WMU Spring Meeting Monday, April 24, 2017 – 6:30 PM

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 160 BETHEL CHURCH RD, WESTMINSTER

Theme: Inspire

Missionary Speaker: Karen Bennett

SC WMU Representative: Donna Britt

Mission Project: Monetary donation for:

Denise Shirley, NAMB Missionary to

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Southwinds Church

VOLUME XXXIX APRIL 2017 NUMBER IV

2017 Tax Seminar

Beaverdam Baptist Association Conference Center

215 N Townville St, Seneca, 29678

Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – 9:30 AM - NOON

Guest Speaker: Gary Anderson, Director Cooperative Program Office, SCBC

This seminar reviews ways to respond to tax laws wisely and to promote good stewardship.

Topics: Dealing with Church Tax Issues, Dealing with Ministerial Tax Issues

Who should attend: Ministers, Church Treasurers, Financial Secretaries, Budget and Personnel Committee members and other church leaders.

To Register: Call Beaverdam Baptist Association at 882-7070 by Wednesday, April 5. This will help us provide workbooks for everyone.

Golden Triangle News

Executive Board Meeting Monday, April 3, 2017 – 7:00 PM

TAKE NOTE:

THIS IS A CHANGE OF DATE

BEAVERDAM MISSION CENTER 215 N TOWNVILLE ST, SENECA

The Executive Board conducts the business of

the association in the time between the annual

meetings. It is important for every church to

have a voice in decisions that are made.

The pastor plus two members of each of our

churches make up the Executive Board, along

with associational officers and leaders. Please

make plans now to attend.

Please join the Ministers Prayer Time at 9:00 AM every Monday at the

Beaverdam Mission Center!

DOM Thoughts,

As I write this month’s article in all honesty my heart is

torn. My intention was to utilize this space to share

with you about how on Monday, April 17th my

daughter, Denise, and I will load up her Toyota

Highlander and with a U-Haul in tow begin the 2500

mile trek to Calgary, Alberta, Canada where she will

begin serving as a NAMB missionary. I would love to

share details with you about some amazing “God

Moments” that Denise has experienced as she has been

sharing her missions story in churches all across our

Association. I personally would like to express our

family’s deepest appreciation to the Pastors/Churches

that allowed Denise to come and share about her “Call

to Canada”. Kathy and I do ask each of our churches to

please continue praying for our daughter as she begins

this brand new chapter in her life this month.

My heart is torn because as Director of Missions, I hear

each week about many of the challenges our churches

are facing. I hear far too often about churches being

divided and conflict looming. There was a time in

Baptist life (1980’s – Early 90’s) when the primary

source of church conflict was over theological

differences. It was in the fall of 1990 that the Southern

Baptist Convention experienced a split primarily over

theological differences and the Cooperative Baptist

Fellowship emerged. Today we’re told that the primary

issue causing the majority of problems in OUR

churches today has to do with CONTROL!

While I am limited by space to fully dive into this

issue, I do want to share three thoughts.

1. There is no need for churches to fight over control

of the church because that issue was settled a long

time ago when Paul in Colossians 1:18 told us that

Christ is the Head of the body, the church. We

need to quit fighting and bickering over something

that we will never possess!

2. Secondly, we need to understand that the CHURCH

was God’s idea – it wasn’t our idea! In Matthew

16:18 Jesus told Peter that “I will build my

church…” We need to understand that the church

belongs to Christ! It’s HIS – it’s not mine, it’s not

Ma Ma’s and it’s not Paw Paw’s! The church

belongs to Christ! Period! Issue settled! It’s HIS

church! The only thing that matters is HIM being

pleased – not us!

3. Jesus also told Peter in that same passage that “the

gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” I was

asked one time if the gates of hell won’t ever

prevail against the church why do we hear about so

many churches declining and sadly even closing.

My response was that Jesus said the gates of hell

would not prevail against HIS church – they

WILL prevail against OUR church! The sad

reality is that today we’ve turned far too many of

OUR churches into holy Burger Kings where we

can “have it our way” rather than making sure we

do it God’s way! We’ve made church about US

and not about HIM!

I close where I began, my heart is torn. I rejoice that the

same God who spoke the world into existence has

called our daughter to serve Him as a Missionary in

Calgary, Alberta, Canada! But while I rejoice in that,

my heart is deeply saddened over the state of the

church! May those of us who make up the church come

to an understanding that church was God’s idea, it’s

HIS church and He is the Head of the church. Let’s

commit ourselves to doing everything in our power to

be about fulfilling the three purposes of the church:

Glorifying God, Making Disciples and Being a

Blessing to Our Communities.

