184th Annual Meetingof the

Catawba River Baptist Associationwas held

March 28, 2013

at Mulls Grove Baptist Church, Morganton, NC

and

October 24, 2013

at Hopewell Baptist Church, Morganton, NC

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The 185th 2014 Annual Meeting

will be held

March 27, 2014 at

High Peak Baptist Church, Valdese, NC

and October 23, 2014 at

Catawba Valley Baptist Church, Morganton, NC

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Table Of Contents

Mission Statement.....................................................................................................................................................42014 Leadership Profile................................................................................................................................................5

Administrative Team...................................................................................................................................................5

Prayer Team..............................................................................................................................................................6

WPCC Ministry..........................................................................................................................................................6

Missions Team..........................................................................................................................................................7

WMU Team.............................................................................................................................................................7

Team Leader.........................................................................................................................................................7

Men’s Ministry Tea................................................................................................................................................7

Church Development Team....................................................................................................................................8

CRBA Organization Chart.....................................................................................................................................11

Financial Statements...................................................................................................................................................29

Director of Missions Report......................................................................................................................................33

Mission Team..........................................................................................................................................................34

Toy Store...................................................................................................................................................................35

Woman’s Missionary Union..................................................................................................................................36

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT TEAM SUNDAY SCHOOL.....................................................................................37

Men’s Ministry.........................................................................................................................................................38

Campus of W.P.C.C...............................................................................................................................................39

Calendar – CRBA - 2013............................................................................................................................................40

Financial Reports.....................................................................................................................................................41

Catawba River Baptist Association.....................................................................................................................41

Budget for 2014........................................................................................................................................................46

Memorials...................................................................................................................................................................48

Associational Reports............................................................................................................................................51

Director of Missions Report..................................................................................................................................51

Endowment Fund...................................................................................................................................................52

Missions Team Report...........................................................................................................................................53

Seminary Extension Report..................................................................................................................................54

Sunday School Report Church Development Team.........................................................................................56

Toy Store ‘13...........................................................................................................................................................57

Vacation Bible School............................................................................................................................................58

Woman’s Missionary Union.....................................................................................................................................59

Local Ministries........................................................................................................................................................60

State Reports.............................................................................................................................................................61

Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina......................................................................................................61

Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.......................................................................................................65

Baptist Foundation.................................................................................................................................................69

Baptist Hospital.......................................................................................................................................................70

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Baptist Retirement Homes....................................................................................................................................72

Christian Higher Education-Rit Varriale, Chair..................................................................................................75

GuideStone.............................................................................................................................................................76

North Carolina Missions Offering.............................................................................................................................77

Calendar.....................................................................................................................................................................78

Senior Pastor Directory………………………………………………………………………………………….80

Church Staff Directory………………………………………………………………………………………… 84

Statistics………………………………………………………………………………………………………...… 92

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Mission Statement

Uniting and strengthening CRBA Churches to be on mission in building the Kingdom of Christ in the community and beyond.

Vision Statement

We envision the CRBA to be a group of churches working together in unity and love to build the Kingdom of God in our region and beyond. The churches will so manifest the love of Christ that the people outside each church will be drawn to the Savior and want to know the One who is behind this love.Each of our churches will be focusing on sharing the Gospel message on a regular basis in our region and wherever the Lord may send the members of those churches. CRBA will provide opportunities for those churches to work together in this area of evangelism.CRBA envisions being able to lead our members to become more dedicated disciples of Jesus who will be making disciples of those who are coming to know Jesus as their Savior. Each of these new converts will be taught how they too can make disciples of others.CRBA churches will be praying churches that are impacting their world through prayer. This commitment to prayer permeates who they are as the body of Christ and establishes deep relationships with the Father that allows Him to use us to touch the entire world. It allows the power of God to be unleashed so that He accomplishes His mighty work here and to the ends of the earth.CRBA churches are on mission with God, doing work in many areas of the world. Because of this work, God is adding to His church daily those who are being saved. This is happening both in our own churches and in those places where we are working to build His Kingdom around the world.CRBA churches envision working together in a way that will encourage and strengthen each other. We are giving wise counsel and loving encouragement to each other in such a way that we are advancing the Kingdom of God to the greatest degree possible until Jesus comes.

2014 Leadership Profile

Administrative Team

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Director of Missions - Phillip (Phil) Oakley - 1812 US Hwy 70 E

Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 437-0137 Moderator - Larry Thompson (Calvary) (Nominee)

407 South Green Street Morganton, NC 28655

437-2761

Vice – Moderator - Steve Daniel (Burkemont) 1220 Bethel Road Morganton, NC 28655 433-0251

Clerk - Marlene Houk (Mt. Home) 1812 US Hwy 70 E

Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 437-0137 email: mhouk@crbanc.org

Treasurer - Rebecca Ervin (Mountain View 2) 404 Valdese Avenue

Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 310-9239

Prayer Team Leader - Michael Gantt 5347 Mt. Olive Church Rd Morganton, NC 28655 391-1489

Evangelism Team Leader -

Missions Team Leader - Kevin Purcell (High Peak) 3073 High Peak Road Valdese, NC 28690 874-0164

Church Development Team Leader - Justin Smith (East Valdese) PO Box 56 Valdese, NC 28690 874-0511

Prayer Team

Team Leader - Michael Gantt 5347 Mt. Olive Church Rd Morganton, NC 28655 391-1489

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Evangelism Team

Team Leader -

Team Members - Ron Cooper (El Bethel) James (Bud) Jernigan (Mull’s Grove) Deidre Vest (Oak Ridge) Dian Ramsey (Mount Home) Jason Boyd (Glen Alpine 1st ) Jean Smith (Mount Home)

Rick Mull (Mount Home) Wayne Stamey (High Peak)

Toy Store Team

Team Leaders - Sally Dixon (Catawba Valley) 105 Fairfield Street

Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 584-1594

- Janet McDaniel (MFBC) 604 Collett Street Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 433-1300

Team Members - Larry Thompson (Calvary) Marlene Houk (Mount Home) Nancy Whisnant (Amherst) Wayne Stamey (High Peak) Cheryl Davidson (East Valdese) Judy Phillips (Mull’s Grove) Wanda Pendergrass (Amherst)

WPCC Ministry

WPCC Ministry Leader - Eddy Bunton (Burkemont) 4608 Burkemont Road

Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 430-9319

Missions Team

Team Leader - Kevin Purcell (High Peak) 3073 High Peak Road

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Valdese, NC 28690 874-0164

Team Members - Sally Dixon (Catawba Valley) Marie Swink (Wilkies Grove) Martha Heavner (East Valdese) Gene Kirby (Drexel FBC) Nancy Whisnant (Amherst)

Andrew Whisenant (Hopewell)

WMU Team

Team Leader s - Kay MacVicar (Antioch) 1441 South Pointe Drive Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 584-0822

- Marie Swink (Wilkies Grove) 5305 Johnson Bridge Road Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 397-6253

Team Members - Frances Melton (Wilkies Grove) (828) 324-8331

email: fmelton43@yahoo.com Dot Huffman (Wilkies Grove) Lisa Franklin (Oak Ridge) Martha Heavner (East Valdese) Jeanette Yancey (Zion)

JoAnn Padgett (El Bethel) Barbara Purcell (High Peak

Men’s Ministry Team Team Leader - Gene Kirby (Drexel FBC)

118 Jim Wall Street Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 437-2075

Team Members - Ed Whisnant (Amherst) Phillip Heavner (East Valdese)

Church Development Team

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Team Leader – Justin Smith (East Valdese)

PO Box 56 Valdese, NC 28690

874-0511

Members Ted MacVicar (Antioch) Amy Lowdermilk (Glen Alpine FBC)

Glenn Kerstetter (Mt. Calvary) Larry Thompson (Calvary)

Sunday School Team

Team Leader - Justin Smith (East Valdese)

PO Box 56 Valdese, NC 28690 874-0511

Outreach Director -Thom Hartman (Central)

2272 Mt. Home Church Road Morganton, NC 28655 437-0593

Adult Leader - Ron Cooper (El Bethel) P.O. Box 2518

Morganton, NC 28680 (828) 437-0570

Youth Leader - Greg Klapp (East Valdese) 2562 Branch Drive

Valdese, NC 28690 (828) 437-0055 Children’s Leader - Mark Ownbey (Mt. Home)

202 Smokerise Drive Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 433-6259

Preschool Leader - Kathy Hartman (Mount Home) 2272 Mt Home Church Road

Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 437-0593

Bible Drill Leader - Janice Bryant (Wilkies Grove) PO Box 453

Connelly Springs, NC 286128

(828) 874-0196

VBS Team Team Leader - Amy Lowdermilk (Glen Alpine FBC)

P.O. Box 557 Glen Alpine, NC 28628

(828) 448-1678

Music Team

Team Leader - Ted MacVicar (Antioch) 1441 South Pointe Drive Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 584-0822

Team Members - Marty Bess (Grace) Judy Stroupe (North Morganton)

Senior Adult Team

Team Leader - Larry Thompson 101 Country Club Dr Morganton, NC 28655 437-2801

Members - Margie Bivens (Mull’s Grove) Betty Parlier (Grace) Lib McFalls (Calvary) Carolyn Joplin (Amherst)

David White (Antioch)

Seminary Extension Team Leader - Rev. Glenn Kerstetter (Mt. Calvary) 704 Praley Street SW

Valdese, NC 28690 (828) 879-8831

Members - Steve Parker (Zion)

Kevin Purcell (High Peak) Burt Wilbur (Pleasant View)

Endowment Trustees

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President Ron Martin (Morganton FBC) (2016)Vice- President Michael Barnhardt (Hopewell) (2017)Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Stephens (Journey) (2015)Other Trustees Rick Franklin (Morganton FBC) (2014)

Roy “Buzz” Bakewell (Burkemont) (2018)

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CRBA Organization Chart

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Messengers Spring 2013 Meeting

Abees GroveRev. Rudy HayesMatt HarperGlenda DealRuby Lail

AmherstRev. Harold JoplinCarolyn JoplinKeith RuppardBeverly RuppardTheron PoteetMollie Poteet

AntiochRev. Clarence CorrellTed McVicarKay McVicar

Asheville StreetRobert Phillips

BethelLaVern KellerGary Burns

Bethlehem

Bridge 42

BrookwoodRev. Earl CrossRon ParkerKitty CarpenterJohnny Beck

Brown Mountain

Burkemont Eddy Bunton

CalvaryRev. Larry Thompson Emily Thompson Neil Morris Marie Powell Faith Propst

Michael Sheldon

Catawba Valley

Central

Community Missionary

Community of Drexel

Connelly Springs First

Cornerstone

Cross MemorialDr. Jeff BeachBonnie SmithMarvin SmithJack Shoemaker, Jr.Cheryl Bentley

Drexel FirstGene KirbyFreddie Setzer

Drexel Memorial

East ValdesePhillip HeavnerMartha HeavnerTyler Cox

El BethelRev. Ron CooperDebbie CooperGayle WaldenKarl WaldenJoy Morris

Enon

First HmongMatthew Y Xiong

FriendshipRev. Phil KingLavon SmithTom Smith

GileadPaul DellingerAvis Dellinger

Glen Alpine FirstConnie RitenhourCarolyn Lunsford

GraceRev. Marty BessJerry DentonLoretta Denton

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Daniel MorganDwain Benton

Grandview

High PeakDr. Kevin PurcellBarbara PurcellSean MeinersKim StameyRom RobertsLula Mae RobertsHazel Dellinger

HopewellGene ColeMarquean ColeGuy DuncanRuth LilesRaymond BannerPhyllis Banner

JourneyJerry Stephens

LakeviewMissionary Ridge

Morganton First

Morganton First Deaf

Moriah

Mount Calvery

Mount HomeRev. Jerry GambleBill BakerKatherine BakerBud RamseyCharlene RamseyRev. Preston StainbackKathy Hartman

Mount OliveRev. Michael GanttNancy PattonDot McDanielLuther Mc DanielHarley Trull

Mountain View I

Mountain View 2Virginia MetcalfBetty TaylorGloria BoydRebecca ErvinJohnny Smith

Mulls GroveRev. Bud Jernigan

Gail WaycasterTeresa MasseyHelen WilsonGary MasseyHazel MashburnMargie BivensThedy BowmanJames EngleCassi Mace

New Hope In Christ

North Laurel

North MorgantonRev. Kenneth BakerDoug StroupWally BussReva KastenJanice JordanJudy Stroupe

Oak GroveRev. Gyles WidenerRuth Widener

Oak RidgePeggy MullNathan MullJoyce Buchanan

Pleasant HillRev. Van BuchananConnie Cook

Pleasant ViewRev. Dr. Burt Wilbur

Dot HelmsBill Helms

River of Life

Riverside

Rutherford College FirstLawrence RobertsonTeresa ParkerWanda BerryDonnie Deal

Silver CreekStanley RogersMarie RogersDwight RogersMonica RogersJames JohnsonMike Rogers Kathy Rogers

Smyrna

Solid Rock

South Mountain

SouthsideRev. Buster KingBetty ClawsonRobert Clawson

Table Rock

Trinity13

United Dr. Avery OwenbyLinda Owenby

Valdese First

Walker Road

Wilkies Grove

Rev. Terry AdkinsRev. Thomas HermonRev. Thrumon RoeGary StarnesDianne StarnesFrances MeltonMarie Swink

ZionDr. Steve Parker

Brenda ParkerRev. Keith RoseJean NicholsFrances BumgarnerNathan Smith

131 Messengers

Messengers Fall 2013 Meeting

Abee’s GroveRev. Rudy HayesDavid LittleWendy LittleLarry Doran

AmherstRev. Harold JoplinCarolyn JoplinRay TedderJo Ann TedderMollie Poteet

Antioch Ted McVicarDavid WhiteSandi Munsey

Asheville StreetBen FlemingMargaret Fleming

BethelRev. Gary Cline

Bethlehem

Bridge 42

BrookwoodRev. Earl CrossJeanne ParkerRon ParkerJohnny Beck

Brown Mountain

Burkemont

Steve Daniel

CalvaryRev. Larry ThompsonEmily ThompsonFaith PropstNell MorrisLib McFallsMarilyn WilliamsMarie PowellRev. Tim Horldt

Catawba Valley

Central

Community Missionary

Community of Drexel

Connelly Springs FirstRev. Danny TownsendMichelle Townsend

CornerstoneRev. Eddie GravesHarold Passmore

Cross MemorialMarvin SmithBonnie Smith

Drexel FirstGene KirbyFreddie SetzerBarry Street

Drexel MemorialRev. Drew DaltonKeith Duncan

East ValdeseRev. Justin SmithPhillip HeavnerMartha Heavner

El BethelRev. Justin CunninghamJoanna Cunningham

GileadRev. Curtis StylesPaul Dellinger

FriendshipRev. Phil KingJerry Campbell

Glen Alpine First

GraceJerry DentonLoretta DentonDwain BentonLori Benton

Grandview

High PeakRev. Dr. Kevin PurcellBarbara PurcellSean MeinersReba BerryJon Lambert

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Don Hull

HopewellRev. Dr. Danny EmoryGene ColeMarquean ColeBud FranklinFrances Franklin

JourneyJerry Stephens

Jean Stephens

Lakeview

Missionary RidgeDot CraneViola MosesTim Edwards

Morganton First

Morganton First, Deaf Mission

Moriah

Mount Calvary

Mount HomeBill BakerKatherine BakerForrest FlemingRocky HartmanPreston StainbackBud RamseyCharlene Ramsey

Mount OliveRev. Michael GanttDot McDanielLuther McDanielHarley Trull

Mountain View #1

Mountain View #2Rev. Kenneth MashburnFlorence PoteatHeidi AustinRebecca ErvinBetty TaylorGina Leonard

Mulls Grove

New Hope In Christ

North Laurel

North Morganton Rev. Kenneth BakerWally BussJanice JordanJudy Stroupe

Oak GroveRev. Gyles WidenerRuth Widener

Oak Ridge

Pleasant HillRev. Van BuchananConnie CookDebbie CramerTammy Berry

Pleasant View

River of LifeRev. Orlando MendezGonzalo

Riverside

Rutherford College, FirstLawrence RobertsonTeresa ParkerWanda BerryNina AbernethyLoretta McCracken

Silver CreekStanley RogersMarie RogersRev. Freddie WilliamsLoretta Williams

Smyrna

Solid Rock

South Mountain

SouthsideBetty ClawsonLarry KiddyWanda KiddyIrene Phillips

Table Rock

Trinity

United Dr. Avery OwenbyLinda Owenby

Valdese First

Walker Road

Wilkies GroveRev. Kenneth BryantRev. Terry AdkinsFrances MeltonMarie SwinkDianne StarnesGary Starnes

ZionDr. Steve ParkerFrances BumgarnerBettie HooksJean Nichols

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120 Messengers

Constitution and Bylaws

Constitution and BylawsOf

Catawba River Baptist Association

ARTICLE INAME

This corporate body shall be known as the Catawba River Baptist Association thereafter (hereafter the “Association”).

ARTICLE IIOFFICES

SECTION 1. Principal Office. The principal office of the Association shall be located at 1812 US 70 East, Morganton, North Carolina 28655, or at such other place as the Board of Directors may fix from time to time. SECTION2. Registered Office. The registered office of the Association required by law to be maintained in the State of North Carolina may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office. SECTION 3. Other Offices. The Association may have offices at other such places, either within or without the state of North Carolina, as the Board of Directors (hereafter known as the “Administrative Team”) may designate.

ARTICLE IIIPURPOSE

The purpose of the Association shall be to advise and promote measures for increasing the harmony, intelligence and spiritual power of the member churches and to direct, promote and develop their energies in advancing the Redeemer’s Kingdom throughout the earth. The Association will seek to work in cooperation with the North Carolina Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. ARTICLE IVMEMBERSHIP

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SECTION 1. Composition. The Association shall be composed of regularly constituted Baptist Churches in Burke County and surrounding areas which have applied for and received membership (hereafter, the “Members”) as its members.

SECTION 2. Admission. The Association may receive or reject Baptist Churches applying for membership at its discretion. All churches which are admitted into membership shall first be admitted under watch-care membership. Such members shall be under the watch-care of the Association for a period of one year. During this period the church under watch-care must demonstrate cooperation with, and good will toward, other Baptist churches in its community and the other Members of this Association. At the completion by the church of one year of watch-care membership, the Association may, at its discretion, receive the church into full membership by a vote at the Annual Session with a two-thirds majority vote of the messengers present. The watch-care church shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of membership during its watch-care period, except that its messengers may not vote or hold office. Recommendations for membership shall come from the Administrative Team (will be defined in a later section).

SECTION 3. Withdrawal. Any church may, at its discretion, withdraw from this Association by submitting the withdrawal in writing to the Administrative Team.

SECTION 4. Disassociation. The Association may, through a two-thirds vote of its messengers present at the Annual Meeting of Members, disqualify and expel a member from membership in the Association for the following reasons:The church has become unbiblical in doctrine or in practice.The church has failed to represent itself, either by messengers or by letter at two consecutive Annual Meetings of Members, without good cause.The church ceases to be missionary in practice. A church shall be deemed to have ceased to be missionary in practice if it shall fail to support the causes fostered by the denomination at large or by this Association in particular.

SECTION 5. Representation. The Members shall be represented by individuals which each member appoints, to be known as messengers. Each Member shall be entitled to the following number of messengers:Three messengers for the first 100 members of a church, or fraction thereof. One messenger for each additional 100 members of a church.Each member of a church who is a ministerial staff member of the church shall count as an additional messenger.The Moderator, Vice Moderator, Treasurer and Clerk of this Association shall be considered messengers.

ARTICLE VANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

SECTION 1. Place of Meetings. The Annual Meeting of Members shall be held at the place recommended by the Administrative Team of the Association. The location of this meeting shall be changed from year to year when possible so that this meeting may be held in locations throughout the area served by the Association.

SECTION 2. Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting of members shall be held in two sessions, the first to be in October and the second to be in the Spring of every year.

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SECTION 3. Special Meeting. Special Meetings of the members may be called at any time by the Moderator or by the Administrative Team.

SECTION 4. Notice of Meeting. In the case of a Special meeting of the members, the Notice of meeting shall include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called; such description is not needed in the case of an Annual Meeting.SECTION 5. Quorum. One or more messengers from at least one-fourth of the members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Messengers may not take action on a matter at a meeting unless a quorum exists. Once a quorum is established it will remain in effect even if members leave.

SECTION 6. Proxies. No proxy voting shall be allowed at a Meeting of Members.

SECTION 7. Voting by Messengers. In every vote taken by the messengers, the following rules apply;a. All votes will be by simple majority unless stated differently elsewhere in this document.b. The method of voting shall be by uplifted hands unless a secret ballot is called for and approved by a simple majority.c. In all meetings we will follow Robert’s Rules of Order.

ARTICLE VIORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

SECTION 1. Officers of the Association. The officers of the Association shall be the Moderator, Vice Moderator, Clerk and Treasurer. These officers shall be elected at the Fall Session of the Annual Meeting of members, and shall assume their duties at the close thereof. They shall continue in office until the next Fall Session or until their successors are elected and installed. Any vacancy in an office may be filled by the Administrative Team to expire at the next meeting.a. Removal. Any officer may be removed for cause by the Members. Cause shall include, but not be limited to, dereliction of duty, crimes or acts of immorality, or if the officer is no longer a member of a church in this Association.b. Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by communicating his resignation to the Association in writing. A resignation is effective immediately unless a later date is specified. c. Bonds. The Association may by resolution require any officer, agent or employee of the Association to give bond to the Association with sufficient sureties, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his respective office or position, and to comply with such other conditions as may from time to time be required by the Executive Committee.

d. Duties of Officers1) Moderator. It shall be the duty of the Moderator of the Association to preside over the Annual Meeting of Members and meetings of the Administrative Team. The Moderator, along with the Vice Moderator and the Director of Missions, will be responsible for securing the place and preacher for the Annual Meetings. As the presiding officer, he shall open the meetings punctually at the appointed time, enforce

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the rules, preserve the order, and exercise all the prerogatives of a presiding officer according to the principles of established parliamentary usage and corporate procedure. He shall be elected for a one-year term, and he cannot succeed himself after the second consecutive term. The Moderator as the President of the Association has the authority to act on behalf of the Association and sign legal documents in the name of the Association.2) Vice Moderator. It shall be the duty of the Vice Moderator to discharge the duties of the Moderator in his absence or at his request. The Vice Moderator as the Vice-President of the Association has the authority to act on behalf of the Association and sign legal documents in the name of the Association. He shall be elected for a one-year term, and he cannot succeed himself after the second consecutive term.

