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Issue 42


April 2025

Newsletter

From Your

Associational Mission Strategist

Spring has sprung! I love this season as flowers and trees bloom, as if coming back to life again. I especially love this time of year because, as believers, we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, the greatest comeback in history. I am thankful every day that we serve a risen Savior and have the privilege of sharing the good news that Jesus is alive and is our only Hope! I trust that each of you is sharing this great news with others. I pray that many in our communities will respond to the Gospel by placing their faith and trust in Christ!


This time of year also means we are gearing up for our summer ministries. We are already preparing for another great year of camps. This year, we will have a weekend camp for our youth in grades 6-12 on May 29-31. I am very excited that we will be having this camp again for our youth. More information about our camps will be coming soon, but if you have children or youth you would like to register, you can find the application for all of our camps on our website at www.southcentralbaptistnetwork.com. We will need several camp missionaries to serve at all of the camps. We are looking for both adults and high school students to assist this summer. The application for summer missionaries will be available on our website soon, and we will also put it on Facebook. Please begin praying for our camps, that God will move in a mighty way and that many will give their lives to Christ.


Next month, we will have our second annual Senior Adult Inspirational Service and Luncheon on May 16th at 10:30 AM at Northern Heights Baptist Church. We are looking forward to a wonderful time of worship led by Steve Williams, Minister of Music at Pinecrest Baptist Church. We will also have Chris Reynolds from the Georgia Baptist Mission Board bringing the message. After the service, we will enjoy a great time of food and fellowship. I hope that all of our senior adults from our churches will make plans to attend!



I appreciate all our pastors and churches, and I pray that we will be known as a network of churches that love our communities. May God use us to fulfill the Great Commission and the Acts 1:8 mandate!



Bro. Gary

CHURCH NEWS

Please pray for


■ Associational Mission Strategist Gary Leutzinger

■ C4 Christian Learning Center

■ Daybreak Pregnancy Care Center

■ Lost and unchurched people

Revival in SCBN churches

■ Unity in our churches and

unity among our churches

■ Churches without pastors

■ Our schools, teachers, and

students

All the events and

activities mentioned in

this newsletter



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Church positions available


ARABI BAPTIST CHURCH is seeking a full time Pastor. Resumes can be emailed to:

cindy2farmer@gmail.com




FBC UNADILLA is seeking a Part-time Youth Director and a Part-time Music Director.

For Further Information: email:

unadillafbc@gmail.com



WENONA BAPTIST CHURCH is currently seeking a VOLUNTEER pianist for their worship services. If interested, please contact Harriett Sheffield at 229-443-0098 or JW Blackwell at 229-947-2940.


EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH is seeking a Full-time Worship/Youth Director. Resumes can be sent to

ebenezerhiring@yahoo.com


PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH is seeking a Bi-vocational Pastor. Resumes can be emailed to edmondsonalicia83@gmail.com or mailed to PO Box 281, Cordele, GA 31010.

Please contact the SCBN Office at 229-273-4127 if you would like to feature an available church position in the monthly newsletter.

Click here for the Prayer Guide Brochure

Up-Coming Events & Opportunities!



April 6, 2025 (Sunday)

  • Acorn Pond Baptist Church - Homecoming, 11:00 am


April 20, 2025 (Sunday)

  • Resurrection Day - Easter


April 23, 2025 (Wednesday)

  • Administrative Professionals Day


April 26, 2025 (Saturday)

  • Women's Spring Event - Abilene Baptist Church (Augusta area)


April 29, 2025 (Tuesday)

  • Ministers' Lunch and Learn - (Location will be announced soon); 11:30 am




LOOKING AHEAD!



May 1, 2025 (Thursday)

  • National Day of Prayer


May 15, 2025 (Thursday)

  • Senior Adult Inspirational Service & Luncheon - Northern Heights Baptist Church; 10:30 am


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Georgia Baptist Mission Board Calendar


Southern Baptist Convention Calendar


Daybreak Pregnancy Care Center

Daybreak's Current Newsletter

SCBN Churches!

