Newsletter
NETWORKING CHURCHES TOGETHER, IN WHAT WE CAN’T DO ALONE.
VOLUME LV NO. 3
MAY/JUNE 2010
Post Office Box 4884 • Spartanburg, SC 29305-4884
Phone 864-582-8330 • Fax 583-2001
E-mail: sptbgba@bellsouth.net
Join us for the Southern Baptist Convention ANNUAL SESSION June 15-16 Orlando, Florida
• Election of the new SBC President
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR LOCAL MISSIONS
May 16-23, 2010
Evelyn Henderson Offering
This year’s goal is $25,000 which will be allocated in the following ways:
2nd Block Party Trailer ................................................................$8,000
Hispanic Summer Missionaries.............................................................2,500
Cambodian Ministry ......................................................................3,000
Disaster Relief..........................................................................2,500
Hispanic Church, Landrum ................................................................5,000
Hispanic New Work, Woodruff..............................................................2,500
Technology Upgrade, Network .............................................................1,500
* Journey Church – All Receipts over $25,000 Goal
The top 2010 allocation is a second Block Party Trailer.
The second largest allocation is for our third Hispanic church, Alpha y Omega. Pastor
Juan Molina began this church Easter 2009, but our 2009 offering had already been
allocated. The third largest allocation this year is our Cambodian mission, which has baptized seventy since 2008, but had received less funding than some of our language ministries. Allocations of $2.5k each are for Disaster Relief expenses, Evelyn Henderson’s Hispanic summer missionaries, and our new Hispanic work in Woodruff.
NETWORK STAFF
660 Cummings Street ~ 582-8330
Dr. Jim Goodroe ......................................Director of Missions
Mrs. Julie Harris...............................Church Services Consultant
Mrs. Jayne Lambert..................................Secretary/Receptionist
Rev. Paul McKee ............................Missions Ministries Consultant
Rev. Jerry Meeks ......................................Hispanic Missionary
Mrs. Claudia High ................................International Ministries
660 Cummings Street ~ 582-2564
Rev. Tracy Turner...........................Collegiate Ministries Director
Mrs. Suzanne Bachelor .....................Collegiate Ministries Associate
News around the Network
. Jeremiah Childers was called by Inman First as their Minister
of Education and Senior Adults beginning March 7th.
. Philadelphia Baptist welcomes Charles Eaton as their
Associate Pastor/Minister of Education starting May 2nd.
. Robert Emory has been called as Pastor by United Baptist
Church starting May 16th.
. Kris Showen resigned as Associate Pastor at Chesnee First,
and became Pastor at State Line.
. Beverly Smith resigned as Children’s Minister at Southside,
to resume evangelism as a ventriloquist.
. Bethany Baptist is seeking a part-time student minister to lead
students in worship, missions, accountability and activities.
Please email résumés to: bethanybc@charterinternet.com.
Visit www.mybethanybaptistchurch.com for more information.
. Southside is looking for a minibus.
. Montrose Manor in Woodruff needs a church van. If you
have one to pass along, please contact their Activities Director,
Shelby Knighton, at 476-9100.
Christian Sympathy
Our deepest sympathy is extended to:
• Croft Pastor Joe Dempsey in the March 2nd death of his wife, Phyllis.
• River Hills Pastor Kent Smith and his wife, Sandy, in the March 5th death of
her father, Richard “Dick” Dean.
CHURCHES seeking PASTORS
Beaumont, Bethany
From the Director
Since a Christ follower is to be a fisher of men (Mt. 4:19/Mk. 1:17/Lk. 5:10), our
church or ministry is like the boat, without which our fishing would be limited to the
shallows near the shore. But Jesus says to “Launch out into the deep and let down our nets for a catch,” (Lk. 5:4). Our church or ministry is a structure and system to do this, but
the schools of fish in the deep are more than 1 church or ministry can handle (5:6). For big catches, we must work with our “partners in other boats” (5.7).