3) Clerk. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep an accurate record of the proceedings of all Meetings of Members and meetings of the Administrative Team. The clerk will keep on file the printed minutes and other important documents of the Association. The clerk will provide Congregational Profile forms to each member to make the annual reports to the Association. The clerk will produce an annual of all minutes and reports given to the Association in its meetings. The clerk will provide one copy of the annual to each member church at no cost. Additional copies can be purchased by the churches. The position and office of the Clerk and Secretary shall be one and the same.

4) Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to oversee the receipt of all the funds of the Association and the disbursement of the same in accordance with the budget of the Association or for purposes for which the funds were contributed. The Treasurer shall render to the Association an itemized report of his receipts and disbursements at the Annual Meeting of Members. The Treasurer shall make available to the Administrative Team a quarterly financial report including the contributions of each member church in the Association.

SECTION 2. Director of Missionsa. Duties of Director of Missions. The Director of Missions shall work with and assist the member churches of the Association in the promotion of their work, and shall seek to promote unity and growth among the Members. The Director of Missions will be elected by the Association in either an Annual Meeting or a specially called meeting. He shall be responsible to the Administrative Team for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall supervise all associational staff and shall be an ex-officio non-voting member of all teams.b. Vacancy. In the event of a vacancy of the Director of Missions position, the Administrative Team shall appoint a committee of seven as a Search Committee to recommend a successor to the Association.c. Termination – Any grievances regarding the job performance of the Director of Missions are to be taken to the Administrative Team who will then evaluate them and make recommendations to the association if needed.

SECTION 3. Teams of the Associationa. The Make-up of and guidelines governing the teams.1) Administrative Team. The Administrative Team shall be made up of the four officers of the Association, the Director of Missions (ex officio) and the leaders of all the other teams listed in this section plus any temporary teams that might be created. The moderator will serve as the team leader for the administrative team.

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2) All Other Teams. All other teams will be made up of the team leader plus the members of the team. The team leader (in consultation with the Director of Missions) will be responsible for enlisting team members. The number of members on each team will be determined by the needs of each team. The team leader will consider the passion, the spiritual gifts, and the talents of the prospective team member when enlisting that person to serve on each team.3) A slate of teams will be presented at each of the annual association meetings for the approval of the messengers.4) The term of service for team members (other than officers of the association) shall be indefinite as long as the team member is working in harmony with team goals. Any team member failing to participate in the activities of the team for one year shall be considered as no longer being a part of the team.5) Each team may have sub-teams. The sub-team leader will be a member of these teams. Each sub-team will function independently but is tied to the Administrative Team through the larger team leader.

b. The duties of the teams.1) The Administrative Team.a) Plan the program for the annual meetingsb) Receive and evaluate any membership requests of new churchesc) Nominate candidates for the officers of the associationd) Be responsible for the oversight of the association’s finances and for preparing proposed budgetse) Be responsible for yearly evaluations of all staff members of the association including the Director of Missionsf) Be responsible for the hiring and firing of all staff of the association excluding the Director of Missionsg) Fill vacancies in any Team Leader positions to be approved at the next associational meetingh) Assist the Director of Missions and staff in overseeing the general upkeep of the association’s propertyi) Approve team members for all other teamsj) Recommend a nominee for the Endowment Trusteesk) Work with the DOM to help churches with internal conflict.

2) Prayer Team. a) Lead the association in the ministry of prayer. b) Plan events such as prayer walking and prayer training.c) Promote prayer in the churches. d) Maintain prayer resources at the associational resource center.

3) Evangelism Team. a) Lead the association in intentional evangelism. b) Provide training in evangelism both in local churches and generally for the entire association. c) Do evangelism. Toy store ministry team and the WPCC ministry team will be sub-teams of the Evangelism Teamd) Plan evangelistic events.

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a) Plan associationally sponsored mission activities locally and beyond. b) Help churches in missions education. The Men’s Ministry and WMU teams will be sub-teams of the Missions Team.

5) Church Development Team.a) The team will be made up of the following sub-team leaders: Sunday School, Seminary Extension, Music Ministry, VBS, Youth, Children, Singles, and Senior Adult Ministries.b) They will oversee training for the various areas of church development.c) The sub-teams, when applicable, will also help foster fellowship in their area of ministry for the churches

ARTICLE VIAMENDMENT These Bylaws may be immediately revised at any Meeting of the members of the Association by two-thirds vote of the messengers present, or by simple majority provided notice of such revision shall have been presented at a previous Annual Meeting.

ARTICLE VIIEFFECTIVE DATE These Bylaws shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall supersede any and all Bylaws previously adopted.

Last amended as per Article VI the 25th day of March, 2010

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2013 Annual Meetings

Program – Spring Session

The 184th Annual Meeting of the Catawba River Baptist Association

-Spring Session-March 28, 2013

Mull’s Grove Baptist Church, Morganton7:00 p.m.

Theme: Praying Toward Revival

6:45 Prelude7:00 Call to Order……………………………...……………...……..Mr. Jerry Stephens7:00 Welcome & Prayer…………………………………..…Rev. James (Bud) Jernigan7:05 Recognitions...……………………………………………...…….Rev. Phil Oakley7:10 Treasurer’s Report…………………………………………...…Ms. Rebecca Ervin7:15 Administrative Team Report/Miscellaneous Business…………Mr. Jerry Stephens7:20 Director of Missions Report…………....………………………...Rev. Phil Oakley7:40 Greeting Time…………………………………………..………Mr. Jerry Stephens7:45 Missions Emphasis……………………………………...……….Dr. Kevin Purcell8:00 WPCC Student Ministry…………………………..……………Rev. Eddy Bunton8:10 Worship and Praise…………………………………..…………Mr. Ted MacVicar8:20 Sermon………………………..…………………………………..Dr. Steve Parker8:50 Prayer for Revival……………………………………………..….Dr. Steve Parker9:00 Adjournment

The 184th Annual Meeting, Fall Session will be held October 24, 2013 at Hopewell Baptist Church. Dr. Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary will be our guest speaker.

Proceedings – Spring Session

Proceedings of the Catawba River Baptist Association184th Annual Meeting - Spring Session

March 28, 2013

Mr. Jerry Stephens , Moderator, opened the meeting. Rev. Phil Oakley, DOM, presented the new positions in our association which are as follows:

Rev. Kip Shoemaker, new Associate Pastor at Cross MemorialNew Pastor at Smyrna Baptist Church, Rev. Paul Mace

Ms. Rebecca Ervin presented the financial statements. She noted the following:1. Agency Funds Payable includes Ministers Conference funds and South Africa

Restitution and a check for $550 from the NC Baptist State Convention for the Deaf Mission at First Baptist.

2. Bouchelle Street building has been deeded back to New Hope In Christ3. Endowment Funds will be addressed later by Mr. Jerry Stephens. There was an

$1,800 distribution from the Endowment Funds for repairs on the rental house4. Pg 14 is the Contributions that the churches gave to the association. The total,

$168,441.03, is the same as the Contributions on the Revenue and Expense Statement

Mr. Jerry Stephens made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report. The motion was seconded and carried.

Rev. Phil Oakley, DOM, offered Romans 13:11, the verse for this meeting. He stated the importance of the need for revival.. He also gave Acts 3 He offered a challenge to those attending to commit themselves to prayer.

A video clip of “My Hope With Billy Graham” was presented. We must get out of our comfort zone to become concernedd for souls around us. May 9th and May 14th are training sessions for the evangelical training. “My Hope” is the first week of Nov when Dr. Graham will be 95 years old.

Calendar:April 9-Awaken Prayer Retreat 9:30 – 12:00 reservations needed for free boxed lunchApril 9th, 7:00 PM Prayer Rally-Calvary Bap.April 11, 2013-Senior Adult Luncheon Exit 112 Abee’s Grve Church Rd.April 16, 2013 – Annual VBS Clinic 7:00 – 9:00 PM

He encouraged the congregation to pray diligently for revival. That is the only hope for America.

Rev. Dr. Kevin Purcell, Team Leader of the Missions Team, presented the needs of churches in the NY Partnership. He showed a video to encourage participation in the partnership . He asked those to stand that have already been on a trip to New York. Then, he asked those who were planning on going to New York in 2013 to stand with the others.

Then, He requests those who were around them to stand, lay hands on them and pray for their Mission Trip to NY.

Rev. Eddy Bunton presented the WPCC Campus Ministry. He was accompanied by 2 young men Nathan Smith and Tyler. Tyler gave his testimony. He was a drug addict in 2007. He overdosed in November. His aunt brought him a NT, and he opened to John 7;24. He accepted the Lord and repented of all his sins. After he got out of the hospital he sat on his porch and read about the fishermen of John. His aunt and uncle are Tricia and Brian Cox of East Valdese. He is in Students for Christ (Eddy Bunton) He feels that they encourage him in Christ. The way you make disciples is to encourage them so that they can go out and make disciples. Nathan served as a missionary to Canada. One of Tyler’s former drug buddies saw the change on Facbook and wanted to know how to get what he had. Nathan leaves on Monday for a year-long missions trip to FL.

Rev. Bunton read the testimony of Jonell Boback. Bill Childers is their sponser on campus. Students for Christ meets each week on Wednesdays at 12 Noon in Carr Hall Room 132.

Dr. Purcell finished his Missions Team Report by adding that Dakota Wilson, member of Mulls Grove, also seved in Long Island, NY last year. Michael Purcell will be going to NY this summer. There are 4 other positions available.

Ted MacVicar led the music in singing choruses.

Rev. Dr. Steve Parker gave the message:II Chronicles 7:14 Prayer is the power, but action is the key.Rev. 2: 1-7 – The Sin of Losing Our First LoveWhy Do We Need Revival? Because we have lost our first love for Him. Authority of the church-vs 1 authority of the messenger and the ministry. Attributes of the church vs 2-6-It is a dynamic church (I know thy works). It is a dedicated church (I know thy works, thy labor and thy patience.) It is a discerning church ( can not bear them which are evil). Vs. 3 It was a determined church. (hast not fainted) It is a disciplined church. Vs 6 OThou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans.) BUSY-being under Satan’s Yoke!Alarming failure of the church: They had left their first love. Absolute remedy for the church-Remember therefore from whence they come and repent and do the first works , Remember, vs 5 Repent vs 5, Repeat, vs 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

 

 

Program – Fall Session

The 184th Annual Meeting of the Catawba River Baptist Association

-Fall Session-October 24, 2013

Hopewell Baptist Church7:00 p.m.

6:45 Prelude7:00 Call to Order……………………………...…………………….Mr. Jerry Stephens7:00 Welcome & Prayer……………………………………...….......Rev. Danny Emory7:05 Recognitions/Memorials...…………...………………………..….Rev. Phil Oakley7:10 Worship and Praise…………………………………..…………Mr. Ted MacVicar7:20 Missions Team Report……………………………………….…Rev. Kevin Purcell7:35 Message…………………………………………………………...Dr. Danny Akin8:05 Greeting Time………………………………………………….Mr. Jerry Stephens8:10 Election of Officers………………………………………….. Mr. Jerry Stephens8:15 Treasurer’s Report………………………………………….….Mrs. Rebecca Ervin8:20 Administrative Team Report………………………………… Mr. Jerry Stephens8:25 Miscellaneous Business……………………………………… Mr. Jerry Stephens8:30 Message from the Director of Missions..………....……………...Rev. Phil Oakley8:50 Adjournment

The 185th Annual Meeting, Spring Session will be held March 27, 2014 at High Peak Baptist Church. One of our New York Partnership Pastors will be speaking

The 185th Annual Meeting, Fall Session will be held October 23, 2014 at Catawba Valley Baptist Church. Rev. Earl Cross from Brookwood Baptist will be speaking.

Proceedings – Fall Session

184th Annual Meeting-Fall Meeting

Opened the meeting-Moderator-Mr. Jerry StephensOpened in Prayer-Rev. Danny Emory

Recognitions by Rev. Phil Oakley, Director of MissionsKevin Ulrich - Minister of Music at BurkemontRev. Eddie Graves - Pastor at CornerstoneRev. Drew Dalton – Pastor at Drexel Memorial Rev. Andrew Whisenant - Associate and Youth Pastor at HopewellAndrew Watkins – Pastor at MoriahGarry Stafford - Minister of Music at Mount Home

Institutions: Baptist Aging Ministry, Baptist Retirement Homes, Burke United Christian Ministries,

Memorial Honor: Those that have deceased. Pg 14-16

Prayer for special requests and families of the deceased: Rev. Phil Oakley

Music by Mr. Ted MacVicar

Mission Team Report: Romans 12:1-2 Dr. Kevin Purcell shared the team’s vision for Burke County.He was inspired by his youth group’s trip to New York when they said, “Why can’t we do this in Burke County?” not to think of himself more highly than he should There is no competition between churches because we are all one church. If you need to reach people in your community, let the Missions Team know, and they can help. Told story about Chris, a young man during their mission trip to New York. He came to their meeting and was befriended by Dalton, a reserved young man and eventually led him to the Lord. Their youth group worked with Victory Chapel Baptist Church where they met Chris. Another story: Felix was a lifeguard in Valdese. They were doing beach evangelism, and Felix’ younger brother heard a cry for help from the water (no swimming) Saved Martin who was drowning and Felix led him to the Lord! This has changed High Peak Baptist Church and energized the youth!

Dr. Purcell interviewed Michael Purcell, a student at Southeastern Theological and summer intern in New York. Michael worked with Deaf For Jesus Baptist Church and Rev & Mrs. Henry Deller for two weeks. Michael has creditials in Microsoft Office so he taught the Dellers how to better use their computer and spent time doing Bible Studies with him. He also taught the children of the church. He helped rebuild their sound system.

Michael then went to Crossroads Church of Long Island serving with Pastor Sterling Edwards. Much of his two weeks there was serving with the janitorial staff.

The last weeks of the summer internship were spent with Victory Chapel Church working with Pastor Dan Haughey. After prayer time, they often would go into downtown Belport and hand out tracts. He also spent time doing Bible Studies in nursing homes and even in a beauty salon! Michael was able to ministered to shut-ins and He preached twice.

Working with the Deaf Church fulfilled him most. It helped him to change his major from Counseling to Ministry to the Deaf. He liked the janitor’s work the least! But he did not feel like that was a waste of time because he was working in the background and took care of someone on the front line. This is a growing experience to be a ministry intern. Evil is more obvious in New York because we live in the Bible Belt. God calls us to be the children of light. It makes him grateful to the association for providing this opportunity. He thanks everyone for this opportunity to represent North Carolina and the Lord!

The Message was given by Dr. Danny Akin President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Charlotte have 4 sons with 3 daughters-in-law, 9 grandchildren and one on the way. Dr. Akin is passionate for the Great Commission resurgence, has traveled to many countries, and leads the 4th largest seminary in the world, SEBTS has 2500 enrolled in the seminary. Dr. Akin is very concerned about revitalizing and planting churches. He pointed out that there are 45,000 Southern Baptist churches, with 4,000 of them being in North Carolina. An area like New York has over 20 million people with only a little over 200 Southern Baptist Churches. This comparison shows the great need for all of us to be involved in church planting.

Text: Hebrews 12:1-2 1. Stay in the race.2. Focus on the essentials. Lay aside every weight; 3. Looking unto Jesus

Nominations of Officers: Larry Thompson was nominated for the office of Moderator (nominated by Earl Cross) motion carriedSteve Daniels was nominated for the office of Vice-Moderator (nominated by Gene Kirby), motion carried

Treasurer Report: Rebecca ErvinMotion to accept Financial Report: motion carried

Vote to adopt budget: carriedNote: CRBA will be happy to answer questions about our financial statements anytime, not just at this meeting.

Jerry Stephens mentioned the new CRBA sign, initial and 2nd round of shrubbery free, Ronnie Poteet of Calvary Baptist did most of the landscaping around the sign. The sign was installed at a good price.

Jerry Stephens also gave us the following information on refinancing the building. Old interest rate: 6.25%, interest on new note was 2.75% old payment amount was $2,194.20 per month. The new payment is $1,850.11. We will save over $60,000 over the life of the loan!

Miscellaneous business: adopt the resolution of the 184th annual meeting to thank Hopewell Baptist Church for hosting us.

Whereas, the messengers of the Fall session of the 184th Annual Meeting of the Catawba River Baptist Association, have come together in fellowship and whereas, we believe that God has brought us together to receive our reports and conduct our business, and whereas, we acknowledge Reverend Danny Emory and the people of Hopewell Baptist Church for their warm hospitality; therefore, be it resolved, that the messengers of this 2013 Fall session of the Catawba River Baptist Association express our sincere gratitude to the Lord and all those He used to make this a meeting characterized by unity, fellowship, worship, and encouragement.

Motion to approve the Leadership Profile: page 5: unanimous vote

Endowment Trustees is based on a 5-year rotation: Dennis Hamrick has served 5 years and will rotate off. Roy “Buzz” Bakewell from Burkemont was nominated: unanimous vote

Director of Missions: message – the churches were encouraged to continue to pray toward Revival. We urgently need to pray and ask God to revealed the sins of the church so that we can experience Revival and God can do His work among us. We need to begin to focus on reaching people who will never even consider attending one of our traditional churches. We will need to begin finding place that we can begin new group outside of our traditional churches by renting trailers or apartments or using homes to have “house churches”. It is time to think outside the box for fresh ideas on connecting with lost people all around us.

A plaque presented to Mr. Jerry Stephens for his 2 years of service to the Association as Moderator.

The meeting was adjourned with prayer.

Reports – Spring SessionFinancial Statements - Catawba River Baptist Association

Statement of Assets, Liabilities, Net Assets – Modified Cash BasisAs of February 28, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Feb 28, 13 Dec 31, 12 ASSETS

Current AssetsCash and Cash Equivalents

Regular CheckingRestricted-Debt Retirement Fund $ 719.30 $ - Restricted-Toy Store 3,279.40 3,279.40 Restricted-Handrail Ministry 2,196.33 2,196.33

BB&T Regular Checking - Other 28,636.92 14,441.63 Total Checking 34,831.95 19,917.36 Agency Funds M/C Checking 3,618.28 3,618.28

Agency Funds Restitution 27.33 27.33 Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 38,477.56 23,562.97 Miscellaneous Receivables 1,630.70

Sales Tax Receivable 2,112.71 2,086.75 Total Other Current Assets 2,112.71 3,717.45

Total Current Assets 40,590.27 27,280.4

2 Fixed Assets

Property / Buildings / EquipProperty-1812/1814 Hwy 70 E 78,750.00 78,750.00 Rental House 111,095.22 111,095.22

CRBA Resource Center 898,638.53 898,638.53

Total Fixed Assets 1,088,483.75 1,088,483.7

5

Other Assets-Endowment Funds 114,025.38 115,109.2

5

TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,243,099.40

$ 1,230,873.42

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETSCurrent Liabilities

Credit Cards $ 24.54 372.19 Agency Funds Payable 4,195.61 3,645.61

Payroll Liabilities 892.14 528.14 Total Current Liabilities 5,112.29 4,545.94

Long Term Liabilities-Loan Payable 337,436.48 338,303.14

Total Liabilities 342,548.77 342,849.08 NET ASSETS

Fund Balance - Endowment 114,025.38 115,109.25 Fund Balance - Restricted 5,535.62 4,451.75

Fund Balance - Unrestricted 780,989.63 768,463.34

Total Net Assets 900,550.63 888,024.34

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $

1,243,099.40 $

1,230,873.42

Jan - Feb 13 Jan - Dec 12

REVENUES

CONTRIBUTIONSChurches $ 31,328.97 $ 168,441.03

NC Missions Offering 3,223.99 3,133.61 Total Contributions 34,552.96 171,574.64

OTHER

Rental Income 550.00 4,394.71 Disaster Relief Tools-Sale 2,652.00 Investment Earnings (1,083.87)Handrail Ministry 200.00 Debt Retirement 191.00 Toy Store 9,362.87

Miscellaneous 169.30

Unrealized Gain on Investment 14,414.77

Total Other Income 2,287.43 28,563.35

Total Revenues $ 36,840.39 $ 200,137.99

EXPENSESAssociational Church Missions 166.67 3,261.09 Buildings and Equipment 5,452.61 39,908.14

Church and Community Ministry (68.10) 12,025.6

3 Contract Labor 712.50 4,358.00 Education Ministry (6.00) 3,171.92 Employee Compensation 16,903.00 107,198.45

Loss on Transfer of Deed 91,270.51

Organizational 5.00 320.50 Service Ministry 1,148.42 5,790.42

Total Expenses 24,314.10 267,304.66

Catawba River Baptist AssociationStatement of Revenues, Expenses, and Other Changes in Net Assets

Modified Cash BasisJanuary – February 2013 and January-December 2012

Changes in Net Assets $ 12,526.29 $ (67,166.67)

Catawba River Baptist AssociationChurch Contributions

January through December 2012 and 2011

Jan - Dec 12 Jan - Dec 11 $ ChangeAmherst 2,500.00 2,656.00 (156.00)Antioch 450.00 600.00 (150.00)Asheville Street 2,503.47 2,732.04 (228.57)Bethel 1,612.92 1,609.24 3.68 Brookwood 1,680.85 1,502.43 178.42 Brown Mountain 0.00 300.00 (300.00)Burkemont 10,289.00 9,304.00 985.00 Calvary 2,750.00 3,000.00 (250.00)Calvin Heights 764.51 783.65 (19.14)Catawba Valley 4,000.00 4,000.00 0.00 Central 0.00 50.00 (50.00)Connelly Springs First 500.00 500.00 0.00 Cornerstone 300.00 300.00 0.00 Cross Memorial 2,208.00 2,824.00 (616.00)Drexel First 1,000.00 2,000.00 (1,000.00)Drexel Memorial 4,304.39 4,534.06 (229.67)East Valdese 6,000.00 5,500.00 500.00 El Bethel 8,477.29 8,355.24 122.05 Enon 800.00 800.00 0.00 Gilead 0.00 1,000.00 (1,000.00)Glen Alpine First 2,800.00 2,750.00 50.00 Grace 5,779.00 5,050.00 729.00 Great American Cowboy Church 265.42 102.30 163.12 High Peak 5,223.56 5,011.29 212.27 HMong First 550.00 600.00 (50.00)Hopewell 3,009.00 5,199.96 (2,190.96)Icard's Grove 1,771.96 1,573.80 198.16 Journey Church 7,578.79 7,188.09 390.70 Lakeview 1,219.72 1,151.78 67.94 Missionary Ridge 3,850.00 4,400.00 (550.00)

