The Communicator. ECBA Decides to Sell BCM House and Installs New Officers at Annual Meeting. Bruce Reynolds Elected as SCBI Convention President

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1 The Communicator Volume 30, Issue 6 Fall 2016 ECBA Decides to Sell BCM House and Installs New Officers at Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the East Central Baptist Association was held on Thursday, October 22 nd, at 7:00 p.m., at Old Town Hill Baptist Church in Muncie. Nineteen messengers from six of the ECBA constituted churches were present. Reports Moderator Gail Layman (KABC) called the meeting to order asked for reports to be presented. He noted that there was a glitch in the new system for Annual Church Profiles (ACPs) so that report would not be available for the meeting. Assistant Treasurer, Jon Nichols (HVBC), presented the treasurer s report which showed that the Association was still operating in the red. Gail Layman gave his moderator s report, highlighting some of his experiences during his tenure. Doug Jividen represented the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI). He said that everything was going well with the retirement of Executive Director, Cecil Seagle, and the search for his replacement. Mary Fullhart (OTH) shared the International Missions Board (IMB) and the North American Missions Board s (NAMB) report and presented certificates to Halteman Village Baptist Church for ECBA s highest per capita and the highest dollar giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Greg Haisley (Integris) reported that ECBA now has 6 church plants. They are the Chinese Christian Fellowship (Pastor Michael Lin). Grace Community Missionary Baptist Church (Pastor Cedric Anderson), The Lord s Vineyard (Pastor Aston Chambers), New Bruce Reynolds Elected as SCBI Convention President Bruce Reynolds, pastor of Old Town Hill Baptist Church in Muncie, IN, was elected as Convention President for the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) for the year at the annual meeting held at The Palms Conference Center in Plainfield, IN, on October In this position Bruce will be responsible for presiding over deliberations of the Convention and will serve as an ex officio member of all Convention committees and boards with voting privileges. During this past year, Bruce also served as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board for SCBI. Old Town Hill Baptist Church is the largest church in the East Central Baptist Association with a membership of approximately 450. Bruce has been married to Melissa for 25 years and they have 2 sons. Day Baptist Church Muncie Campus (Pastor Dale Trego), and Remedy City (Pastor Jeremiah Kinney) all in Muncie plus Integris (Pastor Greg Haisley) with campuses in Albany and Portland. Currently just Greg Haisley and Jeremiah Kenny are serving on the Church Planting team but they plan to add additional members. Ministry Team leader Sharon Armstrong (OTH) introduced her team members as Louise Welty (North Delaware), International Women s Coordinator; Ron Ross (HVBC), Education Ministry Coordinator; herself as Evangelism Ministry Coordinator; and Joe Fox (OTH), Disaster Relief Coordinator. She shared highlights of each area s work. As part of the Church Health Team, Mary Fullhart reported that the WMU/Women s Ministry was working on putting together a team and setting three working dates, two for focusing on Prayer and one for a mission fair. New Business Jon Nichols submitted the 2017 proposed budget and it was accepted (see page 6). Ron Ross presented the Nominating Committee Report. Following is the list of officers and leaders that were elected: Moderator Jim Marlow, North Delaware Baptist Church Vice Moderator Ron Ross, Halteman Village Baptist Church Clerk Mary Fullhart, Old Town Hill Baptist Inside This Issue (Continued on page 4) Remedy City Working in Unity with Methodists 2 Integris Reaches Community in New Ways 2 Bible Study Opportunities 2 Winter Birthday and Anniversaries 3 Dale Trego Pastors New Day Muncie 3 DeWayne Chadwick Interim Pastor at HVBC 3 Halteman Village Fall Festival 3 Redeemer s Vacation Bible School 4 Record Lottie Moon Christmas Offering 4 Old Town Hill Submerged in VBS ECBA Meeting Arrangements ECBA Budget 6 ECBA Address Change 6 Thank You from Doug Jividen 6 ECBA August P & L 7

