NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

-SAYRE, OK U.S POSTAGE

PAID OKLAHOMA

PERMIT NO. 89

GREAT PLAINS BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

PO BOX 425 SAYRE, OK 73662-0425

2018 OFFICERS

Director of Missions ............................. Danny Ringer Moderator………………………...………Kevin Baker Vice Moderator ................................. Rusty McMullen Clerk ........................................................ Arlene Epp Treasurer .................................................. Gary Beach North Representative ............................ Charles Wyatt South Representative ............................... Jason Duree

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Branding

The word Branding has become a popular word in church circles today. How do people see the church? What is the first thing that people think when they hear or see First Baptist Church of your city? When you see the Chili’s Hot Pepper logo in the paper or on social media you probably think of your favorite food at Chili’s. If I see a Freddie’s Frozen Yogurt logo I seem to think about a turtle yogurt sundae. My mouth is watering right now! These companies have worked extremely hard to brand their logo and that branding leading to a connection. The same banding can have negative effects on people. If I see the Chipotle sign in front of a business, it causes me to think of the summer of 2015 and their E. coli breakout. Just in the past two weeks the E. coli breakout with romaine lettuce has caused me to look at Caesar salad in a whole different way. Names are very important. We all know that a good name is more valuable and silver or gold. The name is a brand for all of us. We must have a name that glorifies our Lord. The church may not like it, but the church is branded. What you do and who you are says a lot about how the com-munity see you. I want to encourage churches to have the brand of Jesus Christ. I want to encourage churches to let others see Jesus in all the church says and does in the community. Wouldn’t it be great if when the community read the churches name or saw the churches brand they would think of the love of Jesus Christ? My prayer for all of our churches in Great Plains Baptist Association is that our branding points to Jesus Christ. “From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.” Galatians 6:17 NASB

Let Others See Jesus In You, Brother Danny

Jasper, FBC Altus, will begin a year long pro-gram at Midwestern College called FUSION Phase 1—2 week Boot Camp focusing on the physical, mental, & spiritual aspects of survival. Phase 2—5 months of Missions Deployment (location TBD)

Please pray for Jasper as he raises over $5000 support this summer and as he begins Boot

Camp August 3.

Donations may be made to Altus FBC with “FUSION” on the memo line.

http://spurgeoncollege.com/academics/fusion/

GO KIDS “Putting Missions Lessons Into Action”

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 For children that have completed 5th/6th grades

Go Kids will be helping at the Regional Food Bank in OKC

Cost $12 – Parents must provide transportation to/from OKC Deadline to register is July 16th

For more info—Call 580-928-2585 or 580-243-9023

PO BOX 425 (1906 N WATTS) SAYRE, OK 73662-0425

www.gpbaok.org email: sayreoffice@gpbaok.org OFFICE PHONE: (580) 928-2585

OFFICE FAX: (580) 928-8215

PO BOX 456 (2515 N MAIN) ALTUS, OK 73522 Email: altusoffice@gpbaok.org OFFICE PHONE: 580-482-4798

DANNY RINGER, DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY—THURSDAY

8:30 A.M.-NOON—1:00-4:30 P.M.

JUNE 2018 VOLUME 42 Number 6

BEACON

SUMMER MISSION TRIPS

Maddie Valdez - Europe with Go Students, Sayre FBC

Riley Shelton, Sam Henthorn– Eastern Europe with Go Students, Sayre FBC

Libby Unruh-Ecuador with Global Outreach(OBU), Elk City FBC

Riley Evans -Latvia in May with BCM Cameron Univ., Russell BC

Cy Calhoun w/Adventures in Missions (4 countries/9 mnths)

Martha Road Baptist youth/adult to Latvia 5/27-6/6

Ali Altom going to Manaus, Brazil with Ray of Hope

Amazon, Altus FBC

Going to the Dominican Republic (July 8-14), Altus FBC High School Students

Baileigh Brewer (3 weeks) Sheyenne Neal Allison Cope Anna Merritt

Jacob Wohlford Wyatt Weaver (3 weeks)

College Students Garrett Leaf Jamie Craig

Destiny Abila Sponsors

Andrew Harper Jayme Altom

Going to Edmonton, Canada (July 5-12), Altus FBC

Ethan Altom Brady Marple

Please begin praying for these and other mission trips,

asking God to open doors.

