South Yadkin Baptist Assoc. PO Box 5249 Statesville, NC 28687-5249 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

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Statesville, NC Permit No. 56

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rev. Noel Williamson

EDITOR Mrs. Bonnie Eanes

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

3rd Ginger Whalen Secretary, Oakdale 9th Rev. Jamie Fox Pastor, Mountain Road 11th Kathy Howard Secretary, Front Street 14th Rev. Tim Brower Pastor, The Oaks 28th Dr. Jeff Spry Pastor, Western Avenue

NOVEMBER EVENTS: 3 Last day to sign up for the SYBA Backpack Mission Trip (Call 704-880-8284). 6 Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer 6-7 BSCNC Annual Meeting in Greensboro 15 Load backpacks into trailer/Baptist Center/10:00 a.m. 16-18 SYBA Backpack Mission Trip to Wallins, KY 30 SYBA Toy Store for Jesus at Jerusalem Baptist in Mocksville

UPCOMING DECEMBER EVENTS: 1-2 SYBA Toy Store for Jesus at Jerusalem Baptist in Mocksville 3-10 International Missions Emphasis & Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Week 11-12 SYBA Toy Store for Jesus at Troutman Baptist Church 14-16 SYBA Toy Store for Jesus at Troutman Baptist Church

UPCOMING JANUARY EVENT: SYBA Women’s Bible Study/Baptist Center/10:00 a.m. (date to be announced)

CHURCH OF THE WEEK— NOVEMBER 2017 Please pray for these churches & their pastors:

5 Fellowship Rev. Beau Mills 12 Fork Rev. Robert Garrett 19 Front Street Rev. Tim Stutts 26 Great Hope Rev. Chad Woods

Sept. 2017 RECEIPTS: CHURCH: Berea Bethel Beulah Blaise Bristol Dr. Calahaln-F. Calvary Charis Community Christ Community Cleveland, FBC Cochran Street Community, Mt. M. Cooleemee, FBC Cornerstone Countryside Cove Diamond Hill Eagle Heights Eatons Edgewood Fairview Faith Fallstown Farmington Fellowship Fork Front St. Great Hope Harmony Hebron Ijames Jerusalem Misio'n Bautista Hisp Mocksville, FBC Monticello Mooresville, FBC Mountain Rd. Mt. Vernon New Bethany New Hope, Denver New Hope, Iredell Northside Oakdale Peninsula Pleasant Grove Refuge Community River City Shady Grove Society South River Southside Statesville, FBC Temple The Oaks Trinity Troutman Turrentine Union Chapel Watermark Welcome Western Ave. Westwood Whitman Park Yadkin TOTAL BUDG. REC.

Sept. $ 0 200.00 958.00 613.00 25.00 200.00 59.00 0 0 160.37 0 0 112.50 0 0 0 0 0 150.00 174.24 1,766.67 242.34 917.00 0 40.00 955.17 2,000.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207.74 333.33 0 0 200.00 0 0 0 450.33 365.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 416.67 0 162.10 0 1,957.13 1,211.35 0 111.29 0 153.00 0 0 0 0 $14,141.23

Received & deposited by 4 pm on 9/29/17

Year to Date: $ 0 200.00 958.00 613.00 25.00 200.00 59.00 0 0 160.37 0 0 112.50 0 0 0 0 0 150.00 174.24 1,766.67 242.34 917.00 0 40.00 955.17 2,000.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207.74 333.33 0 0 200.00 0 0 0 450.33 365.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 416.67 0 162.10 0 1,957.13 1,211.35 0 111.29 0 153.00 0 0 0 0 $ 14,141.23

