Announcements, prayer requests, up-to-date info on Liberty, and more.
Announcements:
Wednesday Evening Activities:Our Wednesday Evening Meals begin at 5:30 p.m., with Bible study at 6:30 P.M. As usual, the monthly Business Meeting will take place the second Wednesday of the month.
New Roofs Needed for Parsonage and Church building: We are now taking donations to help pay for the new roofs needed due to the recent hail storm. Our insurance deductible is quite high, so, please donate generously.
BVC SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ENID’S GOLDEN OAKS VILLAGE
Baptist Village Communities (BVC) and Golden Oaks Village have announced their plan for BVC to acquire the Enid campus. BVC is Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit provider of senior adult housing and services and currently operates eleven communities and home health across the state. Golden Oaks Village, a Christ-focused 501(c)3 organization, was founded in Enid in 1988 and is one of the largest providers of senior adult housing in Northwest Oklahoma. For more information visit baptistmessenger.com/bvc-gov
OnlineGiving: Our "GIVE" page on this website (http://libertysouthern.org/give) is up and running. Click the link, or click the Give tab at the top of this page.
Please Remember in Prayer
Jacob, and Lance Frantz; Kyle Frantz & family; Sandy Hall; Carrie Carter; Diane Lasky; Angela McCollum; Trudy Bowen; The Dodd family; David Fulgium; Michael Waddle; Janice Matteson; Justin Pittman; Larry Rash; Duane Edwards; Jeff; Gavin Payne and family; Miriam Sutton; Pat Weaver; Jo Merrill; Julie Reid; Clint Thrasher; James Carter; Cody Belcher; Ethan; Debbie Brock; Marge Zentner; Brandon Carter; Cleta Shafer; Kerry Grisham; Kathy Strohmeyer; Faith; Marty & Billie Peckonis; Pastor Matt & Ruth Ann; Milton; Doug Riggs; Rosalie and son, Tommy; Brian Rash; Don Turner; Randall Riggs; Those with Cancer; Nursing Home Bound; Pastors & Church Leadership; Our Church; Our Youth; Missionaries; China's Imprisonment of Pastors; Persecuted Christians; Our Nation; Our Government; Our Military; Firemen and Police Officers; Israel; Unspoken requests.
Summary of July 21, 2024:
General Budget Offering: $3,175.00
Roof Offering to date $822.00
June 27, 2024
In this update...
Praying for CSBA Churches and Pastors
LINC Video Taping
Prayer Walk at Baptist Village
The CALL Conference
Pastor/Elder/Deacon Gathering
Foster Parent Training/Mini VBS
Men's Fish Fry
Ecuador Mission Trip
CSBA Annual Celebration Gathering
LET’S GO Sending Conference
Salt and Light Church
Youth Minister Search
Elisha House Update
Storage Shed Available
CSBA Happenings
Prayer Concerns
Calendar
CSBA Officers and Teams
PRAYING FOR CSBA CHURCHES AND PASTORS
Rather than doing the on-site prayer sessions this year, we've decided to do video interviews on site with CSBA pastors in hopes more of us can participate in praying for our local churches and pastors. Here is the link to the first installment of our "Praying for CSBA Churches" series: Praying for CSBA Churches: Bethlehem BC. Special thanks to Pastor Tom Donaldson (Bethlehem BC) for being our first "guinea pig" for the video! Please use this video as a guide in praying for Tom and Bethlehem BC.
GET EQUIPPED TO REACH SENIOR ADULTS
LINC (Loving, Inspiring, Nurturing, Caring) is a twenty-plus year old ministry designed to partner a local church and a nursing home (health center), independent living or assisted living center to provide ministry, partnership and the gospel to residents, staff and family members. To date, there have been 300 churches trained in this ministry model. The Pierce Institute is taking this training to a new level by making it attainable by video.
On Thursday, July 18, the Pierce Institute will host and produce a video training session. It will take place at the CUBE of Council Road Baptist Church. The CUBE is located at 7903 NW 30th Street in Bethany, Oklahoma. Registration and provided lunch will begin at 12:15 p.m.
Would you consider being a part of the audience and bring others with you? There is no cost, only one request - please register anyone attending here or by calling Terri Miller at (405) 942-3800 to rsvp.
FOSTER PARENT TRAINING EVENT
We've lined up a Foster Parent Training Specialist from the Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children who will be providing state-certified training for foster parents while the children will have a special VBS-type program. This event, hosted by Garland Rd BC, will be for foster families from all over Northwest Oklahoma. Though Garland Rd is hosting the event, it's an opportunity for multiple churches to work together in serving foster families. If interested in volunteering to help with this event, either with adults or children, please contact Matt Spann (580-540-0532) or Billy Benson (405-595-1053).
