January 2024

Get a quick preview of events to help your church to THRIVE in 2024. Please note that the start time for our February 12 Thrive event is actually 10:30 am, not 10:00am.

Join us on Thursday, March 14 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Church on Main in Snellville for our 2024 Gwinnett Metro Senior Adult Rally. This Senior Adult Rally will feature special guest, Babbie Mason, along with the Gwinnett Metro Senior Adult Community Choir. 

This is a FREE event, but registration along with a lunch fee is required for the meal only. Lunch will be available for $12 per person. For meal reservations, pre-register by Thursday, March . 

Click here to learn more

Welcome our NEW Kid's Ministry Consultant, Deborah Addington, to the Gwinnett Metro Baptist Network!

At the age of 8, Deborah accepted Christ as her personal Savior and fully understands how God can and does speak to children. Her devotion to Him led her to surrender her life at a Christian camp when she turned 16. For over four decades, she has been passionately involved in Children's Ministry, serving as the Children's Director at three different churches, including the groundbreaking role of being the first full-time Children's Director in Gordon County at Belmont Baptist Church.

Currently, in addition to serving with our Network, she is the Director for IGNITE 3:16, Inc. in Georgia. Her primary focus and passion is to see children embracing God's love, accepting Him as their Savior, and being guided to follow and serve Him throughout their lives and accomplishes that goal by connecting local churches with local elementary schools.

Residing in Adairsville with her husband, Donny, and their beloved little dog, Teddy, Deborah cherishes her three grown children, Mandy, Marc, and Matthew, and takes immense joy in being "Nana" to her five beautiful grandchildren, Maxton, Macie, Kai, Haley, and Kade.

We ask all of our churches to please have your children's ministry leaders send their contact information to Deborah via email deborah@gmba.org.

THRIVING EVANGELISM January 25^th  No Sweat Evangelism featuring Levi Skipper.  Attend at Noon-1:30pm OR at 6:30-8:00pm at First Baptist Church of Grayson. Bring your members and outreach team. Complimentary meal available with advance reservation by January 22. Click here to register

THRIVING LEADERSHIP February 12th  Re-Tool: Encouraging Ministry Best Practices.  Starts at 10:30am at Sunrise Baptist in Lawrenceville. This is one of three Georgia Baptist sponsored events in 2024 featuring our Executive Director, Dr. Steve Parr. The focus is The Art of Asking: Best Practices for Calling out the Called. Plan to attend to support Dr. Parr as well as to grow in your leadership. Click here to register or for more information. 

THRIVING FAMILY February 22^nd  Lunch OR Dinner for Pastors and their Wives.  Noon-1:30pm with Frank and Mary Cox at North Metro Baptist in Lawrenceville or 6:30-8:00pm with Ken and Penny Ellis at Beaver Ruin Road Baptist Church in Norcross. Click here to register

VBS 2024 Training in Monroe, GA

Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 9th. Join Jenni Carter, Statewide Kids Ministry Consultant, and team to equip and pump up your team for VBS 2024! This training will equip your church leadership and volunteers to create an excellent, safe, and effective VBS for your church and community. Whether you are using Lifeway’s “Breaker Rock Beach” themed curriculum or another resource, THIS TRAINING IS FOR YOU!

Location: 1025 Church

Address: 1025 E Spring St, Monroe, GA 30655-2470

Click here to register today! 

Congratulations to these churches on the recent call of a new pastor.

• Atlanta United Telugu Church welcomes Peter Palli.
• Ebenezer Haitian Baptist Church welcomes Jen Lyion later this month.
• First Baptist Church of Lawrenceville welcomes Brian Fillingim beginning in March.
• Global Mission Church of Atlanta welcomes James Min Su Kim later this month.
• Lucerne Baptist Church welcomes Steven Johnson.

THRIVING EVANGELISM January 25^th  No Sweat Evangelism featuring Levi Skipper.  Attend at Noon-1:30pm OR at 6:30-8:00pm at First Baptist Church of Grayson. Bring your members and outreach team. Complimentary meal available with advance reservation by January 22^nd at www.gmba.org/thrive

January 25^th  Student Ministry Cohort at Ivy Creek Baptist in Buford. 12:30pm. Email tjones@duluthbaptist.org for more information.

February 8^th  Administrative Leadership Team Meeting 10:00am-Noon.

THRIVING LEADERSHIP February 12th  Re-Tool: Encouraging Ministry Best Practices.  10:30am-1:00pm at Sunrise Baptist in Lawrenceville. This is one of three Georgia Baptist sponsored events in 2024 featuring our Executive Director, Dr. Steve Parr. The focus is The Art of Asking: Best Practices for Calling out the Called. Plan to attend to support Dr. Parr as well as to grow in your leadership. Register at www.gmba.org/thrive

THRIVING FAMILY February 22^nd  Lunch OR Dinner for Pastors and their Wives.  Noon-1:30pm with Frank and Mary Cox at North Metro Baptist in Lawrenceville or 6:30-8:00pm with Ken and Penny Ellis at Beaver Ruin Road Baptist Church in Norcross. Register at www.gmba.org/thrive



February 22^nd   Student Ministry Cohort at Cross Point Church in Duluth. 12:30pm. Email tjones@duluthbaptist.org for more information. This is the “Lift Gwinnett” prep meeting.

February 29^th Church Planter Coaching  Noon to 1:30pm Hope Street Fellowship in Peachtree Corners and 6:30-8:00pm Mount Tabor Baptist in Peachtree Corners. Email david@gmba.org for more information.

March 11^th Watch Care Meetings via Zoom at 2:00pm and 6:30pm. Email steve@gmba.org for link.

March 14^th   Gwinnett Metro Senior Adult Rally at Church on Main in Snellville from 10:00am-Noon featuring Babbie Mason along with several guests, a few surprises, and a great message. Optional lunch to follow with music by the Skillet Lickers from 12:15 to 1:15pm for $12 per person with advance reservation. Click here to learn more and register for lunch

March 19^th   Gwinnett New Church Foundation Meeting at 6:30pm.

March 28^th   Student Ministry Cohort at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. 12:30pm. Email tjones@duluthbaptist.org for more information.

THRIVING PARTNERSHIP April 18^th   GMBN Spring Meeting 10:30am-1:00pm at Sunrise Baptist in Lawrenceville. More details coming soon.

Church on Main is serving as a host of the 2024 Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, celebrating people with special needs will be held by host churches around the world simultaneously on Friday, February 9, 2024. Church on Main is excited to be a part of this worldwide movement that God is using as a catalyst to change how cultures embrace people with disabilities and to rally the church worldwide to honor their local community of people with special needs, ensuring they know they are valued and loved.

Night to Shine is hosted by churches all around the globe who desire to share the love of Christ with their community of people with special needs. Night to Shine is a complimentary event and while each event is a little different, some activities include a red carpet entrance complete with a warm welcome from a friendly crowd and paparazzi, hair and makeup stations, limousine rides, corsages and boutonnieres, a catered dinner, dancing, karaoke, gifts, a Respite Room for parents and caregivers, a Sensory Room, and a crowning ceremony where every honored guest receives a crown or tiara!

Click here to learn more and how you can be involved

Thank You to our WMU ministry for their great support! Click here to learn more by viewing their most recent newsletter.

Financial Summary

Jan-Dec 2023 YTD Receipts - $298,441

Jan-Dec 2022 YTD Receipts -  $255,539

Thank you for your generous gifts.