Board of Directors

President: Dr. David Gilbreath bicep22853@yadtel.net

Vice-President: Rev. David Childress pastordavid.mtvernon@gmail.com

Secretary: Rev. Michael Rakes michaelrakes@cornerstonenc.org

Dr. Jerry Cloninger jc@fbcmooresville.com

Rev. Paul Hill statesvillehills@msn.com

Dr. David Troutman pastor@fallstownbaptist.org

Mrs. Jane Jones jsjones@yadtel.net

Rev. Tony Bunton yadkinpastor@yadkinbc.org

Rev. Joel Settle settlejray@yahoo.com

Phone Directory

Ext. 2: Executive Director Rev. Noel Williamson nwilliamson@sybaptist.org

Ext. 5: Mrs. Bonnie Eanes Executive Assistant beanes@sybaptist.org

Ext. 3: Mrs. Mary J. Hoover Ministry Assistant mhoover@sybaptist.org

Ext. 15: Charles Dixon Christian Counselor cdixon@sybaptist.org

From Dr. Mike Brown, Interim Executive Director: I want to take this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU to SYBA and the pastors of all our churches. It has been a great joy for me to be able to serve you. I will be available to help all of you in whatever need you have that I can fill. Please feel free to call on me. The transition to Rev. Noel Williamson’s leadership in this Association will be easy. I want it to be smooth. Please know of my love and prayers for you. I do plan to be involved as much as possible in the ongoing ministries of SYBA: backpacks, Toy Store for Jesus, and the BSCNC next month in Greensboro. I echo the words of Paul in 1 Timothy 1:12-17. My children and grandsons are coming to Statesville at Thanksgiving. Other family members will join us for a celebration of Virgie’s life and then we will bury her ashes at Iredell Memorial Gardens on Friday, Nov. 24, in a private service. Please pray for all of us. I need His strength in this process. I want to tell you again that I love you and pray for you daily to have joy in the Lord. Keep looking up because He is coming down! Our hope is in the living, resurrected, and soon returning Lord Jesus Christ.

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Baptist Center Hours:

Monday-Thursday 9:00 am—4:00 pm

NOVEMBER 2017

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Welcome!

Rev. Noel Williamson was affirmed as our new Executive Director on October 10th at a special called meeting of South Yadkin Baptist Association at Fairview Baptist Church. Noel, Shelley, and their children will be moving to Statesville on November 1st, and his first day at the Baptist Center will be Monday, November 13th. Rev. Williamson is eager to get to know all the pastors and their staff so he can minister to you. Pastors, please reach out to him at nwilliamson@sybaptist.org or call him at 704-873-4372 x2. Please remember Noel and his family in prayer as they begin the transition to North Carolina. If you would like to send them a card to welcome them, their new home address is:

124 Magnolia Street, Statesville, NC 28677.

Monthly Budget Required: $18,716.16 Monthly Budget Received: $14,141.23 Under Budget: $ 4,574.93

SYBA Mission Trip—Nov. 16-18th Appalachian Coalfield Backpack Partnership

Participants may travel on the Mt. Vernon church bus and stay at Camp Howard in Harlan, KY. Mission team leader is Debbie Prevette (704) 880-8284.

The filled backpacks may be delivered to the Baptist Center on October 30th to November 2nd during regular office hours (9 am-4 pm). The backpacks will be shared with the Wallins Creek Elementary School which is K-8th grade as well as a preschool class of 3-5 year olds.

Nov. 3rd is the last day to sign up for this mission trip.

Volunteers will be needed at the Baptist Center at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, to help load the backpacks.

Davie County—Nov. 30th-Dec. 2nd Iredell County—Dec. 11-12th & Dec. 14-16th

Volunteer job descriptions and sign-ups are available at www.toystoreforjesus.org. Please sign up now! Please pray for those who will be referred to this ministry as they hear the Gospel message when they come for toys.

Special Invitation to all SYBA Women from Diamond Hill BC: Nov. 1st at 6:30 p.m.—Ladies, you are invited to Diamond Hill Baptist, Statesville, for an evening of fellowship; we will hear from a speaker from “Market Place”, a ministry of empowering people and changing lives. The Rolling Shack will provide shopping opportunities.

Youth Retreat: RISE at Fort Caswell Nov. 3-5th—Details at www.ftcaswell.com or call 919-278-9501.

2018 Children’s Winter Camp at Camp Caraway Jan. 13-15th—For grades 3-6th; cost is $125 per child. Register by 12/18/17 at www.caraway.org/wintercamp. Call 336-521-9207 for details.

2018 Disciple Making Conference Feb. 27th—Center Grove Baptist, Clemmons at 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Speaker: Matt Carter. Pastors, bring your entire staff as we focus on both personal and practical application of the biblical mandate to make disciples in the home, church, and world. Over 40 equipping session options. Cost is $10 which includes lunch. Call 800-395-5102 x5635 to register.

Men’s Outdoor Weekend at Camp Caraway (2018) May 4-5, 2018—Cost is $78 per person. Call 919-459-5607 or email Mark at mabernathy@ncbaptist.org for further details or to register.

