Celebrating Our Service Together

2016 Annual Report

Table of Contents

2. NOBA Officers, Administrative Committee3. NOBA Staff, BCHS Staff, Executive Committee 2017 Schedule4. NOBA Executive Director’s Report 10. NOBA Church Health Report11. NOBA Community Ministries Report

NOBA Partner’s Reports:12. Baptist Community Health Services14. Crossroads NOLA15. Baptist Friendship House16. “The Vieux”17. Bethel Colony18. SEND New Orleans19. Global Maritime Ministries20. NOLA Baptist Collegiate Ministry22. Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission23. International Mission Board24. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary25. Louisiana College 26. Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries27. Camp Living Waters28. Louisiana Baptist Convention

NOBA Reports:29. Celebration of NOBA Giving and Baptisms30. Giving and Baptisms by NOBA Churches34. Directory of NOBA Churches36. Following the Example of Jesus

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2016-2017NOBA Officers

Moderator:Page Brooks, Canal St. Church - a Mosaic Community, New Orleans 504-482-1135

Vice Moderator:Mike Miller, First Baptist Church, Kenner 504-655-4512

Treasurer & Clerk:Alex Brian, NOBA Business and Communications Manager, Neighborhood Ministry Coordinator 504-282-1428

Administrative Committee

Mike Miller, (Chairman), First Baptist Church, Kenner 504-655-4512

Page Brooks (Moderator), Canal St. Church - a Mosaic Community, New Orleans 504-482-1135

Michael Carney, Calvary Baptist Church, New Orleans 504-367-6464

Chad Gilbert, Edgewater Baptist Church, New Orleans 504-286-8605

Geovany Gomez, La Viña Baptist Church, Kenner 504-464-0253

Larry Johnson, Crossroads Community Church, Kenner 504-466-4922

Fred Luter, Jr., Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans 504-488-8488

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NOBA StaffBCHS StaffExec 2017 Schedule

2017 Executive Committee Meetings Schedule

January 18—Executive Committee Meeting—10:00 AMMarch 15—Executive Committee Meeting—10:00 AMApril 17—NOBA Spring MeetingMay 17—Executive Committee Meeting—10:00 AMAugust 16—Executive Committee Meeting—10:00 AMSeptember 20—Executive Committee Meeting—10:00 AMOctober 23—NOBA Fall MeetingNovember 15—Executive Committee Meeting—10:00 AM

NOBA Staff

Jack Hunter, Executive DirectorEmail: jhunter@joinnoba.comPhone: 504-282-1428 ext. 202

Leroy Fountain, Church Health StrategistEmail: lfountain@joinnoba.comPhone: 504-282-1428 ext. 203

Alex Brian, Neighborhood Ministry CoordinatorBusiness and Communications ManagerEmail: abrian@joinnoba.comPhone: 504-282-1428 ext. 206

www.joinnoba.com@joinnoba

BCHS Medical StaffHannah Pounds, MDInternal MedicineChief Medical Officer

Elizabeth Goodly, MDFamily Practice

Edwin Lin, MDPediatrician

Vithavas Tangpricha, MDPediatrician

Mari Wirfs, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner

Fay Davis, PLPCBehavioral Health Therapist

BCHS AdministrationShawn PowersExecutive Director/CEO

Mary MartinezChief Operating Officer

Jeremy SimmonsCommunity Outreach Director

Tina BenandiBusiness and Clinical Services Coordinator

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anyone is in Christ,

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Our theme for this year’s Fall Meeting is Celebrating Our ServiceTogether. The churches of NOBA provide life-changing ministriesfor their neighbors and they work together to achieve a collectiveimpact for our community. We follow the example of Jesus whocame preaching the kingdom and healing everyone who wasbrought to him.There are many diseases in our community—some afflict the body,some the mind, and some the emotions; some afflict individuals,some families, and some generations; and some afflict ourinstitutions, some our delivery systems, and some our economy.We believe that Christ is Lord over everyone and everything, thatGod has reconciled fallen man to himself by the blood of the cross,

and that Christ committed to us the ministry of reconciliation.This Annual Report could not chronicle all the efforts of NOBA churches to heal the diseases within their respectivecommunities, but we have highlighted our local cooperative efforts to serve our community. My report is a survey of milestones NOBA achieved in 2016. For these achievements of compassion and cooperation, I amgrateful for your wisdom and for God’s favor.