Cooperative Programs & Associations are ways we have always done this. We refined our purpose to “Networking churches together, in what we can’t do alone.” Partnering is the
operative strategy in Kingdom work. Economic necessities are hastening this, as the days are gone when a church or ministry could afford to do everything by itself. But Jesus has always
wanted His body to work together, as unified witness to a lost world (Jn. 17:20-23). Current examples:
• Keith Davis had a burden to reach Broome High, and partnered with nearby churches in Challenge 07, at Crossroads Church. Challenge 08 partnered with the Christian Foundation to have the last night at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, and 3 nights there in Challenge 09.
Challenge 10 wanted Kirk Cameron but could not afford him, so they had me email partnership offers to 2 ministries. CPC accepted, as they had tried to get Kirk for an abstinence program but he “only does evangelistic events.”
• National Day of Prayer used to be a morning observance in the Network building, then we partnered at Southside for more capacity and visibility. Next, we partnered
with the noonday service at The Beacon. This year, a broad partnership is sponsoring a variety of events in a week-long observance of the Day of Prayer.
• Our Collegiate Ministry needed a place to “office” between the sale of their building near Wofford and the move to their new one new USC-Upstate. We hosted them rent-free as our
partner, then SCBC sent us a year-end check for this, after we had to make deep budget cuts starting 11-1-09.
• We identified reaching internationals here as one of our flagship ministries, but realized we lacked the infrastructure to do this. Your partnership makes Kaleidoscope available for those who can worship in English. Ethnic American Network will help us on a broader scale.
We carried 15 to their Ethnic Ministry Summit this year in Boston. We will host their regional meeting this May 25, their national retreat January 6-8, and their national
Summit in 2012.
I could go on and on, which is how God wants us to go with partnering. Thank you for the financial support and many other ways you partner with us to make possible our Network
missions and ministries. But our nation, state and county populations grow more lost each year! So we must all find many more ways to partner with other churches and ministries, as we
launch out into the deep for the great catch of souls for which our Lord is waiting and wanting.
Please feel free to contact me via email: jgoodroe@bellsouth.net
Spartanburg County Baptist Network
Paul McKee
Missions Ministry Consultant
“EVERY BELIEVER SHARING SO THAT EVERY PERSON CAN HEAR.”
Will you join us in spreading the Good News?
Evangelism Training Opportunities:
1. Face Painting and Balloon Twisting Training on June 5, 2010 at the Network from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Come learn how to share Jesus using Face Painting and Balloons and have fun doing it. This is hands-on.
2. Evangelism Response Center Training: June 29, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Network
Come learn how you can share Jesus with callers who will call you in the comfort of your home on your own schedule.
Your church can also learn how to become a “Covenant Church” that agrees to follow up with individuals in your area once they accept Christ and are referred to you by NAMB’s ERC department. This process helps to ensure new converts get plugged into
a local body of believers.
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MAY’S EMPHASES: “Evelyn Henderson Mission Offering” & “The Faith Home” projects.
Evelyn Henderson Mission Offering: This year’s offering goes to help support the following ministries:
A second Block Party Trailer due to the increased usage of the first one, Hispanic Summer Missionaries, Cambodian Ministry, Disaster Relief callout expenses and equipment, Hispanic Church in Landrum, Hispanic New Work in Woodruff, Network Media Technology Upgrade and to assist The Journey Church with remainder above $25,000 goal.
Migrant/Health Kits: Kits are due at Boiling Springs FBC May 31, 2010. Call for details if interested.
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JUNE’S PROJECTS: “Create a Free Service Coupon Book” and “Faith Homes”
Service Coupon Book: Looking for a way to involve people in missions? Create a Service Book of mission opportunities that people can do for free and then give them to others in their church, community, etc. This is great for people of all ages. For a list of ideas,
you can go to www.spartanburgcountybaptistnetwork.org and look at the 2010 Mission Booklet under the month of June, or develop your own list or mix and match. Have fun and share your stories.
Faith Home: This is a Free Christian Rehabilitation Ministry for men with alcohol/drug addictions. Needs consist of volunteering your time to assist staff and residents in their rehab, pray for the ministry, make monetary donations to defray costs, provide various
items such as paper goods, cleaning supplies, bed linens, bath towels, furniture, etc. To learn more, call (864) 223-0694 or visit their website at www.faithhomegwd.net.