If you are having an event and would like to use the Association's Event Trailer, please call us at 229-273-4127 or 229-406-1445 to reserve your dates!


The Event Trailer contains one each of the following:


  • bouncy house
  • slide
  • snow cone machine
  • popcorn machine


(Supplies for the snow cone and popcorn

machines are not provided.)




If you would like your church news or events featured in the Newsletter,

please send it to



assistant.scbn@gmail.com

or

strategist.scbn@gmail.com


MARCH 2025 GIVING



UNDESIGNATED CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS





YOUR GIFTS TO HELP REACH PEOPLE FOR CHRIST IN CRISP, DOOLY AND WORTH COUNTIES ARE APPRECIATED!





Thank You!

Acorn Pond..................

Agape..........................

Antioch........................

Arabi............................$228.69

Bethel...........................

Byromville....................

Dooling........................

Drayton........................

Ebenezer......................

First Cordele.................$ 83.34

First Unadilla................$250.00

First Vienna..................$636.61

First Warwick................$150.99

Harmony......................

Hatley..........................

Lake Blackshear............

Lakeshore.....................

Liberty..........................

Lilly...............................

Mars Hill........................$200.00

Morningside..................$200.00

Mt. Pleasant..................

Mt. Vernon.....................$ 30.00

Vida Nueva (New Life)......$175.00

Northern Heights..........$340.00

Oakfield......................

Penia..........................$3,368.75

Pinecrest......................$ 648.71

Pinehurst.....................

Pleasant Grove.............

Riverview......................$100.00

Sharon.........................

Smyrna........................$ 876.47

Tippettville...................

Victory.........................

Wenona........................

Zion Hill.......................


TOTAL......................$ 7,288.56

SCBN SUMMER CAMPS 2025


Youth Camp: May 29 - 31


Girls Camp: June 16 - June 19


Boys Camp: June 23 - June 26


Day Camp: July 7 - July 10



Starting the week of April 7th, camp applications will be available on our website and shared on our Facebook page. You can either download the applications, pick them up at our office, or call us to have one mailed to you. Our contact details are:



WEBSITE: www.southcentralbaptistnetwork.com

FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/southcentralbn

OFFICE LOCATION: 2116 Highway 41 North, Cordele

PHONE NUMBER: 229-273-4127 OR 229-406-1445

EMAIL ADDRESSES: assistant.scbn@gmail.com -or- strategist.scbn@gmail.com

Northern Heights Baptist Church

FOOD & PRAYER DISTRIBUTION

(1102 East 8th Ave. Cordele, Ga.)

 

Cordele-Crisp County

Saturday, April 26, 2025


8:30 a.m. until all food is given out

 

Must be Present to Receive Food

One Box Per Family Only

USDA Income Guidelines Apply

Must be at least 18 yrs. old to participate

An Equal Opportunity Provider

 

For more information contact N.H. B.C.

229-273-1544 nhbccordele.pastor@gmail.com

Or any member of N.H.B.C.

First Come First Served

A note from Dewey Mitchell


Our Gideon Goal this month and beyond is to have at least one Gideon in every church in our association. Anyone interested could contact me for more detail:


Dewey Mitchell

229-425-3336

dewey.mitchell@mchsi.com

ARABI

BETHEL

LAKESHORE

MORNINGSIDE

OAKFIELD

PLEASANT GROVE

VICTORY

WENONA

ATTENTION!!

(Regarding old Sunday School books!)


We have found an alternate location for churches to take their old Sunday School literature. You may take this material to Rehoboth Baptist Association. They only accept literature on Tuesdays, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. They are located at 744 Lake Joy Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088.

Their phone number is 478-987-0005.



We will provide information by summer of a location where churches can bring their Vacation Bible School materials to share with other churches.

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