Baptist Community Health Services.Following NOBA’s 2015 Fall Meeting, Baptist Community Ministries (“BCM”) awarded Baptist Community HealthServices (“BCHS”) a 3-year, $2.4M grant to be used for, among other purposes, the acquisition of two established pediatricpractices, one in the 9th Ward and one in Chalmette. New Orleans Baptist Ministries, the compassion ministries arm ofNOBA, contributed $1.2M to BCHS this year for the purchase of the two clinic properties and for operations. These fundscame from the sale of Carver and Rachel Sims, two former mission centers that the North American Mission Board(“NAMB”) had closed several years ago.BCHS opened its doors fewer than 3 years ago, and today it provides medical and behavioral health counseling at 4locations, two in the Lower 9th Ward at the Sanchez Center and at 4960 St. Claude Avenue, one in the Upper 9th Ward at4209 St. Claude, and one in Chalmette at 221 West Genie. These are medically underserved communities. When NOBA decided to launch BCHS, there were no medical services inthe Lower 9th Ward. In fact, there was no grocery store, pharmacy, gas station, police station or fire station in the flood-devastated Lower 9. NOBA reinvested its kingdom resources in a needy community that had been neglected by the City.Another recent development was the addition of Shawn Powers as CEO of BCHS. Shawn was no stranger to ourcommunity, as he served as a primary liaison between NAMB and NOBA between 2006-2012. In this role, he wasinstrumental in the funding decisions that resulted in the creation of BCHS. Shawn participated in BCHS’ initial vision-casting summit, and its site selection and property acquisition in the Lower 9th Ward. During those years, Shawn was

the new creation has come:

New Orleans Baptist AssociationJack Hunter, Executive Director

2222 Lakeshore DriveNew Orleans, Louisiana 70122

504.282.1428

joinnoba.com

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The old has gone, the new is here!

Associate Vice President, Regional Leader, and Senior Finance Consultant with NAMB.Shawn and his family relocated to New Orleans from Beijing, China where they had lived since 2012. While in China,Shawn was the Executive Pastor of the 3,000-member Beijing International Christian Fellowship and Vice President of aChinese Digital Media Company. As of today, the BCHS medical staff includes Dr. Hannah Pounds, Internal Medicine, Dr. Elizabeth Goodly, FamilyPractice, Drs. Edwin Lin and Vithavas Tangpricha, both Pediatricians, and Dr. Mari Wirfs, Nurse Family Practitioner. Withthe recent addition of the pediatric clinics, BCHS conservatively expects 15,000 patient visits in 2017.BCHS has an application pending with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to become a federallyqualified health center. Statistically, BCHS, like every other applicant, has about a 10% probability of becoming an FQHCin this competition. The staff of BCHS represents First Baptist Church New Orleans, Vintage Church, Gentilly Baptist Church, the NewOrleans Chinese Baptist Church, First Baptist Westwego, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, and Canal Street Church,among others. You’ll hear this evening how God is using this healing ministry to expand his kingdom in the communitiesthey serve.

Space Use Agreement with Congregational WellnessIn January, NOBA began a conversation with BCM about the possibility of one of its direct services, CongregationalWellness, sharing space at NOBA’s offices. The conversation progressed favorably, resulting in a Space Use Agreementbetween NOBA and BCM whereby Congregational Wellness will occupy previously unused space at the NOBA office.Congregational Wellness educates church members to implement wellness ministries within their congregations and thecommunities they serve. They train registered nurses through the Church Nurse Education Program, as well as healthadvocates, community leaders, and church members through the Lay Health Advocate Program. Once trained, churchnurses and lay health advocates work with church leaders to guide members and congregations into better health and tocatalyze healthier communities. NOBA, BCHS and Congregational Wellness are exploring opportunities for cross-pollination among their respectiveconstituencies.

