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Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Associational Meeting Calendar

Lampasas Baptist Association

Sunday, January 8th

3:00 pm

Clear Creek Baptist Church

Burnet/Llano Baptist Association

Tuesday, January 10th

6:00 pm

Granite Mountain Baptist Church

Coryell Baptist Association

Sunday, January 15th

3:00 pm

FBC Oglesby

Hamilton Baptist Association

Sunday, January 29th

3:00 pm

FBC Hico



Erath Baptist Association

Thursday, February 2nd

10:30 am - Business Session

11:00 am - Lunch/Ministry Training 

Greens Creek Baptist Church

“All the Believers were together and had everything in common.” Acts 2:44

“We are a Brotherhood of Churches” 

On Sunday, I was honored to worship and preach at Community Baptist Church in Dublin and Sunday afternoon I assisted in leading the Choir at Fairy Baptist Church as they prepare for their Christmas Program.  

This past week, your Tri-Rivers Area Staff celebrated Thanksgiving

with their families.  We also assisted in providing the weekly and daily ministry needs requested by our Area Churches.  This week, I will be traveling serving the Burnet/Llano Baptist Association, Highland Lakes Baptist Encampment and preparing for a

Church Retreat of Pidcoke Baptist Church at the Tri-Rivers Retreat

Center.  On Sunday, the Tri-Rivers Christmas Duo will be leading worship at Community Baptist Church in Dublin, and

Sunday evening, I will be attending and singing at the Hamilton Baptist Association Christmas Music Festival hosted by Carlton Baptist Church.

We are excited to present the Tri-Rivers Christmas Duo to 10 of our Area Churches in December providing Christmas Joy through Music. 

Please take time to view the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Newsletter

to remain connected to ministry needs & Resource/Training

Opportunities and to view all upcoming Ministry, Training and Fellowship Opportunities.

If you have a ministry need or request, please do not hesitate to

call your Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Office as we are here to serve

you 24/7. 

Each week we will show our Summary of Service 

(See newsletter) to show in a more detailed way on how your

Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Office is serving you the Church and Association as we together serve our Lord as a

“Brotherhood of Churches”. 

It is our joy to serve.

Children/Nursery Toys & Supplies Available FREE

to any Church or Ministry

Contact Tri-Rivers Baptist Area if Interested

432-202-1526 or tririversdom@gmail.com

Associate Director Report – Talon Keeney

  Hello all, I hope each of you had a great week! Please pray for the people of Ukraine.

 This past Sunday I lead worship at Eastwood Baptist Church. This coming Sunday I will be performing in the Tri-Rivers Christmas Duo at Community Baptist Church. I will be in and out of the Area Office during the week fulfilling church administrative needs.

The Tri-Rivers Christmas Duo is still available to come to your church. Dates are filling up fast. Make sure to RSVP at tri-riversbaptistarea.com. We are excited to sing classic Christmas songs and hymns and pray it will bless your church.

 I am available to assist any of our area churches who need a guest worship leader or musician, and I am available to give sound, video, and media consultations, and assistance.

 We are in need of Musicians, Worship Leaders, and Local Church Missionaries to serve in our area Churches. If you feel led to serve in this area, please contact your Area Office at tririversdom@gmail.com or 254-865-1299.

 I am here to serve you in all your ministry needs and it is my joy to do so. I look forward to meeting you as my wife Josalyne and I travel the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area visiting and worshiping with you on Sunday's.

Talon Keeney

Tri-Rivers Associate Director

December Dates Reserved:

4th - Carlton Baptist Church

5th - FBC Stephenville

7th - FBC Pidcoke

13th - Hospitality House

14th - FBC Oglesby

16th - Gatesville Gospel Festival

17th - FBC Lometa

18th - Fairy Baptist Church

21st - Cross Bearers Baptist Church

December Dates Available:

8th & 15th

We are also working the concession stands at the

Erath County Junior Livestock Show January 2-7. 

We are in need of volunteers. 