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**RE-WRITE ** Disaster Relief Call-Out Update:
We are continually trying to keep our records of trained volunteers as accurate as possible. Please help us with this process by calling and informing me of any recent training you’ve had within the past three years. From 2010 forward, no one will be allowed to serve on DR
call-outs unless they have a badge reflecting a date of training within three years of issuance of that badge. With the onset of hurricane season in June, I want to ensure all of our DR volunteers are prepared and ready to serve when called upon. If your information is
not current, you may not be called, and therefore unable to serve. If you have any doubts about your status or have not been called or notified in some way of DR matters in the last three years, please call me at 582-8330 to ensure your contact info is correct and you are
assigned to the right area of service. Your information may be incorrect or have somehow been deleted from our system. We are now clustering everyone with a specific team in each area of service. Call-outs are now being made by using Calling Post messages. Please listen to and respond quickly to the message with your decision.
Does anyone know of a private lake we could use in September for Family & Friends Cookout/Fishing Day?
If so, please call me at the Network so I can explore this possibility and make plans for this event.
Hispanic Ministry Update
Andres – Telling the Story
Two months have passed since information on Andres was shared through the Network
newsletter. At that time he was making plans to return to his homeland of Honduras to devote
his remaining years to Kingdom work. The church family of El Buen Pastor commissioned him
for that ministry prior to his departure. The church family has never failed to pray for him each time they have gathered since that time. Andres phones weekly to give updates, to share prayer requests and praises for God’s mighty hand at work. Last week he phoned me with a request that I fly to Honduras and baptize several new Christians. After thanking him for his confidence, I declined. I shared with him that the Great Commission did not divide its mandate. Just as Hispanic Missions, God has led him to return to his people to preach and teach His Word, the mandate for him to baptize was included. I admonished him to be faithful to the whole mission of Jesus Christ. Somewhat in shock and amazement, he said, “OK, I’ll do it.” As an IMB missionary, I always encourage the young evangelists and pastors to
never rely on me but in everything trust the Lord of the Harvest. Andres has little education but he walks with God and loves Him dearly. He spends long hours daily in His Word – reading and crying over it. He is a man of prayer. I am confident there will be a harvest in Honduras.
Andres tells me there is a great spiritual hunger among those of his motherland. Though he is a senior, almost the age of Moses when he started his wilderness ministry, he is full of energy and devotion. He already has two groups of people he meets with. In the second week, one group already had fifteen in it. The other group is larger. Now I wait for word on his first baptism. Andres consistently pleas for prayer that he may have the wisdom and
vision to be on God’s mission God’s way and that God’s Spirit will be his motivating power. My heart is full of praise to God for the power of the Gospel and that He continues to call out the simple in heart to serve in His fields of harvest. Though Andres seeks prayer warriors from among the Hispanics, I would like to extend the range of prayer warriors to any from the Christian community at large. When God points His heart in a specific direction, He always calls His faithful children to undergird His vision with prayer support. Herein is an invitation to stand in the hedgerow in Honduras for God’s glory.
BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRY - Tracy Turner
I have written about a young man before that came to Christ about two years ago. His name is Yoshi and he was of a different religion. Since coming to Christ he still gets a tear in his eye when he talks about God’s grace. He works at a restaurant and it happens to be my favorite
place to eat. Yoshi introduced me to one of his fellow workers, Uma. Uma is from another country and came to America to make some money to support his wife and two children back home. We became friends quickly. Uma is a delightful man and it did not take long to realize he was searching. He found out I was a minister and began asking me questions about Christianity. This friendship went on for at least six months. We had Yoshi and Uma out to our house for a meal and we had a great time together. We then discovered that Uma BCMwas going back to his homeland. Yoshi and I met with him at a local McDonalds. Uma told us his whole story and we were able to share the full story of Christ with him. Yoshi prayed with Uma and wept as
we saw God’s Spirit bring new life to Uma. After dropping Uma off at his house, Yoshi and I worshipped our Great God together in the car. As I think about how God worked in this story, I celebrate and I am convicted at the same time. We celebrate how God is at work. I am convicted because I don’t have enough “Umas” in my life. We long for the day when we are seeing lost students come to Christ weekly because we are intentionally building relationships to share Him with others.