Redeeming the Time,

David

2017 South Carolina Disaster Relief Training Events

April 22 First Baptist, Taylors

October 14 White Oak Conference Center

Please visit www.scbaptist.org/dr for registration details.

2017 Associational VBS Clinic

Saturday, May 6, 2017 – 10:00 AM

Utica Baptist Church

4056 Wells Highway,

Seneca

Feb 17 Jan-Feb 17 Beaverdam 197.71 339.01 Belmont 0.00 0.00 Bethel 160.00 532.00 Bethlehem 0.00 0.00 Bounty Land 0.00 0.00 Calvary 137.22 253.66 Chauga 76.17 147.58 Cheohee 0.00 400.00 Clearmont 0.00 365.84 College Street 0.00 1,055.84 Coneross 75.00 150.00 Corinth Seneca 0.00 0.00 Corinth Westminster 166.63 333.26 Cross Roads Seneca 0.00 0.00 Cross Roads Westminster 96.00 192.00 Damascus 0.00 100.00 Davis Creek 0.00 122.72 Earle's Grove 1,181.42 2,362.84 Ebenezer 0.00 0.00 Faith 100.00 225.00 Fants Grove 0.00 0.00 Golden Corner 0.00 0.00 Heart Land 94.00 94.00 Hepsibah 780.34 1,560.68 Holly Springs 597.34 916.04 Hopewell 0.00 443.96 Iglesia Bautista Bethel 0.00 0.00 Little River 0.00 0.00 Long Creek 132.00 264.00 Lydia 0.00 639.22 Maranatha 143.90 285.68 Monte Vista 25.00 50.00 Mountain Rest 734.87 1,485.03 Mountain View 0.00 0.00 Mt Freedom 0.00 0.00 Mt Pleasant 266.66 266.66 Mt Tabor 216.27 821.64 New Hope 265.00 781.00 Old Liberty 361.44 361.44 Open Door 125.00 250.00 Parkway 0.00 0.00 Pleasant Grove 775.14 775.14 Pleasant Hill 100.00 200.00 Pleasant Ridge 437.50 875.00 Poplar Springs 399.70 795.67 Puerta Abierta 0.00 0.00 Reedy Fork 222.60 464.46 Retreat 0.00 0.00 Return 579.74 1,101.87 Rock Hill 0.00 0.00 Rocky Knoll 455.14 1,061.95 Salem 0.00 1,249.97 Scenic Heights 0.00 104.43 Seneca 2,227.30 2,283.30 Shiloh 0.00 0.00 Snow Creek 0.00 0.00 Souls Harbor 143.00 290.00 South Union 172.56 295.42 Utica 1,208.00 4,225.80 Walhalla 0.00 0.00 Welcome 0.00 278.00 West Union 0.00 0.00 Westminster 500.00 1,000.00 Westminster First 0.00 125.00 Wolf Stake 76.00 137.00 Total 13,228.65 30,062.11 Other Contributions Church at the Well 200.00 400.00 Total 200.00 400.00 Total Income 13,428.65 30,462.11

GENERAL FUND Brought Forward 78,709.50 Income 13,428.65 Expense 13,583.08 Balance 78,555.07

Hispanic Church Plant Feb 17 YTD College Street 0.00 211.17 Earle's Grove 100.00 200.00 Heart Land 40.00 40.00 Lydia 0.00 200.00 Mountain Rest 0.00 100.00 Return 100.00 200.00 Utica 291.00 582.00 Total 531.00 1,533.17

Staff Changes Clearmont has called Hank Bates as

Student Minister effective March 1,

2017.

Pleasant Ridge has called Glenn

Kelly as Interim Pastor effective

March 5, 2017.

Seneca has called Ronnie Smith, Jr.

as Family Pastor effective March 1,

2017.

Shiloh has called David Jones as

Pastor effective January 22, 2017.

Staff Needed: Corinth-Westminster is in search

of a qualified, God-led minister who is

seeking to build a youth/children’s

program from the ground up. Duties

include but not limited to: coordinating

education materials for the children

and youth, focusing on outreach and

retention of youth in our community,

Vacation Bible School, and other

opportunities as they arise. If you are

interested, please submit a resume

accompanied with a letter of reference

to: Rev. Christopher Moss, 1607

Toccoa Hwy, Westminster, SC 29693

– or – email at

pastorclmoss@gmail.com. Corinth-Westminster is seeking a

Worship Pastor who can build our

time of worship into a dynamic

experience. For more information,

please submit a resume accompanied

with a letter of reference to: Rev.

Christopher Moss, 1607 Toccoa Hwy,

Westminster, SC 29693 – or – email

at pastorclmoss@gmail.com.

