G a s c o n a d e V a l l e y B a p t i s t A s s o c i a t i o n Mission Digest Inside this issue: Vacation Bible School Materials Birthdays and Anniversaries 2 2 Calendar 3 Church News 4 Pray Rally, Jefferson City Mission Trip Opportunities 4 5 Annie Armstrong Emphasis 6 Did You Know? Children s Camp for Boys and Girls who completed grades 3 6 is scheduled for June 26 30. Youth Camp for Boys and Girls who completed grades 6 12 is scheduled for July 17 21. Camp Work Days Being Planned Work Projects for Opening Camp on March 12 at 9:00 a.m. Repair Waterline Leak in Well House Clean Girl's Cabin Hot Water Heater Repair Dining Hall Toilet Add Rocks to Front of Parsonage Clean Lime Buildup from Shower Heads in Shower Houses Repair Popcorn Machine Change Oil in Tractor and Riding Lawnmower and Sharpen Mower Blades Work Projects for Work Day on May 7 at 9:00 a.m. Repair Cracks in Dining Hall Floor Cut Up Downed Trees on Camp Trail Repair Entrances to Bible Study and Craft Cabins Repair Shingles on Dining Hall Roof Install Soffit and Fascia on Dining Hall Repair Dining Hall Propane Tank Platform Replace Cabin Thresholds Camps have Facebook Pages
Page 2 Mission Digest Begin Making Plans for Vacation Bible School Now We Have Materials Your Church Can Use Ramblin Road Trip Summer Travel Vacation Theme Truth Trek (LifeWay Club VBS) Desert Adventure Theme Saddle Ridge Ranch Western Theme Beach Blast (LifeWay Club VBS) Beach Theme Big Apple Adventure New York City Theme Jungle Jaunt (LifeWay Club VBS) Jungle Theme Agency D 3 Spy Theme Solar Express: Empowered by the Son (Child Evangelism Fellowship) Racing Theme Great Global Adventure (Adventures in Odyssey) Explorer Theme Son Harvest County Fair (Gospel Light) County Fair Theme Amazing Wonders Aviation Airplane Theme Gasconade Valley Association would like to help your church plan for Vacation Bible School. We have the above materials for your church to use this summer. We also gladly welcome contributions of materials for other churches to use. Birthdays and Anniversaries Remember your church leaders in prayer and some special way on their birthday or anniversary. Birthdays March 14 Diane Berry, Associate Pastor s Wife, Owensville March 15 Linda Krueger, Pastor s Wife, Linn March 17 Beth Lane, Pastor s Wife, Faith March 18 Gina Smith, Pastor s Wife, Liberty Road March 19 Scott John, Pastor Broadway April 12 Lisa Kellogg, Pastor s Wife, Chamois April 13 Kevin Sullivan, Pastor, Owensville April 27 Alex Kellogg, Pastor s Son, Chamois Wedding Anniversaries March 3 Dan and Debbie Bauder, Pastor, Solid Rock Church Anniversaries March 1995 Doug Lane, Pastor, Faith Church March 2010 Dan Bauder, Pastor, Solid Rock April 2000 Phillip Rector, Director of Missions, Gasconade Valley Baptist Association. April 2005 Bobby Crabb, Pastor, Liberty April 2011 Jason Gentry, Pastor, Hermann April 2012 Kevin Sullivan, Pastor, Owensville
Page 3 Calendar of Events MARCH 2016 March 1 Nominating Committee Meeting, Mission Center Office, 7:00 p.m. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 March 3 Pastor s Fellowship Lunch, The Chop Shop, Linn, 12:00 p.m. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 March 6 Community Call to Prayer for America, Capitol, 2:00 p.m. March 6 13 Week of Prayer for North American Missions and Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. March 12 Camp Workday at Camp, 9:00 a.m. March 13 Daylight Savings Time Begins Spring Ahead One Hour. March 15 Election Day. March 23 24 Spring Directors of Missions Conference, Jefferson City March 25 Good Friday, Mission Center Office Closed. March 27 Easter Sunday. March 30 Show Me Your Glory Lord Prayer Rally, State Capitol, Jefferson City. April 3 Community Call to Prayer for America, Capitol, 2:00 p.m. April 5 Election Day. April 7 Pastor s Fellowship Breakfast, The Dinner Belle, 8:00 a.m. April 7 Children s Bible Drill, First Baptist Church, Vienna, 7:00 p.m. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 April 10 Music and Testimony Service, Faith Baptist Church, 2:30 p.m. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Our Stewardship November 2015-January 2016 Belle $1,378.04 Hermann $915.00 New Salem $678.95 Beulah $64.73 High Gate $790.94 Owensville $2,950.00 Bland $87.80 Liberty $359.65 Pilot Knob $1,041.00 Broadway $0.00 Chamois $351.75 College Hill $175.72 Liberty Road $199.20 Linn $1,227.72 Little Flock $138.12 Pin Oak $738.42 Solid Rock $270.00 Union Hill $348.44 We appreciate the prayers and financial support of our churches Crossroads $959.80 Maranatha $49.43 Vienna $3,825.38 Faith $351.06 Mt Pleasant $307.73 Gasconade $825.32 Mt Zion $0.00
Page 4 Mission Digest News From Our Churches Belle Church Movie: War Room on March 13. Men s Annual Fishing Trip on March 17 19. Prom Breakfast on April 16. Beulah Church Breakfast and Easter worship planned. Bland Church Bob Dodson has resigned as pastor. He is available for preaching opportunities. Faith Church Valentine s Banquet held February 21. Movie: War Room on March 13. High Gate Church Andy Avery concert on February 28. Sunrise service, breakfast and cantata on Easter. Priscilla Shirer Simulcast on April 23 @ 8:00 a.m. Homecoming on May 15. Liberty Road Church Operation Christmas Child yard sale on Good Friday. Movie Inside Out on April 16. Fellowship Hall remodeling underway. Linn Church Sanctity of Human Life Breakfast and Baby Shower held January 17. Beth Moore Study: To Live is Christ held on Mondays. R.A. s building racers to attend State R.A. Congress April 15 16. Spring Madness being planned for April 23. Mt. Pleasant Church Spring Revival