PLEASE NOTE: The Network Office has a supply of the newly published history of the Spartanburg County WMU 1912-2009. If you would like a copy, please contact the office at 582-8330. Each church will receive 1 copy free of charge. Individuals may obtain a copy for a small donation to offset the cost of publication.
Claudia High
Coordinator of Ministries with Internationals
Claudia’s Corner
Blessed Easter and Christ is Risen!
My prayer is that the joy of the resurrected Christ surrounded you and your family during the
holidays. There are several examples of great news regarding Internationals. During the month
of March, several ladies from Kaleidoscope Multi-Ethnic Fellowship and two international
students attended the Just Give Me Jesus Conference led by Ann Graham Lotz. One of the students from Rwanda accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior during that event. We are praising the Lord for His great power in this young woman’s heart and we ask Him for guidance and wisdom as she learns more about Him and His ways.
At the end of March, just at the beginning of Spring Break, several international students from Wofford and one from Converse College attended the International Student Day event organized by the Baptist Collegiate Ministry in Columbia, SC. We had a really great time visiting the Columbia Zoo and Botanical Gardens fellowshipping together and spending time in nature. This was also a great opportunity for the students to hear the Resurrection
Eggs Story. Some of these young people have come from the other side of the world – Australia, China, France, Thailand – and have never heard the Gospel. Please pray for them, that the seed that was planted will bring forth fruit in Christ’s Kingdom.
Anniversaries
Please pray for Pastors and church staff on their anniversary.
May
1 -Shirley Nichols, Secretary at Converse, celebrates her 19th year.
1 -Amy Gray, Youth Associate at North Spartanburg First, celebrates her 8th year.
1 -Diane Hutcherson, Secretary at Lake Bowen, celebrates her 7th year.
1 -Doug Turner, Children’s Minister at North Spartanburg First, celebrates his 10th year.
1 -Jonathan Phillips, Junior High Minister at North Spartanburg First, celebrates his 6th year.
1 -Pam Staggs, Children’s Director at Wellford, celebrates her 2nd year.
2 -Ondra Black, Associate Pastor/Minister of Senior Adults at Roebuck, celebrates his 9th year.
4 -Daniel Godfrey, Pastor at Arrowwood, celebrates his 2nd year.
10 -Vicky Long, Education Secretary at North Spartanburg First, celebrates her 28th year.
12 -Jonathan Bright, Minister to Students at North Spartanburg First, celebrates his 13th year.
15 -David Tate, Minister of Education and Outreach at New Prospect, celebrates his 5th year.
15 -Cindy Blevins, Secretary at River Hills, celebrates her 6th year.
19 -Calvin Bolton, Music Associate at North Spartanburg First, celebrates his 7th year.
20 -David High, Pastor at Beaver Hills, celebrates his 3rd year.
23 -Rhonda Lanford, Secretary at Spartanburg First, celebrates her 20th year.
23 -Chuck Miller, Minister of Youth and College Students at Roebuck, celebrates his 6th year.
27 -Kelly Smith, Youth and Children’s Director at Woodruff First, celebrates her 8th year.
June
1 -Lillie Black, part-time Ministry Assistant at Southside, celebrates her 4th year.
1 -Donna Ward, Women’s Director at North Spartanburg First, celebrates her 8th year.
3 -Ken Mayfield, Communications/Minister to Senior Adults at North Spartanburg First, celebrates his 7th year.
4 -Patrick Suber, Pastor at Foster’s Chapel, celebrates his 4th year.
5 -Ken Dorrity, Minister of Students and Activities at Southside, celebrates his 4th year.
6 -Libby Chapman, Minister of Music at Mayo First, celebrates her 8th year.
7 -David Satterwhite, Minister of Music at Roebuck, celebrates his 23rd year.
8 -Norman Band, Pastor at Pacolet Mills, celebrates his 13th year.
9 -Andy Allen, Pastor at Landrum First, celebrates his 2nd year.
10 -Butch King, Minister of Music at Boiling Springs First, celebrates his 3rd year.
