The CBFNC Annual Gathering is right around the corner and you won't want to miss it!
Hear from planning committee member Beth Thompson from Oakmont Baptist Church in Greenville about why she is so excited for this year's newly expanded three-day event, March 30-April 1 at First, Hickory. There are opportunities for everyone to fellowship, learn, and worship, and we need your help spreading the word. 

Join Beth and other leaders from around our state by inviting your friends, colleagues, and church members to this year's Annual Gathering. A variety of publicity materials are available on our website for everything happening in Hickory . You will find posters, bulletin inserts, information cards, and even information for your newsletter . 

Make plans to join us and bring a crowd! See more about these exciting opportunities on our website and  register today .

All systems are GO for CBFNC's annual meeting, March 30 through April 1, 2017, in Hickory. Find out more about the many components that make up this event:
 
Leadership Institute    March 30th
Laugh in Peace comedy tour    March 30th
Annual Gathering   March 31st
   "All Are Called" forum   April 1st
Divinity Student Experience    March 31-April 1

 
WNCBF Ministers Retreat
March 9, 2017
First, Asheville

Children's Choir Festival
March 11, 2017
First, Southern Pines

Foundations of Christian Coaching (501)
March 13-14, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

2017 Congregational Coach Training
March 20-21, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

2017 CBFNC Gathering "As You Go"
Leadership Institute: March 30, 2017
Annual Gathering: March 31, 2017
Divinity Student Experience: March 31 - April 1
"All Are Called" Forum: April 1, 2017

International Student and Scholar Conference
April 7-9, 2-17
Fort Caswell

Establishing a Dynamic Coaching Relationship (502)
June 8-9, 2017
Christmount Conference Center, Black Mountain

Your gifts to a CBFNC endowment fund can
plant seeds of blessing,  of hope,  and of help.  

Designate a gift for scholarships, new church starts,
or where it is most needed. Please remember CBFNC in
your will or estate plan. Contact Jim Hylton at (336) 759-3456.
 

Grant Application:  The Hurricane Matthew Response Grant program seeks to assist CBFNC churches by providing help for rebuilding projects for the flood victims of Hurricane Matthew. These projects should focus on "necessities."  
 Click here to download   the grant application.

First, Lumberton, is willing and able to host (including a shower trailer) mission teams to come and work on homes affected by Hurricane Matthew. Contact Doug Reedy to discuss and schedule a week/weekend/day. 
CBFNC Ministry Job Board

Reference and referral help
We offer you online forms for 
churches seeking ministers and  ministers seeking churches.
In addition, we have put together vocational resources
for your search.
We join you in your prayers. 
 This is, after all, a spiritual journey! 

 
Connect with CBFNC across the state!  
CBFNC is looking for guest writers for our new blog. Do you have thoughts or stories you'd like to share? We want to hear from you! Send those in , and check out CBFNC's blog . 
A death in the CBFNC family
The CBFNC family mourns the loss of Robert Parham, founder and executive director of Baptist Center for Ethics, who died Sunday, March 5. BCE has been a ministry partner of CBFNC for over two decades. More information can be found here.

Larry Hovis, CBFNC Executive Coordinator, stated, " Robert Parham was a contemporary Baptist prophet, an effective partner to CBF of North Carolina, and a cherished colleague. He birthed and nurtured Baptist Center for Ethics at a critical time in Baptist life. Under Robert's leadership, BCE managed to strike the delicate balance of speaking to Baptists and speaking for Baptists on many important issues. Robert never let us get too comfortable with our convictions, yet never forced us to go places he hadn't already paved the way. I'm grateful Robert challenged us to be "Good Will Baptists." He modeled that concept and set the standard for us all. Robert's legacy of being a faithful witness to the ethical implications of the Gospel, spoken with a Baptist accent, will have a Kingdom impact for years to come."
Supported by First Baptist Church, Burlington.  CBFNC's headquarters are not in an office suite in Winston-Salem, but in congregations from the Atlantic in the east to the Appalachians in the west. Congregations make up who we are. Thank you for your relationship!
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