Revive the Nation 2018 (Southwestern Baptist Seminary) Contact Daniel Dickard at SWBTS at 817-923-1921 x6331 or register for the revival program at http://www.swbts.edu/rtn. SWBTS recruits churches to hold revival meetings on March 11-14, 2018, and pays for the preacher’s round trip transportation. Alternate dates available. Associate Pastor of Students Position: Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Olin, is seeking a full-time Associate Pastor of Students (K-12). Send resumes to Associate Pastor Search Committee, 145 Mt. Vernon Church Road, Olin, NC 28660, or email resumes to pastordavid.mtvernon@gmail.com (subject: Associate Pastor of Students).

Part-Time Student Pastor: Bethel Baptist is prayerfully seeking God’s man to serve as P/T Student Pastor—focusing on growing the youth/children’s ministry in evangelism, missions, discipleship, & fellowship. Send cover letter & resume to Bethel Baptist, Attn: Pastor, 1162 E. Monbo Rd., Statesville NC 28677 or email to bethelbaptistchurchnc@gmail.com.

Part-Time Contemporary Worship Leader:

Blaise Baptist is seeking a part-time contemporary Worship Leader. For more information, please send your resume to: Earl Law, 134 Blaise Church Road, Mocksville NC 27028 or blaisebaptist@yadtel.net (Attention: Earl Law).

Cornerstone Baptist, Cleveland, is seeking a part-time contemporary Worship Leader. Please contact kirkfessler@cornerstone.org for more details.

Part-Time Facilities Assistant: This will require 15-20 hours per week helping to manage the church build-ings. Please come to the church office for an application during regular business hours: First Baptist Church, 815 Davie Avenue, Statesville. Need a Desk? Cornerstone Baptist has five desks to donate. Contact Pastor Michael Rakes at michaelrakes@cornerstonenc.org for details.