to be held on March 16 20. Glen Duncan serving as Evangelist. Easter Sunrise Service planned. Movie Night on April 16. Game Night on April 30. Mother s Day meal on May 7. Vacation Bible School set for June 1 5. Mt. Zion Church Easter Sunrise Service and Breakfast planned. Pilot Knob Church Cantata, breakfast and worship planned on Easter. Spring Centershot beginning soon. Parsonage renovations in process. Vienna Church Easter Sunrise service, breakfast and worship planned on Easter. Kid s Club End of the Year Program on April 26. Vacation Bible School planned for June 5 9. Show-Me the Glory Prayer Rally State Capitol, Jefferson City March 30 Missouri lawmakers, faced with difficult budget and policy decisions this session have requested prayer. In response, Christians will meet at the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday, March 30th to pray for our state leaders. This intercession will launch 40 days of fasting and prayer ending the last day of the legislative session. Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is the keynote speaker. Schedule 10:00 - Prayer walks will begin inside and outside the Capitol. 11:00 - Praise and worship on the front lawn of the Capitol. 12:00 - Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Senior Pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago and the daily radio outreach Running to Win, along with legislators and leaders, will speak and lead in prayer. GLORY SONGS Free Music From Pilot Knob Baptist Church Pilot Knob Baptist Church has the following Glory Songs music books they would like to share with a church in the association. They are written for the smaller church to perform. Gospel Songs YOU CAN! Sing All Year Compiled by Greg Skipper 17 books no CDs Glory Songs Spring 2000 16 books No CDs Glory Songs Fall 2005 19 books no CDs Glory Songs Fall 2006 18 books No CDs Your church can pick them up by contacting Elmer or Faye Robertson at (573) 859-3738. If you have music that your church would like to share with other churches, contact the associational office.
Page 5 Mission Trip Opportunities Planned For This Summer Hannibal-LaGrange University Mission Trip May 31 June 3, 2016 are the dates for our Twenty-first Annual Mission Trip to Hannibal LaGrange University, Hannibal, Missouri. A significant part of the work will be building construction and renovation. Delmar and Belinda Branson team leaders (573) 859-3738. Crossover in Ferguson A mission trip is being planned to Ferguson, Missouri during the nationwide Crossover event prior to the Southern Baptist Convention. This mission trip will be held on June 6 11. The emphasis of this trip will be light home maintenance and yard service, prayer-walking, and door-to-door visitation in the Ferguson community during the week and a community block party on Saturday. Individuals and groups are welcome to choose their schedule. Kirk Kellogg (573) 437-2660. Beth Moore Living Proof Coming to Springfield, MO Living Proof Live June 10-11, 2016 (Friday and Saturday) Springfield, MO: JQH Arena Cost: $69.00 http://www.lifeway.com/event/womens-event- Living-Proof-Live-Springfield-MO Women are planning to get hotel rooms for Friday night. Purchase your ticket and then contact Juliana Rhea to sign up for hotel and to coordinate transportation. Juliana Rhea: (573) 897-0652 or fbclinn2@gmail.com Steps with GVBA Ukraine Partnership Moves Forward Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe that was once under the control of the communistic country of U.S.S.R. It has a population of over 45 million people. There are about 2,800 Baptist Churches in Ukraine with a membership of only 150,000. Commitment to Support Church Planting Pastor Gasconade Valley Baptist Association has voted to enter a three year commitment to financially support a pastor from Ukraine to plant a new church in the country while he attends the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary to further his education. Funding to Support Church Planting Pastor Churches and Individuals are giving toward his financial support which will allow him to attend seminary and share the Gospel in his local community. Visit to Meet our Church Planting Pastor Our association is seeking pastors who are interested in taking part in a mission trip this September 6 14, where they will spend time in a weekend retreat with the opportunity to meet with our church planter, lead in small group training, and preach on Sunday in a Ukrainian Baptist
G a s c o n a d e V a l l e y B a p t i s t A s s o c i a t i o n Phillip Rector, Director of Missions 4300 Highway B Bland, Missouri 65014-2332 Non-Profit Organization Postage Paid Bland, Missouri 65014 Permit No 2 Office: 573-646-3454 Mobile: 314-550-7851 Email: gasconadevalleybaptist@gmail.com Gasconade Valley Baptist Association exists to encourage, equip, and assist churches to carry out the Great Commission. Address Service Requested Phillip Rector Director of Missions We re on the Web! www.gasconadevalleybaptist.org The churches of our association will join other Southern Baptists in praying on March 6 13 for our North American missionaries. HERE I AM/SEND ME is the theme for 2016 Week of Prayer for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Through gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, missionaries are enabled to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Because every dollar given to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering goes to the direct support of missionaries, Southern Baptists can be confident offering gifts are an investment in eternity.