Thank you, 

Blessings, Juanita Brawley - Director of CWJC

Become a

Local Church Missionary

Serving Churches within the

Tri-Rivers Baptist Area

Serve Short Term or Long Term

Assisting a Church in reaching their Community for Jesus Christ

To Learn More & To Complete Application

Go HERE

If Your Church is Interested in hosting a

Local Church Missionary

to Serve in your Church & Community

please complete the

Church Missionary Request Form

Christmas is a time of joy, peace, hope and love. It's a time to celebrate the birth of Christ and all God has done for us.

But for many families along the Texas-Mexico border, it's a time of struggle. The Texas counties along the Rio Grande Valley are among the poorest in the nation. Many families there live in substandard housing in rural areas called colonias. They work hard simply to put food on table and a roof over their children's heads.

This December, TBM is sharing God's love by distributing Christmas presents, blankets and First Step Kits to families in the region. You can share the Christmas spirit too.

How can you share God's love this Christmas in South Texas?

Go on the trip to distribute presents and share God's love. As you pass out items to families, you'll have the opportunity to pray with them and share the Gospel.

This Christmas, tell someone the real reason for the season.

TBM Christmas in the Rio Grande Valley Mission Trip

December 16-22, 2022

Mission, Texas

Serve on the Mission Trip Click Here

Can't go on the trip, but you'd like to help? Order a toy from a pre-approved Christmas list. In a couple of clicks, you'll bring a smile to a child's face this Christmas.

The item will be shipped directly to TBM. During the December mission trip, TBM volunteers will distribute your gift to a child in need.

Together, we will share God's love this Christmas season.

Give a Gift this Christmas Click HERE

Tri-Rivers Podcast

"WMU Women's Build"

with Erath WMU Director Donna Trusty

Tri-Rivers Podcast

"Church Culture Engagement"

with Pastor Fletcher Matandica

Tri-Rivers Podcast

"Cookie Cutter Complex"

Tri-Rivers Retreat Center

Supply Need Amazon Wish List

Help support your Tri-Rivers Retreat Center by purchasing supplies through our Amazon Wish List!

Washer and Dryer Need

The Tri-Rivers Retreat Center is in need of

1 washer and 1 gas (propane) dryers

Used/New

If you are interested in donating please

contact us at: tririversdom@gmail.com or 432-202-1526

Has your Church Scheduled a Revival for 2022-2023?

Please let us know by emailing us the following information to tririversdom@gmail.com 

Name of Church 

Dates of Revival Services

Evangelist Name 

Worship Leaders Name

We are promoting all Revival Dates in the Newsletter an on the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Website



I wanted you to be the first to hear that we are planning an Area Wide event for the DFW Area. It will be held at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at the Riley Center on Saturday, January 21st from 9am-4pm.

There will be two tracts you can choose from: 

1. JFYM Forum. If you need a refresher or want to bring your leaders to experience the in person training, this is for you. 

2. JFYM Implementation Workshop. This is only for those who have been to a JFYM Forum and are ready to implement JFYM in their ministry or need help knowing what to do next.

There will be a per person cost for this forum to help with expenses. We will be sending out a promo packet soon, so be looking for that! If you have any questions or want to make sure you receive the packet, just reply to this email and let me know!

Kevin Miles

USA Country Leader

cell: 254-485-6765 

www.reach-out.org

Better Together

Networking means leveraging efforts - working together.

And "together" means all of us - youth workers, teenage leaders, teachers, parents, other adults - everyone who loves kids.

We want to equip you to step out and work alongside youth leaders and other caring adults locally - empowered by national connections to reach and equip young people for Jesus Christ.

