Churches are the Association. So when one church or group of churches seeks assistance
from us, we will work with them. Volunteers from any and all churches are welcome to join us in seeking and fol-
lowing GOD's will in moving forward on missions for HIM. Thank you for all your prayers and offerings
In Christ,
Tom