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Volume 29, Issue 8

August 2015

This month’s events:

August 6, 10:00 a.m.—Leader Lab / ECBA Pastors & Staff Luncheon, New Day Baptist Church, 518 N. Pendleton Avenue, Pendleton IN 46064

During the month of July, two men who faithfully served the East Central Baptist Association went to be with the Lord. Former Director of Missions for East Central Baptist Association, Jim Downey, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky. Jim served as DOM for seven years. Both

he and his wife, DeAnna, were intricately involved in Migrant Ministries and Jim was a “yellow hat” director for Disaster Relief Ministries. Charles Adams passed away in Anderson, Indiana, on Sunday, July 12, 2015. Charlie served ECBA as treasurer for 40 years. He was a deacon and member at Redeemer Baptist Church.

Birthdays/Anniversaries 2

BCM Report 2

Coming Next Month 2

KABC Backyard Bible Club 3

OTH Hosts IMB Missionary 3

Messianic Jew shares @ North Delaware 3

OTH VBS 4

RBC Youth Have Busy Summer 5

New Day at JAM Camp 6

Profit and Loss Statement 7

Inside This Issue

Jim served 26 years as a pastor. Since 2000, he and his wife, DeAnna, have been NAMB appointed missionaries. He also served as a Church Planter Strategist for the Southern

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World Changers Invade to Serve Muncie By Chris Hubler

Over 180 World Changers came from as far as California and Maryland to Muncie this year, July 20

th – 25

th, to share the love of Jesus

through working on various projects in needed areas of the city. The projects ranged from roofing houses to painting baseball diamond fences in the park. World Changers has a goal of spreading the gospel 25,000 times in 2015. The World Changers group serving in Muncie added to that goal over 100 times and saw two

salvations as a result of their witnessing.

Bruce Reynolds, Senior Pastor of Old Town Hill Baptist Church in Muncie, served as the Associational Coordinator, and Chris Hubler, Senior Pastor of New Day Baptist Church with campuses in Alexandria,

Pendleton, and Muncie, was the Construction Coordinator. The World Changers were housed at Old Town Hill Baptist Church and several volunteers from the church helped to feed the large crew each day.

Check out the video at Muncie World Changers.

Two Stalwarts of ECBA Pass Away

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With the start of the school year right around the corner the

Leadership team and I are busy planning for a great year of

ministry at Ball State. Please be in prayer for BCM and the

following activities and dates:

August 12 - Student Work Day at the BCM House

August 20 - Resident Halls open to new students - We will

be on campus helping students move in

August 21 - Spiritual Life Fair on Campus

August 22 - Resident Halls open to returning students

August 24 - First day of classes at BSU

September 1 - BCM Kick Off Event at the BCM House

Please be in prayer as we strive to reach out to the students at

Ball State with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray for the upcoming

events that we will be able to reach many for Him and that He will

lead more and more students to this wonderful ministry.

Please continue to pass the word that there is still room for at least four more female students at the BCM House. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to stay in an affordable Christian environment right next to the Ball State University campus. Contact the BCE, Jeremy Cowin at 317-227-9603 or jeremybcowin@me.com for questions or more information. Visit our new website at http://www.ballstatebcm.com.

By Jeremy Cowin, Baptist Collegiate Evangelist

Please pray for our pastors and their wives on these special occasions.

Birthdays

August 21 — Melissa Reynolds (Old Town Hill Baptist Church, Muncie)

Anniversaries

August 15 — Jeremiah & Cassie Kinney (Remedy City Baptist Church, Muncie)

Pastor-Church Anniversaries

August 15 — Dana Jones, Victory Through Truth—Anderson, 2 years

Coming Next

Month

Month of September—State Missions Offering Emphasis

September 3, 10:00 a.m.—Leader Lab and Pastor and Staff Luncheon, North Delaware Baptist Church, 809 E Royerton Rd # 500N, Muncie, IN 47303

September 24, 6:00 p.m.— Associational Team Meetings, as needed, @ Integris Community Church, 356 W State Street, Albany IN 47320.

September 24, 6:30 p.m.— Associational Council Meeting @ Integris Community Church, 356 W State Street, Albany IN 47320

September 24, 7:00 p.m.— Annual Associational Meeting @ Integris Community Church, 356 W State Street, Albany IN 47320

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Old Town Hill Baptist Church Hosts International Missions Board Missionaries Mike and Diana Wendell

By Kay Wilson

Old Town Hill Baptist Church had the honor to “Welcome Home” IBM Missionaries, Mike and Diana Wendell. Mike and Diana are Old Town Hil l Baptist Church

members who felt called to the mission field many years ago. Their service has taken them far from Muncie, Indiana. They served in Peru for t e n y e a r s , Mongolia for ten years and, lastly, in Korea. They are currently on leave and seeking what God would have them do next. Please remember Mike and Diana in

your prayers as they seek God’s guidance for their lives.