Or you can Email Kevin Miles

South Central Regional Coordinator

Email Kevin Here

We are excited to share that our latest resource is our online learning system featuring Jesus-Focused Youth Ministry which introduces learners to six essential characteristics emulating Jesus’ ministry:

• Go deeper in intimacy with Christ
• Pray with passion for God’s presence and power
• Build leaders for in-depth and long-term ministry
• Disciple students to move toward maturity in Christ
• Penetrate the culture through relationships
• Create outreach opportunities to reach students for Christ

While we still offer in-person training forums, we believe the addition of individualized online training will put this invaluable resource into the hands of many more people. Because we offer the training in English, Spanish, Russian, and Swahili, it will exponentially increase our reach. 

We are building on our past to influence the future. And we are giving JFYMO away free to youth leaders during our introductory period. You can learn more by visiting JFYMO.com. 

Pastors Join Today

This private Facebook group is created for those serving as Pastors only within the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area. This private group is a safe place for Pastors to share prayer concerns, victories and resources with fellow Pastors. On the 10th day of each month, we are asking each pastor to pray for one another.

This Pastors Only Facebook Page was created by

Pastors for Pastors.

We are a Brotherhood of Pastors.

Join Us Today

Church Registration for On-Site Active Shooter Response Class 

Tri-Rivers Baptist Area will offer free Certified On-Site Active Shooter Response Class. Bob Ray III is Texas DPS Certified in Active Shooter Response. He is available through your Tri-Rivers Area Office to educate your church safety/security team and congregation. There is no cost to your church.

Register your church for the Active Shooter Response Class opportunity by calling your Area Office or Register On-line Below

 (254) 865-1299 * tririversdom@gmail.com 

The Duffel Bag Missions Lab is a brand new fully-facilitated, turn-key Escape Room-style experience designed by TBM to teach groups missions, evangelism and teamwork as participants work their way through a bag full of lock boxes and puzzles. 

Click the Pic Above to Learn More.

Start your training by enrolling in an online class below:

Disaster Relief Orientation

This is where TBM Disaster Relief training begins. All TBM Disaster Relief volunteers must complete this training as well as a background check in order to serve. This class provides the fundamentals for serving in the wake of disasters. Click here to begin.

All participants must have first taken the orientation class.

Food Handling Training

A warm meal warms the soul after a disaster. You can provide that critical meal through TBM feeding teams. Click here to begin.

Fire and Flood Recovery Training

Fires and floods can ruin everything a person owns in a few short hours. Learn how you can deliver help, hope and healing after these disasters. 

Click here to begin.

Box Unit Training

When people lose everything in a disaster, they will begin the painful process of trying to salvage their items. Through TBM box ministry, you can walk alongside them in that process. Click here to begin.

Shower/Laundry Training

After a disaster, a hot shower and clean laundry are an immense blessing. You can provide that through TBM shower/laundry teams. Click here to begin.

Rebuild Training

This course empowers you to rebuild homes after disasters. 

Click here to begin.

To view the list of Bible Studies Available at your Area Office, go to our website tri-riversbaptistarea.com or click Here

Tri-Rivers Baptist Area is partnering with Restoration Advocates, Inc. as we continue to minister to victims of Domestic Violence. 

Restoration Advocates exists to provide the care and support necessary for women, and their dependent children, who are victims of domestic violence and other dangers that place them at risk of life or physical harm and/or deprive them of their overall safety and sense of well-being. Our mission is for every woman in an unsafe home to have the confidence, as well as the resources, to independently support herself and her children.  

To that end, we have established a safe haven called Restoration Place, where survivors of family violence can live in safety as they restore their lives to health and happiness. Restoration Place provides emergency housing for women and children in crisis, and we also offer transitional housing for a period of up to two years if that is needed for the family to be fully independent and self-supporting. Learn More HERE 

Righteous Roots has about 26 thirteen(ish) foot church pews that we are trying to donate. Do you know of any churches that could use them? They are all in great shape. We need them removed from our building before December 3. We'd even be happy to give them an individual for crafting purposes; we just need them gone! 