Mission Opportunity

If your church would like to sing, have

devotion, or plan activities for

residents at the Residence Inn at Park

Place assisted living on any Saturday

or Sunday afternoon, please contact

Jenna at 864-973-4130.

To Ann Yelton and family in the

death of her husband, Julian Yelton, on

February 11, 2017. Julian served for

many years on the BBA Association

Stewardship Committee. Ann currently

serves on the BBA WMU Leadership

Team.

To Clayton Justice, Men’s

Ministry Director, and family in the

death of his mother, Clara Irene

Sullivan Justice on February 23, 2017.

Collins Children’s Home is seeking a

Christian, female relief houseparent to

care for up to 8 children in the girls’

home. Alternating weekends, Thursday

8 AM through Sunday 8 PM and

alternating Monday 8 AM until 8 PM.

Applicant must be at least 25 years old

and have previous childcare experience

and a valid driver’s license. Duties will

include but not limited to driving children to school, appointments and

recreation, cooking meals, cleaning,

laundry and supervising children’s

chores, dispensing medications, etc.

This is a salaried position with benefits

package. Call 864-882-0893.

College Street Baptist Church

407 S. College St, Walhalla

Presents:

ALIVE: FOREVER!

A Musical Drama

Friday, March 31, 7:00 PM

Saturday, April 1, 7:00 PM

Sunday, April 2, 10:00 AM

Sunday, April 2, 6:30 PM

Please call 638-2986 with any

questions or visit online at:

www.collegestreetbaptist.org.

2017 Beaverdam Baptist

Association Bible Drill

Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 3:00 PM

Earles’s Grove Baptist Church 398 Cedar Lane Road, Westminster

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2 – Associational Bible Drill, Earle’s Grove – 3:00 PM 3 – Ministers Prayer Time, BMC – 9:00 AM – Executive Board Meeting, BMC – 7:00 PM 5 – Golden Triangle News articles due 9 – PALM SUNDAY – COOPERATIVE PROGRAM SUNDAY 10 – Ministers Prayer Time, BMC – 9:00 AM 11 – 2017 Tax Seminar, BMC – 9:30 – NOON 16 – EASTER SUNDAY 17 – Ministers Prayer Time, BMC – 9:00 AM 18 – Flickering Lamps Study for Pastors, BMC – 9:30 – NOON 22 – GA Super Saturday, Camp La Vida (SCBC) – Disaster Relief Training, First Baptist, Taylors, SC 24 – Ministers Prayer Time, BMC – 9:00 AM – WMU Spring Meeting, Bethel – 6:30 PM 26 – 2017 National Conference for SBC Ministry Assistants, Hilton, Greenville, SC (26-28) BMC = Beaverdam Mission Center, 215 N Townville St, Seneca, SC Special Days in April

Staff Anniversaries:

1 – Evan Bate, Corinth-S, 2016 3 – Andrew Farmer, Maranatha, 2016 7 – Jeremy Garrett, Open Door, 2013

13 – Stacey Griffis, Beaverdam, 2014 16 – Laura Beddingfield, College Street, 2014 29 – Scott Bedenbaugh, Mt Tabor, 2007

Birthdays:

2 – Elizabeth Hart, Bethel 5 – Mike Foster, Damascus 7 – Steve Black, Scenic Heights 7 – Tony Grant, Rocky Knoll 9 – Calvin King, retired 14 – John McKnight, Hepsibah 15 – Matthew Crain, Chauga 25 – Randy Koon, Mountain Rest 26 – Christopher Moss, Corinth-W 26 – Shaun Watkins, Maranatha 30 – John Compton, Jr., retired Wedding Anniversaries:

2 – Perry & Michelle Gardner, Hepsibah 5 – Steve & Beth Roberts, Pleasant Hill 10 – Matt & Holli Lowe, Westminster First 24 – Tim & Staci Tate, Corinth - Seneca 25 – Kenneth & Nancy Hood, Walhalla First

Beaverdam Baptist Association

Staff David Shirley, Director of Missions,

bbadavid@bellsouth.net

Brenda Barnes, Administrative Assistant,

bbabrenda@bellsouth.net

Vickie Lee, Secretary,

bbavickie@bellsouth.net

Jackie Spearman, Custodian

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Phone: (864) 882-7070, FAX (864) 882-4737

Website: WWW.BEAVERDAMASSOC.COM

The 2017 National Conference for Southern Baptist

Ministry Assistants will be held in Greenville, SC this

year. The theme is “Portrait of Grace”. The dates are

April 26-28. What a great opportunity for ministry

assistants in our area to attend the national conference.

Please visit www.nasbs.net for all the details.

April 16, 2017