2 Page 2 VOLUME 30, ISS UE 6 Churches Working in Unity for the Glory of God By Jeremiah Kinney So for a couple of years, I ve been church planting, which means starting a new church. I ve received lots of help and only a little criticism. As our little church has grown, we ve needed to move spaces a few times. We moved from living rooms to a small theatre, then to a diner and adjacent conference room, then to the youth room + nursery + classrooms of a traditional church building that is still in use by the church who owns it. That church is Riverside United Methodist. They are not of our denomination (we are Southern Baptist Convention affiliates), but we believe the same core things about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the brokenness of the human heart, the reason for the cross, heaven, hell, the church, the Bible, God s free offer of grace, etc. We have outgrown that youth room. Riverside has offered us their auditorium, and with it, their AV equipment, furniture, lobby, part of a closet, etc. Not only that, but they have moved Bible Study Opportunities for Your Church Ron Ross has finished teaching the seventeen (17) session study on "Who Am I, Really?" a Bible study on the believer's identity in Jesus Christ. What many Christians do not realize is that the physical life for Christians is actually a transitioning into the life God desires for His own. Ron would really enjoy sharing the study with associational churches. The study involves one hour for seventeen weeks and could be scheduled at a time which does not conflict with previously scheduled services. If your church would like to conduct such a study, please contact Ron by telephone at (765) or by at roro062@att.net. Since Ron is no longer pastoring, he is also available for pulpit supply and other type studies. their service time forward by 15 minutes in order to accommodate the necessary time change we are undertaking by an hour and a half. And I have not yet met a single person in this church who has begrudged us one thing. Their church and ours try to present a biblical message of a gospel of hope founded on Jesus Christ. Their pastor and I try to keep a Christcentered message of love and compassion at the forefront. We are in grateful awe at the cooperation and mutual rooting for each other. I was speaking to their pastor yesterday about where I d stand, where we d serve communion, and I commented about the small area of the auditorium that we d be using. He replied, But that s only for a little while. Someday, this whole room will be filled. Can you believe that? No competition there. Pure love in Christ. Integris Community Church of Portland and Albany have found door-todoor visitation both unsuccessful and irritating to homeowners. As we understand the Great Commission, we know outreach and evangelism can never be sacrificed and still remain in God s will as a New Testament Church. Portland decided to have an outreach at a soccer field this summer. We discovered these people were mostly Hispanics that work in the local chicken plant. We served hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, chips and pop. We were able to love these wonderful people and build relationships with them. They were very grateful for our gift to them and we look forward to building and deepening our relationship. Pure brotherhood. And it s not just him, and it s not just me. It s both whole churches. It s a beautiful thing. We are not perfect people. We are not even better than average people. We are sheep who were lost but then found by Christ. We were blind but now we see because he has healed us. We were once dead but now alive because he has raised us. And because of him, we are grateful to serve Him, one another, and our community in togetherness. Soli Deo gloria. Integris Community Church Reaches Out to Community in New Ways By Greg Haisley The Albany Family did the same thing at our Little League Field and it was well-received by those who were on the receiving end as well. It was wonderful to me, as the Pastor, to see so many people who had previously done little to no outreach before, engaging people with the Gospel and grace. Another tremendous benefit of this style of outreach is that we are able to engage multiple generations on neutral ground, as they don t feel imposed upon. We received permission from both league leaders before doing theses outreaches and both were very grateful and were not concerned about possible concession stand revenue losses.

3 VOLU ME 30, ISSUE 6 Winter Blessings! Please pray for our pastors and their wives on these special occasions. Birthdays November 7 Jamie Woodyard (Kingston Ave) 15 Jama Marlow (North Delaware) 19 Rita Chambers (The Lord s Vineyard) 24 Brad Storm (Redeemer) December 10 Frances Rodgers (Gaston) January Amos Rodgers (Gaston) Wedding Anniversaries Page 3 Dale Trego Now Serving as Pastor of New Day Baptist Church Muncie Campus Dale Trego is now serving as pastor of the New Day Baptist Church Muncie Campus. Dale was licensed to preach in He has served at North Delaware Baptist Church for 16 years as a deacon, Adult Sunday School teacher, trustee, and as part of the worship team at the Albany Nursing Home services. Dale completed the Advanced Biblical Studies through Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, in Born in Muncie, Dale graduated from Wapahani High School in 1979 and worked at Marsh Supermarkets Warehouse for over 36 years. He has been married to Deneia for 34 years and they have 3 sons, Justin, Michael, and Dylan, and 4 grandsons. Dale said, I am looking forward to running the race. Hebrew 12:1. New Day Senior Pastor, Chris Hubler, said that the Muncie Campus is doing well. New people in the community are coming and hearing the gospel. It s very exciting! Halteman Village Baptist Church Hires DeWayne Chadwick as Interim Pastor Halteman Village Baptist Church in Muncie has hired DeWayne Chadwick as their interim pastor. DeWayne is a graduate of Campbellsville University. He served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Barlow, Kentucky from and currently works full time at the Lifeway Christian Bookstore in Indianapolis. DeWayne is married to Lori and they have a son Michael (wife, Carrie) and a daughter Elizabeth. Lori is the comptroller for the Poet ethanol plant in Alexandria, IN. DeWayne is in Muncie on Wednesdays and Sundays plus other times as needed. Halteman Village Baptist Fall Festival December 11 Jamie & Krista Woodyard (Kingston Ave) January Jim & Jama Marlow (North Delaware) Pastor-Church Anniversaries January Michael Lin, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Muncie, 1 year January 19 Mark Wilkerson, First Baptist, Eaton, 5 years Halteman Village Baptist Church hosted a fall festival for the children of both HVBC and Muncie Chinese Christian Fellowship. It's hard to tell if the children or adults had more fun with the crafts, activities, games, and food.

