Men’s Ministry Hosts Event at Catawba Valley Baptist Church
The CRBA Men’s Ministry Team is hosting a Men’s Rally on Feb. 27th at Catawba Valley Baptist Church. These rallies have always been a wonderful time for men to gather for food and fellowship as well as listen to an encouraging message. This quarter the guest speaker is Dr. D.J. Horton. There is a $5 suggested donation to cover the cost of the meal. You need to register by Feb. 20th if you would like to attend.
Attention all Western Piedmont Students
Did you know that the CRBA sponsors a club at WPCC? Please tell all the students you know at WPCC that they are invited to Students for Christ. The club meets every Wednesday from 1:00-2:00 in E Hall Room 113. To find out more please scan the QR code on the flyer or reach out to one of the emails provided.
Mission Rally for our Region
The NC Baptist on Mission holds 10 rallies across North Carolina to highlight the opportunities NC Baptist have to be involved in missions across our
State, in our nation, and around the world. Everyone interested in missions is encouraged to attend. The Rally for our region, Region 8, will be held on Feb. 22 from 5:45pm-8:30pm at FBC Morganton. A meal will be provided, so you are asked to register in advance. If you would like to register, or need more information, please click here.
Construction Training
The CRBA Women’s Ministry Team is traveling to Shelby to learn how to build a handicap ramp, and they want you to join them! Ages 10 and up may participate. This training will help prepare the CRBA ladies to build a ramp right here in our communities during Serve NC. Please consider participating in this training as well as the future building project in August. Register Now
Free Family Roller Skating Event
The CRBA Men’s Ministry Team is hosting another Free Skating Event. Bring all the families from your church for a fun time of Christian fellowship. The free skate will take place at the Pavilion Roller Skating Rink on March 10th from 2-4pm. There is no need to register in advance, just show up and join in the fun.
Undie Sunday Collection and Mission Trip Opportunities
Throughout the month of February, the Women’s Ministry team will be collecting new socks and underwear for children and adults living in Ducktown TN. We need your help in collecting these items! You can bring them for drop off at the Catawba River Baptist Association office, 1812 US HWY 70 E Morganton, NC 28655 before March 7th. The ladies are then taking a Mission Trip to distribute the collected underwear and socks to the Copper Basin Crisis Center on March 15th @ 1pm. This will be an overnight mission trip with a cost of $10 for lodging at the Morganton, Mountaintown Baptist Association camp lodge. Each person will be responsible for paying for their own meals. If you wish to reserve a spot for this mission trip, please click here.
The Copper Basin Crisis Center was established in 1986 by the Copper Basin Baptist Association as a means of providing support to those who were out of work due to the closure of the Copper Mining Industry. If you would like to read more about their ministry visit their website here.
Family Pine Car Challenge
This year the Pine Car Races will be held at Oak Ridge Baptist Church on March 3. Registration will begin at 9:00 am, but it’s time to start working on your car now. We invite your family to purchase a car kit and create a car to enter into the races. Boys, girls and adults can all participate; this event is always enjoyable for all age groups. Along with the races, there is a competition in the design category for each age group. There is a $5 entry fee for each pine car. Lunch will be included in that price, so we do ask that you register and let us know how much food to prepare. To register please follow this link.
Training Event for ServeNC
ServeNC is an opportunity for every NC Baptist church to love its community in Jesus’ name through service projects.
If your church didn’t exist, would your community notice? Whether it’s painting a school, cleaning up a yard, serving meals to those in need or building a wheelchair ramp, your church knows the specific needs that exist in your community and can choose the best project to make a difference through ServeNC.
If you would like to learn how you can get involved in ServeNC this coming August, we encourage you to attend the ServeNC Training that CRBA is hosting on March 25 from 6-8pm.
Paul Langston from Baptists on Mission will be our presenter. You don’t want to miss out on this training. Imagine the impact in Burke County if Every Church partners together to make a difference in Every Community in the same month!
If you are interested in joining this training, please register here. We will provide chili, so you don’t have to worry about dinner plans that night.
Resources for your Church
The Great Commission Project
Your CRBA Evangelism Team has put together a wonderful conference to help train your members to reach others for Christ. We have 5 presenters that will come to your church and lead 5 sessions on specific evangelism areas. If you would like to schedule this conference to come to your church, please call the office at 828-437-0137 and we will check availability.
CRBA Resource of the Week
| Our CRBA member churches have many resources available to them free of charge. One of those resources is the CRBA office complex. Churches are encouraged to use this wonderful resource for meetings and/or events. To see additional resources, please go to www.crbanc.org. To reserve resources, please contact our office at 828-437-0137. |
Creative Ministry Ideas
| Easter Outreach Ideas Easter comes early this year so begin now to plan on how your church can reach people for Jesus throughout the Easter season. Below are some ideas from author Bob Jones. Fun Giveaways. People love free things, and your congregation is no different. Simple fun things like pens, caps, water bottles, USB sticks, and sunglasses – all with your logo printed on them. Make it a low-cost way to get your church’s name out in the community as people use them after the service. Be Newsworthy. Local papers love covering community events and chances are at least one of your Easter events will be attractive to your local newspaper. Get organized early. Provide the editor or journalist as much information as early as possible to increase your chances of receiving great coverage – pre or post-Easter. Write a “press release” about your event describing how it will help your community. Engage and Follow Up on your Easter Newcomers. Create clear, actionable, and rewarding steps. FREE Church Motion Graphics. No budget for social media? No problem. Dozens of professional slide backgrounds, Easter-themed images. While you’re at it, sign into the CMG Facebook group for support with Livestream, media, etc. FREE message and video resources from Life Church. Easter message ideas, videos to support your message, etc. |
For more ministry ideas please visit our Ministry Idea page.
News from our CRBA Churches
Letters for Church Sign- FREE
A nice box of letters
for a church sign are available for the first church that would like to claim them. The letters are 6″ Gemini letters. If you are interested please call us at (828) 437-0137.
Mission Church has 28 pews available to someone who could use the. If you need one or all, they are available for free to any CRBA church, but donations are appreciated as this is a new church plant (formerly Coram Deo, merged with Southside to form Mission Church). If you could use the pictured pews please contact billy@coramdeonc.comor call our CRBA office.
Oak Ridge Baptist Church The Compassionate Heart Clinic of Oak Ridge is seeking patients (18 and older). Patients must have financial needs and be ineligible for Medicaid or Medicare. Call 828-522-1112 for more information.
Set Free Christian Fellowship is in need of a 12-15 passenger van. If you have any information on a reliable, inexpensive passenger van, please call the CRBA office at 828-437-0137.
Wilkies Grove Baptist Church announces their 1st annual
Women’s Conference. Join them to hear guest speakers Dawn Smith Jordan and Sunshine Meister on March 8th and 9th. Please register by Feb. 23 or call the church office for more information 828-397-6967.
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