Renovation and Improvements to NOBA’s PropertyNOBA’s facility was designed 50 years ago andconstructed in 1969. The building is a well-builtexample of a mid-century modern design. It is locatedin a public park, across from Lake Pontchartrain, withplenty of parking. The Association is blessed to have this building in aprime location; however, the systems and functionalityof the building are outdated. In addition, the NOBAstaff now consists of just three persons, resulting inunused and under-utilized office space.

Our conversation with BMC about the possibility ofsharing space brought the following needs intosharper focus: • Redesign of the unused office space and formerchapel into 6 functional offices, a conferenceroom, break room, and storage area;

• Renovation of the Assembly Room and adjacentmeeting room that had become a storage area;

• Design of a sound booth, storage area, and handicap accessible restroom in the vicinity of the Assembly Room; • Redesign of the kitchen and two defunct apartments into a warming kitchen, large conference/meeting room, andstorage area;

• Replacement of our original boiler-based heating system with a new mini-split HVAC system; • Internet connection upgrade to fiber optic with bandwidth and substantial speed increase, network wiring expansionand upgrades to the Assembly Room and two adjacent conference rooms, wireless network expansion and upgradeto conference rooms, and upgrade of our telephone wiring to current data network wiring standards;

• Upgrade of interior lighting in the renovated spaces; and • Landscape design that includes new exterior lighting and permanent bench seating in the front and rear, a concretehandicap-accessible ramp, and a rear patio.

NOBA had approved a means of paying for these improvements, but this project would have consumed much of theAssociation’s available resources. Unexpectedly, and without any solicitation by NOBA, BCM indicated that it wanted tohelp NOBA pay for this project. BCM awarded NOBA a 1:1 matching Facilities Renovations and Landscaping Grant, ineffect paying half the cost of the project.Based on the monthly contribution that BCM will make under the Space Use Agreement, NOBA should recover its outlayfor renovation costs within several years, well within the term of the agreement.

St. Bernard Parish Ministry Fund At the beginning of the year, NOBA created a fund for ministry in St. Bernard Parish through the sale of a vacant lot itowed on Delacroix Island. The church that had been located there before Katrina relocated to a larger property and facilitythat was donated to it after the storm. It is now Delacroix Hope Baptist Church.NOBA now has $67,500 for the support of church ministries in St. Bernard.

Alternative Dispute Resolution NOBA has operated smoothly this year under the Amended and Restated Constitution that it adopted at last year’s FallMeeting. At the same meeting, NOBA adopted an Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) Procedure and Protocol. Thisyear, a NOBA church and its former pastor invoked NOBA’sADR process to resolve a dispute that was headed to court. Afinal and binding resolution was reached expeditiously,without fanfare, and without cost to the parties.

Staff ChangesThis past Spring, NOBA bid farewell to Dr. Billy Puckett, along-time friend and leader in our association. Billy accepteda teaching position at Brewton-Parker College in MountVernon, Georgia.Ross Young, NOBA’s Communications Director, left to pursueadditional training and opportunities in ministry and businessas a web designer.Kyle Jagers, a church planter and pastor in Uptown, servedNOBA for a season as its Business Administrator, beforereturning his full energies to leading NOLA Baptist Church.NOBA welcomed Alex Brian on board in May as its Businessand Communications Manager and Neighborhood MinistriesCoordinator. Alex has earned Masters degrees from NOBTS and Gordon-Conwell, and he previously worked for NOBAfrom 2014-2015. Alex, a splendid addition to your staff, is providing fine leadership.

