January 6:
Chowan University Takes It To The Next Level
Graduate School Announced For Fall Semester
An official announcement from the Commission on Colleges of the SACS accreditation body launched Chowan University into another exciting new chapter of its 160-year history – offering Master’s Degrees. Read more.
Mars Hill
A Conference for Ministers, Deacons, and other Church Leaders
Growing a Conflict- Friendly Congregation
led by Rev. Wade Tucker Saturday, February 6, 2010
FIRST BC, Hildebran, North Carolina
Learn more.
A Conference for Pastors; Ministers of Education; and Workers/ Teachers of Sunday School, Preschool, Day Care, and other Children’s Ministries
Developing a Productive Children’s Ministry in Your Church
led by Dr. Janice Haywood Saturday, March 6, 2010
Mars Hill College, Mars Hill
Learn more.
December 22:
Raleigh Area Youth Event
Greystone Baptist Church is hosting a night of fun, fellowship and discipleship for middle and high school students to kick off the new year! The date is January 9. Download flier for more information. We are doing this in conjunction with Duke Divinity School and Jonathan and Lisa (a great band who leads worship for our mission trips).
December 9:
Mobile Dental Unit - Help Needed
Fran and Mike Graham, CBF Field Personnel in Asheville, NC, need volunteers for the Mobile Dental Unit for Slavic Adults April 26 - May 1 (noon). Learn more.
November 11:
Church Health and Wellness Program
Download the brochure.
October 28:
Cuban Baptists Celebrate 400 Years of Baptist History
By Edward 'Ned' Walsh, Sharon Baptist Church, Smithfield, NC
Imagine representatives from the Southern Baptist Convention, the Alliance of Baptists, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Free Will Baptists conducting a meeting to celebrate 400 years of Baptist history and to seek common ground for the possibility of a variety of shared resources and ministries in the United States. Such a thought will help the reader of this article appreciate the recent National Consultation of Cuban Baptists held this past October 8-10, 2009, at a small Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center near the city of Santa Clara, Cuba. Read more.
Also, watch for more information about trips with CBFNC to Cuba.
What Every Church Member Should Know About Poverty by Bill Ehlig & Ruby K. Payne
A review from BJ Hutto. While What Every Church Member Should Know About Poverty is purportedly a study of poverty in America, it is in fact most helpful as a study of how classÑwhich is typically, but not always, tied to wealthÑpermeates our culture and therefore ourselves. Indeed, it is almost as much a study of the upper and middle classes as it is of the lower, and herein lies its real value for CBFNC churches. Read more.
Learn about the Four Hundred Years of Baptists
~ Baptists and Social Ministries- Nannie Helen Burroughs
Jesus in Matthew 25 proclaimed the righteousness of those who feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit prisoners. Many Baptists in America in the early twentieth-century took his words to heart in an era of urban poverty, widespread lack of education, child labor, and racial prejudice. Read more.
October 21:
Gleaning Network
The Society of St. Andrew in Western North Carolina is a gleaning network that salvages good, fresh, nutritious fruit and vegetables and then gives them, free of charge, to people who are hungry. Learn more about this ministry and service opportunities for your congregation.
If your church would like to be a part of the gleaning network, please call the Society of St. Andrew office in Durham at 1-866-453-2662. Also, you might be interested in checking out the website at www.endhunger.org.
Gardens of EDEN Marketplace Project
PLEASE consider coming to Helena, AR and the Together for Hope building project called the Gardens of EDEN Marketplace during the next 7 weeks. We urgently need volunteers to help us finish our building project started this summer because we hope to open up the week of November 23, 2009 (Thanksgiving week). Learn more.
September 30:
Learn about the Four Hundred Years of Baptists
~ From the Baptist History and Heritage Society
Hispanic Baptist Beginnings and Development The organization of Baptist churches by ethnic groups exploded in the last few decades, especially among Hispanic Baptists. In 2009, about 1,200 congregations affiliate with the La Convencion Bautista Hispana de Texas (The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas). Read more.