Kingston Avenue Baptist adult leaders have been on a “Journey.” Along the way they picked up several children from KABC and also neighborhood children.

The journey began on July 14th.

It was an exciting adventure and filled with scripture verses, Bible stories, music, games, crafts, and snacks

Zach and Leah Clement, youth ministry leaders, hosted the Backyard Bible Club. Robin and Jim Hart took on the leadership roles. Several from KABC came along side to make the few days a great success.

On the journey were several children from nearby neighborhoods. They all enthusiastically participated in learning about Jesus, singing and memorizing Bible verses. The first day the leaders h a n d e d o u t N e w Testaments to each child in their take home bags. The next day one of our Hispanic little girls returned and told her leader, “It’s going to take me a long time to read that book you

gave me.”

Praise God, the Bible was in her hands and she had started reading.

The journey has begun for many of the attendees. Some were hearing, for the first time, the name of Jesus who is our guide on the journey.

Know your Guide.

Trust your Guide.

Follow your Guide.

Kingston Holds Backyard Bible Clubs By Jonell Kovaleski

Girls learning the focus scripture: "...This is the way; walk in it." Isaiah 30:21

A group of Backyard Vacation Bible School boys learning how a guide uses a compass

AN INVITATION You are invited to join North Delaware Baptist Church, 809 E Royerton Road #500 N, Muncie, IN 47303-4644, on Sunday, August 9

th, during their

morning service at 10:45 a.m. L o r i K a t e Lowenhar, a Messianic Jew will be sharing h e r m u s i c ministry.

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Old Town Hill Baptist Church VBS JOURNEY OFF THE MAP

Redeemer Youth Spend Busy Summer Serving and Learning By Pat Storm

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The Youth at Redeemer Baptist Church have had a very busy summer. The summer started off, right after school was out, with the youth helping with Vacation Bible School at their church. Each one was strategically placed so that they could watch and learn and prepare for teaching the class at Second Chance

Baptist Church a few weeks later. From July 5

th – 10

th the youth taught

VBS classes at Second Chance. More than 50 children attended. Youth Director, Lucresia Storm, said that she was so proud of them. “They had several kids in their classes that would have challenged adult teachers and they handled it very well.” Youth, Montana Norrick, shared how impressed she was with the kids. “Some of them didn’t even know who Jesus was but they learned quickly and were giving the correct answers to our questions after the first day.” Other students teaching along with

Montana included, Lenzie Evans, Reanna Fisher, Ryan Fisher, Jessica Mercer, Alyssa Misner, Amber Morgan, Autumn Morgan, Lacie Roberts, and Deasia White.

In-between Vacation Bible Schools, the Youth went on a mission trip to Hamilton, Ohio. They worked at the New Life Mission, passing out flyers, going on prayer walks, serving food, playing with children, talking with adults, hosting a movie night, and even painting fingernails of the women and

girls who wanted them done. And, they shared Jesus every opportunity they had plus helped out at the mission any way they could. One day, they did get

to take a side trip to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.

But summer would not be complete without Super JAM Camp. The youth attended camp from July 21

st to 25

th. Learning to share Jesus

through Arts and Music is something they all enjoy. It was a busy summer not only for the youth but also for the adults who worked alongside of them. Special thanks goes to Lucresia Storm and Don and Joanna Sweigart plus all of the adults at Redeemer who supported them with money and prayers.

Kisses from some of the children who attended VBS at Second Chance Baptist Church. Mixed among them are some of the Redeemer Baptist Church Youth who conducted the Vacation Bible School.

Redeemer Youth and Leaders serving food at the New Life Mission in Hamilton, OH.

Redeemer Baptist Church Youth and Leaders at Super JAM Camp

First row: (L-R) Griffey Storm, Don Sweigart, Alyssa Misner, Lucresia Storm; Second row: Reanna Fisher, Autumn Morgan, Ryan Fisher, Joanna Sweigart, Tori Storm, Lenzie Evans; Third row: Nolan Storm, Deasia White, Amber Morgan, Lacie Roberts, Jessica Mercer, Montana Norrick, Krista Mohler

RBC Youth and some of the people at the New Life Mission.

RBC girls preparing for activities at New Life Mission.

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Region of Indiana for the State Convention of Baptist in Indiana. Additionally, he has had a number of "intentional interims," helping churches as they sought new pastors.

Jim and DeAnna have taken many missions trips to Mexico, Guatemala, and Africa, and Jim had been involved with long-term mission work going on in Susab, Haiti since 1997.

His denominational activities include serving as President for Indiana's Pastors’ Conference, serving as First Vice President for both Ohio State Convention and State Convention of Baptists in Indiana, serving as Trustee to Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, serving on the State Executive Board in both Ohio and Indiana, directing and teaching

Oklahoma Baptist University Extension classes in Indiana, as well as, Boyce Bible College Extension classes in Ohio.