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All this is from God, who

NOBA’s Spring Evangelism Conference and MeetingEvangelism was the theme of NOBA’s Spring Meeting. Dr. Chuck Kelley provided asobering report on the history and status of evangelism in the Southern Baptist Convention,as well as a clarion call for our churches to again prioritize personal, corporate, andcooperative evangelism.Dennis Watson, Lead Pastor of Celebration Church, Fred Luter, Jr., Senior Pastor of FranklinAvenue Baptist Church, and Gonzalo Rodriguez, Pastor of Iglesia Bautista el Buen Pastor, led apanel discussion on evangelism through the local church.Local planters and pastors, Geovanny Gomez, La Viña Baptist Church, Ryan Rice, LifeChurch New Orleans, Reagan Farris, Lifehouse City Church, and Patrick Eagan, CelebrationSt. Bernard, led a panel discussion on evangelism and discipleship strategies.Over 70 pastors and church leaders, including several visiting pastors, attended the NOBASpring Evangelism Conference and Meeting.

Lake Forest Baptist ChurchFor the past decade, NOBA used the former Lake Forest Baptist Church as its disaster relief (“DR”) and rebuildwarehouse. Through careful management, NOBA was able to perform this ministry for 10 years, but this past Spring thefunds ran out. Contemporaneous with this development, Celebration Church submitted a ministry plan to rebuild the warehouse into alocal church and ministry center. The Association approved the plan, and in April NOBA donated Lake Forest toCelebration.To clear out the warehouse, NOBA liquidated most of its DR equipment, moved its feeding and shower unit to theNorthshore Baptist Association for consolidation with other DR equipment housed there, and transferred its mud-out unitto Franklin Avenue Baptist Church where a trained team is stewarding this asset for the association.The remainder of equipment and materials formerly housed at Lake Forest is now housed at NOBA in a 12’ x 12’ metalstorage building paid for by Celebration, who also paid for 3 small trailers that now house and transport NOBA’sportable baptisteries.

NOBA Calls for Unity in the Southern Baptist ConventionThis year NOBA has focused energies toward a practical outworking of unity in our association and convention. Ourapproach has been twofold, in communications and in robust reinvestment in neighborhood-specific ministries. Ourwebsite articles, Which Way Forward: Toward Unity orDivision and Unity in the SBC, express ourcommitment to unified Southern Baptist work in ourstate, nation, and world. NOBA will continue tocommunicate this message in meaningful andencouraging ways. Within the next few months, NOBA is also planning toinitiate neighborhood pastor cooperatives with the goalof bringing pastors and church leaders together withintheir communities to fellowship, support each other inprayer, and address church and neighborhood-specificneeds as a cooperative whole. Our prayer is that thesecooperatives will provide peerage for pastors, partnersfor churches, and revival for communities.

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reconciled us to himself

Hopeview Baptist ChurchThis property located at 5709 E. Judge Perez Dr., Violet, Louisiana has been vacant for several years. During the first fewyears following Katrina, it was repurposed into a rough-hewn volunteer center. Following that use, however, it hasremained empty and unused. The Association deemed it surplus property and listed it for sale. Failing to receive anacceptable offer, the Association decided to take the property off the market.Over this same period of time, Celebration’s St. Bernard campus experienced significant growth under the leadership ofPastor Patrick Eagan. Celebration offered to purchase the property for $200,000. Celebration also provided a plan torenovate and return the property to viable ministry purposes. Based on the unanimous vote of the Association, NOBAsold this property to Celebration for a new church start.

Historic FloodingBetween August 8 and 15, over 20 inches of rain fell across East Baton Rouge, St. Helena, Ascension, Livingston, andTangipahoa Parishes. That’s more rain than fell in Hurricanes Isaac and Katrina. There were 13 deaths attributed to theflooding that inundated over 40,000 homes. 20 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes were included in FEMA’s disaster declaration.This was the worst U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy.

• In Livingston Parish, 75% of the homes were declared “total loss,” and 87% of the parish’s homes were located in theflood area. Only 22% of those homes were covered by flood insurance.