OPEN DOOR--A SALT AND LIGHT CHURCH
Our associational theme for this year is all of us individually and as local churches being salt and light in our communities. An example from this month was Open Door Church Enid, who on June 9 held their annual Serve the City Day. It was amazing to see so many people show up to love the community in the name of Jesus! They filled up 4 rolloffs with trash and debris from the neigborhood and cleaned up many yards. The youth provided free car washes. The kids made dog treats for the SPCA. In addition, members prepared and delivered gift-baskets to Enid first responders.
SEARCHING FOR A P/T YOUTH MINISTER
Garland Road Baptist Church in Enid is looking for a Part-Time Youth Minister. The major responsibilities will be teaching Youth Sunday School and Wednesday Evening Youth Bible Study as well as organizing fun events and mission activities for the Youth Group. Please contact Pastor Billy Benson at 405-595-1053 or billyebenson@gmail.com if interested.
ELISHA HOUSE UPDATE
Special thanks to Emmanuel Enid for their generosity in donating a new lawn mower and weed eater for Elisha House!
By the way, we've enjoyed hosting Yacouba and Renate Seydou, who serve in Niger, at Elisha House. They return to Niger at the end of this week. A family who serves in Ethiopia will be staying there next.
COULD YOUR CHURCH USE A METAL STORAGE SHED?
If so, let Steve Spade or Matt know. We're no longer going to use this shed behind the CSBA Building for storing lawn equipment! Steve's number is (580)548-4556 and Matt's is (580)540-0532.
HAPPENINGS WITH CSBA CHURCHES
1-Associational Children's Camp at Falls Creek, Camp Missionary Debbie Inselman (FBC Perry) speaking to kids from CSBA churches
2-Youth Falls Creek, Ringwood FBC youth cabin Bible Study
3-VBS at Garland Rd BC in Enid
4-VBS at FBC Perry
5-VBS at Trinity BC in Enid
Dusti Washnock and family as they grieve the loss of her mother Diane "Dee" Culver, who passed from this life into eternity on June 25. Dusti's husband Les has served as a pastor and pulpit supply preacher in CSBA
Vacation Bible Schools in the next few weeks:
Ringwood FBC, FBC Fairview, FBC Covington (week of July 7)
FBC Enid, Your Family Church (week of July 14)
Ames BC, FBC Garber (week of July 21)
FBC Billings, Graceway BC (week of August 4)
Youth from our churches and communities attending Youth Falls Creek over the next few weeks
Vision Trip to Providence, RI, July 15-18: Ask the Lord to give wisdom to those who go on this trip to evaluate the possibility of us partnering with them in evangelism and college student ministry. We had one person on the team who can't go, so there is an open slot if you know someone else who'd like to go
Churches currently without a pastor: FBC Marshall and FBC Medford, that the Lord would provide the right man for the job and give wisdom to those providing leadership during the transition period
July 15-18: Vision Trip to Providence, RI
July 27 (Sat), 9 am:
Prayer Walk at BVC-Enid
August 20 (Tues), 6 pm: Quarterly Associational Gathering at CSBA Building
August 24 (Sat):
The CALL Conference, OBU
August 25 (Sun), 6 pm: Pastor/Elder/Deacon Gathering at Emmanuel Enid
September 7 (Sat):
Foster Family Training Event
September 10 (Tues), 6:30 pm: Kaw St Men's Fish Fry at Kaw St Chapel in Perry
September 17-24: Ecuador Mission Trip
October 5 (Sat): CSBA Women's Conference at FBC Enid
October 27 (Sun), 4-7 pm: CSBA Annual Celebration Gathering at Open Door Church, Enid
November 9 (Sat): LET’S GO Sending Conference in Enid
December 5 (Thurs): CSBA Christmas Banquet
CSBA OFFICERS AND TEAMS Moderator, Kim Hays (FBC Perry) Vice-Moderator, Dale Hamm (Ringwood FBC) Treasurer, Jerry Koehn (Emmanuel Enid) Clerk, LuSinda Spann
Management Team Steve Spade (FBC Cherokee), Leader Jerry Shaffer (FBC Pond Creek) Jerry Koehn (Emmanuel Enid) David Mueller (Ringwood FBC)
Jeff Berger (Ringwood FBC)
Ministry Team Jonathan Gilliland (FBC Enid), Leader Justin Romaine (Open Door) Phillip Gregg (FBC Covington)
Kevin Hisey (Open Door)
Heath Buster (FBC Pond Creek)
Missions Team Dale Hamm (Cross BC, Drummond), Leader Bruce Roberts (Graceway BC) Richard Stephens (FBC Enid) Bill Burch (Ames BC)
Associational Mission Strategist, Matt Spann
(ex-officio on all teams)