Morganton First 7,166.64 7,166.64 0.00 Mount Calvary 4,271.48 4,220.29 51.19 Mount Home 14,499.96 14,499.96 0.00 Mount Olive 1,450.00 1,800.00 (350.00)Mountain View II 3,611.21 3,132.93 478.28 Mull's Grove 2,500.00 5,000.00 (2,500.00)North Morganton 350.00 300.00 50.00 Oak Grove 1,661.50 2,201.00 (539.50)Oak Ridge 3,088.22 3,231.54 (143.32)Pleasant Hill 6,500.00 6,000.00 500.00 Pleasant Ridge 1,500.00 1,500.00 0.00 Pleasant View 600.00 600.00 0.00 Rutherford College First 2,305.71 2,069.71 236.00 Silver Creek 1,079.87 1,283.67 (203.80)South Mountain 245.56 0.00 245.56 Southside 1,320.00 1,040.00 280.00 Trinity 500.00 500.00 0.00 United 1,200.00 1,200.00 0.00 Valdese First 3,000.00 3,000.00 0.00 Walker Road 2,064.00 1,557.00 507.00 Wilkie's Grove 12,000.00 12,000.00 0.00 Zion 15,339.00 15,712.00 (373.00)

TOTAL 168,441.03 173,392.62 (4,951.59)

Director of Missions ReportWe find ourselves at a critical time in the life of our churches and in the life of our nation. I believe that 2013 will be an important year for us and so I want to encourage you to join together as an association of churches to work together toward a number of things that can make an impact upon our churches and can ultimately impact our nation.I believe 2013 is a time that we need to focus on prayer for revival. With so many of our churches either on a plateau or declining in our numbers, we need to confess our lack of emphasis on evangelism and discipleship so that we can be effective in winning people to Jesus as Lord and Savior. We are not seeing lives changed and transformed and it is because we are not allowing the Lord to use us as His hands, His feet and His voice to share His love and His gospel. We are not giving what it takes to touch the world around us. It is time for us to pray and confess before the Lord and commit to being obedient to the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. We need revival in our commitment to love the Lord with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our minds and with all our strength. When we start doing this, then we will see revival and we will see a difference in our churches. Therefore, I am asking you today as ministers and as lay people to make a commitment right here tonight. I want to ask you to commit yourself to going back to your church and commit yourself as Pastor, staff member or lay person to leading your church to pray diligently for revival for the remainder of this year or until it comes in full force in your church. Would you be willing to do that tonight?We need to pray until we see God changing us and bringing us to doing what He has called us to do. We need to pray until sharing the Gospel becomes an essential part of our lives. We need to pray until we want to do missions work both in our communities and around the world. We need to pray until God begins to impact our communities and people start turning to Christ in large number. We need to pray until we see a great Spiritual renewal in our land and the bars, drug houses and sex shops are closing down because there are so many people getting saved.Catawba River Baptists, God wants to do that in our midst, but He is waiting on us to get serious with Him. He is waiting to see us on our knees crying out with a passion for our lost friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers. He is waiting to see us commit to do whatever it takes to share our faith with the world around us. He is waiting for us to get the world out of our lives as the Church and to focus on His business instead of our own desires and pleasures in being His Church in this world. A part of seeing this happen will be a focus on 20/20 Vision: Focusing on the Great Commission; committing to a plan of evangelism for your Church to focus on. Whether it is door-to-door evangelism or planning events or building relationships, having some plan is essential if you are going to really do evangelism. Another possibility is a plan that we want to emphasize this year. “My Hope” with Billy Graham is an emphasis you can use. You will see a video clip on this tonight, but I would also encourage you to go to www.myhopewithbillygraham.org and take a look at what this has to offer your church or you as an individual. Lay person, go work with your pastor and help him make this an emphasis in your church. I believe this can make a tremendous impact on you and your church together with the lost people that you personally know. Another area of concern that I believe must come to our attention is the area of discipleship. Jesus told us in the Great Commission to go and make disciples, baptizing them and then teaching them to observe all that we have been taught. One reason that most of our churches are in decline is that we are not making disciples. We have stopped with the commandment to baptize them. Outside our most faithful leaders in the church, most of our members are not serving as disciples and they are certainly not helping others become disciples. That is why we find ourselves doing 90% of the work and it is also why we are not winning people to Christ the way we ought to be doing it.I believe that this has to change in our churches if we are going to see God move in the way that He wants to move to transform the lives of people all around us. You and I have to learn how to be stronger disciples who will be discipling others we win to Christ. Thus, we will begin to multiply ourselves so that we will see the Great Commission become reality. There are processes that we can put into place today that can lead us in each of our churches to create a culture of discipleship. By doing that all our members will know that they have to do more than just attend worship on Sunday morning. They will come to know that each of us has a responsibility in building the Kingdom of God and in helping others make Jesus Lord of their lives. I want to ask you to work with your Pastor and commit to making this a priority in your life. I stand ready to work with

any of you on this and will help any church that wants to become serious about this plan that God has laid out for us. I believe we have the tools that can be used to help us be all that God wants us to be in our day. God desires us to make the difference in our churches so that we can make an impact on people to reach them for Christ. It can be done; we just have to be willing to do it. Are you willing to pay the price? Are you willing to give what it will take? Jesus told us that we have to count the cost in Luke 14:25-33. Would you be willing to turn to that Scripture and read it and then pray, “Yes, Lord I will renounce it all to be your disciple”, right now?

Respectfully Submitted,

Phil Oakley

Mission Team

The Missions Team of the CRBA wants to help the churches of our area fulfill our God-given mission, to reach our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Ends of the Earth! We've focused much of our attention on the partnership that we entered into over a year ago. The people of New York need Jesus, but few of them are engaged with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the past year many churches went to Long Island to help work and support the work of the churches. This year we want to see that number increase. Our goal is to see every church take part in our New York Partnership by doing one of three things. 1) Going: plan to send some people from your church to Long Island. 2) Giving: many teams will go and some will want to go but can't due to financial limitations. Maybe your church won't set foot on Long Island but your resources can help those who go. Consider sponsoring a short-term missionary that will go. Or sponsor one of our mission interns. More on that in a bit. 3) Pray: the best thing you can do is pray. We'll do that in our meeting today, but commit to make praying for the New York churches a long-term affair. Maybe you want to adopt one of the churches on Long Island as a prayer partner. Contact me and I'll put you in touch with one that your church can pray for as a group.

Speaking of Summer Mission Interns. Our association voted to send up to five summer mission interns for 6-8 weeks. Each intern will get at least $500 from the Association as seed money. But they will need more to pay for transportation, expenses while in New York, and other personal needs. Maybe your church would like to send one of these interns by sponsoring them, taking up a love offering or sponsoring a fund raiser. Also, please get the word out to young adults in your church. The requirements include being a member of a CRBA church, a willingness to report to sponsor churches during and after their internship in the form of a report, a presentation, video, letters etc., and finally a willingness to advise future interns for next year.

If your church wants to send a team to Long Island, we have a list of projects to complete. A vision team just recently returned from Long Island after visiting the following:

1. Crossroads Church of Long Island and Pastor Sterling Edwards2. North Shore Baptist Church and Pastor Jason Jasper.3. Trinity Baptist Church and Pastor Kurt Wesolowski.4. Ecclesia Baptist Church and Pastor John Zizolfo5. Victory Baptist Chapel and Pastor Dan Haughey6. Baptist Disaster Relief with Bro. Tom Vannoy leading the efforts

All six of these need your help. You can do construction, renovations, outreach and evangelism, work with kids or youth and more. We will hand out our list of 12 projects ready for you to get involved. We hope that at least 12 churches will take the challenge and meet these specific needs this year.

Respectfully submitted,Kevin Purcell, Missions Team Leader

Love and JoyToy Store 2012

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. I John 4:7

God has shown His love for us in so many ways and it was evident in the spirit of joy which prevailed over Toy Store 2012. We rejoice that the Toy Store served 418 families and 926 children! This mission/ministry led 40 to Christ and one who reminded us that they accepted Christ as their Savior from a previous Toy Store! This effort encompassed the work of over 100 volunteers and 30 counselors! His Love endures forever!

For the second year, we held preregistration in September and October. This face-to-face registration process allows for more personal contact with the families and has proved valuable to the preparation of Toy Store! Thank you East Valdese Baptist and El Bethel Baptist Churches for allowing us to use your facilities as registration sites!

The dates for registration for Toy Store 2013 are:

September 30 thru October 1, 2013 12:00- 8:00 pm at East Valdese October 7 thru October 8, 2013 12:00- 8:00 pm at El BethelOctober 9 2013 10:00-2:00 pm at El Bethel

A flyer will be distributed to all associational churches, all Burke County elementary schools, as well as local service agencies with the information about registration in August. Please help us spread the word. His Love endures forever!

We are thankful for the team leaders who helped make this mission possible. The team works behind the scenes throughout the year to make the Toy Store a success. We are very excited about Toy Store 2013, December 9-12, 2013 at Calvary Baptist Church! The Toy Store requires the support of our churches and volunteers and we would like to solicit your help. You don’t have to wait until December to show your support! Here are some ways your church could assist now:

Consider donating left-over VBS crafts as stocking stuffers. Have a birthday party for Jesus in July and donate the toys to the store. Sign up to provide snacks/meals for the volunteers during the week of Toy Store. Have your mission classes to collect coins all year to donate.

Send pamphlets and literature from your church for distribution to the parents. Janet and Sally would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you ways to support the Toy Store. You may contact them through the Resource Office (828-437-0137) or call directly (Janet at 828-433-1300 or Sally at 828-584-1594). His Love endures forever!

With joyful hearts,Sally Dixon and Janet McDanielToy Store Coordinators

Woman’s Missionary Union

The Catawba River WMU had an associational International Mission Study on November 20th at East Valdese Baptist Church. The study was on Beijing, China. We had separate studies for Mission Friends, Children (RA’s and GA’s), Acteens and adults. We served a meal of different Chinese dishes. There were 78 people in attendance.

Thanks to all the WMUs from the Catawba River churches who donate toothbrushes for the North Carolina WMU prison ministry (Red Boxes). Martha Heavner was able to deliver 500 toothbrushes from our association.

On April 23rd, the Catawba River WMU will have a WMU Celebration at the Associational Office. We will begin with a salad supper at 6:15 ($5), and the program will start at 7:00. The speaker, Janice Bryant, a board certified nurse practitioner and also a pastor’s wife, will talk about God’s Plan for Healthy Eating. This involves research from the scripture and from the medical field. Mrs. Bryant will share how God provided food that will help us live healthier lives. Please call the associational office (437-0137) with the number attending by April 17th .

Please join WMU in praying daily for our missionaries.

Missionaries with birthdays today are:

Yaw Poku, ArizonaChris Kohlman, ArkansasKevin Mullins, TennesseeAM, Central Asian PeoplesSW, Central Asian PeoplesRP, East Asian PeoplesYI, East Asian PeoplesAmy-Beth Arnette, European PeoplesKevin Peacock, European PeoplesBC, South Asian PeoplesDS, South Asian PeoplesDale Coleman, Sub-Saharan African PeoplesChaplains • VolunteersRetired Missionaries

Respectively submitted,

Marie Swink and Kay MacVicarWMU Directors

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT TEAM SUNDAY SCHOOL

Among our churches, the Great Commission is a subject frequently preached, taught, and discussed! Amen! Visit many churches and you will see evidence on display for sharing vision, information, and highlighting efforts people are making to accomplish its goals. Amen, again!! Obeying the Great Commission is of course at the heart of every church AND Sunday School that desires to fulfill the plan of God for bringing people to Himself. Go into all the world...preach the Gospel...baptize believers...make disciples...teach the Word! The godly directive is featured five times in scripture with certainty, clarity, and impact. But what does it mean to be a church truly devoted to fulfilling the Great Commission?

1. Organize and Prioritize In a blog post at pray4gcr.com dated August 2009, Pastor Al Gilbert summarizes...each church must develop and maintain a "multiplying mindset." He says, "it's not how many people we can SEAT, but how many we can SEND." Do you agree? The mission mindset of every church must stretch and move, intentionally caring about people beyond the barriers, where the Gospel is NOT. Is your Sunday School preparing people with training, motivation, and commitment TO BE SENT?

2. Transformation over ExpectationNCBSC Sunday School Senior Consultant Phil Stone writes, "if Bible study doesn't transform lives, than it is nothing more than sharing content. In Romans 12:2, we are called to be transformed by the renewing of our minds...living our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit for the glory of God." Since that is scriptural truth, then meeting man's ideals for the church are secondary to meeting God's. Are Sunday School classes in your church equipping believers to share their faith and make disciples, or something else?

Our CRBA Sunday School Team supports congregations by informing churches of upcoming SS events, offering local training, and providing resources to ministry leaders and learners. Thank you to everyone who participated in our training opportunities this past year. We are always interested in involving more churches and more people in our workshops and seminars. We anticipate several opportunities this fall and in the year ahead to impact Sunday Schools for reaching and teaching. Please help us in serving our association by sharing your ideas for SS training and better equipping believers to fulfill the

Great Commission. Thank you for serving in your local church through this wonderful ministry, and for the privilege you've allowed me in serving in our fine Association.

For Christ's Kingdom and for His Glory,Rev. Thom Hartman

Men’s Ministry

As the CRBA hears the call to Revival and Fresh Awakening, we hear the words of

the Prophet Joel to Judah in Joel 2:15: " Blow a trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly". Great Revivals and Awakenings have always been preceded by fervent Prayer and precipitated by sincere Repentance. As we humble ourselves and seek His face, we Pray that the men and boys of CRBA will be faithful Prayer Warriors. Annointed and praying men are a powerful force in the Kingdom of God. We Pray, Lord Jesus, that you will send Revival and Fresh Awakening to our area, to all of North Carolina, and to our Nation.

Attention to all those ( Pastors, Men and Boy's Ministry Leaders, missions volunteers ) who have an interest in the ministries and missions of North Carolina Baptist Men ( Ladies too ). Mark Abernathy, North Carolina Baptist Men's Consultant for Men's Ministry and Partnerships, will be our guest speaker on Thursday, May 9, 2013 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the CRBA office. A dinner meal will be served. Please make your reservations through the CRBA office. Mark is one of our most experienced state leaders and has traveled extensively around the world and the US while coordinating Baptist Men Projects. This will be an informative meeting for new or established men's or boy's ministries and for anyone interested in ministry or missions opportunities.

Many thanks to Richard Brunson, The Executive Director of North Carolina Baptist Men, for sponsoring and speaking at the November 29, 2012 CRBA Pastors and Wives Christmas Banquet at the Morganton Community House. Robert Stroup, the Western Vice President of North Carolina Baptist Men, was also in attendance. The evening was one of delicious food, good fellowship, and timely information about Baptist Men's ministries. Thanks to Art Mosely for the accommodations and fine meal and to our own Marty Bess for the beautiful piano renditions of some of our favorite Christmas songs. We thank Judy George for the attractive table decorations. Fifty Three persons were treated to an evening in honor of our CRBA Pastors.

The annual RA Racers event was held on March 2, 2013 at Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Forty two racers were entered from six Churches: East Valdese (6), Enon (6), Oak Ridge (12), United (10), Wilkes Grove (1), and Zion (7). The winners will be entered in the NC RA Racer Day at First Baptist Salisbury, NC on March 23, 2013. Thanks to Phillip Heavner for organizing this event and many others and training our CRBA RA leaders so effectively. Thanks to those active and faithful RA groups in our Churches. For those Churches that use AWANA, we encourage you to include as much missions learning as you

can in your AWANA activities.

Please remember these important dates:

April 5-6 Baptist Missions Conference, Winston SalemMay 3-4 Region 7 Disaster Relief TrainingMay 17-18 Men's Ministry Outdoor WeekendJune 7-8 Region 9 Disaster Relief TrainingAugust 26 Region 8 NC Mission Celebration

In Him Who Is Able,Gene KirbyMen's Ministry Director

Campus of W.P.C.C.

For all practical purposes, this is a “State of the Campus” address. Let me tell you, it could not be better. I am privileged to walk on that campus, talk with students or meet a new person each week and I thank the Lord! We have an amazing partnership together on that campus. Your partnership as Catawba River Baptists is longer than mine, but my four years has been a blessing.

Since last year, you have had a part in discipleship for many college students. One of them has served in another country as your missionary and has recently accepted a call to serve as campus missionary in Florida next year. Can you believe that, your ministry will spread over another campus three states away? Western Piedmont’s first yearlong missionary! You will also experience the influence of students who are leading worship at their local church, and students who are accepting the role as student pastors with youth and children.

In addition to these local ministries, we had 24 students assist with Operation Christmas Child at Samaritan’s Purse in Boone, and Four who attended the Passion 2013 conference in Atlanta. The bottom line is this…Christ’s message is being preached and lived out on that campus. Thank you for your part in the ministry on Western Piedmont’s Campus. If you have students looking for a place to connect and live out their faith on campus please contact me at ebunton@burkemontbaptist.org or call me at

828-443-1047. I would be happy to speak to your students or help your church pursue ministry to college students.

Shining His Light!

Eddy Bunton

Western Piedmont Campus Missionary

Calendar – CRBA - 2013APRILApril 1, 2013 Office ClosedApril 9, 2013 Awaken Prayer Retreat, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Dr. Chris Schofield and

Dr. Mark Harris, Retreat Leaders, CRBA Assembly Room for Ministers and Prayer Leaders

April 9, 2013 Awaken Prayer Rally, 7:00 PM, Calvary Baptist Church, General PublicApril 11, 2013 Senior Adult Luncheon, Abee’s Grove Baptist Church, 11:00 AM,

Special Music-Mr. Wayne RamseyApril 16, 2013 Vacation Bible School Clinic, First Baptist Church, Glen Alpine, 7:00 PMApril 19-20, 2013 WMU Missions Extravaganza, RidgecrestApril 25, 2013 CRBA Secretaries’ Luncheon, 12:00 PM, Church Staff and Secretaries

MAYMay 2, 2013 National Day of PrayerMay 27, 2013 Office Closed-Memorial Day

JUNEJune 11-12, 2013 Southern Baptist Convention, Houston, Texas

JULY July 4, 2013 Office Closed

August

September

Sep 2, 2013 Office Closed Sep 12, 2013 Senior Adult Luncheon-Catawba Meadows Park, 11:00 AM, Joyful Sound,

North Greenville UniversitySep 30, 2013 Toy Store Registration, East Valdese Baptist Church, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

October

October 7-9, 2013 Toy Store Registration, El Bethel, Oct 7-8, 2013 is from 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM, October 9th is from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

October 24, 2013 CRBA Fall Session of the Annual Meeting, Hopewell Baptist Church, Dr. Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Theological Seminary

November

DecemberDec 5-6, 2013 Toy Store SetupDec 5, 2013 CRBA Secretaries’ Christmas LuncheonDec 9-12, 2013 Toy Store

Reports – Fall SessionFinancial Reports

Catawba River Baptist AssociationStatement of Assets, Liabilities, Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis

As of September 30, 2013 and 2011Sep 30, 13 Sep 30, 12

ASSETSCurrent Assets

Cash & Cash Equivalents

Mortgage Checking $ 149.89 $Regular Checking-Undesignated 20,790.01 15,771.36 Restricted 13,570.07 22,306.59Total Checking 34,360.08 38,077.95

Agency Funds M/C Checking 3,493.28 3,668.28

Agency Funds Restitution 27.33 27.33

Total Cash & Cash Equivalents 38,030.58 41,773.56 Miscellaneous Receivables 2,931.15

Sales Tax Receivable 2,554.64 1,484.76

Total Current Assets 40,585.22 46,189.47 Fixed Assets-Property/Bldgs./Equip

Land 78,750.00 78,750.00 Rental House 111,095.22 111,095.22 CRBA Resource Center 900,855.00 897,891.40 Mission Church-Bouchelle St. 91,270.51

Total Fixed Assets 1,090,700.22 1,179,007.13

Other Assets-Endowment Funds 115,364.96 113,715.48

TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,246,650.40 $ 1,338,912.08

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETSLiabilities

Current Liabilities

Credit Cards $ 621.37 $ (5.66)

Agency Funds Payable 10,190.30 5,258.69 Agency Funds Payable - Hispanic 10,787.61

Payroll Liabilities 560.76 528.15 Total Current Liabilities 11,372.43 16,568.79

Long-Term Liabilities-Building Loan 333,555.03 339,584.25

Total Liabilities $ 344,927.46 $ 356,153.04 Equity

Fund Balance - Endowment 115,364.96 113,715.48

Fund Balance - Restricted 7,480.59 9,813.20

Fund Balance - Unrestricted 778,877.39 859,230.36

Total Equity

901,722.94

982,759.04

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $ 1,246,650.40 $ 1,338,912.08

Catawba River Baptist AssociationStatement of Revenues, Expenses, & Other Changes in Net Assets

Modified Cash BasisJanuary through September 2012 and 2013

Jan - Sep 13 Jan - Sep 12Revenues

ContributionsChurches $ 127,240.63 $ 126,719.34 Other 6,091.39 3,133.61

Total Contributions $ 133,332.02 $ 129,852.95 Restricted 7,858.25 7,201.91

Investment Earnings (Loss) 2,055.71 13,077.91

Investment Distribution (1,800.00)  

Total Income $ 141,445.98 $ 150,132.77

ExpenseEndowment Admin Fees 56.91 Education Ministry 3,373.96 2,852.06 Church and Community Ministry 1,100.47 4.26 Loss-Disaster Relief Trailer 0.00 Associational Church Missions 3,777.31 2,594.44 Service Ministry 5,126.52 4,074.05 Buildings & Equipment 29,794.65 30,515.21 Personnel 81,109.28 79,106.33 Service Agreements 3,460.00 3,445.50