4 Page 4 VOLUME 30, ISS UE 6 (Continued from page 1) Church Assistant Clerk Pat Storm, Redeemer Baptist Church Treasurer Jon Nichols, Halteman Village Baptist Church Assistant Treasurer, Pat Storm, Redeemer Baptist Church Parliamentarian Jon Nichols, Halteman Village Baptist Church Trustees: 1. Joe Fox, Old Town Hill Baptist Church ( ) 2. Don Sweigart, Redeemer Baptist Church ( ) 3. Zach Beachy, New Day Baptist Church ( ) - Chairman 4. Amos Rodgers, Gaston Baptist Church ( ) 5. Paul Humphries, Halteman Village Baptist Church ( ) 6. Darrell Brown, First Baptist Church of Montpelier ( ) Church Planting Team Leader Greg Haisley, Integris Jama Marlow (North Delaware) gave the Resolutions and Arrangement Committee report and the dates, times, places, and speakers presented were accepted. (See page 6). Chris Hubler (NDBC), Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee stated that the ad hoc committee had determined that there was no further action that could be taken until some items are settled, specifically the status of the BCM House/ECBA Office. Once the membership had determined the future of the BCM house then the Ad Hoc Committee would be able to view budgeted items and focused ministries and give the membership a plan for a healthy association. Chris passed out a list of Pros and Cons of selling the house, noting that selling the house does not end the BCM ministry. The ministry can still meet on campus now and if BSU rules change where it could not meet on campus, it can meet at another location, including one of our churches. The vote on Should the ECBA keep or sell the BCM House/ECBA Office? was brought to the floor. Members voted by a show of hands. The moderator stated that there were 7 yes and 3 no votes and directed the trustees to begin the actions needed to sell the house. Brad Storm (RBC) noted that an appointed committee s term ends at the end of the Annual Meeting and that the new moderator would need to appoint a new committee or re-appoint the existing committee. Redeemer Baptist Becomes Submerged for Vacation Bible School Eli Castor checks out the submarine in the Preschool VBS Room at Redeemer. Moderator Gail Layman ceremonially passed the gavel to Jim Marlow, Moderator for Jim Marlow closed the meeting in prayer. The meeting was following by worship through music The sanctuary at Redeemer Baptist Church was transformed into an underwater fantasy for VBS. Vacation Bible School was Submerged at Redee mer Baptist Church June 6 11 but preparation began many weeks before. Redeemer is blessed to have several professional school teachers plus people who are talented in arts and crafts. Not only were the classrooms transformed into a underwater fantasy, so was the sanctuary. This transformation usually occurs nearly a month before VBS begins and the whole church gets excited about the upcoming event. The school enrolled 87 children and workers for the 5 day event. We were thankful to be able to host this event again this year and see our church kids discipled and 18 unchurched children get to learn about Jesus. Southern Baptists provided resounding support through the 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. Finalized in early June, the 2015 Lottie Moon offering totaled $165.8 million -- the highest total in the 127-year history of the offering. led by Jeff Conner, Tammy Bell, and the Praise Team of OTH. The message was presented by Ron Ross, focusing on Ephesians and the church body.

5 VOLUME 30, ISS UE 6 Page 5 Old Town Hill Baptist Church had a wonderful SUBMERGED VBS! As you can see, we love to decorate for our VBS theme. Dee Filler and Sabra Douglas were Co-Directors for VBS this year. We had almost 300 people enrolled in VBS for the week. We had a friendly competition between the girls and the boys to donate money to our food pantry. Our children donated almost $ to our food pantry to purchase canned food for those in need. We had two children who accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior and two children who desire to be baptized. The week of videos about a hidden treasure, crafts, bible lessons and fun songs made for a wonderful week of being SUBMERGED in God s Word. A big THANK YOU to Redeemer Baptist Church for the VBS decorations that they kindly passed along.

