| | Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association | | News and Notes | | October 24, 2007 |
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| Pastor Alci Rengifo of Iglesia Bautista Central de Riverdale reports a new attendance record of 56 people for service last Sunday and 6 baptisms. Sierra Baptist Church of Ahwahnee is in need of a baptistery. If you have one not being used and would like to donate it to Sierra Baptist please call Pastor Bob Dickson at 977.9570. Golden Valley Baptist Church Madera will be hosting the Heartfelt Quartet in Sunday morning service, November 4, at 10:15 am. Call 645-5236 for more information or directions. All are invited to come and be blessed! October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Let us know what your congregation did to show appreciation for your pastor.
NOTE: we love to pass along church victory reports. Please send them to us at mvsba@yahoo.com
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| Disaster Relief Update.... | The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Teams are already on the scene of the fires in Southern California. Don Hargis of CSBC reports that both the mobile feeding kitchens are in place. How your church can help: - Pray that Disaster Relief vehicles and volunteers would arrive safely and that all involved would be protected while in the fire areas.
- Donations for Disaster Relief efforts are needed. Please send donations to CSBC, Disaster Relief, 678 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710. All donations will be used for the disaster.
- Disaster Relief teams are in need of donated or loaned heavy-duty equipment to clean homes after the disaster, specifically front-end skid loaders and excavators are needed.
To donate or loan equipment please call Cathy Glover, CSBC Disaster Relief office, either by calling 299-9533 ext. 255 or by email cglover@csbc.com.
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Church Finance Workshop
| When: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Where: Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 101 West Clinton
Time: 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - Noon Workshop
Topics:
- Budgeting (budget development, monitoring, reporting)
- Legal Checkup (IRS requirements)
- Procedural Checkup (petty cash, record keeping, requisition policy, auditing policy)
Who is invited: Finance leaders of sister churches Presentation by: Rod Wiltrout, Church Finance Specialist, CSBC
To register: Please call or email Rita at the MVSBA office ASAP. Phone 297-5550 or email at mvsba@yahoo.com.
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| Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp Christmas Parties 2007 | December 3 and 4 - Juvenile Hall December 5 - Boot Camp
Goal $7,000 more information to follow.
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It's time for Turkey Bowl....  | The 13th Annual MVSBA Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament will be hosted by Trinity Southern Baptist Church on Saturday, November 17, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. - Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am
- Cost: 1 or more canned food items per player
- Lunch and equipment will be provided by the MVSBA (you may bring and wear your own cleats -- no metal cleats)
- Church address: 4890 E. Holland Avenue, Fresno
For more information or to RSVP your group please contact Ken Hinman at 559-291-5521 or ythguyken@yahoo.com. An information letter, rules and flyer will be mailed to each church next week. Details are also available here. |
| | Upcoming events, retreats... | November 17 - 13th Annual MVSBA Turkey Bowl Flag Football Tournament (see article for details).
December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information.
Children's Winter Retreat - February 8-10 at Jenness Park.
Youth Winter Retreat - February 22-24 at Jenness Park.
On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anahiem. Look here for more information.
April 13-23, 2008 - A Journey to Jordan and Israel. Join friends from CBF, Strongtower Financial, and Golden Gate Theological seminary for a special time of adventure, worship and Bible study. Cost is $3,100/person. Contact Carol Leathem at (888) 607-7494 ext. 505 or cleathem@californiabf.org for more information or to make reservations.
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| CSBC Annual Meeting | November 13-14, 2007, Russian Baptist Church, West Sacramento. This year we have new Messenger Cards for the 2007 CSBC Annual Meeting. The new card is yellow and must be used when registering for the meeting. You may call the MV Association office at 297-5550 for Messenger Cards.
Churches must elect and certify messengers to the annual meeting according to Article III of the CSBC constitution. The pastor or church clerk must sign the card before it is presented at the registration desk. Please remember that giving to the cooperative program is indication that your church is an active, participating SBC member. Only messengers from active, participating churches will be permitted to vote. This meeting is open to all, messengers and non-messengers.
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