• In East Baton Rouge Parish, 58% of homes were impacted by floodwater.

• In Ascension Parish, close to 1/3 of all homes were flooded by the overtopping of the Amite River.

• In Tangipahoa Parish, 30” of water fell in a shorttime causing floodwaters to rise rapidly, trappingmany residents in their homes.

NOBA responded immediately, going into LivingstonParish on the first day that it was accessible and guttingthe homes of two widows who lost everything to thefloodwaters. Alex Brian provided leadership to theseefforts in the early stages, leading relief teams intoaffected areas four days per week as soon as roadsopened, and our disaster relief effort has continueduninterruptedly from then until now.In response to the historic flooding, Baptist CommunityMinistries decided to contribute $1M toward disasterrelief, and invited NOBA to file a grant application.We did, and BCM awarded NOBA $150,000 to fundits response.NOBA churches have also responded, sending disasterrelief supplies and materials to the Association fordelivery into the flood zone. NOBA has transportedmultiple truck and trailer loads of DR supplies andmaterials to distribution centers in East Baton Rouge andLivingston Parishes.Individuals and local businesses also responded,donating to NOBA a van, a truck, an unlimited supply ofboxes, and use of a large cargo truck. NOBA hadliquidated all of its well-used DR vehicles earlier this

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summer, so these donations were providential.Following our initial response, Justin Haynes, Tom Bilderback, Andrew Crosby, Matt Tipton, and Justin Morgan havecome on board as NOBA’s DR team. These pastors are ready to deploy every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, andSaturday, leading volunteers to do demolition and rebuild work in flooded homes. Baptist associations in the floodedparishes provide our teams with job sites, after having vetted the projects. NOBA provides supervision, basic training,tools and equipment, transportation, and beverages and snacks. We will continue going to flooded neighbors and assisting them with their needs. Please encourage your people to joinus. They will return with glad hearts.

Baptist Community MinistriesCooperation is a cornerstone of associational life, and NOBA collaborates with many and varied partners. 2016 providedNOBA the opportunity to partner with BCM on several levels, and the resulting relationship has been both fraternal andfruitful. BCM has been a major contributor to our community ministries. God has used this relationship to inspire ourvision and to fund our greater kingdom objectives.We do the work of Christ as we lovingly attend to the physical and emotional needs of our neighbors. We do the work ofthe church when we gut out and help rebuild their flooded homes. We do the work of the kingdom when we start newchurches and facilitate ministries through our churches. And we show forth the love of Christ as we work together in aspirit of love, peace and unity to accomplish these objectives.We do all this and more for the greater glory of God!

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the ministry of reconciliation:

The churches of the New Orleans Baptist Association are doing ministry in anenvironment that is constantly evolving. One of the great challenges for churchplanters, as well as long-time established churches, is a diversity of people andculture. A New Testament understanding of the church calls for a communityof faith that is inclusive. In order for our churches to meet the needs of diversecommunities, they must make disciples who are obedient to the greatcommission. With this in mind, NOBA has attempted to provide leadershiptraining for these diverse communities. Church health assessments are availableto our churches upon request.

In 2016, we partnered with First Baptist Church New Orleans to provideVacation Bible School Training. A dynamic staff from several associationchurches helped make this event a success. Lifeway Christian Resources hasdeclared that 25% of all baptisms in Southern Baptist life result from VacationBible School.

NOBA joined with the Louisiana Baptist Convention to host a Hispanic Church Leadership Training seminars in ourassociation under the heading of Total Church Life. The seminars focused on The Great Commission Church and theDevelopment of Church Systems for small churches.

NOBA partnered with member churches to host the “Disciple Now” weekend for youth. We were excited to work withour churches for this annual event. More than 200 students participated in this time of evangelism, fun, and fellowship.

Women’s Missions and Ministry team hosted over sixty women leaders from across the association at the Women’sMinistry Leadership Spring Connection. This was a time of celebration, ideas exchange, encouragement, and networkingfor women who are about the work of building missions and ministry in our local churches.