Organizational 85.50

Total Expense 127,742.19 122,734.26  

Net Income $ 13,703.79 $ 27,398.51

Catawba River Baptist AssociationChurch Contributions

January through September 2013 and 2012

Jan-Sep13Jan-Sep12

Abee's Grove 1,300.00 0.00 Amherst 2,500.00 2,500.00 Antioch 300.00 300.00 Asheville Street 1,367.48 2,048.31 Bethel 1,289.00 1,078.00 BethlehemBrookwood 1,615.27 1,185.30 Brown MountainBurkemont 6,076.00 7,088.00 Calvary 2,500.00 2,250.00 Bridge 42 166.77 504.71 Catawba Valley 2,997.00 2,997.00 CentralCommunityCommunity of DrexelConnelly Spr First 500.00 500.00 Cornerstone 225.00 225.00 Cross Memorial 1,729.34 1,668.00 Drexel First 1,000.00 1,000.00 Drexel Memorial 3,089.82 3,285.60 East Valdese 4,500.00 4,500.00 El Bethel 6,516.29 6,228.00 Enon 600.00 600.00 FriendshipGilead 1,544.90 0.00 Glen Alpine First 2,197.22 2,000.00 Grace 4,169.00 4,384.00 GrandviewGreat American Cowboy 256.42 175.30 High Peak 3,693.12 3,405.49 HMong First 580.00 500.00 Hopewell 2,549.97 2,256.75

Icard's Grove 1,284.98 1,426.32 Journey Church 5,400.00 5,342.79 Lakeview 769.01 916.69 Missionary Ridge 3,150.00 2,800.00 Morganton First 4,833.32 5,374.98 Morganton First Deaf MissionMoriahMount Calvary 3,267.11 3,346.46 Mount Home 10,874.97 10,874.97 Mount Olive 1,350.00 1,000.00 Mountain View IMountain View II 2,615.01 2,754.18 Mull's GroveNew Hope In ChristNorth LaurelNorth Morganton 511.00 350.00 Oak Grove 1,731.00 1,661.50 Oak Ridge 2,373.73 2,049.35 Pleasant Hill 4,000.00 4,500.00 Pleasant Ridge 1,125.00 1,125.00 Pleasant View 450.00 450.00 River of LifeRiversideRutherford Coll 1St 1,476.05 1,579.73 Silver Creek 861.82 791.52 SmyrnaSolid RockSouth Mountain 0.00 162.14 Southside 780.00 1,040.00 Table RockTrinity 500.00 500.00 United 900.00 900.00 Valdese First 750.00 2,000.00 Walker Road 1,521.00 1,557.00 Wilkie's Grove 12,000.00 12,000.00 Zion 11,634.03 11,504.25

TOTAL 127,420.63 126,686.34

Budget for 2014CATAWBA RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

BUDGET 20142013 2014

Organization and Education Ministry

Sunday School $ 700.00 $ 700.00

Vacation Bible School 1,067.00 1,100.00

Discipleship Training 200.00 200.00

Men's Ministry 950.00 600.00

WMU 2,000.00 2,000.00

Church Media/Audio Visuals 1,000.00 1,000.00

WPCC Student Ministry Events 1,000.00 1,000.00

Evangelism 1,500.00 1,000.00

Associational Secretaries Program 900.00 900.00

TOTAL $9,317.00 $8,500.00

Church & Community MinistriesSenior Adults $100.00 $ 100.00

Toy Store 17,000.00 17,000.00

TOTAL $17,100.00 $17,100.00

Associational Church Missions

Missions Team Ministries $3,100.00 $ 3,000.00

New Mission 1,000.00 1,000.00

Deaf Mission 2,000.00 2,000.00

TOTAL $6,100.00 $6,000.00

Service Ministries

Office Expenses $ 4,462.00 $ 4,900.00

Annual Meeting 435.00 270.00

Annual Minutes Cost to Assoc. 440.00 -

Promotional Items 425.00 450.00

Discretionary Fund 500.00 500.00

Miscellaneous 1,000.00 1,000.00

TOTAL $7,262.00 $7,120.00Building & Equipment

Internet Services/Web Site $ 435.00 $ 765.00

Utilities 7,999.00 8,385.00

Telephone 2,300.00 1,800.00

Insurance 4,168.00 4,200.00

Maint-Building/Grounds 2,605.00 2,860.00

Equip-Maint/Purchase 2,780.00 3,300.00

Building Payment 26,330.40 22,201.32

Building Payment - Principle 4,138.68

TOTAL $46,617.40 $47,650.00Personnel

Director of Missions

I. Ministry ExpenseTravel/Professional Allowance $4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 Convention/Conference 1,000.00 1,000.00 Partnership Missions 3,000.00 3,000.00

II. Direct SupportBase Support $29,200.00 $ 29,200.00 Housing Allowance 20,000.00 20,000.00 Social Security Offset 3,764.00 3,764.00 Christmas Bonus 800.00 800.00

III. BenefitsRetirement $6,000.00 $ 6,600.00 Insurance Package 12,000.00 12,000.00

TOTAL $79,764.00 $80,364.00Administrative Assist.

I. Direct SupportBase Support $22,500.00 $ 22,500.00 Christmas Bonus 400.00 400.00

II. BenefitsRetirement $2,900.00 $ 3,200.00 Insurance Package 7,000.00 7,000.00

III. Employer ExpenseSocial Security $1,745.00 $ 1,745.00 Travel Expense 400.00 400.00

TOTAL $34,945.00 $35,245.00Service Agreements

Lawn Care $1,250.00 $ 1,450.00 Cleaning Service 2,400.00 2,400.00 WPCC Campus Minister 1,250.00 1,250.00

TOTAL $4,900.00 $5,100.00

TOTAL $206,005.40 $207,079.00

MemorialsAbee’s Grove Baptist ChurchMrs. Durlean Hipps

Amherst Baptist ChurchMyra SmithJuanita ConleyLula Braswell

Marie Hoyle

AntiochNancy RossHarold CoffeyMartha J. Abernathy

Asheville StreetMary Ann Alexander

Richard AustinKaye RandallLewis Spencer

Betty FlemingVirginia (Jenny) Tate

Bethelnone

Bethlehem

Bridge 42

Brookwood none

Brown Mountain none

BurkemontDonald ConleyJoey Autry

Vergie CarrawayCharlie Tom CookKathleen CookClaude GradyBurkemont-continuedBobby HallMillie LingafeldtPhifer PearsonAnnie Bell RossMargie ShupingCarroll SmithJonathan Derke SmithMittie Dot White

Calvary Baptist ChurchMr. Garland SeagleMrs. Margaret HunterMrs. Minnie Hawkins

Mrs. Pearlie CopelandMrs. Louise McFallsMrs. Wadil Morris

Catawba Valley Baptist ChurchKimberly BannerPatricia GahaganSelma McCallVernon Whisnant

Central

Community of DrexelnoneCommunity Missionary

Connelly Springs Firstnone

Cornerstone

Cross MemorialMr. Alton Tallent

Drexel FirstEdith GarrisonSusan A. Dean

Drexel First-continuedOdell RitchieBetty Lou ClineGary Roark

Drexel Memorialnone

East ValdeseRhobin H. RobinsonBilly ShufordJohnny Brown

El BethelJean TesennerRonald MetcalfDuck DevinneyHenry LeonhardtPeggy LeonhardtSylvia Clark

Johnny MillerLillie Carswell

EnonRandy G. McGalliardBobby C. McDanielKitty Sue EarleyMillard F. ColeCharlie T. StameyJoe w. WilliamsRalph Poarch, Jr.Billy E. SaundersPatricia S. Harris

FriendshipBetty JaquinsBerlin Stines

GileadMaxine Morrison WillisJames “Bud” Griffin

Glen Alpine FirstRalph BuchananJohn HolbrookMary Lou BlackWayne Pollard

Gracenone

Great American Cowboy

High PeakGary SiskRalph DealLinda H. WilsonRuth RamseyRev. Ralph Gouge

Hmong First

HopewellFrank RectorDorthea Duncan

Icard's GroveJohn Shuffler

Journey Churchnone

LakeviewRay Burns

Missionary RidgeMrs. Nancy PoteatMr. Claude MosesMr. Bud RoperMr. Jack WattsMrs. Sue Banner

Morganton FirstBennett HemphillDon SmithMargie McGeeVivian SchuszlerBrenda Carter

Mike MasseyLib MichaelsAlice CarterMellie BernardGary HammondBert HarrellCarol BerryEvelyn DeesEthel BerryEarl PayneBob LoganJeannette MarshallWalter BellRuth HogsheadJudy Lowdermilk

Morganton First-Deafnone

Moriah

Mt. CalvaryMillie LackeyDebbie OgleLynda YanceyDoris Rash

Anna Carroll

Mountain View #2Wayne FarrisJewel Self

Mount HomeJean CottonLela QuincyBucky GeorgeJulia PriceDorthea MullEd HolifieldBetty PhillipsBetty MostellerDanny WalkerMary Watson

Mount Olivenone

Mull’s GroveLinda ShookDowl CarswellDeacon Asa SmithDeacon Raymond Smith

New Hope In Christ

North Morganton Mrs. Mary C. BrowningMr. Yates BaileyMrs. Edith BishopMrs. Georgia Berry

Oak GroveLisa WidenerJohnny Johnson

Oak RidgeAaron Guy Harold Murphy Verdie Lowman Rudisill Dorise Adams Eddie Simpson Bill Turner L.D. Cole Janice Campbell Eugene Sherrill

Doss Hurley Margaret Watson

Pleasant HillDeanes Short Linda BarrDave Bonser Carroll SmithAileen Williams William ChildersNelson Smith Daniel WilsonSherrill Carswell Janet HorneJuanita Berry Juanita ChapmanJoseph Stanley Verlene RowndDoris McDaniel

Pleasant RidgeStephen BarkerLucy Franklin

Pleasant ViewShelton WoodyRutherford FirstDavid HennesseeFaye SeamonLuther CurtisKaren Mehrzadeh

Riversidenone

Silver CreekSam Tilley

Solid Rock

SouthsideMrs. Zelma L. NewtonMr. Finley Reichard

Mr. Virgil CrawleyHattie Duckworth

TrinityMildred S. Carpenter

UnitedJudy BerryAnnie Lee DealHerman DealRuth LingerfeltAudrey Shull

Valdese FirstCleo GreeneRuby Eloise BedfordViola WalshRyan CoffeyHelen ZimmermanMargaret RaneyPhillip BrownWendie Shuping BakerWalker RoadJanice JohnsonFrank CarswellViola DentonRobbie MostellerDottie GregoryDon Thompson

Wilkies Grove

ZionJames KanipeJoe WhisenantMrs. Lelia HodgeDaniel Brown

Associational Reports

Director of Missions Report

God is at work in marvelous ways among Catawba River Baptists and I want to praise His name for what I am hearing from our churches and ministries. I am hearing reports of baptisms and added members and that is great. I am hearing reports of partnerships being made between our churches and the churches of Long Island. Our ministry at WPCC is going well with God working through students to lead them to commit to being disciples of Jesus. These students are committing to serve Him through trying to impact the lives of other students who do not know Christ. I am hearing reports of some of our churches reaching out into the community to try to begin Bible Study groups or church starts among people who will not come to a traditional church. It is important that we understand tonight that God is at work and the way that He works is not always the way that we expect.Our theme for this meeting is Continue Toward Revival. Last spring we talked about our need to pray toward revival and it is so important to pray to God and ask Him to send revival to us. However, I also believe that it is necessary for us to prepare ourselves and our churches for the revival that God wants to send. He is waiting for us to respond to what He has called us to do. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God tells us that we must humble ourselves and pray and seek His face. Then, we must turn from our wicked ways and repent, correcting those ways that we have left undone or correcting those ways where we have done things that are not pleasing to God. I can quickly point out two areas where we have failed to follow God’s teaching in our churches. One is the area of marriage. We do not uphold God’s standard of one man and one woman for life. We fail to teach our children how to select a mate according to God’s will and instead allow them to follow their culture that says you fall in love. That is not biblical and we can do something about it. I challenge any of you to invite me to come and have a seminar on marriage and let me fully address these issues in your church. We readily accept divorce in our churches today. Divorce is not the unpardonable sin, but I believe that if we follow God’s way it can be avoided. We need to teach God’s way for marriage and we need to begin now until His way becomes our way in the churches. I also believe that we do not follow God’s way in the area of stewardship. The Bible teaches that we should give the first fruits and then we should practice good stewardship with the other 90 % of what we have. How far do we fall short of this when we only give a small amount on Sunday morning and think the rest is for us to use in the way that we want. Then I want us to see that we fall short in the area of evangelism. Our 20/20 Vision Plan to focus on the Great Commission and reach every household is still important to us. The “My Hope America” with Billy Graham campaign is almost here. Have you been praying for your list of neighbors, friends, relatives and work colleagues that are lost without Christ? Have you made plans to show the DVD or have these lost people together when the TV program is broadcast? If not, it is not too late to make your plans.I want to share with you something that our Mission Team is beginning to share with our pastors. We have come to feel that we need to promote the start of Bible Study groups and preaching groups in places that are outside our traditional churches. It has been stated that only 35% of the lost population in America will even consider going to any traditional church. If that is true, then we have got to begin doing some things differently. We still have the responsibility of reaching those people. If they won’t come to us, then we need to go to them. One example of this is what Burkemont is doing in one of their trailer parks near their church. They have rented a trailer there so that the residents will have a worship service to attend. The people are coming and they are saying, “This is our church”. That is where they feel comfortable. That is an example of what we need to do more of in order to reach people. Our Missions Team represented by Brother Kevin Purcell and myself is beginning to meet with our pastors in small group by community to explore ideas of how we can

implement this strategy. I hope you will explore this with us and think seriously about this need. Think about how many people that you have invited to church that just won’t come and I believe you will see that this percentage given is about right. We can’t stop asking people to come to church because 35% might be willing to consider coming. We can’t stop trying to reach people to see them saved and become a part of our churches. But, it should not be one or the other. It is time to try both. And think of the numbers of retired pastors or pastors without churches that could help us with this approach. Think of the young preacher boys who are in school and the lay preachers who could be involved in leading such groups. Another exciting thing that God is doing among us is that we now have an opportunity to reach out to some Nepali people that God has placed here in Morganton. In partnership with the BSCNC and two Charlotte church planters who are Nepali, these church planters have come to Morganton and have won several to Christ. They are having a Bible Study group now and are seeking to win all of the members of the 7 families that are here to Christ so that a Nepali congregation can be developed.God is sending us many opportunities for service. I believe He is working in our midst and that He is calling us to do some different things in our time. The question is will we be His obedient servants? Will we allow revival to come to us? You see revival is about repentance and obedience after we have heard from God. It is about turning from our own ways and desires and letting God lead wherever that may take us.Respectfully Submitted,Phil Oakley

Endowment Fund

Beginning Balance – October 1, 2012 was $114,409.12Closing Balance – Sept, 30 2013 was $116,415.95.96Gain was $2,006.83

The $1,800.00 that was approved in last year’s report was disbursed to the Association to cover expenses at the rental property which was the old office building. There have not been any funds requested nor disbursed from the fund other than normal monthly fees that are paid to N.C. Baptist Financial Services.

Respectfully submitted,Phil Oakley on behalf of the Endowment Trustees

Missions Team Report

The Catawba River Baptist Association Mission Team kicked off a busy year with plans to kickstart our mission partnership with the churches of the Long Island area of New York. We prayed and sought the Lord and believe that he gave us a vision for some ways to really reach the people of Long Island as we support the half a dozen churches associated with the Metro New York Baptist Association, our sister Association in the area.In 2012 a number of people went on mission to New York so we chose to celebrate that at a dinner held at our resource center. Dozens of people attended and heard about the work of New York and we thanked them for getting the partnership going. Others present felt inspired to go and, as a result, a number of people went to New York, catching the vision at this dinner.In March, a group of pastors and church leaders took a trip to New York, staying with the wonderful pastor of the Deaf for Jesus church. Henry and Nancy Jo Deller loved on us as we toured the various churches to learn about the work needed on Long Island. We met with six pastors and visited each of their churches. As a result, at least three CRBA churches took trips to New York this year and a couple more will go next year.Speaking of churches going, we saw a record number of churches taking a trip to New York and one to New Jersey this year. More trips will take place next year. The following results were documented:

churches renovated VBS performed parsonage work done mission teams were supported from other areas by our summer mission intern gospel tracts and Bibles were distributed food was passed out people were prayed for the Gospel was shared at least half a dozen souls saved one man’s life was saved from drowning literally our churches were changed youth were exposed to ministry and missions lives were changed forever people felt a call to full-time Christian ministry

We could likely add more to the list above.One big part of our ministry included an intern missionary from our area. Michael Purcell, a student at Southeastern Seminary’s College spent the summer working with three churches - Deaf for Jesus, Crossroads and Victory Chapel. He will share his experiences at this year’s annual meeting. We hope to send two more to New York next summer. The application for this can be found on our website at http://crbanc.org/?page_id=32.Going forward, we plan to hold another celebration dinner, send two more missionaries, and support more ministry to the people and churches of Long Island.What about missions in Burke County? Our churches plan to do a lot and we will support WMU and Baptist Men’s ministry. However, we also hope to reach our people by starting new work in Burke County.A recent study of non-churched people found that only about a third of them will ever come to our churches for many reasons. We seem out of touch, we’re too formal, people don’t feel welcome, they have negative impressions of the church and many more. What do we do to overcome this?

We are beginning to work with pastors and churches in the Valdese area to reach people like these. This might mean house “churches” or Bible studies in homes, coffee shops or other public meeting areas. We may never call pastors to lead these groups or buy buildings. We see them as small communities of people worshipping Christ, discipling one another and teaching them to make disciples. We need lay people who love Jesus, the lost and making disciples. Do you want to get involved? Please contact our Director of Missions or me.Respectfully submitted,Dr. Kevin A. Purcell,Missions Team Leaderkevin@kevinpurcell.orgA recent study of non-churched people found that only about a third of them will ever come to our churches for many reasons. We seem out of touch, we’re too formal, people don’t feel welcome, they have negative impressions of the church and many more. What do we do to overcome this?

We are beginning to work with pastors and churches in the Valdese area to reach people like these. This might mean house “churches” or bible studies in homes, coffee shops or other public meeting areas. We may never call pastors to lead these groups or buy buildings. We see them as small communities of people worshipping Christ, discipling one another and teaching them to make disciples. We need lay people who love Jesus, the lost and making disciples. Do you want to get involved? Please contact our Director of Missions or me.

Respectfully submitted,Dr. Kevin A. Purcell,Missions Team Leaderkevin@kevinpurcell.org

Seminary Extension Report

During the Spring semester we studied systematic theology, and the students did well. We had a good time together.For the Fall semester of 2013, there will be no classes, and we’ll resume in the Spring of 2014.Rev. Glenn KerstetterDirector

SOUTH MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CAMP2013 REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATION

Psalms 66:5,16 exhorts us to “Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man’s behalf! Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.” In obedience to the instruction of scripture, we at South Mountain Baptist Camp wish to declare the marvelous works of our Lord. His faithfulness in meeting the needs of this ministry and those that benefit from it is awesome.

For well over 50 years, God has been touching the lives of individuals that today serve as missionaries, pastors, staff persons, denominational leaders, deacons, SS teachers throughout the globe! When I step back to take stock of all that is happening here, I am reminded of what God’s people can do when they work together. No single individual or church could ever do this alone. But when we cooperate with one another, God works through us to change the eternities of many. What a blessing it is to be in the path of His activity and to be a vessel through which He can display His glory!

The summer of 2013 was my eighteenth since returning to SMBC as director and though I’ve witnessed it week after week, summer after summer, the activity of God never gets old or common. Once again God’s Spirit called and campers responded. Our theme this summer was “One Shining Moment” and our theme verses were found in Philippians 2:14-16a where we read, "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life."  Our focus throughout the weeks was to help campers to surrender their lives to Christ so that they might discover God’s purpose and plan for their lives. For nine weeks we taught, worshipped, played, and witnessed with 1692 campers and counselors as we witnessed 170 trust Christ for their salvation. Among the many other spiritual decisions that were made, eleven campers indicated that they sensed God’s call to ministry/missions. Perhaps only in eternity will we get a sense of the true impact of this summer’s efforts.

At SMBC, we recognize our place in Kingdom ministry as that of a support to the local church. It is our desire that churches view SMBC as their camp and our staff as an extension of their staff. Our facilities are available year round as a resource to assist churches in encouraging, planning, and equipping the adults, teens, and children in their congregations. Our staff is equipped and ready to help by providing programming and leadership for Couples, Ladies, and Men’s retreats. We have also set aside a cottage on our campus for ministers who need some time away for prayer, planning, and relaxation. During this past year, we have been privileged to partner with groups of various ages and ethnicity that they might be able to experience God on this mountain.

We continue to work to make improvements to our facilities and resources. Our major focus at this time is the completion of the addition to our Caretaker’s home. Needed funds to purchase materials for this expansion have been received. Now all we need is the volunteer labor to make it a reality!

We are grateful for the relationships we have with the churches of this association and welcome the opportunity to get to know more of you as we serve our Lord together. Maybe you’re looking for a camp experience for your young people that is focused on making an eternal difference in their lives. Maybe you are looking for some low cost alternatives to assist you in equipping/discipling your church family. Or perhaps you’ve been blessed financially or with talents that you desire to invest in making a difference in the lives of young people. Whatever the reason, we would welcome the opportunity to serve you as you serve the Lord!

