The last several weeks have been extremely busy for our ministry, and we have seen the Lord bless in so many ways. We were privileged to see a church reproduced in Big Timber, MT, with the Get-Acquainted Meetings held October 1-4. The reproducing church was Calvary Baptist in King, NC, under the leadership of Pastor Kevin Broyhill. There were four adults saved during the soul-winning efforts and several families attended the opening meetings and first Sunday. Pray for Bible Baptist Church and for Pastor Trevor Martin and his family as they spread the Gospel in Big Timber. Pray also for the preparations for four new church plants we are working on in Alabama, Florida, Ohio and the country of Portugal.
One of the joys of working with church planting is being able to go back and strengthen the young churches. We are often able to return and help with evangelistic outreaches, mission conferences, etc. Recently, we returned to East Bay Baptist in East Providence, RI; Faith's Door Baptist in West Kelowna, BC, Canada; Living Word Baptist in Oregon, OH; Open Door Baptist in Catalina, AZ; and Beacon Baptist in Phoenix, AZ. It is always encouraging to see the young churches aggressively reaching their communities and also concentrating on world-wide evangelism.
We were excited to host our first two "Church Plant Enrichment Retreats" which were held in Pickerington, OH, and in Catalina, AZ. These were designed to encourage, enrich and equip church planters and their wives as they face the unique challenges on the "front lines" of church planting. These were received well, and the feedback we received was very positive. Our next retreat will be held in Simi Valley, CA, March 5-6, 2018. Sign-up information is found on our website at bcpm.org.
You should have received information about our 25th anniversary offering. The Lord has blessed BCPM, and
with so much to do to advance church planting, and with the financial demands ever increasing, we want you to celebrate this special 25th anniversary year with us by considering giving to a special 25th anniversary offering. Information can be found on our website at bcpm.org. Please consider giving as we help advance world evangelism through local church planting.
We are truly thankful for the opportunity to partner with you in helping churches reproduce churches. Establishing new works in needy areas is always faced with opposition, resistance and spiritual attack. Advancing the light of the gospel in dark places is never easy and that is why we covet your prayers and financial support. Through your support, we continue to press on. Thank you and may the Lord continue to give fruit for your investment in BCPM.