NOBA’s Spring Meeting presented speakers and panels of evangelists and pastors who led our association in discussionson how to effectively do evangelism and disciple-making in New Orleans.

Your association and the office of church health is available to assist member churches as you plan and execute thestrategy of deploying disciples to the mission field of our region, state, nation, and world.

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NOBALeroy Fountain, Church Health Strategist

2222 Lakeshore DriveNew Orleans, Louisiana 70122

504.282.1428

joinnoba.com

that God was reconciling the

As many of you already know, Dr. Billy Puckett, who has ablyheaded the neighborhood ministries branch of NOBA for the pastseveral years, has taken a professorship at Brewton-Parker Collegein Mount Vernon, Georgia. We are excited for Billy and his family

as they begin this new chapter of their lives, even as we sorely miss theircontribution to the work and faith-family here in New Orleans. Billy’s workwas focused on rebuilding after Katrina, and that work was funded by grantsrelated to the storm. Thanks to NOBA leadership, those funds have lasteduntil now. As the people of God have often, rightfully said, “God has donegreat things for us, and we are glad.” This may be a first for someone in New Orleans: when I consider NOBA’sneighborhood ministries, I feel like I’m on a mountaintop. I look back, and Isee that we’ve come a long way to reach this vantage, and skilled leaders, like

Billy, have brought us this far. I praise God for him and for what God has done through him in our communities. I lookforward, and I can see our path winding into new and exciting terrain.We will continue to respond to the needs of our communities, whenever and however they arise. When central Louisianaflooded after extreme rainfall in August, NOBA’s churches responded in compassion, sending hundreds of volunteers andcases of supplies into affected regions. As an association, too, we have delivered several truckloads of supplies and led

dozens of volunteer teams to aid those in need. New, providential fundingsources have enabled us to organize a disaster relief team comprised of localpastors who have continued that work until today—and we will continue ituntil need subsides.Even as we meet these immediate needs, we are turning our eyes towardsustainable, long-term ministerial efforts which support and augment workalready begun by NOBA churches. Many exciting opportunities have alreadypresented themselves. Specifically, within the next few months, NOBA isinitiating neighborhood pastor cooperatives with the goal of bringing pastors

and church leaders together within their communities to fellowship, support each other in prayer, and address churchand neighborhood-specific needs as a cooperative whole. Our prayer is that these cooperatives will provide peerage for

pastors, partners for churches, and revival for communities.We look forward to what God will do through NOBA churches inNew Orleans and surrounding areas as they begin to unify inChrist in new and powerful ways for the sake of the gospel andtoward the flourishing of our communities.Your brother in Christ,

Alex BrianNOBA Neighborhood Ministries Coordinator

NOBAAlex Brian,NOBA Neighborhood Ministries Coordinator

2222 Lakeshore DriveNew Orleans, Louisiana 70122

504.282.1428

joinnoba.com

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Baptist Community Health Services CEO Report2016 NOBA Annual Meeting

It is with thanks to our Lord and to the churches of the New OrleansBaptist Association (NOBA) that Baptist Community HealthServices (BCHS) operates at four locations. In the Lower 9th Ward,BCHS Sanchez and BCHS St. Claude provide Family Practice,Internal Medicine and Behavioral Health Services. Additionally,BCHS locations in the Upper 9th Ward and Chalmette exclusivelyoffer pediatric services.BCHS was launched less than three years ago as a compassionministry of the churches of NOBA. Our mission is, “Motivatedby the love and compassion of Christ and in keeping with ourBaptist heritage, Baptist Community Health Services providesquality primary healthcare to individuals in medically underservedcommunities.” The staff of Baptist Community Health Services is called by personalfaith to care for the underserved in the name of Christ. By providingquality healthcare, we hope to mobilize fellow Christians forKingdom-building work. Today BCHS is proud to deliverhealthcare to our patients in seven languages: Cantonese; Creole;English; French; Mandarin; Spanish; and Taiwanese.2016 has been a tremendous year of growth at BCHS. During 2016,• BCHS hired its first fulltime CEO• BCHS clinic sites grew from two to four locations• BCHS Providers (Doctors) count grew from 1.25 FTE to five• BCHS staff count grew from 8 to 19• BCHS patient volume YTD also grew by more than 500%