Should you desire more information or have any questions, please contact me and I will supply you with what you request. I will be glad to come at your convenience to share more about the ministry and the opportunities that exist for us to work together for the glory of God. It is a privilege to serve our Lord alongside you, advancing His kingdom until He comes!Al Tinnin Director

Church DevelopmentTeam:Church Developement Leader-Rev. Justin Smith, (East Valdese)Team Members: Ted MacVicar (Antioch)

Rev. Glenn Kerstetter (Mount Calvary)Sunday School/Outreach-Rev. Thom Hartman, (Central)Adult-Rev. Ron Cooper, (El Bethel)Youth-Rev. Gregg Klapp, (East Valdese)Children-Mark Ownbey, (Mount Home)Preschool-Kathy Hartman, (Mount Home)Bible Drill-Janice Bryant, (Wilkies Grove)VBS-Amy LowdermilkMusic-Ted MacVicarSenior Adult-Rev. Larry Thompson, (Calvary)

Sunday School Report Church Development TeamEvaluate.  Assess.  Review.  Appraise.  Reflect.  Imagine.  Envision.  Pray.  Prepare.  Equip.  Believe.  Accomplish.  How many churches, pastors, and leaders in Bible study identify with the progression of these words in the context of Sunday School?  As the church struggles to adapt to the changing values, culture, and demographics in American society, these words have become part of our Sunday School vocabulary.  If we are not hearing these ideas in conversation as we organize for Bible Study and engage people with the Gospel, be prepared to accept more of the same results produced last year, five years ago, or ten years ago in Sunday School growth and development.  Churches that transform plateau and decline into steady growth have embraced a Bible study/disciple-making strategy that grapples with these realities, relies on tested principles, prepares the team, entrusts its leaders...and succeeds!  If the church is to grow, the Sunday School must GO!  Our CRBA Sunday School Team is committed to helping churches succeed in the 'Bible teaching and people-reaching' department.  As 2014 nears, we are blessed to welcome a new leader to the top of the Association SS Team.  He will be a great resource to help guide our churches, pastors, and Sunday School leaders.  His name is Justin Smith, Education and Discipleship Pastor at East Valdese Baptist Church.  Justin has a passion for training and discipling SS leaders and seeing people mature in their relationship with Christ.  He is currently in his first year of ministry with East Valdese and already the Lord is providing much fruit.  Justin studied business in Charlotte where he earned his undergraduate degree at UNCC, and then received his master's degree in Biblical Studies from Southern Evangelical Seminary.  He is currently advancing toward his Doctorate as a candidate at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in the field of Christian Education.  While working tirelessly on his dissertation and education ministry, he is also husband to his bride Jen - a stay-at- home-mom, and father to his young children Nate (3 years old) and Joanna (1 year old).  His plate is certainly full!  We share a warm welcome with Justin and commit our prayers to him, his family, and his ministry, especially with the CRBA! I am grateful for the opportunities of service that I have enjoyed as a member of the Church Development and Administrative Teams.  The Lord has provided many victories and I have been privileged to have shared in many celebrations over the years with the Association.  My heartfelt thanks goes out to Reverend Phil Oakley who has blessed my life and ministry in countless ways.  I am grateful to be staying active on the Sunday School Team as I move into the leadership position in Outreach.  My thanks also goes to Reverend Brian Skeggs, who served with dedication and distinction in this position in past years,  Thanks to each of you for allowing me to serve. We look forward to the announcement of future plans in the Sunday School ministry of the CRBA.  May God continue to bless His work here! With Kind Regards,  Reverend Thomas C. Hartman  

Toy Store ‘13CRBA Toy Store: Year Nineteen!

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands.”

Deuteronomy 7:9Five days or 36 hours of Registration at both East Valdese Baptist and El Bethel Baptist gave

us the opportunity to tell 365 parents of God’s faithfulness for 18 years and our dependence upon Him again to provide their 760 children with toys and stuffed stockings December 9 th—12th. These parents told us of their struggles and their gratitude to the association for showing them and their children love and kindness. Forty-five (45) percent of these 365 families are being served for the first time.

The future of The Toy Store is unsure as we prepare for the 2013 ministry/mission at Calvary Baptist Church. Over the past few years the support by our association churches has waned considerably. Reasons for this vary. The fact remains that again this year we who coordinate, plan, and execute The Toy Store are depending on the faithfulness of God as He works through His Church.

We invite you and your churches to become a part of 2013 Toy Store. Below is a list of the many ways you can participate.

Pray we can serve the needy families of Burke County as God desires and we can tell them about and show them the Love of Christ.

Purchase toys ($15 value) for children from birth to 12 years of age. (Toys can be brought to Calvary 11/18—12/6.)

Donate money that can be used to purchase toys when they go on sale at local stores. Donate toothbrushes, toothpaste, and small toys for the stockings. Also, donate individually

wrapped candies. These need to be dropped off at the resource center no later than Nov. 22. Volunteer to go shopping for toys, to set up Toy Store at Calvary on December 5 th and 6th, to

assist parents with “shopping” December 9th—12th, and to clean up the evening of December 12th.

Volunteer to provide spiritual counseling to parents December 9 th—12th. Provide translation for Spanish speaking parents Tuesday, 12/10, and Thursday, 12/12.

Please contact us at 437-0137 if you are able to assist The Toy Store in any way. We look forward to experiencing God’s blessings and faithfulness as we share Christ with needy families who live in our neighborhoods December 9th—12th at Calvary Baptist Church. Thank you!

Vacation Bible School

This year’s Colossal Coaster Vacation Bible School was a hit with all churches involved. It traveled to seven different

churches, which six churches located in Catawba Valley Baptist Association and one church in Rutherford County. The

Colossal Coaster traveled between the churches and logged over 175 miles and 25 nights of use, picking up riders along

the way for Christ. As the Colossal Coaster traveled it grew in size with each church adding to it, making it one of the

biggest VBS’s in recent years .

In His Service Amy LowdermilkAssociational VBS Director

Woman’s Missionary Union

WMU is celebrating two birthdays this year. GA’s (Girls in Action) are celebrating their 100 th birthday. Woman’s Missionary Union is celebrating 125 years of missions service in the Southern Baptist Convention.Thanks to all the WMUs from the Catawba River churches who will donate chap sticks to the North Carolina WMU Prison Ministry (Red Boxes). There is a large red box in the lobby for them. You may also bring the chap sticks to the associational office by November 1st.On April 23rd, the Catawba River WMU had a Celebration at the Associational Office. The speaker, Janice Bryant, a board certified nurse practitioner and also a pastor’s wife, spoke about God’s Plan for Healthy Eating. This involved research from scripture and the medical field. Mrs. Bryant shared how God has provided food to help us live healthier lives.On November 19th, the Catawba River WMU will have an international mission study at East Valdese Baptist Church from 6:15 to 8:15. The emphasis this year is Peru. We will have classes for Mission Friends, GA’s and RA’s, Acteens and Adults. We will have a meal featuring the food of Peru. Cost will be $5 for adults and $3 for children. Please join us as we learn about what God is doing in Peru. Please call the associational office (437-0137) with the number attending by November 15 th .

Please join us in praying for our missionaries who have birthdays today:Aaron Urlaub, Arizona Darren Bradley, California Sylvia Hadinger, MississippiDarrell Coley, Ohio John Cope, PennsylvaniaCS, Central Asian PeoplesBL and Amanda Bonacci, East Asian PeoplesDebbie P., Melody Julian, Lydia Kitchin, and TF, European Peoples ML and TL North African and Middle Eastern PeoplesJE and SC, South Asian PeoplesHarriet Bowman, and Douglas Campbell, Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Respectively submitted,Marie Swink and Kay MacVicarWMU Directors

Local Ministries

BUCM would not be able to minister to the needs of so many without our faithful volunteers and donors,

especially our sustaining church partners.

(Assistance Statistics for 2012-2013 Fiscal Year)

These statistics are representative of the astounding amount of need within our community, and we feel truly honored to be able to continue to meet the needs of so many Burke County residents in crisis. It is with the most sincerity we say “thank you” for your continued support. If you would like more information on the assistance programs within BUCM, please contact us at (828) 433-8075 or visit our website at www.bucm.net.

The mission of Burke United Christian Ministries (BUCM) is to demonstrate the Love of Christ, by providing food,

clothing, and crisis assistance.

305 B West Union St.Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 433-8075(828) 433-7906 (fax)

email: info@bucm.netwebsite: www.bucm.net

State Reports

Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina 2012 Report: July 2012 - June 2013 Tabitha Reflects God’s Love“God has given me a gift to help others. I want to be a missionary, and I feel like that is a reachable goal because of the hope and encouragement I have here.”- Sixteen year old Tabitha, a resident at Baptist Children’s Homes’ Broyhill Home in Clyde.On October 24, 2012, Tabitha was baptized in front of friends, family and her Baptist Children’s Homes’ houseparents and staff. Their shouts of joy echoed around her as she arose from the water. The indoor pool at Broyhill Home, where Tabitha lives with her younger brother Trevor, was the perfect place to make her decision to follow Jesus public.At Baptist Children’s Homes, Tabitha has transformed from a frightened, timid child to a young lady whose light can no longer be contained. It is her heart’s desire to shine the light of Christ to all those she encounters. It wasn’t always that way.Tabitha’s parents divorced when she was a toddler. Her father, who is disabled, did his best to care for Tabitha and her brother, but it was impossible for him to provide the home they needed. At school, Tabitha and Trevor were bullied mercilessly. Both children became withdrawn. They could not blossom into the people God intended them to be.Wanting his children to have a new start and the best opportunity for success, the siblings’ father entrusted the care of Tabitha and Trevor to Baptist Children’s Homes.When she first arrived more than a year ago, Tabitha was struggling with such extreme anxiety and self-esteem issues that she would barely speak or look others in the eye. Today, Tabitha stands before congregations and shares her testimony of God’s goodness. The girl who hardly talked has led devotions in her cottage. She loves attending church. And at the beginning of the year, Tabitha expressed to her Baptist Children’s Homes staff a desire to be involved in missions work. Just as Tabitha desires to share God’s love with others, every day Christian houseparents and staff are missionaries to the children and families Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) serves throughout 19 statewide communities. They share God’s love with North Carolina children who far too often come to BCH from situations involving family dysfunction and even abuse, abandonment and neglect. But miracles are happening! In 2012, 65 of Baptist Children’s Homes’ residents accepted Christ. Children from across a North Carolina mission field are rising up from their past turmoil because of the compassionate aid of North Carolina Baptists. Offering Changes LivesTabitha and multiple boys and girls in Baptist Children’s Homes’ care will be featured as a part of the 2013 Annual Offering video. Also known as the “Thanksgiving Offering,” North Carolina Baptists empower the BCH ministry through this dedicated time of prayer and support. 70% of Baptist Children’s Homes’ residents come into care unchurched and unreached for Christ. Houseparents and staff are able to share the gospel with children and provide them with a safe, caring home because North Carolina Baptists generously give.Please help offer hope to children by participating in this year’s offering. Order the video, offering materials, and schedule a BCH speaker at your church by calling 1-800-476-3669 ext. 1209. The video and other offering resources will be available online in August at www.bchfamily.org/offeringVolunteers, New Events Share Hope with Children“We have a lot of guardian angels looking out for us.” – Mills Home resident Anna.All eyes were fixed on Anna as she stepped onto the stage at last year’s Hope in Style event in Greensboro. The young college student’s smile widened as she gazed into the audience. Standing tall and poised, Anna walked across the runway proudly modeling her new cardigan, ruffled blouse, jeans, and shoes.

Anna and the other residents of Baptist Children’s Homes’ Mills Home campus in Thomasville all took turns on the stage modeling the new school clothing they received at Hope in Style, a children’s fashion show and silent auction produced in partnership with Belk, volunteers and a number of community sponsors.“I was a little nervous when I first stepped onto the stage, but it was really exciting,” says Anna, a resident who is attending college and has the opportunity to pursue her dreams at BCH. “This showed all of us who live at the Children’s Homes that there are a lot of people out there who love and care about us.”A number of events and new initiatives have brought together longtime friends and new supporters to show children just how much they care. In addition to Hope in Style, another new event known as HopeFest united volunteers from churches in the Sandhills area for a family-friendly event benefiting BCH’s two Moore County residential wilderness camps, Cameron Boys Camp and Camp Duncan. The day featured a church barbecue cook-off and artists Gold City, the Anchormen and 33 Miles.More than 1,300 volunteers of all ages came to the spring 2013 Friends of Children workdays at BCH’s statewide locations. The one-day missions outreach allows volunteers to see the ministry firsthand and meet the residents while tackling a number of work projects. More workdays are scheduled for September.Across the state, churches collected tons of nonperishable food items, supplies and gift cards for April’s Food Roundup. Food supplies, which began to run low, were generously replenished as children saw the hands and feet of Christ working through North Carolina Baptists.One of the most unique and exciting partnerships between a church and Baptist Children’s Homes is with Awestruck Worship, the praise team out of Awestruck Church in Gibsonville. The group, who produces original praise and worship music, is donating the proceeds from the sales of their single Enough to purchase Sweet Dreams Bed Sponsorships for BCH’s residents. Each sponsorship provides a warm bed, safe BCH home, regular meals and caring houseparents. Enough is available online by searching for “Awestruck Worship” on iTunes and Amazon music store.

Monica and her Children Receive Fresh Start through Family Care

“It’s awesome. This is what I always needed - a family.” – Monica, a young mother who found the love and support she needed at Oak Ranch in Broadway.Monica needed a second chance. The single mother of three children, including a precious two-year-old daughter, battled personal demons. She struggled with addictions that she overcame with the help of a specialized recovery house. But throughout her process, Monica was devastated because she could not be with her children.When she left the facility, Monica struggled to find a place to help her rebuild her life while also caring for her two young sons and daughter. She discovered a haven of hope for her small family at Baptist Children’s Homes’ Oak Ranch.“When I first came there I had lost all hope,” Monica says. “I thought my life was over and that God didn’t love me anymore.”Through Oak Ranch’s Family Care program for single mothers and their children, life began to turn around for Monica. There, she was able to reunite with her children and make a new start.“My children love it here,” she says. “The people here love us, they love my kids. It’s just an awesome program.”Through Family Care, mothers like Monica learn the skills needed to obtain and maintain a stable home, job and income while still being able to care for their children. A Baptist Children’s Homes’ counselor and a live-in residential manager assist the mother in setting and achieving family goals, developing parenting and job skills, budgeting, resolving transportation needs, and realizing spiritual growth. The ultimate goal is to keep mothers and their children together through seven statewide Family Care group homes. “It takes time to get back on your feet,” Monica says. “You just have to have hope, don’t give up and trust in God.”

Watch Monica’s short video “Family Care Offers Single Mothers Hope” at www.youtube.com/NCBCH

NCBAM Outreach Expands through the Power of Partnership

North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM) and North Carolina Baptists are reaching out with the love of Jesus to meet the spiritual and physical needs of North Carolina’s aging 65 and older. Powerful alliances have been forged with national and state agencies in the cause of protecting and serving North Carolina’s aging.

Each month, the NCBAM Call Center receives an average of 369 calls from aging adults in need or their caregivers. Approximately 13,000 outgoing calls are made annually to partnering churches and other organizations to meet those needs. During the last year, no less than 5,000 North Carolina Baptists have been trained in a myriad of areas that impact the independence of aging adults.

Through a partnership with the Office of State Fire Marshal, NCBAM makes it possible for churches to receive free, 10-year smoke detectors for installation in the homes of aging adults. Through a grant from the National Fire Protection Association, all NCBAM staff are trained to teach an evidence-based fall and fire prevention workshop to aging adults.

As part of NCBAM’s Priority #1: Prevention initiative, 6,000 life-saving Red Bags have been distributed in the last 12 months. In the program’s first two years, 16,000 aging North Carolinians have acquired Red Bags to help them more safely manage prescription medications.

NCBAM and Baptist Men are once again partnering to produce the biennial event Rampin’ Up! The statewide ramp-building, awareness-raising marathon is scheduled for April 26, 2014.

NCBAM is developing Servant Care—a special outreach to North Carolina ministers 65 and older.

Learn more about North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry at www.ncbam.org

Special Needs Adults Achieve Success“But then I found this place. I said to Jesus, ‘Thank you for giving me an excellent home.’” – Ralph, a developmentally disabled adult speaking about his home at Alverta Bolick Home in Asheville.

Ralph is a gentle giant standing a little more than six feet tall. The Alverta Bolick Home resident was born in Asheville’s Mission Hospital on May 5, 1956. And until his mother and father passed away less than a year apart, he lived at home, was loved and cared for, and had few worries.

But after their deaths, his life was turned upside down when he ended up living at a nursing care facility sleeping on a thin mattress that sat upon a metal, institutional-style bedframe. There were days when he did not receive his medications. He had no friends.

Ralph’s circumstances changed dramatically when he moved into BCH’s Alverta Bolick Home for developmentally disabled adults. The group home is one of nine Developmental Disabilities Ministry homes operated by Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) around the state.

Ralph and his fellow residents attend Calvary Baptist Church which is adjacent to the home. The men at Alverta Bolick are part of the church’s outreach to people in the area with developmental disabilities. Ralph says he likes living in a Christian Home and “wouldn’t have it any other way.”“I always want to live better for God,” Ralph says.BCH’s Developmental Disabilities Ministry recently marked a milestone by reaching 100% occupancy in all nine homes. Discover more about the Developmental Disabilities Ministry at www.hereismyhome.org

Baptist Children’s Homes of North CarolinaMichael C. Blackwell, President/CEOP.O. Box 338 / Thomasville, NC / 273611-800-476-3669Learn more at www.bchfamily.org and www.facebook.com/bchfamilyDiscover more about the Developmental Disabilities Ministry at www.hereismyhome.orgBaptist Children’s Homes of North CarolinaMichael C. Blackwell, President/CEOP.O. Box 338 / Thomasville, NC / 273611-800-476-3339www.bchfamily.org, www.hereismyhome.org, www.ncbam.org

Baptist State Convention of North CarolinaFor period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Convention) exists to help local churches fulfill their divinely appointed mission from God. The Convention staff, under the leadership of Executive Director-Treasurer Milton A. Hollifield Jr., is committed to helping Baptist churches and associations maximize their ministry outreach for the purpose of building God’s Kingdom.

Associational PartnershipsThe Convention enjoys partnering in ministry with 78 associations across the state.One way the Associational Partnerships Team works with local Baptist associations is through Ministry Partnership Agreements. Through these agreements the Convention partners with local associations, providing funding, coaching and training resources for church planting, resort ministry, ethnic and language ministry, and community ministry projects.Another way Associational Partnerships works with local associations is through Church and Community Ministry personnel serving in the associations. This office provides training, resourcing and encouragement to these ministry evangelism servants.Each year, Associational Partnerships and the North Carolina Associational Missions Conference co-host a summer conference that allows for networking, sharing and training, which are vital to effective associational ministry. The conference theme this year was “Commissioned, Called and Committed for Kingdom Ministry.” Guest speaker Tom Billings, associational missionary for Union Baptist Association in Houston, Texas, shared about “Great Commission Initiatives” Training. Associational Partnerships also sponsored the annual Associational/Convention Staff Retreat. This year’s emphasis was “Missionary Leadership: Gateway to Missions.” The guest speaker was Stan Albright, national director for associations for the North American Mission Board. When a vacancy occurs, Associational Partnerships helps search committees as they seek to fill associational ministry positions. In addition, the office provides training for search committees. This office helps associations and churches understand the demographics of the area in which they are called to serve. Understanding the demographics of an associational area can help leaders be more effective in their planning and outreach. Convention churches can access this information through the Percept organization.

Church PlantingThis year the Convention assisted 101 new church plants. Included in this number were Anglo, Hispanic, Asian, African-American, Vietnamese, Chinese, Haitian, India, Korean, Laotian and Nepali churches, among others. In 2012, new church plants reported 3,036 professions of faith in Jesus Christ and made 111,000 evangelistic and cultivative contacts during the year.The work is being done not only by those able to serve full-time, but also by bivocational planters. In 2012, 26 bivocational planters received support through the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

One of the primary components of the church planting process in North Carolina is Basic Training for Church Planters, a weeklong training event. This year 237 people were trained at this event. Unreached people groups continue to grow in North Carolina, as does Convention efforts to plant more new language churches. Disciple-making Culture Congregational Services seeks to lead North Carolina Baptist churches in creating a disciple-making culture in which lives are changed by the power of God. Congregational Services assists churches in Sunday School, church administration, church building and planning, music and worship, children’s ministry, preschool ministry and family ministry.Congregational Services continued the focus on “Looking at your church in 3D.” BSCNC staff helps churches walk through a process of discovering, developing and delivering in order to create a disciple-making culture. The goal of this effort is to see people growing

in their knowledge of God, abiding in Christ and investing in the lives of others. Disciple-making includes making disciples of all nations. Multicultural ministries assists churches by contextualizing the message to those who are in their communities, providing training and resources, and in developing a missionary mindset toward reaching the different cultures and communities of North Carolina.

EmbraceThe Embrace ministry year launched with the Embrace Mother.Daughter Retreat and Girls Embrace Ministry Retreat. Both retreats were held the same weekend at Caraway Conference Center and Camp and guest speaker Erin Davis encouraged both groups. Embrace partnered with LifeWay Christian Resources’ Women’s Events area to host joint leadership training. Embrace also hosted a leadership training event at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to help equip women in evangelism, discipleship and missions. In addition to group plenary sessions and break out sessions, women learned through hands-on mission opportunities. Embrace led a mission trip to Boston, which was coordinated as part of the Convention’s larger partnership in this area through the Office of Great Commission Partnerships.

New Strategy This year the Convention’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors approved a five-year strategy: “Impacting Lostness through Disciple-making.” The strategy calls for a commitment to both strengthening churches and planting churches through facilitation of a disciple-making culture that utilizes a relationship-driven model of consultation, beginning in the most concentrated areas of lostness across the state.

Although lost people live throughout the entire state, the most concentrated areas of lostness in North Carolina are in eight population centers: Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greenville, Hickory, Wilmington, the Triad area (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) and the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill).

These pockets of lostness increase every year. The population in North Carolina increased 18 percent from 2000 to 2010. During this same period, the population in these eight areas increased 22 percent, comprising nearly 75 percent of the state population. Strategy teams, comprised of local associational and church leaders, will be formed across the state to develop strategies for impacting lostness. These teams will be formed in the population centers and beyond. The Convention will employ strategy coordinators who will live and work in the population centers, assisting local strategy teams fulfill their locally developed strategies. In like fashion, additional Convention staff will assist strategy teams that develop outside the population centers across the state.