15 -Kirk Neely, Pastor at Morningside, celebrates his 14th year.
19 -Collette Love, Secretary at Philadelphia, celebrates her 21st year.
22 -Sean Giovannetti, Administrator at Boiling Springs First, celebrates his 2nd year.
25 -Bobby Blanton, Music Director at Woodruff First,
celebrates his 10th year.
School Partnerships Summit - May 20
The School Partnerships Summit will be on Thursday, May 20 at Southside Baptist Church in Spartanburg. This training meeting is for pastors, church leaders and association leaders who have an existing partnership with a local school or who are interested in forming a School/Faith Partnership. It will be a time of brainstorming, sharing and planning.
~ Cost is $10.00 per person. ~
For more information on how to register,contact Tim Rice or Pat Brinsfield by calling 803-227-6181 or emailing patbrinsfield@scbaptist.org.
SPARTANBURG COUNTY BAPTIST NETWORK
March Budget Contributions – Amounts Calculated through March 31, 2010
Year-To-Date
Church Name 2009/2010
Abner..............................................................................1,614.00
Anderson Mill Road.....................................................................0.00
Arcadia First........................................................................518.21
Arkwright First....................................................................1,032.72
Arrowwood .........................................................................7,094.13
Beaumont...........................................................................4,500.00
Beaver Hills ........................................................................270.00
Ben Avon...........................................................................1,249.98
Bethany ...........................................................................2,660.00
Bethesda.............................................................................598.06
Bethlehem .........................................................................1,500.00
Boiling Springs First..............................................................7,500.00
The Bridge ..........................................................................100.00
Calvary..............................................................................200.00
Cambodian Mission .....................................................................0.00
Canaan ..............................................................................651.49
Care.................................................................................225.00
Cedar Shoals.......................................................................1,983.31
Cedar Spring ........................................................................679.11
Chesnee First......................................................................2,750.00
Clifton First .......................................................................399.00
Clifton Second.........................................................................0.00
Converse ..........................................................................1,719.20
Cornerstone .......................................................................1,800.00
Covenant...........................................................................1,732.82
Cowpens First .....................................................................1,999.98
Croft................................................................................642.32
Crossroads ........................................................................2,568.00
Cudd Memorial .....................................................................2,743.08
Davis Memorial ......................................................................420.99
Drayton .............................................................................502.00
Eastside ..........................................................................4,791.11
El Alpha & Omega ....................................................................102.85
El Buen Pastor.......................................................................384.00
Fairforest ........................................................................2,699.97
First Slavic ........................................................................941.28
Foster Chapel .......................................................................525.00
Fountain of Life ....................................................................300.00
Friends of Faith.....................................................................100.00
Friendship...........................................................................225.00
Glendale...........................................................................1,050.00
Grace................................................................................606.00
Green Pond.........................................................................2,159.04
Green Street ......................................................................1,000.00
Green Valley ........................................................................178.00
Hope Point.........................................................................3,250.00
Hub City ..............................................................................0.00
Inman First .......................................................................1,080.29
Journey............................................................................1,344.49
Kaleidoscope Multi-Ethnic Fellowship.................................................340.80
Lake Bowen.........................................................................4,632.56
Landrum First .....................................................................5,871.64
Mayo First.........................................................................1,400.00
Milestones Church ...................................................................143.09
Moore First ..........................................................................95.64
Morningside .......................................................................3,550.02
Mount Pleasant.....................................................................1,199.82
Mount Zion ........................................................................2,792.00
Mountain View .....................................................................1,200.00
New Life Fellowship..................................................................150.00
New Prospect ......................................................................3,499.98
New Vision Baptist...................................................................900.00
New Vision Worship Center..............................................................0.00
North Spartanburg First............................................................9,000.00
