Mid-Valley Updates: Update from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

News and Notes

April 25, 2007

Leadership Development

It's here!!! VBS Rally and Tailgate Association VBS Workshop.....this Saturday, April 28.

Join the Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association and Valley Baptist Church, Bakersfield as we provide you with a winning game plan to reach children for Jesus Christ through 2007 VBS "Game Day Central: Where Heroes Are Made." Heb. 12:1-2. All VBS directors and workers who desire to coach, train and condition themselves to prepare and lead a winning VBS are invited to attend.

Workshop Coordinator: Susie Mendez
Location: Crosspoint Church, 2518 N. Cedar Avenue (on Cedar, south of Shields)
Date/Time: Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: $5/person (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

For a detailed schedule and flyer of the Rally and Tailgate see the MV website.

Mission Mobilization

World Changers Clovis

World Changers are coming back to Clovis this summer! Saturday, June 23rd - Saturday, June 30th. So far 15 homes in the Clovis area are scheduled for repair, painting, roof work, fence replacement and more. Mid-Valley churches can participate in this project by "adopting" a work crew for the week. This is what you do:

Host the work crew on Sunday, June 24th. You will meet them at Fresno Pacific College and lead them to your church for Sunday service. After service provide lunch, encouragement, prayer and then take them to meet their "homeowner" for the week.
Provide lunch for the work crew (approx 15-20 students & adults) at the work site Monday, June 25th-Friday, June 29th.
Attend the Celebration event on Friday evening, June 29th to glorify God!

15 churches are needed to "adopt-a-crew" --- will your church be one of them? Contact Terry Maldonado at 559-297-2600 ext. 19 or by email at terry.maldonado@clovishills.com .

Feeding Those Who Feed Us: Update from Oscar Sanchez.........We are looking forward to what God will be doing through the Feeding Those Who Feed Us 2007 summer project. The following cities and centers of MVSBA is where we will focus this summer:

June 11-16 Orange Cove, Parlier, Del Rey, Sanger
June 25-30 Corcoran
July 23-28 Firebaugh, Mendota, Riverdale, Raisen City, Huron, Avenal
August 11-18 Madera

We are inviting all the churches in the MV Association to participate with us in the FTWFU 2007 project. Churches can participate by adopting one of the cities or migrant centers mentioned above and sponsor this project by sending a team or individual volunteers from their church to help with the Vacation Bible School, contribute $1,500 to offset the costs, and begin praying for that specific city or center through the entire project. Call Frank Sanchez at 559-233-3623 or Oscar Sanchez at 559-930-3768 for more information.

Fellowship/Networks

Minister's Breakfast Next Week....
Each Tuesday morning at Country Waffle, Blackstone & Dakota, 8:00 - 9:30 am. Tony Redfern of VORP will be speaking on Tuesday, May 1.

Pastors Prayer Cluster
Mid-Valley pastors meet every Thursday at 10:00 am, Crosspoint Church. Join us as we pray for our churches and community. For further information, please contact Pastor Johnny Mendez at 227-5366 or 824-4821.

Mid-Valley Children's Camps 2007:

Teen Camp, Our Space.Com -- God's Network, June 17-20, for students who have completed grades 6th-8th. Cost $135.

Children's Camp, Bible Bee -- The Challenge, June 20-23, for students who have completed grades 3rd-5th. Cost $100.

At camp in 2007 Larry Bubb, House Band, volleyball and soccer clinics, polar bear swimming challenge, mission projects, bible study, building networks of friends, great food, experiencing God in Creation, meeting Jesus face to face. For more information contact MV office at 297-5550 or Pastor Lee Yarbrough, Camp Director at 584-7255 or check out www.campideas.blogspot.com. Camp registration forms, medical forms and counselor forms are available on our web site.

Church News

Life Rock Baptist Church Parlier celebrates 1st Anniversary! Pastor George Sanchez and the congregation of Life Rock Baptist Church in Parlier invite you to celebrate with them this coming Sunday, April 29th, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm as they host a BBQ Celebration.

Location: Benavidez Elementary School, 13900 Tuolumne St, Parlier. Call 305-2673 to RSVP.

Thank you to Chuck Clayton for serving a Intentional Interim pastor of First Southern Baptist Church Chowchilla the past 18 months.

Needed: Does your church have hymn books with responsive readings that are taking up shelf space? If so Sierra Spring Church in Coarsegold in looking for those hymn books. If you would like to donate (or sell at very low price) please call MV office 297-5550

Prayer Requests

Please be in prayer for:

Pastor David Mortiz, Valley Springs Church Fresno, recovering from surgery.

Bill Smith, former pastor of FSB Clovis.

Allen Greaves, son of Richard and Helen Greaves.