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Carroll-Benton Baptist Association

Jimmy A. Furr
Director of Missions
jafurr@cbba1.org

Just a thought….

Suzanne Cunningham
Ministry Assistant
carroll-benton@cbba1.org

September/October
2015

Inside this
issue:
CBBA Annual 2 Meeting
TBC Summit 2
Golden 3
Offering
CBBA 3
Financial
Meeting for Churches
Homecoming 3 Camden FBC
CBBA 4
Golf
Tournament
Crisis Pregnancy 4
Center
Calendar of 4
Events

The annual meeting is just a few weeks away as I write this article. I am thinking of the things that have happened over the past year and what God has done. The association sponsored a trip to Belleville, Illinois once again this year. Members of FBC Bruceton, McLemoresville, Natchez Trace and FBC Camden were involved in a week of activities there. God has blessed the association and Sojourn Church over the past three years or so. However, our work as an association with Sojourn will be coming to an end at the close of this fiscal year. In April the Executive Board voted to partner with Bro. Rudy and Rose French to help them over the next two years. They have spoken in many of our churches and spoken to the pastors’ conference as well. We will help them monetarily and spiritual through prayer and encouragement. They will be with us at the Annual Meeting in October.
As you begin working on your Associational Church Profiles, you will see how God has used your church in reaching the lost in your communities for Christ. Please notice the date that you need to have your ACPs in to the Mission Center. If you do not have computer access or would like for Suzanne to assist you in putting your information online, please don’t hesitate to call and talk with her. We will be glad to help in any way we can to make sure all of our churches respond to the ACP information. The Associational statistics are based on what churches participate, therefore I want to encourage each of our churches to fill out the ACP and return to the Mission Center.
The new church year has begun and we saw a great crowd of our people attend the Sunday School rally at FBC Paris on August 18. At least seven of our churches participated. There was a good group from across the three associations. Western District, Weakley and Carroll-Benton Associations have been working together for several years promoting Sunday School and other events. I am thankful for Bro. Jim Twilbeck and Bro. Phil Mitchell for their wonderful spirit of cooperation enabling us to do some things together.
If your church has some special event coming up or some special activities you are promoting consider writing an article for the newsletter. The newsletter is published every other month. Several of our churches are searching for pastors at this time. Be in prayer for the following churches as they seek the person God has for them. Grace, Eva Baptist and Eastside Baptist are in the process of searching for a pastor at this time. Holladay has an interim that is helping them at this time. We welcome Bro. Terry Bradshaw to Prospect Baptist .

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2015 CBBA Annual Meeting
Atwood FBC
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Begins at noon with lunch
and meeting to follow.
Bro. Bruce McCartney from McLemoresville
will deliver the closing message.
Don’t forget to elect messengers to the meeting!

Remember to elect messengers to the TBC !

September 13-20
2015 Goal
$1.75 million
For each dollar your church gives to the Golden Offering
for Tennessee Missions, a portion is returned to the CBBA.

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Welcome

Homecoming
FBC Camden
September 13, 2015
Dr. Buck Morton
will be the
Guest Speaker
Service at 10:00 am
Covered dish meal
to follow.

CBBA Financial Meeting for Churches
on Monday, September 28, 2015
at the Mission Center
at 6:30 PM
Led by Gary Rickman, Financial Specialist for the TBC.
He will discuss Obama Care and it’s impact on the churches.
Also he will address church contributions and records.
All Pastors and Church Treasurers are encouraged
to attend this meeting.
There will be information from Guidestone
as well as important tax information available.

September/ October
Calendar of Events
Sept. 7 - Labor Day
CBBA office closed
Sept. 14 - CBBA Pastor’s Conference
10:30 AM
Sept. 16 - Carroll Co. Fair Workers Meal at noon
Sept. 28 - Pastor’s and Church
Treasurer’s Financial Meeting
6:30 PM at the Mission Center
Sept. 23 - ACP Deadline
Oct. 6 - West TN Pastor’s Conference
Oct. 12 - CBBA WMU Meeting
Oct. 17 - CBBA Annual Meeting
Atwood FBC
Oct. 26 - CBBA Pastor’s Conference
10:30 AM

Chalk Level has baptized eight persons since completing VBS!
Welcome Jamie Hames, as the new youth director at
Chalk Level.
Eva Baptist Church Revival begins Sunday, September 20.
Trezevant FBC Revival Sunday, September 27-30.

CBBA Golf Tournament
Thursday, September 17
at Carroll Lake Golf Course
3-person scramble
$30 per person or $90 per team
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Golf at 1:00 PM
Contact Cliff Kelley, 986-5000 or the Mission Center

Carroll-Benton Baptist Association

565 High Street
Huntingdon, TN 38344

There will be a Crisis Pregnancy Center Meeting
on October 5 at 7:00 PM at Eastview Baptist Church for anyone interested in helping start a
Crisis Pregnancy Center in McKenzie.
Please make plans to attend.
Cheryl Conner the Executive Director of
Tomorrow’s Hope will present the program.

Phone and fax:
731.986.8818
carroll-benton@cbba1.org
www.cbba1.com

The mission of the Carroll-Benton Baptist Association is to encourage fellowship & equip churches to carry out the Great Commission

Carroll-Benton Baptist Association Permit No. 49
565 High Street Non Profit Org
Huntingdon, TN 38344 U.S. Postage Paid
Return Service Requested Huntingdon, TN 38344

It is that time once again for the gift of $10 to the Direct Mission Fund. Please consider giving again to this worthy endeavor. Since January a total of $7500 was given to help groups and individuals go on a mission trip this year.
We want to make it possible that everyone who plans a mission trip receives some type of help with their financial needs in this next year. Thank you for your contribution to this worthy cause.

Atwood FBC $ 1337.88
Bethel $ 1373.65
Bruceton FBC $ 535.75
Camden FBC $ 4579.79
Chalk Level $ 1030.85
Concord $ 80.00
Coopers Chapel $ 0
Eagle Creek $ 300.00
East Side $ 408.00
Eastview $ 487.94
Eastwood $ 0
Enon $ 240.00
Eva $ 1251.60
Fairview $ 60.00
Faith $ 168.79
Grace $ 300.00
Holladay $ 450.00
Hopewell $ 299.32
Howse $ 719.73
Huntingdon FBC $ 5998.38
Liberty Hill $ 36.86
McKenzie FBC $ 6208.20
McLemoresville $ 687.92
Missionary Grove $ 1063.50
Mt. Nebo $ 906.03
Natchez Trace $ 481.66
Prospect $ 75.00
Republican Grove $ 150.00
Sugar Tree $ 369.65
Tennessee River $ 102.00
Trezevant FBC $1127.75
Union Academy $ 346.00
$31176.25
For the 2nd Quarter 2009

This reflects the receipts
That were received by
June 30, 2009