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The Mallary Messenger “Churches Serving Together to

Make Disciples to Impact the World” Physical: 322 S. Mock Road, Albany, GA 31705

Mailing: P.O. Box 50593, Albany, GA 31703

PH: (229) 435-6171 FAX: (229) 438-8627

Web site: www.mallary-baptist.org Hans Wunch, Director of Missions ▲ [email protected]

Charlie Brown, Moderator

Volume 62, Number 1 Mallary Baptist Association January 2017

MBA Executive

Committee Meeting

January 26, 2017, 7 PM

Mallary Baptist Office

The Executive Committee is composed of all officers, ministry leaders, heads of teams/committees, pastors and one

elected lay person from each church

(except those over 250 in membership who can elect two).

MBA Senior Adult Rally

will be held

On January 12, 2017

At Lakeside Baptist

Church

2806 N. Jefferson St

Albany, GA 31701

Please call 432-6191 by Mon., Jan. 9 for Reservations

Bethel: Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore, GA

has an opening for a Student Minister. Interested

parties please contact Julie Bullington at

[email protected] or 229-566-3723.

Byne: “Help wanted.” Part time media director at

Byne Baptist Church. Fifteen hours per week pri-

marily on Wed evenings from 6 until 8 and Sunday

mornings from 8:30 until 12:30. Other hours needed

to prepare and mix productions. Responsible for

operating Yamaha sound board, creating lighting

effects, and producing video of Sunday morning ser-

vices. May require additional time for special

events/programs. If interested, contact Steve

Williams, 229-881-6160.

Central: We are taking resumes for Bi-vocational

Minister of Music. Parties interested should mail a

resume to the Attention of The Personnel Commit-

tee, Central Baptist Church, 1618 3rd Ave., Albany,

GA. 31707.

Gillionville: Gillionville Baptist OASIS Senior

Adult Luncheon | the second Tuesday of each

month at 12:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall at the

church at 4614 Gillionville Rd. Cost is $5/person.

Please call 229-435-9738 for reservations.

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) | 6:00 PM every

third Tuesday night (September –May). $60/year

and then $1 per child per meeting. The first meeting

is free! A group of moms with children under six

years of age who eat, share stories, laughter,

heartache, and support each other and believe in the

love and redemption of Jesus Christ, God’s son.

For more information, contact

[email protected].

Poulan: Poulan Baptist Church is looking for

an Interim Pastor. All interested parties should

send a resume to Poulan Baptist Church,

PO Box 67, Poulan, GA 31781 or email to

[email protected].

Just a reminder to our churches that the

deadline to submit news for the Newsletter is

the 15th of each month. Just send us an email to

[email protected]

ENGAGE, ENCOURAGE,

EMPOWER

Church News

Director of Missions

Thoughts

The Pastor’s Pen

Lamentations 3:22-24. The unfailing love of the

LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from

complete destruction. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his

mercies begin afresh each day. 24 I say to myself, “The

LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”

As we say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017

many of us will go through the motions of making New

Year’s Resolutions; like resolving to lose 100 lbs a week

this year. Some resolve to exercise four hours a day, seven

days a week, or resolve to only eat one piece of chocolate

a day, etc. There may be a couple of you who will make

resolutions that you will keep throughout the year. But,

most of us will not.

And what will happen when by 10 am January

1st you find yourself going to the Christmas cookie jar for

the fifth time? Will you give up? Will you say your reso-

lution starts tomorrow? The point is, we often think that

we only start new and a fresh at the beginning of the year.

But Praise God, He is not like that!

Maybe your New Year’s Resolution is to not fall

into that familiar sin of yours. And you say to yourself,

this year, I am going to tell the truth no matter what; or

this year, I am not going to overeat. This year, I am going

to stay away from ________; or this year, I am going to

be an encourager not a condemner. And you make it a day

or two or a week, and then you fall again.

His mercies begin afresh each day. God gives us

a fresh start each day. To God each and every day has the

potential for resolutions that will glorify Him. Each day is

a blank slate ready to give Him glory. Each and every day

carries enough forgiveness to cleanse a lifetime of sin.

So instead of looking at 2017 as a single oppor-

tunity to do something for God or change something in

your life. Look at it as a series of 365 opportunities to do

the will of God. And if you mess up on January 2nd or

April 15th you still have hundreds of opportunities left.

That is the true mark of putting your hope in Him. Understand I am not encouraging you to give up or to sin

or any such thing. What I hope is that you will realize that

when something doesn’t go exactly right and you know

not everything will; or if you feel like you have failed God

in some way, and you know at some point we all will, just

remember, the unfailing love of the LORD never ends!

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MBA WMU

December 25: Merry Christmas!

Happy New Year!