NEWS AS REPORTED BY OUR SYBA CHURCHES: BEREA: Deacon ordination was Oct. 15th. Fall Festival will be Oct. 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with vintage cars, food, games, and bouncy houses. OCC shoebox packing party will be Nov. 12th. BETHEL: A Pastor Appreciation lunch was held Oct. 8th. Harvest Festival will be Oct. 29th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. BEULAH: October was food collection month for SYBA. Soup lunch was Oct. 15th. Fall Festival will be Oct. 29th at 5:00 p.m. There will be a catered lunch for veterans on Nov. 12th. Youth fall retreat to Bryson City will be Nov. 17-19th. COOLEEMEE FIRST: We send get well wishes to Rev. Allen Mullins as he recovers from eye surgery. Community Fall Festival will be Oct. 28th at 4:00-6:00 p.m. Fifth Sunday singing will be Oct. 29th featuring The Montgomery Family at 6:00 p.m. A barbecue fundraiser, silent auction, yard sale, and special singing will be Nov. 4th beginning at 10:00 a.m. CORNERSTONE: Children’s Ministry Training was Oct. 14th. “Meet the Neighbors” outreach was Oct. 25th. Illusionist, Joseph Young, will be at the Upward Celebration on Oct. 29th at 4:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat will be Oct. 31st at 6:30 p.m. Six-week Bible study for men begins Nov. 5th at 8:30 a.m. COUNTRYSIDE: Project 25 Dodgeball Tournament will be Oct. 28th beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Statesville Christian gym. Trunk or Treat will be Oct. 31st at 6:30 p.m. Fall revival will be Nov. 5-8th with Rev. Rick Cope with special music each night beginning at 6:00 p.m. DIAMOND HILL: Hosting a “Market Place” event for ladies on Nov. 1st. FAIRVIEW: New women’s mission group began Oct. 2nd. Yard sale for missions was Oct. 6-7th. Deacon ordination was Oct. 8th. Sewing ministry resumed Oct. 9th. Youth went to Stone Mountain on Oct. 14th. Senior adults enjoyed the Catawba Queen cruise on Oct. 20th. Old Fashion Sunday was Oct. 22nd with poor man’s lunch. A dessert social in honor of Pastor Appreciation will follow the evening service on Oct. 29th. Trunk or Treat at Chick-fil-A will be Oct. 31st. Missions barbecue will be Nov. 3-4th. Christmas Extravaganza will be Nov. 11th. FAITH: Family worship on Oct. 22nd was led by Derone McNiel. Faith will have a booth at the Pumpkin Festival on Nov. 4th. A trip to Israel is being planned for April 2018. FELLOWSHIP: Pastor Beau Mills was honored with a dinner at the King of the Sea on Oct. 27th for Pastor Appreciation. Nov. 5th will be Old Fashion Day. Church Thanksgiving meal will be Nov. 18th at 6:00 p.m. FORK: Seniors fall trip was Oct. 16th. Pre-game meal will be served to the Davie football team/cheerleaders on Oct. 27th. Fall Festival will be Oct. 29th at 5:00 p.m. High Attendance Day in SS will be Nov. 5th; SYBA Toy Store ingathering also the 5th. FRONT STREET: Deacon ordination was Sept. 27th. Youth game night was Oct. 14th. Forty days of prayer for renewal began Oct. 15th. Trunk or Treat at NB Mills School will be Oct. 27th. Thanksgiving dinner will be Nov. 15th. HARMONY: Rev. Jacob Scott was the speaker for an afternoon youth service on Oct. 8th. Youth groups from Monticello, Harmony, and Clarksbury UMC provided music. Refreshments followed the service. HEBRON: Hebron participated in the National Night Out at Harmony Elementary on Oct. 10th. Joyful Seniors went to Shatley Springs on Oct. 17th. IJAMES: Chicken stew and silent auction were Oct. 21st. Special music is planned Oct. 29th at 11:00 a.m. Trunk or Treat will be Oct. 31st from 6:00-7:00 p.m. JERUSALEM: “Not a Fan” is taught on Sunday nights. Four members attended Shelby Mission Camp family weekend. Ladies’ lunch was Oct. 7th; Luann Prater was speaker. Bobby & Diane Pledger of Samaritan’s Purse were guest speakers on Oct. 15th. Fall Festival was Oct. 22nd. The Montgomery Family concert will be Oct. 29th during morning worship. Thrift store shopping trip to Raleigh will be Nov. 4th. The Toy Store Ingathering will be Nov. 5th. Missions barbecue will be Nov. 11th. MONTICELLO: We send get well wishes to Dr. Bobby Henderson as he recovers from eye surgery in October. Doug Rowland with Fresh Oil Ministry was speaker on Sept. 17th. Golden Jubilee went to the Hiddenite Center on Sept. 19th. Elder Center ministry was Sept. 25th. Women’s prayer breakfast was Sept. 30th. Homecoming/Old Fashion Day was Oct. 1st with Rev. Glenn Dancy, III, as speaker. Oct. 22nd was Gideon Sunday. Youth Sunday will be Oct. 29th. Elder Center ministry will be Oct. 30th. LMCO kick-off soup/sandwich supper will be Nov. 1st. Fall Festival will be Nov. 4th at 6:00-9:00 p.m. Free hot dog supper, games, hayride, etc. Seniors lunch outing will be Nov. 7th. MOORESVILLE FIRST: Brunch buffet “Finish the Race” campaign celebration was Oct. 8th with children’s choir and more. Motown Missions dinner was Oct. 22nd. Light the Night Fall Festival will be Oct. 31st at 3:30 p.m. with hot dogs, bounce houses, hot chocolate, and candy. MOUNTAIN ROAD: Celebrated their 50th homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 15. NEW HOPE, STATESVILLE: Provided a meal for the fair workers on Sept. 5th. Fish fry benefit was Sept. 23rd. Backpack ministry is in process. Oct. 8th was homecoming with Rev. Dale Ellis as speaker. NORTHSIDE: Rev. Jim McGraw and Rev. Steve Warricks were speakers for homecoming on Oct. 8th. OAKDALE: Fall Festival will be Oct. 28th at 6:00-8:30 p.m. with free hot dogs and s’mores and carnival games. SOCIETY: Young at Heart went to Shatley Springs on Oct. 17th. Revival services were Oct. 22-25th with Rev. Flynn Richardson. Autumn Festival/hayride will be Oct. 28th. SOUTH RIVER: Revive our Hearts & Homes meetings with Evangelist Neal Hatfield will be Nov. 10-12th. Community Thanksgiving meal will be Nov. 18th. Family Thanksgiving dinner will be Nov. 19th. Kids musical will be Dec. 10th. Christmas Homecoming will be Dec. 17th at 6:00 p.m. Mission trip to Romania is planned for Spring 2018. SOUTHSIDE: Senior adult breakfast was Oct. 3rd. Youth Sunday was Oct. 15th with a catered lunch. Ladies Fall Retreat was Oct. 20-21st. Fall Festival will be Oct. 31st at 6:00 p.m. Youth retreat at Ridgecrest will be Nov. 10-12th. OCC shoebox packing party will be Nov. 15th. STATESVILLE FIRST: Fall Festival was Oct. 15th. Senior adult luncheon was Oct. 19th with Becky Galliher as guest speaker. Senior adult trip to the Barn Dinner Theatre is Dec. 5th. THE OAKS: Congratulations to Pastor Tim & Anna Brower on the birth of a son in October. TRINITY: Welcome to Grant Stanley as new Music Director; he began his ministry on Sept. 25th. Deacon ordination was Oct. 1st. Senior adult luncheon was Oct. 2nd. Adult Night Out was Oct. 20th. A team from Trinity Baptist went to Florida the week of Oct. 22nd to help with disaster relief efforts there. TROUTMAN: Bible Drills began in October. Girls ’ retreat was Sept. 29th-Oct. 1st. Boys’ retreat was Sept. 29-30th. Alaska missions report was Oct. 8th by Ellen Duyck. Missions golf tournament was Oct. 21st. The widow/widowers lunch was Oct. 22nd. Mission trip to Graffiti 2 will be Nov. 1-5th. Festival of Tables will be Nov. 4th. Veteran’s Day Celebration will be Nov. 12th. Youth community outreach day will be Nov. 18th. Live Nativity will be Dec. 7-9th. Winter beach retreat is Dec. 28-31st. WATERMARK: First service was held in the new building on Oct. 1st. Women ’s Life Group began Oct. 5th at the church. On Oct. 10th, Watermark began distributing meals provided by the Mooresville Soup Kitchen; this will be done on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Chili cook-off will be Oct. 29th during the Fall Family Fun Day beginning at 4:00 p.m. WESTERN AVENUE: Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Wolstencroft, Minister of Missions, on the birth of a son. Baptism was Oct. 1st. Special music was provided by E41 from Liberty University at the church picnic on Oct. 1st. New toys were collected during October for SYBA Toy Store for Jesus. Men’s mountain hike was Oct. 6-7th. Food collection will be Oct. 29th. The youth retreat to Bryson City will be Oct. 27-29th. YADKIN: Senior adult lunch/trip to apple orchard was Oct. 19th. Trunk or Treat will be Oct. 31st at 6:00-8:00 p.m. Fifty back packs will be packed on Nov. 5th. Church/Community dinner will be Nov. 10th at 6:00 p.m. Children’s Thanksgiving celebration will be Nov. 11th. Senior adult Christmas dinner will be Dec. 1st. Adult choir Christmas cantata will be Dec. 17th at 6:00 p.m.

