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

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

News and Notes

September 17, 2009

Mid-Valley Executive Board Meeting, Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm at Copper Springs Church, 1363 Fifth Street, Clovis (corner of Fifth/Sunnyside).

Mid-Valley Association Mission Celebration and Annual Meeting

October 17, 2009 hosted by Trinity Southern Baptist Church, 4890 E Holland Avenue, Fresno.

Meeting Theme: GPS - God's Plan for Sharing: Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing.

1 Minute PRE-REGISTRATION

Schedule:

8:30 am Registration

9:00 am Training Tracks

Whose Truth : Developing a Biblical World View. Phil Kell
Engaging Men in Missions. Travis McCormick, NAMB
Ministers' Wives Fellowship. Rhonda Johnstone w/Emily Celum as Special Speaker
Outward Focused Small Groups. Angulus Wilson
Pasos para el crecimiento de la Iglesia (Steps for Church Growth) Moises Cabrera
Technology and Church: Getting High Quality Results with Low Cost Options. Jeremy White
Breaking Church Growth Barriers. Steve Williams

10:10 am Break w/ refreshements

10:30 am Meeting & Celebration

Noon Lunch

Pre-register for lunch and training tracks here or call the Assocaiton office at 297-5550. Look at www.midvalleybaptists.com for more information.

Missions

Punjabi Christian Fellowship - Meets weekly at two locations: Cornelia on Sunday nights at 6PM and Kerman FSBC on Saturday nights at 6PM. Pray for for this new effort to do international missions in Fresno County. [Bonus Facts: Asian Indians in the Mid-Valley represent the fastest growing of all Asians groups. 10,600 Asian Indians now live in Fresno County. Currently, 1080 live within a five mile radius of FSBC Kerman. 1143 live in the communities surrounding Cornelia Ave BC. (Source: MissionInsite, courtesy of CSBC). This is one of the most unreached people groups in our association.]

YOUTH LEADERS: LA Powerplant 2010 - Powerplant is a week-long student missions focus on church planting:Woodward Park Baptist Church is hosting an informational lunch for MV youth leaders. Thursday September 24 at 11:45AM at WPBC, Maple and Teague in Fresno. Contact Mike Lacaze for more info.

Juvenile Hall Christmas Parties - It's time to start praying and preparing to give toward this high impact evangelism effort. This is an evangelism event that all MV churches do together. More information to come.

California Southern Baptists have the opportunity to show "Love With Action," this year's theme for the California Mission Offering. Your churche's gifts to CMO directly support a variety of CA mission efforts, ministries and missionaries in spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ in the Golden State.

Fellowship / Networking Events

Pastor's Fellowship Breakfast - Tuesday mornings, 8:00AM - 9:30AM, Country Waffles, Dakota & Blackstone.

Companerismo Hispano Bautista Valle Central

Viernes, 25 de Septiembre, a las 7:00PM en la Primera Iglesia Bautista del Sur, Hanford. El Pastor Mario Solorio sera el predicador invitado.

Church News

Upright Freezer - Free to a church/person that will pick it up. 7-8 years old, Upright. Contact Holly Smith by email or at 229-9533 ext 225.

Annadale Baptist Church is holding a three-day revival his weekend, Friday night - Sunday morning. Richard Vera, CSBC Multiethnic Evangelism Specialist,
will preach the Word. The Messengers, a Christian group from LA, will lead the music worship on Saturday and Sunday. Services start at 7PM on Friday-Saturday nights. Ernie Sanchez is the lead pastor. Location: 1511 14th St., Sanger, CA

Cornelia Avenue Southern Baptist Church sponsored the Medical/Dental Health Fair on Saturday, September 12 as an evangelistic outreach to their community. The ministry touched 43 people from the Cornelia area, with 12 from the Punjabi community.

Pastor Jesse Singh, Punjabi Christian Fellowship and Pastor David Rasmussen, Cornelia Avenue Baptist Church

Milton Higgins (r), president of the California Baptist Foundation, visited the Mid-Valley Pastor's Fellowship. Dr Higgins is retiring in January 2010. He has served the CBF for 25 years, and served 50 years in ministry in California. Also pictured is Jim Winchester, music minister at Trinity in Fresno. Both attended seminary together at Golden Gate in the 50's.

Valley Springs Fil-Am Community Church celebrated their third anniversary in their new location, a church building located at Maple and Alluvial in Fresno. Pastor David Mortiz delivered a message to "press on." The mother church, Cornerstone International Community Church in La Puente, sent a full choir to the celebration

Iglesia Nueva Vida is looking for any used sound system, mixer, speakers, and microphones for little or no cost. If you can help them out please call Pastor Carlos Ansaldi at 681-8568 or by email.

Leadership Training

This Changes Everything Group Life Conference 2009

Woodward Park Baptist Church will be the host site for the Willow Creek Group Life Conference on October 24, 2009. The conference is a first class training event for Bible Study leaders, Discipleship leaders, small group leaders and anyone interested in mentoring and leading others into a deeper relationship with Christ. Cost is $69/person or $39/person for groups of 20 or more.

Note: Pastor David Peugh has a block of 30 tickets available to Mid-Valley churches for $39/person (avaialble on first come, first served basis). For more information contact Pastor David Peugh at 298-7087.

Mid-Valley Association Golf Tournament

Last minute Sign up . . .

Mid-Valley Association 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Javier's Fresno West Golf Course, Kerman Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 8:00AM Contact Alan Hix, Tournament Director, at 559-441-3690.