6 Page 6 VOLU ME 30, ISSUE ECBA Meeting Arrangements The Association accepted the following recommendations of the Resolution and Arrangements Committee for the following 2017 dates, times and places for meetings of the East Central Baptist Association: Event: Semi-Annual Meeting Date: Thursday, March 16 th, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Integris, Albany Speaker: Greg Haisley Event: Association Quarterly Meeting Date: Thursday, May 18 th, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: New Day Baptist Church, Muncie Speaker: Dale Trego 2017 ECBA Budget Event: Annual Meeting Date: Thursday, September 21 nd, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Faith Community Church, Anderson Speaker: Dana Jones Event: Fall Quarterly Meeting Date: Thursday, November 9 th, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: North Delaware Baptist Church Speaker: Jim Marlow Address Change Income Church Receipts 30, , Total Income 30, , Expense Administrative >>Insurance 3, , >>Other(equipment,postage,travel,office) 1, >>Payroll 4, , Total 8, , Church Health 5, , Church Planting 5, , ECBA Churches: Please note that until the sale of the property, the ECBA Office will continued to be located at the BCM House, 2004 W Euclid Avenue, Muncie IN BUT all checks or correspondence should now be sent to: East Central Baptist Association C/O Pat Storm 8900 W County Road 950 N Middletown IN This will prevent a second address change once the property is sold. Associational Ministry (Evangelism,Languauge) 5, , BCM 1, BCM House 7, , Miscellaneous >>BCM Contingency >>ECBA Endowment Total 1, Total Expense 33, , Net Income (3,038.00) - BCM funding from any rental income or proceeds of the sale of the house Thank You, ECBA It is a joy to serve you in East Central Baptist Association. What a surprise it was to be blessed this year during our Pastor s Appreciation Month with a gift. Thank you! I am honored to be part of this great Association. Doug Jividen Church Planting Catalyst North American Mission Board

7 VOLU ME 30, ISSUE 6 Page 7 ECBA August Profit & Loss Statement BEGINNING BALANCE INCOME 1000-Old National Checking 4060-New Day 1010-General Fund -$4, First Baptist, Eaton 1011-Discretionary Admin Team $9, First Baptist, Portland 1015-BCM Rent Deposit $1, Gaston Baptist Church 1016-BCM Capital Fund $ Halteman Village (Muncie) $ Mission Building Capital Fund $1, Kingston Avenue (Anderson) 1035-Church P&H Fund $6, North Delaware (Muncie) 1040-On Mission Celebration $1, Old Town Hill (Muncie) 1051-ECBA Endowment $ Redeemer (Anderson) $ Funds Temporarily Restricted $ First Baptist, Montpelier 1000-Old National Checking Other $ Second Chance (Anderson) Total Old National Checking $16, Victory Through Truth (Anderson) 1111-Indiana Baptist Foundation 4230-Integris (Albany) 1110-ECBA Endowment $9, Remedy City $ Church P&H ROI $ Charity Inn (Elwood) 1120-Church P & H Fund $17, Muncie Chinese Christian Fellowship $ IBF Total $27, Waypoint Bible Church (Muncie) TOTAL $43, Total-Church Receipts $1, ENDING BALANCE EXPENSE 1000-Old National Checking Administrative Ministry 1010-General Fund -$6, Office Expense 1011-Discretionary Admin Team $9, Insurance $ BCM Rent Deposit $2, Postage and Supplies $ BCM Capital Fund $ Total Office Expense $ Mission Building Capital Fund $1, Payroll $ Church P&H Fund $6, Total Admin Minstry $1, On Mission Celebration $1, ECBA Endowment $50.00 Associational Ministry $ Funds Temporarily Restricted $ Total Associational Ministry $ Old National Checking Other $0.00 Total Old National Checking $15, Trustee 1111-Indiana Baptist Foundation BCM House 1110-ECBA Endowment $9, Maintenance & Repairs $ Church P&H ROI $ Utilities $ Church P & H Fund $17, IBF Total $27, Total Trustee $ TOTAL $42, TOTAL EXPENSE $1, NET INCOME -$765.24

8 EAST CENTRAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION c/o Pat Storm 8900 W County Road 950 N Middletown IN47356 Phone: ecba2@ecba.comcastbiz.net Follow us Don t Forget! Quarterly ECBA Associational Meeting November 10, 2016 New Day Baptist Church 518 Pendleton Avenue Pendleton, IN 46064