Oak Grove .........................................................................2,339.46
Orchard Street ....................................................................4,800.17
Pacolet First .......................................................................300.00
Pacolet Mills .....................................................................2,232.54
Peach Valley ........................................................................998.77
Philadelphia ......................................................................4,167.22
Piedmont...........................................................................1,151.92
Poplar Springs.....................................................................4,249.98
Prince of Peace........................................................................0.00
Renacer................................................................................0.00
River Hills........................................................................3,985.00
Rock Hill of Inman...................................................................100.00
Roebuck ...........................................................................6,565.03
Sonrise................................................................................0.00
Southside .........................................................................3,600.00
Spartanburg First......................................................................0.00
Stone Station..........................................................................0.00
Tate Memorial .......................................................................250.00
Threshold............................................................................300.00
Tucapau............................................................................1,800.00
United.............................................................................1,539.78
Walnut Hill .......................................................................1,777.21
Wellford...........................................................................3,250.02
West Side - Spartanburg ...............................................................0.00
West Spartanburg ....................................................................400.00
Woodruff First.....................................................................2,975.42
Zion Hill..........................................................................2,109.00
GRAND TOTAL.....................................................................$155,057.50
TREASURER’S REPORT - March 2010
On Hand March 1, 2010 ..........................................................$ 37,459.67
Budget Receipts...................................................................27,077.30
Designated Receipts:
Evelyn Henderson Offering for Local Missions..........................................10.00
Mission Ministries Consultant (SC Conv/NAMB) ......................................2,219.28
Youth Mission Trip...................................................................270.00
Haiti Buckets........................................................................250.00
Benevolence .........................................................................327.75
Canada Mission Trip ...............................................................6,021.82
Total Designated Receipts..........................................................9,098.85
TOTAL RECEIPTS....................................................................36,176.15
Budget Expenditures:
Baptist Collegiate Ministry........................................................2,677.88
Local Missions ....................................................................1,821.93
Hispanic Missions..................................................................2,148.82
Internationals.....................................................................1,490.35
Direct Missions & DOM..............................................................7,547.07
Church Resourcing .................................................................4,793.10
Missions Support ..................................................................3,530.61
Building & Office .................................................................2,214.28
Total Budget Expenditures ........................................................26,224.04
Designated Expenditures:
Mission Ministries Consultant......................................................2,219.28
Canada Mission Trip .................................................................250.00
Haiti Buckets......................................................................1,786.15
Benevolence .........................................................................285.00
Total Designated Expenditures......................................................4,540.43
TOTAL EXPENDITURES................................................................30,764.47
On Hand April 1, 2010 ..........................................................$ 42,871.35
Note: Balance includes funds for Canada Mission Trip ($10,233)and Youth Mission Trip ($2,172).
NETWORK OFFICERS
Mr. Stuart Smith, Moderator ---- Mrs. Julie Harris, Assoc. Treasurer
Rev. Ricky Eason, Vice Moderator --- Mrs. Jayne Lambert, Asst. Treasurer
Rev. Bill Adams, Treasurer --- Mrs. Jayne Lambert, Clerk
The Spartanburg County Baptist Network proudly announces the acquisition of a 2nd BLOCK PARTY TRAILER!
It will be available for use by June 1st.
Call the Network Office at 582-8330 to make your reservation today!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• 1 Youth State Bible Drill, Baptist Convention Bldg., Columbia
• 4 National Day of Prayer – Service at The Beacon, 12 noon
•9 MOTHER’S DAY
• 11 Pastor’s Conference Luncheon, Network Bldg., 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
• 13-15 Annual Meeting of Baptist Assistants Association, North Augusta
• 16-23 Week of Prayer for Local Missions Evelyn Henderson Offering
• 20 School Ministries Summit, Southside
• 21-22 Men’s Ministries Activities Retreat,Camp McCall
• 25 Ethnic America Network Regional Meeting
• 28 Last Day of School
• 31 MEMORIAL DAY (Network Office Closed)
• 13-14 WMU Annual Meeting (SBC), Orlando, Florida
• 15-16 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting,Orlando, Florida
• 20 FATHER’S DAY
• 30 Disaster Relief-Blue Hat/Unit Leader Convocation,SCBC Building, Columbia
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW for the Upstate Sunday School Training Conference
to be held AUGUST 28th at ANDERSON MILL ROAD BAPTIST!
For a complete calendar of SCBC state events, please see the
Network Calendar available in our office.
PLEASE NOTE: Any information to be published in the next newsletter edition needs to be in the Network office no later than Friday, June 11th, 2010!