The Board also affirmed a new structure for the Convention staff to more effectively implement the five-year strategy. One of the new teams being created to fulfill the strategy is the Collegiate Partnerships Team, which will include three regional campus ministry consultants and two international ministry consultants.

Great Commission PartnershipsThe Office of Great Commission Partnerships assists North Carolina Baptist churches and associations in developing, implementing and maintaining an effective missions strategy. Through partnerships in New York, Boston and Toronto, North Carolina Baptists are helping share the gospel in some of the most unreached areas of North America. This year 22 North Carolina Baptist churches served with church planters

throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Churches are also working with church planters through partnerships in Boston and New York City. To assist with the Moldova partnership, the Office of Great Commission Partnerships led a five-day missions conference in Moldova that helped train international and domestic missionaries of the Baptist Union of Moldova.One of the major highlights of the year was the Next Generation Missional Journey New York experience for students involved in their second year of the training program. Partnering with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association, the students shared the gospel with Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. The students also participated in people group research among Sri Lankans and other South Asian people groups.

Missions DevelopmentThe theme for the 2013 North Carolina Missions Offering and Week of Prayer was “Compelled by Christ: Proclaiming Release, Relief & Redemption” (www.ncmissionsoffering.org). This offering is the visible expression of North Carolina Baptists who desire to impact eternity. The offering supports the work of NC Baptist Men, church planting, missions education and promotion, associational projects and mission camps. The 1% Challenge was introduced to North Carolina Baptists. If all 4,300 North Carolina Baptist churches increased their Cooperative Program giving by one percent, the result would be an additional $6 million each year for ministry and missions. If all 45,000 Southern Baptist churches across the country accept the 1% Challenge, the result would be an additional $100 million. In Cooperative Program promotion, a variety of resources were made available and sent to churches. These resources highlight the biblical mandate for missions, and how North Carolina Baptists participate in fulfilling the Great Commission through the Cooperative Program. The “52 Sundays” prayer guide was produced, which features international, North American and North Carolina missionaries supported by North Carolina Baptists and devotionals on prayer, stewardship and missions. An accompanying PowerPoint was also developed. Other resources include brochures, bulletin inserts and videos.

PrayerThe annual statewide prayer conference was held in Winston-Salem at Old Town Baptist Church. The conference featured Logan Carson, Darryl Craft, John Franklin, Hugh Morrison and Bryon Paulus. As follow up to the “Awaken” theme for the 2012 Annual Meeting, 16 associational prayer retreats and rallies were scheduled with associations this year. The purpose of these retreats was to pray for, encourage and foster a desire to pray toward revival and spiritual awakening. Regional prayer conferences, summits and solemn assembly gatherings were also held in partnership with associations and churches across North Carolina.

ScholarshipsFor the 2013-2014 academic year, almost 700 Baptist Scholarships were awarded totaling more than $700,000. Students applying for the Baptist Scholarship were required to answer two essay questions: “Give your personal testimony” and “How is the Cooperative Program relevant to today’s generation?” Returning applicants answered essay questions about how attending a Baptist school has impacted their testimony, and how their campus ministry has influenced their life.

Sharing the Gospel

The Intentionally Evangelistic Church Strategy (IECS) remains the primary strategy for assisting churches and associations in their efforts to win North Carolina to Christ. IECS seminars were offered in different regions of the state, and this year the Multicultural Evangelism Office also hosted IECS trainings. The 2013 statewide evangelism conference was held at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church. The theme was “Culture Reach: Understanding, Loving and Relating to Muslims.” Speakers included Fred Luter, Nik Ripken, Nabeel Qureshi, Mike Licona, Zane Pratt and Alex McFarland.

Youth Ministry Attendance for the 2013 summer Youth Weeks camps was nearly 7,000 over seven weeks at the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. Total decisions included 526 first time professions of faith, more than 4,000 rededications and 408 called to full-time Christian ministry. The theme was “Speak Up, Step Up, Stand Up,” which focused on helping students learn to stand up for their faith and to live as a witness for Jesus Christ. The 2013 Youth Weeks mission offering project consisted of students packaging food to help alleviate hunger in Haiti, and food was purchased with their mission offering. Students gave more than $60,000, making it possible to send 200,000 meals to Haiti and to support for a year an orphanage in Haiti.Two statewide events were held to reach Hispanic youth and young adults. The youth ministry team offered North Carolina Baptist churches training in missions, discipleship, worship, transitions after graduation and youth ministry planning.

Baptist Foundation

2012 REPORT FOR NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST FOUNDATION

The North Carolina Baptist Foundation is the trust agency of the Baptist State Convention with a mission“ to serve North Carolina Baptists and others in generating an increased awareness of Christian stewardship principals as a means of financially undergirding Baptist churches, institutions and mission endeavors on a permanent basis.”With our focus on that mission every day, we make it our aim to “Arise...shine...that His glory shall be seen.” (Isaiah 60: 1-2)To that end, in 2012 our staff made 203 presentations in Baptist churches and associations, institutions and agencies, as well as statewide Baptist senior adult conferences. We co-hosted Senior

Adult Festivals at Chowan University, Mars Hill College and Baptist Children’s Homes, enabling us to further spread the word about the importance of Christian estate planning in supporting ministry in perpetuity. We did the same in sponsoring the 17th annual Noel Inspirational Retreat at Caraway Conference Center using as our theme, “Finishing Well.” Once again we co-sponsored two important events with the Baptist State Convention, the 37thannual NC Baptist Development Officer’s Conference and the 12thannual NC Baptist Heritage Award Luncheon. To the end of supporting missions and ministries in perpetuity, we established 78 new accounts in 2012 totaling $3,028,727.77. In addition, we received $3,540,804.29 into existing accounts for total receipts of $6,569,532.06 in 2012. During that same period, we distributed $2,051,223.49 to individuals through charitable trusts and $6,610,767.69 to charities, for a total distribution of $8,661,991.18. An important element of our ministry is to invest wisely the Kingdom assets entrusted to us. In making those investments, our primary focus is to protect the corpus by managing the risk, while at the same time achieving a good return. In 2012 each of our 4 funds provided positive returns. Our Growth Fund was up 9.27%, our Balanced Fund was up 6.99%, the Income Fund was up 5.91% and the Fixed Income Fund was up 6.42%. We were able to achieve these positive returns while at the same time applying appropriate social screens on our investments. Our newest ministry, NC Baptist Financial Services, also continues to thrive. In 2012, some 18 loans were closed in the amount of $9.5 million. Since its beginning in 2009, some 44 loans have been made totaling over $25million. The Church Growth Investment Fund, the investment arm of NCBFS and the primary funding source for loans, grew to over $35 million. NCBFS has made loans to NC Baptist churches for expansion to include new sanctuaries, family life centers, educational buildings, land purchases and major renovation projects. The North Carolina Baptist Foundation seeks everyday to arise and shine by encouraging and enabling NC Baptists to be good stewards and support Kingdom work so that ‘His glory shall be seen.’

August 2013

Baptist Hospital

2013 Report to the AssociationsFaithHealth – A Life Changing Combination

In 1923, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, a vital part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC), emerged from a vision of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina to embody faith in Christ through ministries of healing. Faith and health remain integral partners at WFBMC, expressed through the care of more than 13,000 employees across the system. We are grateful for ninety years of partnership with North Carolina Baptists, and we envision a bright future together.

FaithHealthNC – Improving Health Through Covenants of Care

Rev. Dr. Gary R. Gunderson became Vice President of Faith and Health Ministries on July 1, 2012. He is a national leader in improving health by connecting congregations and health care providers in covenantal partnerships of care. He initiated FaithHealthNC, a ministry to strengthen the Medical Center’s dynamic relationships with North Carolina Baptists and others, focused on improving the well-being of church members and neighbors before, during and after hospitalization.

To learn more, please visit FaithHealthNC.org. Extending the Ministries of North Carolina Baptists CareNet of North Carolina will provide over 39,000 hours of faith-integrated counseling in 2013. The Cooperative Program provides vital support to our statewide network of 32 counseling centers, ensuring that fees are affordable and that no one is turned away for financial reasons. Nearly 50 percent of our 6,300+ clients are North Carolina Baptists, and we will subsidize over $500,000 this year in the costs of their counseling. Newer sites include three locations with Baptist Children’s Homes (Mills Home, Kennedy Home and Oak Ranch) and two N.C. Baptist Association offices (New River and Raleigh).

The Center for Congregational Health will provide consultation ministries to nearly 150 churches and organizations in 2013, including many in the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Churches torn by conflict and heartache are being renewed and revitalized in their mission to serve.

Our Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education department extends the love of God through ministries to our patients and their families and provides life-changing education through programs of Clinical Pastoral Education. In FY 2013, we provided care to patients through more than 56,000 ministry contacts and trained nearly 40 ministers.

To learn more about our ministries, contact Rev. Paul Mullen 336-716-3027, pmmullen@wakehealth.edu.PE072513-053

The Mother’s Day Offering

North Carolina Baptists gave over $625,000 in FY 2013 to the Mother’s Day Offering, helping patients suffering from serious illness and devastating financial need pay their hospital bills in the name of Jesus Christ and His

Rev. Coley Rimmer, first Health Care Liaison for FaithHealthNC

love. God works through every gift, leading hundreds of people closer to Christ in life-changing gratitude.

Kenzie Martin was born with Down’s Syndrome. A hole in her heart was successfully repaired at Baptist Hospital, but her parents were financially overwhelmed by waves of medical bills. “The Mother’s Day Offering was a miracle that saved us financially and changed our lives. This was God’s love in action,” said Eddie, her father. Her mother Tracy rejoiced, “This kindness lifted a huge burden and gave us hope. We thank N.C. Baptists with all our hearts.”

Please visit www.mothersdayoffering.org to see the Martin’s life-changing story.

Additional Highlights at Wake Forest Baptist Health

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center continues to be ranked among the nation’s best hospitals in U.S. News and World Report (2013), including 12 specialty areas.

A six-story expansion of our Comprehensive Cancer Center will open in 2013, consolidating our nationally recognized cancer services in one location.

WFBMC was designated by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Stroke Center in June, 2013, one of only 33 centers in the nation.

For an appointment with one of our physicians, please contact Health On-Call® at 800-446-2255. Please visit WakeHealth.edu to learn more about our services.

Gratitude from the Vice President of Faith and Health Ministries

We are grateful to North Carolina Baptists for ninety years of extraordinary partnership. You have prayed for us and provided exceptional trustees. Through the years you have given generously to support our ministries through the Cooperative Program and to help our patients in financial need through the Mother’s Day Offering. Moving forward, our partnership in FaithHealthNC will improve the health of our most vulnerable patients. God is at work through what we do together, bringing life-changing hope to those we serve. Thank you for sharing our sacred mission.

Gary R. Gunderson, M.Div., D.Min., D.Div.Vice PresidentDivision of Faith and Health MinistriesWake Forest Baptist Health

Baptist Retirement Homes

Biblical Recorder’s Annual Report for BSCNC, November 2013

On the job for 180 years

This year the Biblical Recorder marked 180 years of publishing news and information for North Carolina Baptists. Since Thomas Meredith founded the paper in 1833, the material published or posted on the web has been a vital part of Baptist history.

As North Carolina Baptists meet for the annual meeting in Greensboro this November 11-12, the theme is “ARISE.” The focus is on living for the glory of God. In keeping with that theme, your Biblical Recorder staff wants to live for the glory of God and communicate the message of God’s Word in all we do. After all, one of our three stated objectives is to glorify God.

We believe God is glorified when His church is strong, healthy and living out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. We work diligently to provide church leaders with articles, stories and information to that end. In fact, the information we give you is very important to every member of the church.

Ours is both an information-hungry society and an information-starved culture. We feast on mounds of information every day. But not all information is reliable. Some of it is intentionally deceptive or outright false. While we may be gorging ourselves with information, we are starving from the shortage of healthy, truthful information.

So where is your church family getting their information? Is secular media feeding the information diet of the church with an unbiblical agenda? What can you do about it?

This is the reason your Biblical Recorder is very important. We are here to serve you. We are your church’s trusted information source. Everyone in your church fellowship can get good information through one or more of the avenues we provide:

The Biblical Recorder in print is a great value. Individual members can subscribe or the church can provide for church members at a discounted rate. A copy will be mailed directly to your home. An even better deal is available through bulk copies sent to the church for distribution.

Now you can receive the Biblical Recorder in a digital, online version. This year we launched the digital edition through our website, BRnow.org. This is the full version of the printed copy, in an easy-to-read digital format. Subscriptions are very reasonable.

Our website, BRnow.org, is packed with about 10,000 pages of valuable information. It is the highest ranked website of all Baptist newspapers. Averaging between 10,000 to 20,000 hits per day, visitors around the world trust BRnow.org for up-to-date news and information.

Download the BR app to your smartphone today. It is free, and it is an easy way to get important news items at your fingertips. The new app was launched earlier this year and has become a popular way to stay close to vital information.

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able to adjust the content. The new technology makes our content easier to read on smaller devices such as smartphones and small tablets.

When you subscribe to the Biblical Recorder or visit our website, you are feeding yourself and your church family the kind of material that will strengthen Kingdom vision. It will encourage and motivate you in your partnership with North Carolina Baptists and Southern Baptists as we fulfill the Great Commission of our Savior. It will be an instrument to connect you with other churches in Kingdom work, also.

We hope you will encourage your congregation to read the Recorder. And, we hope you will make room in your budget to provide the printed edition for your leadership. If possible, make it available to as many members who want it. Another option is to subscribe to the online digital edition for your leaders and members. There is a subscription plan that fits your church budget.

The Biblical Recorder receives support through your gifts to the Cooperative Program, allowing you to subscribe at rates that are much lower than the actual cost of production. We are proud to be an agency of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina since 1939. Thank you for your partnership in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a privilege to join you in standing firm on the truth of scripture. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever” (Isaiah 40:8).

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Christian Higher Education-Rit Varriale, Chair

The Christian Higher Education Special Committee of the Board of Directors serves North Carolina Baptists as a liaison for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and its affiliated educational institutions: Campbell University, Gardner-Webb University, Mars Hills University and Wingate University. The Committee promotes the Convention’s Baptist Scholarship Program for undergraduates attending one of the affiliated educational institutions and seeks to find ways that these institutions can assist churches in the fulfillment of the congregation’s divinely appointed mission.

Many great things are happening on the campuses of the five affiliated educational institutions and our committee gives all the glory and honor to God for how the students, faculty and staff from each of these schools are faithfully serving God.

In May, faculty from Campbell’s Lundy-Fetterman School of Business led a Church Administration Conference in partnership with Convention staff. The conference provided critical training for church administrators. In addition, more than 3,000 students have applied to Campbell’s new medical school, which opened in August. Students and staff from Chowan University participated in several mission trips during the past year. Members from Chowan’s football team served alongside NC Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers in New Jersey during their 2012 Christmas break. In May, 15 students and staff travelled to Ethiopia to minister to street children. Enrollment for the 2012-2013 academic year is the school’s largest undergraduate enrollment since 1971. Thirty-six Gardner-Webb University students and faculty participated in three university-sponsored mission trips this summer to Brazil, India and Hawaii. The university partnered with NC Baptist Men to send students and faculty to Hawaii. The highly anticipated Physician’s Assistant program is scheduled to open in 2014.Mars Hill College officially became Mars Hill University in August. The university also hosted more than a dozen faith-based groups this summer, which utilized campus facilities for numerous camps and conferences.

In January, more than 70 Wingate University students participated in a day of caring on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Wingate students volunteer more than 10,000 hours of community service each year. Some projects include Alternate Spring Break, MLK Day of Service and the annual “Don’t Dump – Donate!” recycling drive.

The Convention continues to provide scholarships to students attending the affiliated educational institutions as funds are available. The North Carolina Baptist Scholarship is awarded annually to full-time undergraduate students who are members of a church affiliated with the Baptist State Convention and attending one of the five affiliated schools. For the 2013-2014 academic year, almost 700 Baptist Scholarships were awarded totaling nearly $700,000. To apply, interested students can visit www.ncbaptist.org/scholarships.

For several years the Committee has been working toward establishing a Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute Scholarship. Our Committee is pleased to announce that the first student should be awarded the scholarship during the 2013-2014 academic year. The two-year scholarship is awarded to Fruitland students who, upon graduation from Fruitland, desire to continue their education at one of the educational institutions affiliated with the Convention. A maximum of two students at each participating affiliated institution would be eligible for the scholarship.

Our Committee thanks North Carolina Baptists for continuing to support Christian higher education and making it possible for students to grow in their faith and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

GuideStoneOffice of the GuideStone Team of the Baptist State Convention of NC, Inc.

During this past year the GuideStone Team of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina worked closely with GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention to provide ministry to the more than 4,300 churches in our state convention. The following summarizes these efforts:

Retirement Encouraging churches to provide retirement as a benefit to staff remains a huge challenge! When given

a choice, many church staff employees choose not to participate…sad! In the past year more than 2,000 of our 4,300 churches had NO participants in the plan.

2012 State Convention Protection Benefits— the following disability and survivor benefits were in place for retirement participants—114 persons received a total of $606,750.06 in disability benefits and 36 deaths resulted in a distribution of $404,412.52 to beneficiaries.

1. Three recent deaths of pastors detail both good and bad news. In two of those deaths the participants (79 and 63 years of age) were active participants in the retirement plan. As a result, the widows received death benefits of $10,000 and $25,000 respectively. The third minister (45 years of age) was NOT an active participant; therefore, the widow did NOT receive what would have been a death benefit of $75,000, and the neighboring churches were encouraged by the Director of Missions to take up love offerings to pay for this pastor’s funeral expenses…VERY SAD NEWS!

2. A church secretary, who was forced to leave work on January 4 because of a disability illness, is now in line to qualify for a disability benefit because her church has provided all their staff with retirement contributions as a benefit of employment. Without question this church stepped up to the plate and did the right thing for their employees.

GuideStone Funds---continue to receive high marks compared to like funds in the financial world. GuideStone Funds rank No. 6 of 226 mutual fund families according to fi360 Fund Family Fiduciary Rankings, as of March 31, 2013. 

Insurance Health Care Reform Law—GuideStone continues to provide timely updates for churches on their

website as the new law moves toward full implementation in 2014. According to CEO, O. S. Hawkins, GuideStone is working diligently with other denominations to get

administrative and legislative “fixes” to church health plans that were left out of the national debate on health care reform.

Staff Compensationo Appropriate structure and administration of compensation is another ongoing concern.

Unfortunately, the antiquated “lump sum pay package” is alive and thriving in North Carolina.

Mission:Dignityo GuideStone Financial Resources in Dallas continues to provide financial assistance to those elderly

ministers and widows of ministers who live under financial duress and need ongoing and/or one time assistance through Mission:Dignity. During this past year almost 200 North Carolinians were assisted financially by GuideStone.

Finally, as my own retirement approaches, it has been an honor and privilege to serve all of our churches and their employees with appropriate information/products to meet their needs. For assistance call the Baptist State Convention of NC at 1.800.395.5102 ext 5594 or 5595, visit our Web site at www.ncbaptist.org, call GuideStone at 1.888.984.8433, or visit the GuideStone Web site at www.GuideStone.org.

Johnny E. RossGuideStone State Representative

Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc.