If you would like to help these students raise the necessary funds,

checks can be made out to GPBA and sent to PO Box 425, Sayre OK 73662

Be sure to add a note identifying who

the contribution is for.

Great Plains Baptist Association Pulpit Supply List

Don Beall, Retired D.O.M. and Seminary Professor, OKC 415.690.0433 Ralph Chapman, FBC, Elk City, Sayre, Oklahoma 580.515.0467 Jeff Dill, FBC, Hollis, Oklahoma 580.471.8835 Dr. Keith Fuchs, DVM, FBC, Elk City, Oklahoma 580.243.8432 Milton Gage, FBC, Elk City, Oklahoma 405.397.0799 Kenneth Gambill, FBC, Leedey, FBC 580.497.6110 Jase Hargrove, FBC, Elk City, Oklahoma 580.799.1922 Ron Henderson, Retired, BCM Director, FBC, Weatherford 580.772.2377 Scott Hume, BCM Director, Weatherford 580.302.3575 Doug Lewis, Clinton, Oklahoma 580.445.7388 Don Lowrey, Quail Springs Baptist Church, OKC, 405.816.8220 Perry Martin, Elk City, Fairview Baptist Elk City, 580.303.8481 Dave Meadows, FBC, Elk City 281.779.1835 Jim Morrison, Retired, BCM Director, FBC, Weatherford 580.772.2311 Jarod Motley, FBC, Hollis, Oklahoma 580.381.0464 Duane Riley, Retired, Member FBC, Altus 817.455.4409 or 580.379.9396 Kelly Smith, FBC, Sentinel 580.799.2564 Jarrod Spedding, FBC, Tipton 580.649.0545 Don Williams, Disaster Relief, BGCO, OKC 405.990.3430 Charles Wyatt, FBC, Elk City 580.374.7007

Music and Worship Supply Doc Ware, Elk City, FBC, 580.821.6196 Westin Woodruff, Hollis, FBC, 580.381.0615

PreTeen Camp

Week 1 (North Churches) May 29-June 1

Week 2 (South Churches) June 4-7

All information and registration forms

are on our website

gpbaok.org (Info Center Tab)

If you need packets mailed, call 580-928-2585

ALTUS BCM NEWS

New Logo for the

Altus BCM.

Position for BCM

Director is currently open

JUNE REPORT

Making contacts the past few Sundays has been great. We enjoy the time we spend with the drivers. We learned about the new E Log law where they only drive so far & they start shutting down before time has expired.

We find more drivers carrying Bibles with them. Pray for us as we keep making contacts with them.

Thanks from Randy & Denise

SAYRE BCM NEWS

Dear Association, Summer is here and it is busy. I know many of you will be going to Falls Creek in the next few weeks. I just want to re-mind you of a great opportunity for students that have just finished high school. When the different age groups divide up of a morning, there will be a class just for those that have graduated high school called Next Chapter. During Next Chapter, students have a time focused just on them and the things that they will face in the next few months. For those going to college they will meet BCM directors and other students going to their college. It is a great time of fellowship and encouragement for these students. I would say that it is great to send a sponsor with them also, just so they can see what all is happening. So Don’t Forget Next Chapter for All High School Graduates. God Bless Benny Lockler

VBS for ADULTS Altus First Baptist Church

June 25th – June 29th

This is the 12th year for the Adult/Sr. Adult VBS.