The SYBA Bulletin Board MINISTRIES OF SYBA

Mary Jane Hoover, Ministry Assistant

mhoover@sybaptist.org 704-873-4372 ext. 3

Christmas is right around the corner! Some of the Toy Store for Jesus volunteers are already serving at the Baptist Center calling parents who have been recommended, making shopping appoint-ments, and mailing reminder confirmation letters to them. This will be the 24th year our Association has sponsored this special ministry! Over 37,000 have received new toys and almost 3,000 decisions have been made for Jesus. In 2016, 621 local families with 1,647 children were helped. There were 83 decisions to accept Christ as their Savior, and another 14 made rededication decisions. There are lots of ways for you to be involved. The first way is to pray. Pray that God will bless this ministry, especially our guests who need Jesus in their lives, pray for our volunteers, and pray for resources (money, toys, candy, coats, and other winter wear). Volunteer: Go to www.toystoreforjesus.org to sign up now. There are lots of roles, dates, and times to choose to serve Him by serving others. Give: You may give financially, and volunteers will shop for you, OR you may give new toys. Toys with a retail value of $5.00 to $15.00 is a good average. We also need smaller toys to be used as stocking stuffers. These items could be Happy Meal toys, school supplies, Dollar Store toys, etc. All should be NEW! Wrapped candy (please no Halloween paper wrapping) is also needed to use as stocking stuffers. New or almost new Christmas stockings are welcome. Coats and winter wear (gloves, mittens, knit caps, scarves): These items should be new or gently used. Coats and winter wear are offered to our guests and include adult sizes as well as infants and children’s sizes.

Dates:

Davie County: Thursday, November 30, - Saturday, December 2 Jerusalem Baptist Church, Mocksville Iredell County: Monday, December 11—Tuesday, December 12 Thursday, December 14—Saturday, December 16 Troutman Baptist Church

NC Bible Drill

Free website resources are available at: www.ncbibledrill.org. If your church is interested in Bible Drills for children or youth, please contact Deborah Robson (BSCNC) at 800-395-5102 x5652 or email her at drobson@ncbaptist.org.