North Carolina Missions Offering

Church Name 2012 NCMO

Church Name

2012 NCMOAbees Grove Baptist Church $1,360.00 Morganton First Bap ChAmherst Baptist Church $1,000.00 Morganton 1st Deaf MisAntioch Baptist Church $903.00 Moriah Baptist ChurchAsheville Street Baptist Church $649.00 Mount Calvary Bap ChurchBethel Baptist Church $1,416.51 Mount Home Bap Church $3,100.14Bethlehem Baptist Church Mount Olive Baptist Church $1,406.00Bridge42 Mountain View 1 Brookwood Baptist Church Mountain View 2 Bap $680.00

Brown Mountain Mulls Grove Baptist Church Burkemont Baptist Church $1,424.00 New Hope in Christ Calvary Baptist Church $1,092.90 North Laurel Baptist Church Catawba Valley Baptist Church North Morganton Bap Ch Central Baptist Church Oak Grove Baptist Church Community Baptist Church Oak Ridge Baptist Church $82.57Community of Drexel Pleasant Hill Baptist Church $1,300.00Connelly Springs First $300.00 Pleasant Ridge BapChurch Cornerstone Baptist Church Pleasant View BapChurch Cross Memorial Baptist Church $1,075.00 River of Life Hispanic Bap Drexel First Baptist Church Riverside Baptist Church Drexel Memorial Baptist Church Rutherford College First $3,885.43East Valdese Baptist Church $4,017.00 Silver Creek Baptist Church El Bethel Baptist Church $2,623.00 Smyrna Baptist Church Enon Baptist Church Solid Rock Baptist Church First Hmong Bap of Morganton South Mountain Bap Ch Friendship Baptist Church Southside Baptist Church Gilead Baptist Church Table Rock Baptist Church Glen Alpine First Baptist Church Great American Cowboy Ch Grace Baptist Church Trinity Baptist Church Grandview Baptist Church United Baptist Church High Peak Baptist Church $1,131.00 Valdese First Baptist Church $372.00Hopewell Baptist Church Walker Road Baptist Church Icards Grove Baptist Church $383.70 Wilkies Grove Bap Church $440.13Journey Church Zion Baptist Church $2,965.00

Lakeview Baptist Church Total $31,606.38

Calendar

November 2013“My Hope, America........…………………………………………………………….November 3-8Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer...........………………………………………….November 4North Carolina Baptist State Convention, Greensboro, NC...……..………………November 11-12CRBA Toy Store Drop-off...…………………………………………… November 18-December 6CRBA Missions Team Meeting...……………………………………………………..November 19CRBA International Missions Study, EVBC, 6:15 pm………………………………..November 19Thanksgiving, CRBA Offices Closed. .……………………………………………November 28-29December 2013Week of Prayer for International Missions……………...............................................December 1-8CRBA Secretaries Christmas Banquet, 12 pm………………………………………….December 5CRBA Ministers Christmas Dinner, 6:30 pm..........……………………………………December 5CRBA Toy Store Set-up, 9am to 3 pm.......…………………………………………..December 5-6CRBA Toy Store.....…………………………………………………………………December 9-12Christmas, CRBA Offices Closed.....………………………………………December 25-January 1January 2014CRBA GA Birthday Party. .………………………………………………………………January 21February 2014Focus on WMU.………………………………………………………………………February 9-16Children’s Ministry Day. ……………………………………………………………….February 15NC Baptist Men’s Region 8 Missions Rally……………………………………………February 17March 2014Week of Prayer for North American Missions. . .…………………………………………March 2-9CRBA Annual Spring Meeting, High Peak BC. .………………………………………….March 27April 2014WMU NC Missions Extrvaganza, Ridgecrest, NC. .………………………………………April 4-5CRBA Senior Adult Luncheon...……………………………………………………………April 10Operation Inasmuch. ………………………………………………………………………..April 26May 2014Operation Inasmuch …………………………………………………………………………..May 3NC Baptist Men Region 8 Disaster Relief Training. .……………………………………May 16-17“Foothills Prayer Conference”..………………………………………………………….May 16-18Week of Prayer for Associational Missions. .…………………………………………….May 18-25Memorial Day, CRBA Office closed ………………………………………………………..May 26June 2014Southern Baptist Convention. ……………………………………………………………June 10-11July 2014Fourth of July CRBA Office Closed..…………………………………………………………July 4August 2014CRBA Prayer-walk of Schools.....………………………………………………………..August 23NC Baptist Men’s Region 8 Missions Celebration……………………………………….August 25September 2014Labor Day CRBA Office Closed……………………………………………………….September 1CRBA Senior Adult Luncheon…. .……………………………………………………September 11October 2014CRBA Annual Fall Meeting, Catawba Valley…...……………………..………………..October 23

Senior Pastor Directory

Abee's Grove Baptist Church 874-2414 Rev. Rudy Hayes 654 Abee's Church Road, Valdese, NC 28690

Amherst Baptist Church 396-2800 Rev. Harold Joplin 4354 Chantilly Drive, Granite Falls, NC 28645

Antioch Baptist Church 437-3162 Rev. Danny Ward, Interim 2331 Antioch Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Asheville Street Baptist Church 437-7255 Rev. Doug Goforth 107 Colony Drive, Morganton, NC 28655

Bethel Baptist Church 438-9272 Rev. Gary Cline3861 Pax Hill Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Bethlehem Baptist Church 828-850-0565 Rev. Jesse Carr 7479 Watershed Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Bridge 42 Church 391-7777 Rev. Paul Culbertson 107 Calvin Heights Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Brookwood Baptist Church 439-8502 Rev. Earl Cross 210 Brookwood Church Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Brown Mountain Baptist Church 430-3159 Rev. Johnny Shelton 2600 Willow Tree Church Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Burkemont Baptist Church 437-2357 Dr. David Mills 200 Winding Creek Drive, Morganton, NC 28655

Calvary Baptist Church 874-3815 Rev. Tim Horldt, Interim 820 Gardiol Rd, Valdese, NC 28690

Catawba Valley Baptist Church 437-9237 Dr. Mike Odom P.O. Box 1580, Morganton, NC 28680

Central Baptist Church 390-7961 Rev. Thom Hartman PO Box 1246 Drexel, NC 28619

Community Missionary Baptist 438-8487 Rev. Tony Land PO Box 835, Morganton, NC 28680

Community of Drexel Bapt Church 433-0489 Rev. Roger Webb 1582 Powerhouse Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Connelly Springs First Baptist 874-0826 Rev. Danny Townsend P. O. Box 354, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Cornerstone Baptist Church 597-9147 Rev. Eddie Graves

9005 Oak Ridge Dr, Hildebran, NC 28637

Cross Memorial Baptist Church 437-1021 Dr. Jeff Beach 650 Enola Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Drexel First Baptist Church 584-8797 Dr. Bob Shepherd, Interim 3982 Palmer Circle, Morganton, NC 28655

Drexel Memorial Baptist Church 433-0784 Rev. Drew Dalton P. O. Box 564, Drexel, NC 28619

East Valdese Baptist Church 874-0511 Rev. Brett Howell 313 Springwood Drive NE, Valdese, NC 28690

El Bethel Baptist Church 437-0570 Rev. Ron Cooper P.O. Box 2518, Morganton, NC 28680

Enon Baptist Church 433-6434 Rev. Gary Garner 2864 Highline Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655

First Hmong Baptist Church 448-0534 Rev. Pao Ly 4071 Owens Mountain Ave, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Friendship Baptist Church 437-4085 Rev. Phil King 4284Boulder Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Gilead Baptist Church 433-5902 Rev. Curtis Styles 3520 Enola Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Glen Alpine First Baptist Church No Pastor P.O. Box 557, Glen Alpine, NC 28628

Grace Baptist Church 438-1537 Rev. Marty Bess 2386 Gene’s Loop, Morganton, NC 28655

Grandview Baptist Church 584-6785 Rev. John Whisnant 2828 Hwy. 126, Morganton, NC 28655

The Great American Cowboy Church No Pastor609 E Concord St, Morganton, NC 28655

High Peak Baptist Church 879-8712 Dr. Kevin Purcell 3095 High Peak Road, Valdese, NC 28690

Hopewell Baptist Church 864-483-5600 Dr. Danny Emory 1112 Hopewell Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Icard's Grove Baptist Church No Pastor 3097 Icard's Grove Church Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

The Journey Church 437-0615 Rev. Mike Chandler

121 West Union Street, Morganton, NC 28655 Lakeview Baptist Church No Pastor

4744 Lakeview Acres, Valdese, NC 28690

Missionary Ridge Baptist Church 437-8308 Rev. Al Tinnin 3562 Baptist Camp Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Morganton First Baptist Church 437-2544 Dr. Tom Bland P.O. Box 459, Morganton, NC 28680

Morganton First Deaf Mission 430-9267 Rev. Tom Lineberger 2051 Hwy. 181 N, Morganton, NC 28655

Moriah Baptist Church 850-2210 Rev. Andrew Watkins 3012 Grace View Place, Granite Falls, NC 28630

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 879-8831 Rev. Glenn Kerstetter 709 Praley Street SW, Valdese, NC 28690

Mount Home Baptist Church 437-0593 Rev. Jerry Gamble 3733 Hillview Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Mount Olive Baptist Church 391-1489 Rev. Michael Gantt 5347 Mount Olive Church Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Mountain View I Baptist Church 397-5205 Rev. Ken Frady

7391 Woodland Hills Road, Hickory, NC 28602

Mountain View II Baptist Church 584-4961 Rev. Kenneth Mashburn 5510 Watson Price Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Mull's Grove Baptist Church 572-1758 Rev. James “Bud” Jernigan 343 Laurel St, Hudson, NC 28638

New Hope In Christ 438-1825 Rev. Max Bristol

212 Northwestern Circle, Morganton, NC 28655

North Laurel Baptist Church 874-4986 Rev. Mike Wakefield 1942-A Laurel Street NE, Valdese, NC 28690

North Morganton Baptist Church 437-3414 Rev. Kenneth Baker 101 View Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Oak Grove Baptist Church 584-6416 Rev. Gyles Widener 1065 Paddy's Creek Road, Nebo, NC 28761

Oak Ridge Baptist Church 874-0663 Rev. Michael Skinner 7262 Rhodhiss Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 433-5769 Dr. Larry Cline 2434 Enola Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church 584-0310 Dr. Dewey Thomas P.O. Box 1159, Morganton, NC 28680

Pleasant View Baptist Church 437-3469 Dr. Burt Wilbur 2311 Jamestown Road, Morganton, NC 28655

River of Life Baptist Church 390-1121 Rev. Orlando Mendez 106 ½ S Anderson Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Riverside Baptist Church 828-387-0404 Rev. Keith Gwyn PO Box 3451, Morganton, NC 28680

Rutherford College First Baptist 874-3870 Rev. Dan Morton, Interim1105 Anthony Ave NE, Valdese, NC 28690

Silver Creek Baptist Church 584-2419 Rev.Freddie Williams 2317 Jamestown Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Smyrna Baptist Church 443-3991 Rev. Paul Mace 3500 Brown Mountain Beach Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Solid Rock Baptist Church 584-1644 Rev. Stacey Layne 110 Oakwood Drive, Morganton, NC 28655

South Mountain Baptist Church 874-2553 Rev. Chris Annas PO Box 1177, Valdese, NC 28690

Southside Baptist Church 828-757-0356 Rev. Lawrence Robertson 1021 Randolph Circle NE, Lenoir, NC 28645

Table Rock Baptist Church 430-7689 Rev. Walter Vinson 202 Park Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Trinity Baptist Church 433-0662 Rev. Scott Moneyham 3333 Trinity Church Road, Valdese, NC 28690

United Baptist Church 773-4213 Dr. Avery Owenby P. O. Box 763, Rutherford College NC 28671

Valdese First Baptist Church 874-2266 Dr. Thomas Sawyer, Interim 500 Faet Street, Valdese, NC 28690

Walker Road Baptist Church 448-1774 Rev. Billy Bollinger, Interim 2221 Arthur Stewart Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Wilkie's Grove Baptist Church 874-0196 Rev. Kenneth Bryant PO Box 453, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Zion Baptist Church 572-0260 Dr. Steve Parker 2472 Wilderness Lane, Lenoir, NC 28645

CATAWBA RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONChurch Staff Directory

Abee's Grove Baptist Church 391-1862 Mrs. Gladys Abee Music Director 4357 Gouge Ave, Morganton, NC 28655

Amherst Baptist Church 437-1606 Mrs. Wanda PendergrassMusic Leader PO Box 2027, Drexel, NC 28619

Antioch Baptist Church 584-0822 Mr. Ted MacVicar Music Director 1441 Southpointe Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Antioch Baptist Church 828-754-2018 Gary Church Youth Director 6400 Stone Mountain Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645

Asheville Street Baptist Church 439-2421 Mr. Lynn Burnette Music Director 208 Ervin Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Asheville Street Baptist Church 443-9421 Mrs. Darla FoxYouth Minister 3070 Collett Ave, Morganton, NC 28655

Bethel Baptist Church 433-8925 Mrs. Judy PeyronelMusic Director 2280 White Dogwood Ln, Morganton, NC 28655

Bethel Baptist Church 391-1031 Mrs. Jaime ClineYouth Director 3851 Pax Hill Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Bridge 42 Church 390-0943 Rev. Jason KoonMusic Director 105 Surrey Dr. Morganton, NC 28655

Bridge 42 Church 704-813-8649 Tyler Deaton Youth Minister 107 Calvin Heights Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Brookwood Baptist Church 432-2919 Mrs. Debbie Morgan Music Director 145 Oakdale Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Brookwood Baptist Church 439-8502 Mrs. Cindy CrossYouth Director 210 Brookwood Church Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Brown Mountain Baptist Church 430-9331 Mrs. Patti Gragg Music Director 2608 Henderson Mill Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Brown Mountain Baptist Church 430-3159 Mrs. Dawn Shelton Youth Leader 2600 Willow Tree Church Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Burkemont Baptist Church 430-9319 Rev. Eddy BuntonStudent Ministries 4608 Burkemont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Burkemont Baptist Church 433-8008 Rev. Kevin UhrichWorship/Music Minister 4668 Burkemont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Calvary Baptist Church 437-2761 Mrs. Teresa DaleMusic Director 407 Green Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Calvary Baptist Church 437-2761 Mrs. Ruth Ann Conley Youth Director 407 Green Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Catawba Valley Baptist Church 437-9237 Mr. Allen Curtis Music Director P.O. Box 1580, Morganton, NC 28680

Catawba Valley Baptist Church 448-0664 Mr. Adam Teague Youth Pastor P.O. Box 1580, Morganton, NC 28680

Community of Drexel Bapt Church 433-1388 Mrs. Rita NicholsMusic Director PO Box 595, Drexel, NC 28619

Connelly Springs First Baptist 874-3142 Mrs. Sadie BivensMusic Director P. O. Box 93, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Connelly Springs First Baptist 874-0826 Mrs. Michelle Townsend P. O. Box 354, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Cornerstone Baptist Church 874-4813 Mrs. Tanya PriceMusic Director 806 Hoyle St, Valdese, NC 28690

Cornerstone Baptist Church 874-4813 Mrs. Pam IsbelMusic Director 105 Old Colony Dr, Valdese, NC 28690

Cross Memorial Baptist Church 302-9296 Dr. Kip ShoemakerAssociate Pastor 2823 Piedmont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Cross Memorial Baptist Church 433-1555 Jeff Sigmon Music Director 2823 Piedmont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Cross Memorial Baptist Church 437-0846 Leslie MullYouth Director 1363 Old NC 18, Morganton, NC 28655

Drexel First Baptist Church 433-0600 Mr. Jonathan BerryMusic Director 2418 Stoney Brook St, Valdese, NC 28690

Drexel First Baptist Church 437-3351 Rev. Laura Roach Interim Associate Pastor PO Box 308, Drexel, NC 28619

Drexel Memorial Baptist Church 437-2685 Mr. Mitchell CookMusic Director P. O. Box 65, Drexel, NC 28619

East Valdese Baptist Church 396-4625 Rev. Jon CallowayMusic and Media Pastor 3444 Dry Ponds Rd, Granite Falls, NC 28630

East Valdese Baptist Church 437-0055 Rev. Greg Klapp

Student Minister 2562 Branch Dr, Valdese, NC 28690

East Valdese Baptist Church 874-0511 Rev. Justin SmithEducation and Discipleship Pastor PO Box 56, Valdese, NC 28690

El Bethel Baptist Church 437-8979 Mrs. Tracy HicksMusic Director 1305 Bowman Ave Ext, Morganton, NC 28655

El Bethel Baptist Church 448-1459 Rev. Justin CunninghamAssociate Pastor 1117 Silverbrook Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Enon Baptist Church 381-8486 Rev. Carroll Fox, Jr.Music Director PO Box 1243, Hudson, NC 28638

Enon Baptist Church 205-3400 Debra Buchanan PO Box 2601, Morganton, NC 28680

First Hmong Baptist Church 256-8066 Nou YangMusic Director 1987 Breanna Ct, Conover, NC 28613

First Hmong Baptist Church 302-4503 Mr. Tong YangAssociate Pastor PO Box 1933 Morganton, NC 28680

Friendship Baptist Church 437-7602 Mrs. Carolyn Brown Music Director 408 Church Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Gilead Baptist Church 584-8345 Mrs. Avis DellingerMusic Director 6549 NC 126, Nebo, NC 28761 Gilead Baptist Church 443-8105 Mr. Chris NormanYouth Director 1430 Rock Hill St, Nebo, NC 28761

Glen Alpine First Baptist Church 584-1596 Ms. Jewell ShepherdMusic Director 1505 Carbon City Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Glen Alpine First Baptist Church 439-8477 Mr. Michael JarrettYouth Minister 201 Murphy St, Morganton, NC 28655

Grace Baptist Church 433-1508 Mr. Mitch HuffmanMusic Director 1326 T S Mull Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Grace Baptist Church 433-1508 Mr. Gary Campbell Youth Minister 2928 England Way, Morganton, NC 28655

Grandview Baptist Church 413-3520 Rev. John WhisnantMusic Director 2828 Hwy. 126, Morganton, NC 28655

Grandview Baptist Church 413-3520 Mrs. Susan WhisnantYouth Director 2828 Hwy. 126, Morganton, NC 28655

Grandview Baptist Church 439-8761 Mr. Rodney PunchEducation Director 1765 Robinwood Rd, Newton, NC 28658

High Peak Baptist Church 874-3322 Mr. Dennis HamrickMusic Director 4036 Berry Loop, Valdese, NC 28690

High Peak Baptist Church 874-2038 Mrs. Kathy HarmonYouth Director 2635 Israel Chapel Rd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Hopewell Baptist Church 433-9222 Mr. Bill BakerMusic Director 2555 Silverbrook Ct, Morganton, NC 28655

Hopewell Baptist Church 582-3717 Rev. Andrew WhisenantAssociate Pastor 1112 Hopewell Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Icard's Grove Baptist Church 874-0288 Kathleen Ribet Music Director PO Box 374, Rutherford College, NC 28671

The Journey Church 437-0615 Rev. John Setterlind Worship Pastor 121 West Union Street, Morganton, NC 28655

The Journey Church 437-0615 Mr. Tim Allen Youth Leader 121 West Union Street, Morganton, NC 28655 Lakeview Baptist Church 437-7784 Debbie CorleyMusic Director 208 Stacy St, Morganton, NC 28655

Missionary Ridge Baptist Church 817-9311 Rev. Chris DaleAssociate Pastor, Music and Youth 5612 John Watts Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Morganton First Baptist Church 437-2544 Rev. David ThayerMusic and Administration Minister PO Box 459, Morganton, NC 28680

Morganton First Baptist Church 437-2544 Rev. Fred SchuszlerEducation Minister PO Box 459, Morganton, NC 28655

Morganton First Baptist Church 437-2544 Rev. Tyler RoachMinster to Youth and Family Life PO Box 459, Morganton, NC 28655

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 874-3020 Cathy BlevinsMusic Director 421 Garrou Ave SE, Valdese, NC 28690

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 879-8547 Mrs. Vera CabanissMusic Director 824 Fontaine Ave NW, Valdese, NC 28690

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 879-2073 Mrs. Lisa MurrayYouth Leader 801 Briggs St NW, Valdese, NC 28690

Mount Home Baptist Church 294-2294 Rev. Garry StaffordMinister of Music 4164 Black Oak Rd, Hickory, NC28602

Mount Home Baptist Church 433-9755 Rev. Preston StainbackMinister of Education and Outreach 112 Buena Vista Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Mount Home Baptist Church 413-1769 Mr. Rocky HartmanYouth Minister PO Box 462, Rutherford College, NC 28671

Mount Home Baptist Church 413-9188 Mrs. Kathy Hartman Children's Director PO Box 462, Rutherford College, NC 28671

Mount Olive Baptist Church 584-2285 Lena Taylor Music Director 1614 US 70 W, Morganton, NC 28655

Mount Olive Baptist Church 584-2898 Ms. Julie PollardYouth Minister 5800 Pollard Patton Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Mountain View II Baptist Church 584-0658 Wayne ClontzMusic Director 3046 Bedford Ave, Morganton, NC 28655

Mull's Grove Baptist Church 391-1382 Ms Sharon JohnsonMusic Director 4410 Ruritan Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Mull's Grove Baptist Church 438-3866 Mr. Jason HensonYouth Minister 179 Buff Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

New Hope In Christ Baptist Church 366-2896 Ms. Cathy SmithMusic Director 4868 US 64, Morganton, NC 28655

New Hope In Christ Baptist Church 217-6184 Miss Matika RobinsonMusic Director PO Box 224, Morganton, NC 28680

North Laurel Baptist Church 850-9604 Mr. Shane EppsAssociate Pastor PO Box 307, Valdese, NC 28690

North Laurel Baptist Church Shonda PageMusic Director PO Box 307, Valdese, NC 28690

North Laurel Baptist Church 397-7526 Norman BessMusic Director PO Box 307, Valdese, NC 28690

North Laurel Baptist Church Jeremy ReesYouth Leader PO Box 307, Valdese, NC 28690

North Morganton Baptist Church 433-5895 Mrs. Glenda CannonMusic Director 719 Vinearden Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

North Morganton Baptist Church 391-1537 Mr. Doug StroupeYouth Director 3316 Eastway Ave, Morganton, NC 28655

Oak Grove Baptist Church 584-0631 Benny SelfMusic Director 1850 Old NC 105, Nebo, NC 28761

Oak Grove Baptist Church 439-9705 Katherine HouserYouth Director 1930 Cullen Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Oak Ridge Baptist Church 879-8166 Mr. Terry ChildersMusic Director 7230 Oak Ridge Church Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 438-9341 Mrs. Trudy McCrary Music Director 2540 Byrd Road, Morganton, NC 28655

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 433-5723 Rev. Van BuchananChildren/Youth Minister 1349 Havenwood Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church 584-0310 Dr. Jim SmithMinister of Music 2589 Smokey Creek Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church 448-5545 Rev. Keith BurkhartMinister to Youth PO Box 1159, Morganton, NC 28680

Pleasant View Baptist Church 432-7000 Mr. Todd WhisnantYouth Leader 1529 Drexel Rd, Valdese, NC 28690

Pleasant View Baptist Church 201-9710 Clemente GarciaAssociate Pastor 510 Salem Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

River of Life Baptist Church 390-0381 Jeremias PuacMusic Director 124 Jones Street, Morganton, NC 28655

River of Life Baptist Church 403-1136 Gonzalo LopezEducation Leader PO Box 355, Morganton, NC 28680

Riverside Baptist Church 437-8504 Mrs. Nola PritchardMusic Director 4586 Burkemont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Rutherford College First Baptist Mr. Phil Ramsey Music Director PO Box 585, Rutherford College, NC 28671

Rutherford College First Baptist Mrs. Melanie WilliamsYouth Leader 108 Quail Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Silver Creek Baptist Church 437-4662 Francis Duckworth Music Director 5733 Hardy Duckworth Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Silver Creek Baptist Church 584-3884 Mr. Rebecca GloverYouth Leader 4504 Silver Creek Church Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Solid Rock Baptist Church 437-5024 Howard CrumpMusic Director 833 Summers Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Solid Rock Baptist Church 437-4585 Mr. Jeff SimmonsMusic Director 2505 Burke Memorial Park Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

South Mountain Baptist Church 437-0325 Mrs. Alma SmithMusic Director 2223 Geneva Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

South Mountain Baptist Church 437-3792 Mrs. Karen WalkerYouth Minister 5293 Rose Carswell Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

South Mountain Baptist Church 584-7418 Mr. Terry FlemingEducation Leader 121 Old NC 105, Nebo, NC 28761

Southside Baptist Church 584-4307 Irene PhillipsMusic Director 312 Brentwood Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Table Rock Baptist Church 413-2818 Mr. Brandon OwensMusic Diretor 202 Park Street, Morganton, NC 28655

Table Rock Baptist Church 413-2818 Mr. Jerry LipscombAssociate Pastor 1845 Harmon Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Table Rock Baptist Church 413-2818 Mrs. Jean LipscombEducation Leader 1845 Harmon Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

Table Rock Baptist Church 201-9078 Mrs. Joyce HuffmanYouth Leader PO Box 1413, Drexel, NC 28619

Trinity Baptist Church 584-4826 Chad EpleyMusic Director 505 US 70 W, Morganton, NC 28655