January 21: Selah - A Retreat for Women Who Lead

Women at Pinnacle Retreat

February 15: Children’s Mission Extravaganza

(3 locations: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) Roopville Road Baptist

Church (West GA/South of Carrollton) First Baptist

Church Statesboro (NW of Savannah) Hazel Creek

Baptist Church, Mt. Airy (NE of Gainesville)

Cost: $20

Register by February 15th - georgiawmu.org/extra/

February 27: Mallary Association Mission Celebration at

Pine Hill Baptist Church

Guest Speaker: Randy Mullinax, GBC Church

Revitalization & Evangelism Consultant (7:00 p.m.)

April 28-29:

GA Baptist Women’s Spring Event

Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort, Stone

Mountain Early Bird Rate: $139 through Feb 3rd

Teen Rate: $90

Register online: gabaptistwomenspringevent.com

Mallary Prayer Time January 23, 2017

Noon, MBO

We have collected 1523 Backpacks!!!!!

A huge Thank You to all of our churches that participated and

to the Tucker Association for their contribution.

Thank you to the churches and individuals that went that extra

mile to help us reach our goal

1523 children that we are able to bless through the grace of

God and his people!

The Mallary Baptist

Association

wishes you and your

family a

Merry Christmas And a

Happy New Year! (The MBO will be closed December 23-Jan.-2)

MBA SENIOR ADULT RALLY January 12, 2017

12 PM

Lakeside Baptist Church

2806 N Jefferson

Albany, GA 31701

Please call 432-6191 by Mon., Jan. 9 for Reservations

MBA Executive Committee

Meeting

January 26, 2017

7pm-MBO

Move Conference is the largest winter evangelism conference for

teenagers in Georgia, and the absolute best place to bring your youth

group for their retreat this winter! Mark your calendars now and plan

to join us for this Gospel-powered weekend!

Early bird only $49.00 per person!

REGISTER NOW for Tickets & Hotel @https://

www.b360events.com/events/move-2016/registration

Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast “Prayer Impacts Our City for God!”

Special Guest Speakers: Wes Griffin Evangelist from Carrolton, GA

And Laronne Jennings

With the Mayor’s Office in Chattanooga, TN

Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:30 am - 8:30 am

Merry Acres Event Center 1500 Dawson Road, Albany 31707

Tickets: $15/person (includes breakfast)

Tickets may be purchased at the Albany Chamber of Commerce (225 West Broad Ave) or by contacting

Larry Price: [email protected], 229-317-3900

The Pastor’s Pen

Lamentations 3:22-24. The unfailing love of the

LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from

complete destruction. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his

mercies begin afresh each day. 24 I say to myself, “The

LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”

As we say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017

many of us will go through the motions of making New

Year’s Resolutions; like resolving to lose 100 lbs a week

this year. Some resolve to exercise four hours a day, seven

days a week, or resolve to only eat one piece of chocolate

a day, etc. There may be a couple of you who will make

resolutions that you will keep throughout the year. But,

most of us will not.

And what will happen when by 10 am January

1st you find yourself going to the Christmas cookie jar for

the fifth time? Will you give up? Will you say your reso-

lution starts tomorrow? The point is, we often think that

we only start new and a fresh at the beginning of the year.

But Praise God, He is not like that!

Maybe your New Year’s Resolution is to not fall

into that familiar sin of yours. And you say to yourself,

this year, I am going to tell the truth no matter what; or

this year, I am not going to overeat. This year, I am going

to stay away from ________; or this year, I am going to

be an encourager not a condemner. And you make it a day

or two or a week, and then you fall again.

His mercies begin afresh each day. God gives us

a fresh start each day. To God each and every day has the

potential for resolutions that will glorify Him. Each day is

a blank slate ready to give Him glory. Each and every day

carries enough forgiveness to cleanse a lifetime of sin.

So instead of looking at 2017 as a single oppor-

tunity to do something for God or change something in

your life. Look at it as a series of 365 opportunities to do

the will of God. And if you mess up on January 2nd or

April 15th you still have hundreds of opportunities left.

That is the true mark of putting your hope in Him. Understand I am not encouraging you to give up or to sin

or any such thing. What I hope is that you will realize that

when something doesn’t go exactly right and you know

not everything will; or if you feel like you have failed God

in some way, and you know at some point we all will, just

remember, the unfailing love of the LORD never ends!

