FOCUS November 2016
Bowie Baptist Association
Thank You
On behalf of your Bowie Baptist Association staff and administrative committee, thank you!
Thank you, Siloam Baptist Church, for serving as wonderful hosts for our 2016 Partnership Celebration. The facilities and meal were wonderful, as was the fellowship with your congregation. Pastor Tim, thanks for carrying the ball on this one.
Thank you, pastors Todd Reed, James Sparks, and Kelsey Coleman, and convention representatives Roy Ford and Tim Watson, for the panel discussion on church health. It was a highlight of the evening. And Bill Nichols, Billy and Carolyn Sparkman, and pastor Clay Williams, thanks for your work leading breakout sessions. Your service is a blessing to our partnership.
And thank you, pastors, staff and fellow believers within BBA churches. It is a genuine privilege serving you and serving the Lord with you. We truly are stronger together than apart. May God bless and keep you. And may this season of Thanksgiving be one of great joy in our Lord.
Love the Lord! Keep the faith!
Bro. Jim
Administrative Committee Meeting
The next Administrative Committee Meeting will be November 8th, 10:00 AM, at the BBA Office. Meetings are open to participation from interested persons within the association.
ACP’s
Please remember to complete the Annual Church Profile. These need to be completed and returned to the BBA Office by November 1st. Thank you to the churches who have already completed the ACP!!
The information gathered in the ACPs assists with strategic planning, learning about the culture and community of each church, and evaluations over past years. It also help in updating the BBA’s church directory. Please help us keep your church’s information up-to-date.
If you need assistance, or have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Valerie at the BBA Office, 903-792-0641 or email her at receptionist@bowiebaptist.org.
Senior Adult Winter Festival
FBC Redwater will be having the Senior Adult Winter Festival on December 3rd. The Piney Woods Christmas themed night will feature entertainment from Truth Infusion Worship Band at 4:30 and a meal to follow at 5:30. Tickets can be purchased through the church office for $10 and entertainment only tickets can be purchased at the door for $5. Reservations for tickets can be made by November 21st by calling (903) 671 2142 or mailing payment to PO Box 98, Redwater, TX 75573. Tickets can be paid for at the door. Call (903 671 2142) or e-mail (info@fbcredwater.org) FBC Redwater for more information.
1st Choice Pregnancy Center Fall Fundraiser
1st Choice Pregnancy Center’s annual fall fundraising dinner will be Tuesday, November 1st at the Texarkana Convention Center. Henry Jernigan, a pro-life advocate who has a son born with spina bifida, will be the guest speaker.
If your church would like to help with underwriting costs or have a group attend, please contact Kristie Wright at 903-792-5735 or email her at firstchoice@cableone.net for further information.
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
The week of Prayer & Missions Study for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is December 4th - December 11th.
Starting in 1888, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® was established to empower the international missions efforts for Southern Baptists. After more than a century, the annual offering continues its steady growth. Your giving enables missionaries to be sent to make disciples and multiply churches among unreached peoples and places for the glory of God.
For more information and promotional materials for your church, click on the following link. https://www.imb.org/lottie-moon-christmas-offering
Nursery Worker Needed
Youth Ministry Search
2016 Christmas Musicals
Myrtle Springs
“The Valley Haven Christmas Show”
December 1st, 2nd & 4th, 7 pm
Highland Park
"Here With Us"
December 11th, 5 pm
Redwater FBC
“The Night Shift Before Christmas”
December 11th, 6:15 pm
Liberty Eylau
“Family Night at Christmas”
December 18th, 6 pm
Pleasant Grove
“The Arrival”
December 18th, 6 pm
Churches Seeking Staff
Please continue to pray for the numerous churches in the Association that are seeking staff members.
Pastor:
- Sand Hill
- Cross Pointe
- Malta
- Liberty Hill
Youth Leader:
- Korean Mission
- Flower Acres (call 903-824-8412),
- Highland Park Baptist Church (call 903-792-6996)
For more information, you may contact the respective
congregations with the information provided, or contact the BBA Office.
SBTC Annual Meeting
Messengers to the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention will gather at Great Hills Baptist Church November 13 - 15, 2016 to conduct the convention's nineteenth Annual Meeting.
BGCT Annual Meeting
The BGCT Annual Meeting will be at the Waco Convention Center in Waco, TX,
November 13-15, 2016.
NOVEMBER 2016
6 Daylight Savings Time Ends
8 Administrative Team Meeting
BBA Office, 10 AM
11 Veteran’s Day
13 SBTC Annual Meeting
13 BGCT Annual Meeting
24 Thanksgiving Day
24-25 BBA Office Closed
DECEMBER 2016
4-11 Week of Prayer & Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
13 Administrative Team Meeting
BBA Office, 10 AM
23-31 BBA Office Closed
25 Christmas Day
November Friendship Center
- College Hill
- DeKalb FBC
- Primera
- Friendship
- Sand Hill
- Spring Hill
- Texarkana FBC
- Village Community
These churches have been asked by the Friendship Center to get involved in the food drive for this month. The Center needs all kinds of canned goods, flour, corn meal, dried beans, macaroni and cheese, powdered milk, baby foods and formulas, and diapers. Any effort made for the Friendship Center will be appreciated. Some churches have chosen to include the Friendship Center in their annual budget and send a monthly check for support.
Runnin’ WJ Ranch needs financial support, volunteers, and supplies as well.
Associational Staff
Dr. Jim Turnbo
Associational Missionary
Valerie Mills
Ministry Assistant
Paul Burkhalter
Ministry Training Director
Joshua McDonald
Baptist Student Ministry Director
Fraternal Organizations
Sam Clem
Runnin’ WJ Ranch
Edna Walker
Hospitality Director
Bryan Bixler
Friendship Center Director
Bowie Baptist Association
Email: receptionist@bowiebaptist.org
Website: www.bowiebaptist.org
Location: PO Box 7740 Texarkana, TX 75505
Phone: 903-792-0641