Jim was married to DeAnna for 44 ½ years. They have two grown sons, John Eric (Melissa) Downey and Bradley Downey. He greatly enjoyed being the grandfather of his four grandchildren: Abi, Mady, Eli, and Tali.

Charles Adams, or "Charlie," as most people called him, surrendered his life to Jesus in 1953, at a small Southern Baptist Mission in Huntingburg, Indiana and served his Lord and Savior anyway he could for the rest of his life. He was a charter member of the First Baptist Church in Huntingburg. He was ordained as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Indianapolis in 1961, and served as a deacon at Kingston Avenue Baptist Church and Redeemer Baptist

Church in Anderson. He was a faithful Adult Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Director, Church Training Director, and also served as Assistant Music Director. He also would occasionally preach at his own church and other churches and missions. He was also a Gideon for several years.

This August 7th, he and his wife,

Mary, would have been married 66 years. They have five daughters, Pat (Phil) Storm, Middletown, IN; Cindy (JD) Traylor, Hanover, IN; Pam Stafford, Anderson, IN; Marilyn (Ron) Roehr, Marion, IN and Carolyn (Danny) Glover, Anderson, IN. They also have fifteen grandchildren. Their daughter, Pat, is the Administrative Assistant for ECBA. She and her sister, Pam, are members at Redeemer Baptist Church (one of our ECBA churches). Their daughter, Cindy, is the wife of J. D. Traylor, pastor of Hanover Baptist Church (one of our SCBI churches).

(Two Stalwarts—Continued from page 1)

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ECBA June Profit & Loss Statement

BEGINNING BALANCE INCOME

1000-Old National Checking 4010-New Day

1010-General Fund -$4,137.25 4070-First Baptist, Eaton

1011-Discretionary Admin Team $2,132.87 4090-First Baptist, Portland $48.33

1015-BCM Rent Deposit $945.00 4110-Gaston Baptist Church

1016-BCM Capital Fund $697.80 4120-Halteman Village (Muncie) $667.49

1018-BCM Contingency Fund $3,000.00 4140-Kingston Avenue (Anderson) $175.00

1020-Disaster Relief $603.71 4160-North Delaware (Muncie) $174.48

1025-Mission Building Capital Fund $1,627.93 4170-Old Town Hill (Muncie) $2,592.50

1035-Church P&H Fund $6,897.89 4180-Redeemer (Anderson) $680.55

1040-On Mission Celebration $1,307.84 4190-First Baptist, Montpelier $85.00

1050-Funds Permanently Restricted $10,100.82 4200-Second Chance (Anderson)

1051-ECBA Endowment $50.00 4210-Victory Through Truth (Anderson)

1055-Funds Temporarily Restricted $0.00 4230-Integris (Albany) $148.52

1000-Total Old National Checking $23,226.61 4240-Remedy City $16.76

1111-Indiana Baptist Foundation Charity Inn (Elwood)

1110-ECBA Endowment $9,185.46 4250-Muncie Chinese Christian Fellowship $90.04

1111-Church P&H ROI $354.36 Total-Church Receipts $4,678.67

1120-Church P & H Fund $17,255.35

1100-IBF Total $26,795.17 EXPENSE

TOTAL $50,021.78 Administrative Ministry

Office Expense

ENDING BALANCE Postage & Supplies $39.78

1000-Old National Checking Payroll $1,264.85

1010-General Fund -$2,956.17 Total Administrative Ministry $1,304.63

1011-Discretionary Admin Team $2,132.87

1015-BCM Rent Deposit $995.00 Baptist Collegiate Ministry

1016-BCM Capital Fund $697.80 Personnel $1,057.82

1018-BCM Contingency Fund $3,000.00 Total Baptist Collegiate Ministry $1,057.82

1020-Disaster Relief $603.71

1025-Mission Building Capital Fund $1,627.93 Trustee

1035-Church P&H Fund $6,897.89 BCM House

1040-On Mission Celebration $1,307.84 Furniture & Fixtures $698.00

1050-Funds Permanently Restricted $10,100.82 Maintenance & Repairs $295.26

1051-ECBA Endowment $50.00 Utilities $691.88

1055-Funds Temporarily Restricted $0.00 Total BCM House $1,685.14

1000-Total Old National Checking $24,457.69 Trustee-Total $1,685.14

1111-Indiana Baptist Foundation

1110-ECBA Endowment $9,185.46 Total Expense $4,047.59

1111-Church P&H ROI $354.36

1120-Church P & H Fund $17,255.35 Net Income $631.08

1100-IBF Total $26,795.17

TOTAL $51,252.86

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Plan Now to Attend Annual ECBA Associational Meeting

September 24, 2015

Integris Community Church—Albany

356 W State Street

Albany IN 47320

6:00 p.m. Team Meetings, as needed; 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting

7:00 p.m. Associational Meeting—Speaker, Greg Haisley