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What’s Happening

Minister/Staff Anniversaries

NON-PROFIT

ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT NO. 264

Albany, Georgia

Mallary Baptist Finances November Income: $12,916.78

November Expenses: $15,037.35

Budget Needs Per Month: $ 15,126.68

Happy Birthday

January: 3 Brian Kelley, College, Sherwood

11 Charlie Rouse, Pastor, Liberty

22 Ron Stinson, Pastor, Bryant Drive

26 Bobby Moye, Pastor, Westview

30 Danny James, Music/MBA Music, Gillionville

January: 6 Roy Cook, Assoc. Pastor, Gillionville 2003

22 Jay Barcus, Pastor, Forrester 2012

26 Todd Lee, Pastor, Union 2014

January 2017 11 Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO

12 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, Lakeside

16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. MBO Closed

18 MBA Administrative Team, Noon, MBO

22 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

23 MBA Prayer Time, Noon, MBO

24 MBA Minister’s Fellowship, FBC Albany

26 Executive Team Meeting, 7pm, MBO

February 2017 8 Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO

12 Racial Reconciliation Sunday

13-19 Focus on WMU Week


18 Children's Ministry Day


27 WMU Spring Missions Celebration, 7pm, Pine Hill


March 2017 5-12 Week of Prayer for Annie Armstrong Easter

8 Evangelism/Missions Team, Noon, MBO

11 VBS Clinic - Moultrie, GA

12 Daylight Savings Time Begins


19 Church Planting Sunday



April 2017 9 Cooperative Program Sunday

9-16 Holy Week


13 MBA Senior Adult Rally, Noon, TBA

16 Easter




27 Executive Committee Meeting, 7pm, MBO

26 Administrative Professionals Day

27-28 GBAMA Toccoa

May 2017 4 National Day of Prayer

7 Senior Adult Sunday


14 Mother's Day



21-28 Week of Prayer for Mallary Baptist Association


29 Memorial Day, MBO Closed

MALLARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PRAYER UPDATE (Acts 1:8 Prayer Plan—Volume 19, Number 1, January 2017)

Urgent Prayer 1. Pray for a spirit of prayer to sweep through our churches that would usher in true repentance and revival. 2. Pray for those impacted by the floods in LA, the fires in TN, and in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and for those who are bringing them aid. Our Jerusalem 1. Pray for our Vision to become a reality: "Serving together the churches of the Mallary Baptist Association will make disciples to impact the world." 2. We are praying for our churches and pastors according to an alphabetical list of churches. Pray this time for Gillionville (Chad Ellis, pastor), Gordy-New Bethel (Jeff Barker, pastor), Isabella (Jason Jones, pastor), Kincha-foonee, (Melvin Slappy, pastor), and Korean Fellowship (Jong Choi, pastor). 3. Pray for the churches without pastors: Amazing Grace, Beacon, Faith, FBC Acree, FBC Putney, and Poulan. 4. Pray for our city and county officials in Dougherty, Lee, and Worth Counties. 5. Pray for our schools, colleges, boards of education, superintendents, principals, teachers, and students. 6. Pray for the lost in your family and your circle of influence (work, school, recreation, neighborhood, etc.). 7. Pray for unity in the body of Christ in our association and surrounding area. 8. Pray for the monthly meetings of the Prayer/Discipleship Team, Evangelism/Missions Team, Administrative Team, as well as the monthly MBA Prayer Time. 9. Pray for the Mallary Baptist Staff (Dr. Hans Wunch and Mrs. Pat Wilks). 10. Pray for the Mallary Baptist Associational Annual Meeting October 19th at Antioch Baptist Church. Our Judea 1. Pray for our state government officials. 2. Pray for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board: its Executive Director (Robert White), its ministries, and other em-ployees. 3. Pray for Unite Georgia, an effort to invite 1 million families to Georgia Baptist Churches on Easter, 2017 to hear the Gospel of Christ. Our Samaria 1. Pray for our national government leaders. 2. Pray for the North American Mission Board, its president (Kevin Ezell), staff, and its missionaries. 3. Pray for the Southern Baptist Convention: Frank Page, CEO of the Executive Committee and Steve Gaines, SBC President. 4. Pray for our SBC Annual Meeting June 13-14 in Phoenix, AZ. 5. Pray for our partnership with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association, New York; George Russ, Executive Director; its 260 churches; and their church planting efforts. 6. Pray for the revival of God’s people and the spiritual awakening of our nation and the world. 7. Pray for the protection and support of our law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMS personnel. 8. Pray for Brandton and Katie Wood and New England Church Planters. Our Uttermost Parts of the World 1. Pray for the International Mission Board--its president (David Platt), staff, and missionaries. 2. Pray for the 1.5 billion Muslims of the world that they would come to an understanding of who Jesus Christ is. 3. Pray for the Gospel of Christ to come to the 1.3 Billion unreached people in the world. 4. Pray for protection for our armed forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and around the globe. 5. Pray that the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria would have stable governments and that they would have an opportunity to hear the Gospel and respond. 6. Pray for the persecuted Christians of the world, including the Christian refugees fleeing persecution in Syria. 7. Pray for IMB personnel who are away from family this Christmas, but carrying the name of Christ to the world. ANSWERS TO PRAYER 1. Praise the Lord for God's faithfulness to answer prayer according to His will and purpose.

Next MBA Prayer Time, January 23rd, noon

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