April 2020

LITTLE RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

The LRBA Staff is in continued prayer for our churches, our state, our country and our world. Please continue to let us know how we can assist you. If for some reason our office is closed, we are still available by phone or email. Do not hesitate to call or let us know if assistance is needed or if there is infomation that you would like for the LRBA office to share with other LRBA churches. Although the March 23rd LRBA Annual Meeting was canceled, the LRBA office will be sharing video reports in the near future as well as mailing an ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS to each church office. In regards to the LRBA Newsletter, we will only be providing the letter electronically for April. We have noted cancellations below. As information becomes available or changes are made, our office will send out updates to the pastors and churches. God bless each of you.

Baptist Children's Home Food Roundup The BCH Food Roundup for April has been canceled but you can still help Baptist Children's Home. Please click the button below to see how your church can serve. How You Can Help BCH

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Day Volunteers can still serve at Florence Rebuild Sites and Shelby Mission Camp! Click here: Baptist On Mission

BOM Cancellations March 27-28: The 2020 Missions Conference Has Been Canceled April 4: The 2020 RA Car Race Day Has Been Canceled

From Paul Langston:  This could be a season during which we can shine the light of Christ in a more obvious way than at any time in recent history. As God leads, perhaps your churches can make Operation Inasmuch type projects a priority for the next few months. Of course, avoid projects that would create large groups or force close contact for extended periods. However, there could be many things we can do to serve our communities: yardwork, delivering food or meals and leaving them on the porch, making phone calls to residents of care facilities, and more. We trust and support the decisions your churches make, but we do encourage them to follow God's direction in how they can serve.

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LRBA WMU Annual Prayer Retreat, Camp Agape (March 28): Please note that the retreat was canceled and Dorothy Barham will advise if a future date can be planned. Items for Refugees:  Please hold on to all items that you have collected for Kim & Mark Wyatt. The needs of the ministry are being met very well, and they have no immediate needs at this time. These items will be collected at a later date as needed by Amanda Burke. If you have questions please contact Amanda at Amanda.m.burke12@gmail.com. 2020 WMU Missions Extravaganza (April 24-25) has been canceled. Please see the cancellation Letter from Amy Boone for more details.

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Ministers’ Monthly Conferences April 21st - 10:00AM - LRBA LGBQT & Transgender Issues in Church Ministry Speaker: Dr. Merrie Johnson May 12th - 10:00AM—LRBA Pastor Soul Care:  Navigating Confict, Stress and Burnout in Ministry Facilitator: Barry Lawrence (Conferences may be via video-TBD)

LRBA Senior Adults Update The Senior Adult Fellowship/Fun Day planned for May 14th at Antioch Baptist has been canceled . We look forward to gathering with you for our Fall Revival. -LRBA Senior Adult Ministry Coordinators