Thank you, 

--

Melanie R. Webb

Founder/President/Executive Director

Mission Righteous Roots

503 East Main, St B

Gatesville, TX 76268

(254)651-3600

Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Churches

&

Surrounding Area Churches

Seeking Pastors & Ministry Staff

View Church Profile and Submit Resume

HERE

First Baptist Church of Gatesville, TX

is seeking a

Worship Minister

First Baptist Church of Gatesville, Tx. is prayerfully seeking a part-time Worship Minister to lead the music ministry of our church. Our congregation is a diverse family that enjoys both traditional hymns as well as contemporary music during our worship services. We are seeking a godly individual who is called to lead in this capacity, who is energetic and willing to engage in the life of the church. This individual will be responsible for the planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluation of the music ministry in cooperation with the Pastor as well as the oversight, and coordination of musical, artistic, and technical elements of the weekly worship services.  

Interested candidates please email your resume to office@fbcgatesville.org

First Baptist Church Kempner is in need of a piano player. 

For more information contact Don Casper

doncasper932@yahoo.com

(512) 932-3195 

Cross Bearer Baptist Church is in need of a piano player. For more information contact Bro. Fisher

revdillardfisher@yahoo.com

254-462-7865

Oakalla Baptist Church is looking for a pianist for their Sunday Services.

They are willing to pay a honorarium.

If you are interested please contact Bro. Clay Cole:

clay-cole@hot.rr.com or (254) 681-7397

FBC Gustine 

Looking for a part-time youth minister

Contact Pastor Emmanuel Jimenez for more information

325-500-5678

bromanny2022@gmail.com

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Selden Baptist Church has a 1960s Hammond Organ available. 

It has a single locking base and full keyboard. 

Contact Milton at 254-386-7966

Tri-Rivers Ministry Fund Supporting Churches

The following churches support the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area Strategic Plan for 2022

(Strategic Ministries, Free Student Summer Retreats, Domestic Violence Emergency Safehouse/Hotline, Etc.)

Carlton Baptist Church | Clairette Baptist Church

Coryell Community Church | Cottonwood Baptist Church

Cross Bearers Baptist Church | Cross Community Baptist Church

Eagle Springs Baptist Church | Eastwood Baptist Church

Edna Hill Baptist Church | Fairy Baptist Church

FBC Copperas Cove | FBC Evant

FBC Hamilton | FBC Kempner

FBC Lampasas | FBC Lometa

St. John Baptist Church | Littleville Baptist Church

Live Oak Baptist Church | Morgan Mill Baptist Church

Northside Baptist Church | Pleasant Valley Baptist Church

PIB Catedral de Alabanza | Primera Iglesia Bautista

Providence Baptist Church | Purmela Baptist Church

Purves Baptist Church | Robertson Ave. Baptist Church

Selden Baptist Church | Sweet Home Baptist Church

Trinity Baptist Church | True Vine Fellowship

Turnersville Baptist Church | Valley Grove Baptist Church

If your church would like to participate contact your director of missions, Richard Ray:

254-865-1299

tririversdom@gmail.com

Tri-Rivers Retreat Fund Supporting Churches

The following churches support the

Tri-Rivers Retreat Center for 2022

Calvary Baptist Church | Carlton Baptist Church

Clairette Baptist Church | Clear Creek Baptist Church

Cottonwood Baptist Church | Cross Bearers Baptist Church

Eastwood Baptist Church | Fairy Baptist Church

FBC Evant | FBC Gatesville | FBC Hico

FBC Kempner | FBC Lampasas | FBC Stephenville

St. John Baptist Church | Jonesboro Baptist Church

Northside Baptist Church | Pidcoke Baptist Church

Primera Iglesia Bautista | Providence Baptist Church

Purmela Baptist Church | School Creek Baptist Church

Trinity Baptist Church | White Hall Baptist Church

White Mound Baptist Church

If your church would like to participate contact your director of missions.

Richard Ray

254-865-1299

tririversdom@gmail.com

Tri-Rivers Baptist Area

950 CR 227, Hico, TX | 254.865.1299

tririversdom@gmail.com