United Baptist Church 437-5822 Crystal CarpenterMusic Director 1066 Belvidere Lane, Morganton NC 28655

Valdese First Baptist Church 874-2266 Jeff CarterMusic Minister 500 Faet Street, Valdese, NC 28690

Valdese First Baptist Church 874-2266 Mrs. Allison PryorAssociate Pastor of Family Life 500 Faet Street, Valdese, NC 28690

Walker Road Baptist Church 962-6643 Yulita HensleyMusic Director 210 Patton St, Morganton, NC 28655

Walker Road Baptist Church 413-5841 Rev. Jamie BuchananMinister of Youth 431 E Fleming Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Wilkie's Grove Baptist Church 462-2365 Rick SainMusic Director 2931 Patriot Way, Vale, NC 286168

Wilkie's Grove Baptist Church 397-6670 Rev. Terry AdkinsAssociate Pastor 2600 Raintree St, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

Wilkie's Grove Baptist Church 397-6967 Mr. Thomas HermonYouth Leader 5780 Wilkie's Grove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602

Wilkie's Grove Baptist Church 397-6967 Mr. Thurman RoeYouth Leader 5780 Wilkie's Grove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602

Zion Baptist Church 572-0818 Rev. Keith RoseAssociate/Youth Pastor 3387 Benfield Place, Lenoir, NC 28645

Congregation Summary

Catawba RiverOATMSSESSAVBSDTMMWMUBMTRECPAGTME Congregation

Abees Grove, ValdeseC/MTB

Church   3 108   48 62         81,463 1,300 1,300 4,156  

Amherst, Morganton Church 4 13 393   92 125     29 15 157,843 1,000 2,500 10,500  Antioch, Morganton Church     329   35 40     10 10       4,790  Asheville Street, Morganton

Church   3 211   32 20     10 15 28,518 2,428 912 6,930  

Bended Knee Cowboy Church

Church                              

Bethel, Morganton Church 1   275   75 20     6   90,244 6,248 1,562 14,479  Bethlehem, Morganton

Church                              

Bridge42 Church                              Brookwood, Morganton

Church 2 2 190   51 71     17 14 93,789 2,184 2,111 6,209  

Brown Mountain, Morganton

Church     46   30           12   215 215  

Burkemont, Morganton

Church 14 22 1,271   766 310         1,275,467 61,219 9,396 177,475  

Calvary, Morganton Church 6   290   90 27         284,026 10,000 3,000 22,948  Catawba Valley, Morganton

Church 6 12 567   148 138     70 22 478,607 7,500 4,000 20,765  

Central, Morganton Church                              Community of Drexel, Valdese

Church     42   6       4   15,375     175  

Community, Morganton

Church                              

Connelly Springs First, Connelly Springs

Church     248   30 35     21 3 53,396 600 500 4,637  

Cornerstone, Valdese

Church                              

Cross Memorial, Morganton

Church 13 10 253   80 64         178,000 4,200 2,200 16,600  

Drexel First, Drexel Church 2 1 720   190 85         350,108 6,378 2,000 27,731  Drexel Memorial, Drexel

Church 6   403   60 80     20 15 140,393 4,104 4,104 20,326  

East Valdese, Church 30 11 1,142   300 325       25 572,984 40,884 6,000 79,335  

Valdese

El Bethel, Morganton Church     527   125 75       25 447,569 28,870 8,020 132,988  Enon, Morganton Church 5 4 288   23 123     56 33 330,583 27,409 800 39,310  First Hmong, Morganton

Church                              

Friendship, Morganton

Church 1   20   18           24,000 660   3,500  

Gilead, Nebo Church   4 38   42 65     16 7 13,521 3,432 1,448 13,521  Glen Alpine First, Glen Alpine

Church 8   457   45 141     25 15 138,822 15,000 2,400 21,313  

Grace, Morganton Church 21 5 377   115 100         315,640 5,574 5,574 11,748  Grandview, Morganton

Church     93   32       9 6 440        

High Peak, Valdese Church 4   464   76 108         188,576 25,750 5,364 45,619  Hopewell, Morganton Church 8 10 708   174 149       8 502,996 17,815 4,022 33,018  Icards Grove, Connelly Springs

Church   1 149   35 33     7   87,423   1,631 21,869  

Journey Church Church 16   160   143 80         302,322 9,350   17,561  Lakeview, Valdese Church     109     55     19   55,357 2,412 1,072 4,957  Missionary Ridge, Morganton

Church                              

Morganton First Deaf Mission, Morganton

Mission 1   125   20 5     5   33,486 250   2,159  

Morganton First, Morganton

Church 4   1,419   423 149       10 1,582,089 7,000 7,222 70,882  

Morganton Nepali Christian Fellowship

Mission                              

Moriah, Hickory Church                              Mount Calvary, Valdese

Church 1 2 451   74 49     15 15 305,342 8,382 4,192 18,720  

Mount Home, Morganton

Church 14 17 1,629   421 227     30 20 1,152,598 76,564 14,608 154,470  

Mount Olive, Morganton

Church 1 5 194   65         8 135,317 640 1,800 5,467  

Mountain View 1, Morganton

Church                              

Mountain View 2, Morganton

Church 2 2 359   58 76     12 5 136,913 11,559 3,468 22,086  

Mulls Grove, Morganton

Church 6 3 377   98 45         195,564 11,000 2,500 18,814  

New Hope in Christ, Morganton

Church                              

North Laurel, Valdese

Church                            

 

CP - Total Cooperative Program

AG - Total Association Missions

TM - Total MembershipTB - Total Baptism

WMU - Total WMU EnrollmentBM - Total Brotherhood Enrollment

SSA - SS Avg. Weekly Attendance

VBS - Vacation Bible School Enrollment

TRE - T ota l R eceipt s (Undesignate d+Designat ed+Other) DTEN - Total DT Enrollment/Part icipation

MM - Total Music Minist ry Enrollment

OA - Other Additions

SSE - Total SS Enrollmentt

TME - Total Mission Expenditres

 

Congregation SummaryCatawba River

Congregation C/M TB OA TM SSE SSA VBS DT MM WMU BM TRE CP AG TME  North Morganton, Morganton

Church 6 2 232   26 44     15 15 110,627 750 350 3,352  

Oak Grove, Church     121   46 30         80,143 6,245 1,731 8,624  

Nebo

Oak Ridge, Connelly Springs

Church 6   630                        

Pleasant Hill, Morganton

Church 7 8 713   127 141     41   424,198 36,333 6,048 110,752  

Pleasant Ridge, Morganton

Church 7 8 879   250 220         488,659 7,000 1,500 31,752  

Pleasant View, Morganton

Church 2 7 199   41 29       13 119,489 1,300 600 8,065  

River of Life Baptist Church

Church                              

Riverside, Morganton

Church 3   70   25 20               500  

Rutherford College First, Rutherford College

Church                              

Silver Creek, Morganton

Church 2 2 59   35 4         42,659 6,152 1,146 10,568  

Smyrna, Morganton

Church                              

Solid Rock, Morganton

Church                              

South Mountain, Morganton

Church                              

Southside, Morganton

Church     34   25 29         59,781 1,325 1,060 3,432  

Table Rock, Morganton

Church                              

The Great American Cowboy Church

Church                              

Trinity, Valdese

Church   2 138   95 83         251,416   500 76,222  

United, Valdese

Church 2   379   46 50     50   198,813 8,545 1,200 40,724  

Valdese First, Valdese

Church 26 11 722   145 80     60 30 403,784 2,766 2,250 20,799  

Walker Road, Morganton

Church 8 5 574   120 125         167,011 4,472   12,834  

Wilkies Grove,

Church                              

Hickory

Zion, Morganton

Church                              

Association Totals

  245 175 19,182   5,001 3,737     547 329 12,095,363 474,600 120,306 1,382,897  

CP - Total Cooperative Program

AG - Total Association Missions

TM - Total Membership

TB - Total Baptism

WMU - Total WMU Enrollment

BM - Total Brotherhood EnrollmentSSA - SS Avg. Weekly Attendance

VBS - Vacation Bible School Enrollment

TRE - Total Receipts (Undesignated+Designated+Other)

DTEN - Total DT Enrollment/Participation

MM - Total Music Ministry Enrollment

OA - Other Additions

SSE - Total SS Enrollmentt

TME - Total Mission Expenditres

BAPTISM INFORMATION

Catawba River

  Total - Total Baptisms

0-5 - Baptisms Under Age 6

6-8 - Baptisms Ages 6-8

9-11 - Baptisms Ages 9-11

12-17 - Baptisms Ages

12-17

18-29 - Baptisms Ages 18-29

30-59 - Baptisms Ages 30-59

60+ - Baptisms Ages 60 and

Up

   

CONGREGATION Church/Mission Total 0-5 6-8 9-11 12-17 18-29 30-59 60+

Abees Grove, Valdese Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Amherst, Morganton Church 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 0

Antioch, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asheville Street, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bended Knee Cowboy Church Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bethel, Morganton Church 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Bethlehem, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bridge42 Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Brookwood, Morganton Church 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Brown Mountain, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Burkemont, Morganton Church 14 0 0 8 2 3 1 0

Calvary, Morganton Church 6 0 0 2 0 0 4 0

Catawba Valley, Morganton Church 6 0 0 4 0 0 2 0

Central, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Community of Drexel, Valdese Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Community, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Connelly Springs First, Connelly Springs

Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cornerstone, Valdese Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cross Memorial, Morganton Church 13 0 0 0 9 2 2 0

Drexel First, Drexel Church 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Drexel Memorial, Drexel Church 6 0 0 2 0 0 4 0

East Valdese, Valdese Church 30 0 0 15 4 9 2 0

El Bethel, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Enon, Morganton Church 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 0

First Hmong, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Friendship, Morganton Church 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Gilead, Nebo Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Glen Alpine First, Glen Alpine Church 8 0 0 4 2 1 1 0

Grace, Morganton Church 21 0 0 11 2 3 5 0

Grandview, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

High Peak, Valdese Church 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

Hopewell, Morganton Church 8 0 0 5 2 0 1 0

Icards Grove, Connelly Springs Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Journey Church Church 16 0 0 4 1 3 8 0

Lakeview, Valdese Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Missionary Ridge, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morganton First Deaf Mission, Morganton

Mission 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Morganton First, Morganton Church 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

Morganton Nepali Christian Fellowship

Mission 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Moriah, Hickory Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mount Calvary, Valdese Church 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Mount Home, Morganton Church 14 0 0 5 1 0 8 0

Mount Olive, Morganton Church 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Mountain View 1, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mountain View 2, Morganton Church 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

Mulls Grove, Morganton Church 6 0 0 2 0 2 2 0

New Hope in Christ, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Laurel, Valdese Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  Total - Total Baptisms

0-5 - Baptisms Under Age 6

6-8 - Baptisms Ages 6-8

9-11 - Baptisms Ages 9-11

12-17 - Baptisms Ages 12-17

18-29 - Baptisms Ages 18-29

30-59 - Baptisms Ages 30-59

60+ - Baptisms Ages 60

and Up

   

CONGREGATION Church/Mission Total 0-5 6-8 9-11 12-17 18-29 30-59 60+

North Morganton, Morganton Church 6 0 0 3 1 0 2 0

Oak Grove, Nebo Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oak Ridge, Connelly Springs Church 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pleasant Hill, Morganton Church 7 0 0 3 1 1 2 0

Pleasant Ridge, Morganton Church 7 0 0 3 2 1 1 0

Pleasant View, Morganton Church 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

River of Life Baptist Church Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Riverside, Morganton Church 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

Rutherford College First, Rutherford College

Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Silver Creek, Morganton Church 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Smyrna, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solid Rock, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Mountain, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Southside, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table Rock, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The Great American Cowboy Church Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Trinity, Valdese Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

United, Valdese Church 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Valdese First, Valdese Church 26 0 0 12 7 0 7 0

Walker Road, Morganton Church 8 0 0 3 2 1 2 0

Wilkies Grove, Hickory Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Zion, Morganton Church 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals   245 0 0 99 47 27 66 02

Financial - General

Catawba River

CONGREGATION CHURCH /

MISSION

UNDESIGNATED RECEIPTS

DESIGNATED RECEIPTS

OTHER RECEIPTS

TOTAL RECEIPTS

PROPERTY VALUE

CONGREGATIONAL DEBT

Abees Grove, Valdese

Church 79,460 2,003   81,463    

Amherst, Morganton

Church 149,493 8,350   157,843    

Antioch, Morganton

Church            

Asheville Street, Morganton

Church 24,770 3,748   28,518    

Bended Knee Cowboy Church

Church            

Bethel, Morganton Church 77,837 12,407   90,244    

Bethlehem, Morganton

Church            

Bridge42 Church            

Brookwood, Morganton

Church 85,320 8,469   93,789    

Brown Mountain, Morganton

Church   12   12    

Burkemont, Morganton

Church 1,067,477 207,990   1,275,467    

Calvary, Morganton

Church 229,362 54,664   284,026    

Catawba Valley, Morganton

Church 355,164 123,443   478,607    

Central, Morganton

Church            

Community of Drexel, Valdese

Church 15,200 175   15,375    

100

Community, Morganton

Church            

Connelly Springs First, Connelly Springs

Church 50,520 2,876   53,396    

Cornerstone, Valdese

Church            

Cross Memorial, Morganton

Church 171,000 7,000   178,000    

Drexel First, Drexel

Church 261,757 88,351   350,108    

Drexel Memorial, Drexel

Church 137,893 2,500   140,393    

East Valdese, Valdese

Church 559,431 13,553   572,984    

El Bethel, Morganton

Church 349,289 98,280   447,569    

Enon, Morganton Church 274,091 56,492   330,583    

First Hmong, Morganton

Church            

Friendship, Morganton

Church 24,000     24,000    

Gilead, Nebo Church 6,792 6,729   13,521    

Glen Alpine First, Glen Alpine

Church 105,423 33,399   138,822    

Grace, Morganton Church 301,000 14,640   315,640    

Grandview, Morganton

Church 440     440    

High Peak, Valdese

Church 175,442 13,134   188,576    

Hopewell, Morganton

Church 462,166 40,830   502,996    

Icards Grove, Connelly Springs

Church 82,161 5,262   87,423    

Journey Church Church 294,581 7,741   302,322    

Lakeview, Valdese

Church 54,158 1,199   55,357    

Missionary Ridge, Morganton

Church            

Morganton First Deaf Mission,

Mission 29,896 3,590   33,486    

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Morganton First, Morganton

Church 888,984 693,105   1,582,089    

Morganton Nepali Christian Fellowship

Mission            

Moriah, Hickory Church            

Financial - Missions

Catawba River

  Coop - Cooperative Program

State - State Missions

Lottie M. - Lottie Moon

TME - Total Miss. Exp. (Coop+Assoc.+State+Annie+Lottie+Other+Non)

   

  Assoc. - Associational Missions

Annie A. - Annie Armstrong

Other - Other SBC Miss. Exp.

Non SBC - Non-SBC Miss. Exp.

   

Name Church/Mission Coop. Assoc. State Annie A. Lottie M. Other Non SBC

TME

Abees Grove, Valdese

Church $1,300 $1,300 $21 $255 $409 $343 $528 $4,156

Amherst, Morganton

Church $1,000 $2,500 $ $3,000 $4,000 $ $ $10,500

Antioch, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $1,816 $2,558 $416 $ $4,790

Asheville Street, Morganton

Church $2,428 $912 $104 $612 $1,009 $1,265 $600 $6,930

Bended Knee Cowboy Church

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Bethel, Morganton

Church $6,248 $1,562 $2,500 $843 $1,126 $500 $1,700 $14,479

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Mount Calvary, Valdese

Church 261,969 43,373   305,342    

Mount Home, Morganton

Church 836,132 316,466   1,152,598    

Mount Olive, Morganton

Church 111,506 23,811   135,317    

Mountain View 1, Morganton

Church            

Mountain View 2, Morganton

Church 126,343 10,570   136,913    

Mulls Grove, Morganton

Church 163,997 31,567   195,564    

New Hope in Christ, Morganton

Church            

North Laurel, Valdese

Church            

North Morganton, Morganton

Church 95,762 14,865   110,627    

Oak Grove, Nebo

Church 78,334 1,809   80,143    

Oak Ridge, Connelly Springs

Church            

Pleasant Hill, Morganton

Church 363,265 60,933   424,198    

Pleasant Ridge, Morganton

Church 444,819 43,840   488,659    

Pleasant View, Morganton

Church 109,551 9,938   119,489    

River of Life Baptist Church

Church            

Riverside, Morganton

Church            

Rutherford College First, Rutherford College

Church            

Silver Creek, Morganton

Church 38,335 4,324   42,659    

Bethlehem, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Bridge42 Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Brookwood, Morganton

Church $2,184 $2,111 $ $1,035 $825 $54 $ $6,209

Brown Mountain, Morganton

Church $ $215 $ $ $ $ $ $215

Burkemont, Morganton

Church $61,219 $9,396 $1,424 $7,735 $21,838 $21,476 $54,387 $177,475

Calvary, Morganton

Church $10,000 $3,000 $1,527 $2,282 $6,139 $ $ $22,948

Catawba Valley, Morganton

Church $7,500 $4,000 $ $2,868 $6,397 $ $ $20,765

Central, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Community of Drexel, Valdese

Church $ $ $ $ $ $50 $125 $175

Community, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Connelly Springs First, Connelly Springs

Church $600 $500 $500 $415 $1,000 $800 $822 $4,637

Cornerstone, Valdese

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Cross Memorial, Morganton

Church $4,200 $2,200 $600 $2,500 $5,100 $ $2,000 $16,600

Drexel First, Drexel

Church $6,378 $2,000 $ $900 $3,950 $ $14,503 $27,731

Drexel Memorial, Drexel

Church $4,104 $4,104 $ $1,118 $2,000 $3,600 $5,400 $20,326

East Valdese, Valdese

Church $40,884 $6,000 $4,017 $8,314 $13,427 $6,693 $ $79,335

El Bethel, Morganton

Church $28,870 $8,020 $ $3,844 $614 $618 $91,022 $132,988

Enon, Morganton

Church $27,409 $800 $ $4,869 $5,125 $1,107 $ $39,310

First Hmong, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Friendship, Morganton

Church $660 $ $ $300 $2,540 $ $ $3,500

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Gilead, Nebo Church $3,432 $1,448 $538 $500 $500 $6,729 $374 $13,521Glen Alpine First, Glen Alpine

Church $15,000 $2,400 $ $309 $1,304 $500 $1,800 $21,313

Grace, Morganton

Church $5,574 $5,574 $ $300 $300 $ $ $11,748

Grandview, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

High Peak, Valdese

Church $25,750 $5,364 $1,131 $1,639 $3,717 $4,290 $3,728 $45,619

Hopewell, Morganton

Church $17,815 $4,022 $ $2,516 $5,129 $ $3,536 $33,018

Icards Grove, Connelly Springs

Church $ $1,631 $5,300 $1,682 $2,175 $ $11,081 $21,869

Journey Church Church $9,350 $ $ $ $ $ $8,211 $17,561Lakeview, Valdese

Church $2,412 $1,072 $804 $165 $504 $ $ $4,957

Missionary Ridge, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Morganton First Deaf Mission, Morganton

Mission $250 $ $ $ $ $300 $1,609 $2,159

Morganton First, Morganton

Church $7,000 $7,222 $1,559 $884 $1,821 $ $52,396 $70,882

Morganton Nepali Christian Fellowship

Mission $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Moriah, Hickory Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Mount Calvary, Valdese

Church $8,382 $4,192 $ $1,155 $1,833 $ $3,158 $18,720

Mount Home, Morganton

Church $76,564 $14,608 $3,100 $7,033 $29,377 $4,888 $18,900 $154,470

Mount Olive, Morganton

Church $640 $1,800 $335 $730 $778 $ $1,184 $5,467

Mountain View 1, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Mountain View 2,

Church $11,559 $3,468 $680 $1,341 $2,000 $262 $2,776 $22,086

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  Coop - Cooperative Program

State - State Missions

Lottie M. - Lottie Moon

TME - Total Miss. Exp. (Coop+Assoc.+State+Annie+Lottie+Other+Non)

   

  Assoc. - Associational Missions

Annie A. - Annie Armstrong

Other - Other SBC Miss. Exp.

Non SBC - Non-SBC Miss. Exp.

   

Name Church/Mission Coop. Assoc. State Annie A. Lottie M. Other Non SBC TME

Mulls Grove, Morganton Church $11,000 $2,500 $ $589 $2,370 $1,015 $1,340 $18,814New Hope in Christ, Morganton

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

North Laurel, Valdese Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $North Morganton, Morganton Church $750 $350 $22 $557 $1,673 $ $ $3,352Oak Grove, Nebo Church $6,245 $1,731 $ $ $648 $ $ $8,624Oak Ridge, Connelly Springs Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Pleasant Hill, Morganton Church $36,333 $6,048 $8,400 $5,366 $7,737 $ $46,868 $110,752Pleasant Ridge, Morganton Church $7,000 $1,500 $ $ $7,560 $ $15,692 $31,752Pleasant View, Morganton Church $1,300 $600 $ $135 $742 $30 $5,258 $8,065River of Life Baptist Church Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Riverside, Morganton Church $ $ $ $500 $ $ $ $500Rutherford College First, Rutherford College

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Silver Creek, Morganton Church $6,152 $1,146 $ $789 $1,153 $382 $946 $10,568Smyrna, Morganton Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Solid Rock, Morganton Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $South Mountain, Morganton Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Southside, Morganton Church $1,325 $1,060 $ $500 $547 $ $ $3,432Table Rock, Morganton Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $The Great American Cowboy Church

Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Trinity, Valdese Church $ $500 $2,400 $1,200 $5,000 $ $67,122 $76,222United, Valdese Church $8,545 $1,200 $200 $5,306 $8,053 $240 $17,180 $40,724Valdese First, Valdese Church $2,766 $2,250 $372 $652 $7,654 $130 $6,975 $20,799Walker Road, Morganton Church $4,472 $ $ $1,057 $630 $ $6,675 $12,834Wilkies Grove, Hickory Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Zion, Morganton Church $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Total   $474,600 $120,306 $35,534 $77,611 $171,262 $55,688 $447,896 $1,382,897

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