| Ministers' Wives Fellowship 
Our desire is to fellowship, pray, and suppport each other as we serve the Lord in our various ministries of Mid-Valley Association. Ministers' Wives meet the second Saturday of each month at Joseph's Java Junction, 4141 N. First Street, Fresno. |
| Mid-Valley 4th Annual Golf Tournament
It's time to mark your calendar for the annual Mid-Valley Golf Tournament, September 17, 2011. Get your foursome ready for a day or golf, fellowship and good food! Cost is $40/person. Call Rita at the Mid-Valley office 297-5550 to reigster. Those who register before September 1st will receive a monogrammed hand towel. |
| Contact Us Ph: 559-297-5550 |
| Mid-Valley Mission Statement Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association exists to assist partner churches to effectively fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. We are a cooperative partnership of Southern Baptist Churches in Fresno and surrounding three counties. |
| | | | | Church News Last weekend the Convention of the Fraternity of Hispanic Baptist Churches was held in San Jose. Pastor Alci Rengifo of Iglesia Bautista Riverdale and the music team from Annadale Baptist Church Sanger lead the music for the covnention. Hmong Baptist Church in Fresno is hosting a Love & Respect Marriage Conference by video on Saturday, September 17, 9am - 6:30 pm, cost is $15/person (includes book), lunch on your own. The conference will take place at Baptist Temple, 4141 N. Fresno St, Fresno 93726. Register here. If you have questions you may contact David Fang at 559-260-0501. The 5th Annual Christian Bikers Rally is sponsored by First Southern Baptist Church Madera Motorcycle Ministry. This event will take place Saturday, October 1, 9am-3pm at the Madra Fairgrounds. Crosspoint Church will be hosting a Walk Thru the Bible Training, Old Testament, with Pastor Larry Dotson on Saturday, September 24, 9am - 5pm. The cost will be $35/person (includes registration, material, lunch, snacks). The second training, Walk Thru the Bible, New Testament, will be Saturday, October 22 (please note change of date for second training). |
| Prayer Requests Please keep the following people in your prayers: - Mike McGuffee and his father, as Mike's mother, Jean, passed away earlier today.
- Pastor Frank Sanchez and Pastor Carlos Ortiz and their families.
- Ruth Duke, wife of Jack Duke. as she recovers from surgery.
- Andrea Sims, wife of Pastor Tom Sims, as she recovers from surgery.
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| Mid-Valley Annual Meeting Saturday, October 8, 2011 Annadale Baptist Church, Sanger This meeting is a time for all Mid-Valley churches to get together to celebrate what God is doing to advance the Kingdom among sister churches. Theme: "Engage Mid-Valley" Scripture: Romans1:5 "Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey Him, bringing glory to HIs name." 
Speaker: Pastor Moises Cabrera, Iglesia Bautista Central Fresno |
| Special Evangelistic Events Trailer The Special Evangelisitc Events Trailer (SEET) assist Mid-Vlley churches in building gospel bridges in their communities, developing relationships with people, andintroducing them to Christ and His church. SEET is available to al MV churches on a first come first served basis. If you would like to reserve the block party trailer for an upcoming event at your church click here to view all information and necessary forms. Listed below are churches who will be using the trailer in the next few weeks: - First So. Baptist Church Chowchilla, August 13
- Sierra Heights Baptist Church, September 3
- Cornelia Avenue So. Baptist, Sept 17
- St. Matthew Baptist Church, October 15
- FSBC Reedley, October 26
- Cornelia Avenue So. Baptist, October 31
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| Pastor Connection Meetings Rich Johnstone and Ron Climer will be meeting with small groups of Mid-Valley pastors and church leaders. The pastors and leaders can choose from a number of dates and locations. Rich and Ron will be sharing about how our Association can more effectively focus on our core mission: assist churches in fulfilling the Great Commission. They will also dialogue about the challenges and opportunities of our churches in coming days. Meeting locations/dates: El Encino Baptist Church, Fresno, August 18, 7:00 pm (Hispanic) Crosspoint Church, Fresno, August 25, 7:00 pm Valley Chinese Baptist, Clovis, September 12, 6:30 pm |
| Mid-Valley Leadership Center The mission of the Mid-Valley Leadership Center is to help sister churches train and deploy mission-focused leaders. Students earn the MVLC Certificate by successfully completing eight seminars. The format is accessible to bi-vocational ministers, potential church leaders, and growing followers of Christ. MVLC is biblical, accessible, accelerated, cost-effective, and relational. Classes coming in the Fall: |
| Build Trust by Extending Trust Gaps happen in ministry relationships....gaps between our expectations of people and their actual performance. This is true of formal supervisory relationships as well as with informal cooperative relationships......read more |
| | Pastors Fellowship Breakfast Each Tuesday morning, 8:00 am, Country Waffles, Dakota/Blackstone. Pastors are invited to join us for breakfast, fellowship and learning. Guest speakers coming: |
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