Everyone is welcome to attend for the Bible Study, music, fellowship and food

Parsonage & Lots for Sale Hammon First Baptist Church

(Our Pastor has his own new home)

4 bedroom, 3 baths, fenced back yard, 30 x 30 foot garage, approximately 12 lots

Call for appointment 580-821-4909

3 A Jay & Jana Foster 16 B Matthew Bradshaw 4 A Jim & Sharon Brown 16 B Jana Smithey 4 A Michael & Rachael Davis 18 A Clayton & Christie Carlisle 6 B Loretta Tatyrek 19 B Jeff Kelly 8 A Wes & Elisha Robertson 22 A Chris & Carolyn Milner 8 A Alan & Jerri Headrick 22 B Jerri Headrick 9 B Pamala Vitosky 24 A Boomer & Mackenzie Butler 10 B Jodi Mann 26 B Morgan Adams 11 A Ronald & Betty Henning 27 B David Post 12 A Michael & Brandy David 28 A Ralph & De Chapman 12 A Rusty & Lindsay McMullen 28 A Dennis & Debbie Hooper 14 A Kris & Amber Shiplet 28 B Randy Green 14 A DJ & Esther Walter 29 B Kittie McBrayer 15 A Jason & Mindy Kleckner 30 B Catherine Alley 16 A = Anniversary B = Birthday C = Church Anniversary

GET THESE ON YOUR CALENDAR!

June 4-7 Preteen Camp, week two, SWBCA

June 9 Western BCM Golf Tournment

June 11-13 Southern Baptist Conventeion, Dallas, TX

June 17 Father’s Day

June 21 First Day of Summer

July 4 Independence Day

Snyder First Baptist Church has an opening for a BiVocational Youth Pastor. The position has the potential of being a full-time position. Please send resume to resumesnyderfbc@gmail.com

VBS 2018 May 28-June 1, Blair, Elisha Robertson May 28-June 2, Lake Creek, Derrall Altom, 1:30-4 June 11-15 Altus, Emmanuel, Mel & Betty Warren, 9-12 June 11-14 Granite, Ginny Calhoun June 18-22 Hollis, FBC, Shanna Willis, 9-12 June 18-22, Sayre FBC, Danielle Tucker/Courtney Hanrahan, 8:30-11:30 June 23-27 Main Street, Wanelle Hines, Sat 2-4, Sun-Wed evenings June 24-28 Snyder FBC, 6:30pm June 24-28 Sweetwater, Jana Smithey, 6-8pm June 24-29 Altus FBC, Joyce Russell, 9am-Noon June 24-28 Elk, Hispanic, Josefath Sanchez/Sandra Juaquez, evenings June 25-29 Hammon, Scott Showers, 6-8:30 at city park July 5-6 Leedey, Darren Mann, 9-11:30 & 6-8:30 G3 camp @ School practice gym July 8-13 Altus, Southside, Mrs. Gary Beach, 6:30pm July 9-13, Cheyenne, Casey King, 9am-Noon July 15-19 PVBC, Tiffany Dudley, 6-8 pm July 15-19 Elk FBC, Janet Dedmon, Sun 4-7, M-Th 9-12 Aug 1-5 Olustee FBC, Tammy Davis, 6:30pm Aug 1-3 Reydon, Mary Hendrickson, 6pm

Falls Creek 2018 schedule Children’s Week 1-May 27-30 Martha Road/Chattanooga Children’s Week 2-May 30-June 2 Erin Spring Baptist Week 1-June 4-10 Eastside Baptist Week 2-June 11-16 Cheyenne FBC Week 3-June 18-23 Erick FBC Week 4-June 25-30 Prairie View Baptist Week 5-July 2-7 Bixby FBC Week 6-July 9-14 Leedey FBC Week 7-July 16-21 Reydon/Covington Week 8-July 23-28 Hammon/Sweetwater/Main St July 29-Aug 2 Ponca Indian Baptist Aug 5-9 Collegiate Week