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 CRBA Weekly Update Prayer Opportunities  Please be in prayer for these CRBA Churches of the Week: Brown Mountain Baptist Church (Pastor Luke Gwynn) Burkemont Baptist Church (Pastor Luke Lane) Catawba Valley Baptist Church (Pastor Jesse Lott) Central Baptist Church (Pastor Thom Hartman) Community Missionary Baptist (Pastor Chad Miller) Churches Without Senior PastorsBethlehem Morganton FBC North Morganton Silver Creek South Mountain CRBA Churches Seeking Staff If you would like to see a list of the staff openings in our CRBA churches, please visit our newly launched website here. Please be in prayer for all our CRBA churches that are seeking to fill staff vacancies. Quote of the Week “Jesus hung on the cross to provide hope to the world, the hope that all Christians experience by grace, and the church is called to reveal it to the world. When we don’t, we are criminally negligent.” – Powell, Brad. Change Your Church for Good: The Art of Sacred Cow Tipping CRBA Calendar To see more opportunities of the CRBA, please check out our Google Calendar Calendar Events for Next 3 Months: AprilFood Round Up All Month April 26- Women’s Breakfast and Blankets April 27- Fill the Tank Sunday April 29- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 April 29- Ministry Assistant Appreciation Banquet @ Mt. Calvary May May 1- Minister’s Wives Fellowship @ 5:30 May 5- Cakes For Kids Collection 7-10am @ CRBA May 6- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 May 12- Burke Changer Deadline May 13- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 May 15- Residency Project 8am May 19- Men’s Rally 6pm @ Zion May 20- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 May 26- Memorial Day CRBA Office Closed May 27- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 June June 3- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 June 8-11- Burke Changers June 10- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 June 15- Father’s Day June 17- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 June 19- Residency Project June 24- Grief Share @ CRBA 5:30 More Upcoming Events: .jpg?__nocache__=1)   This Sunday- April 27 Please send us pictures of your Baptismal Events to be included in next week’s update. Partner News  April 23, 2025 In this issue: April Events Biscuits and Blankets Ministry Assistant Appreciation Save The Date Cakes for Kids CRBA Needs Sponsor a Bike – Share the Gospel Resource of the Week Church News Partner News NC Baptist Disaster Relief Training Upcoming Biscuits and Blankets  Ministry Assistant and Pastors Appreciation Luncheon  Cakes For Kids May 5 Save The Date Men’s Rally  CRBA Need Sponsor a Bike – Share the Gospel!  Could your church or Sunday School group sponsor a bike for a Burke Changer Block Party? During Burke Changer Mission Week, the gospel is shared at each block party, creating a powerful opportunity for outreach in our community. This summer, the youth of our CRBA churches will serve by building handicap ramps during the day. In the evenings, they will minister through 5 free, community-wide block parties, which include food, fun activities, and a special bike giveaway. We need your help! Each bike costs $100 and provides not only a fun gift but also an opportunity for others to hear the gospel. Would you consider sponsoring a bike and making an eternal impact? If you are willing to help please contact us at (828) 437-0137. Resource of the Week  Your CRBA has a Popcorn Machine available for your church ministry needs. If you would like to reserve the popcorn machine, or any other resources, please call 828-437-0137 or email admin@crbanc.org. News from our CRBA Churches Burkemont- would like to invite anyone who sews or would like to learn to sew to join them for their Sewing Seeds of God’s Love where they work together to sew for ministry purposes.  Catawba Valley Baptist Church- invites you to come hear The Kingdom Heirs on July 30th El Bethel- invites the community to a Health Fair on May 3rd. See flyer for more details.  Enon- Welcomes their New Pastor Randall Frantz Mount Olive Church- is selling their 26 passenger bus with very low mileage. See flyer for more info.  Partner News Baptists on Mission often receive questions concerning how to make sure 100% of designated gifts for Hurricane Helen rebuilding are used in WNC. Here is some information we have been provided by BOM: 100% of designated gifts given to Baptists on Mission’s Hurricane Helene or to ERR (Essential Rapid Repair) will be used in WNC. These are the accounts from which Baptists on Mission purchases nearly $1 million per month in building materials from home repairs.Designated gifts to Disaster Relief will be used for the Baptists on Mission response to a disaster, which may include Helene but is not limited to Helene. Gifts designated to Baptists on Mission will be used for support of the 19 ministries of Baptists on Mission. It can be used for Hurricane Helene or in a variety of other ways.North Carolina Missions Offering (NCMO) gifts provide 100% of the regular budget for the 19 ministries of Baptists on Mission. This is what allows us to use 100% of designated Hurricane Helene or ERR gifts for that specific purpose.ServeNC donations are not specifically designated to be used in WNC and can be used anywhere in NC for a variety of projects. While these funds MAY be used in WNC, this is NOT the account from which Baptists on Mission purchases materials to repair homes.Cooperative Program (CP) gifts support the ministries of the Baptist State Convention of NC (NC Baptists). Baptists on Mission benefits from CP gifts but their regular budget is funded from the NCMO and not the Cooperative Program. CP gifts provide office space, benefits for some BOM staff (but not salary), and assistance from other NC Baptist teams like the accounting team. Cooperative Program gifts are critical and other Convention teams are fully supported by CP. If you have any questions regarding this or any other ministry please feel free to reach out to us. Help Defund Planned Parenthood  Brent Leatherwood, President of the SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), asks for our help to spread the word about their big legislative push right now: getting Congress to actually defund Planned Parenthood. They have created a petition that has garnered thousands of names already –– and they would like to add more. The reason for this push is because Congress is officially on the clock, and they would like to get them as many names from Southern Baptist leaders, pastors, and believers as possible to show them this is a huge priority for our convention of churches. The letter is linked here. Brent asks us to please sign it and share it with our churches as soon as possible. Local Disaster Relief Site Needs Truck DriversDo you have a pickup truck? We sure could use your help taking small loads for disaster relief! If you have a goose neck and can help move timy homes we need you as well! Please contact 828-201-5379 if you can help with this need. NC Baptist on Mission Disaster Relief Training  Registration is open for 2025 dates The one day spring trainings are for anyone who wants to be certified for the first time or for those wanting to update their badge date. Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Durham, NC – Saturday, May 3 Fruitland Baptist Bible College, Hendersonville, NC – Saturday, May 17 ALL TRAINING REGISTRATION closes on the Monday prior to each training weekend. Please register for ONLY ONE area to be trained in. There isn’t enough time to take more than one class. Saturday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost is $40 per person NOTE ABOUT IN PERSON TRAINING: There will be no overnight lodging at the church. If you choose to overnight you will need to work out your own lodging and breakfast on Saturday. Lunch on Saturday is provided. You will arrive at the church to check in with your specific ministry group by 8:30 am. Some ministries will finish training before 3:00 pm. 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