During the summer of 2016, BCHS was pleased to announce the NOBA Sr. Pastor – Church Planter Plan, which offers freeand reduced cost healthcare to senior pastors and church planters whose churches are in friendly affiliation with NOBA. BCHS completed in 2016 an extensive application through which we are seeking federal recognition of our work in the 9thWard. BCHS also established more than 15 MOUs, Collaboration and Partnership Agreements with every major hospitalsystem in NOLA, many local civic and grassroots organizations, as well as local and state government initiatives. After negotiation with the City of New Orleans, BCHS expanded our patient hours @ BCHS Sanchez from three to five daysper week. BCHS also lunched evening hours two days per week.BCHS would not have enjoyed its growth in 2016 without the partnership of Baptist Community Ministries (BCM). While

Baptist Community Health Services Shawn Powers, CEO

4960 St. Claude AvenueNew Orleans, Louisiana 70117

504.533.4999

bchsnola.org • info@bchsnola.org

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sins against them.

NOBA and NOBM have been the founding historic partners of BCHS, BCMhas become a strategic partner of BCHS, providing in 2016 significantfinancial resources, as well as consultation to BCHS. BCHS give thanks forBCM and its staff.In June 2016 BCHS also hired its first fulltime Community OutreachDirector, Mr. Jeremy Simmons. Simmons has proven a valuable memberof the BCHS senior team. Simmons was previously an IMB missionary inFinland and a Regional Coordinator at World Relief. Under Simmonsleadership, BCHS has partnered with local churches, communityorganizations, and SEND North America to host volunteer mission teams.BCHS has also recently offered area churches access to BCHS propertiesfor those churches to hold evening bible studies inside BCHS clinics.BCHS is also now in process of adopting an unreached people group.Through its four clinic locations, BCHS conservatively projects it will have more than 15,000 patient visits in 2017. Witheach encounter BCHS intentionally seeks to provide healing to the body, mind and soul of those we serve. BCHS is todaythe only known full-time Southern Baptist affiliated medical clinic in North America; as such we have provided trainingand consultation support to other faith-based groups seeking to replicate the BCHS medical mission model.In the upcoming year BCHS will:

• Strengthening our missional focus and reach• Expand our behavioral health services• Launch new initiatives for HIV education and treatment

As you think about BCHS we hope you remember:

We are your missionariesOur staff serves at BCHS because we sense a call to medical missions. We represent your church as we delivermedical care in NOLA. As your missionaries we want to help your church understand the ministry that is takingplace in our city through BCHS and how they may become involved.

We are ministering to and praying with every patient we receiveOur doctors and staff offer prayer with every patient we see. Our staff team provides comprehensive counselingand life coaching intended to help our patients discover their ultimate purpose.

We are referring patients to youWe believe healthy patients have healthy relationships. As a matter of practice we refer our patients to churchesnear them so that they may grow and become all that God has planned for them enjoy.

We are assisting you and your church in its MissionThrough health fairs, Sunday messages, mission fairs, volunteer opportunities and even health training for short-term mission teams you may send out overseas, BCHS is here to bless you and your church. We want you to besuccessful in the mission field God has given you, and we want you to know we are a free available resource toyou and your church. Please email us today to discuss growingyour partnership with BCHS.

Thank you for your ongoing support. We ask for your prayers and wewelcome your feedback.Because of Christ,Rev. Shawn PowersCEO, Baptist Community Health Servicesspowers@bchsnola.org

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In 2011, after years of devastating budget cuts, the Department ofChildren and Family Services, the state agency that serves the mostvulnerable children in our community, hosted a meeting in NewOrleans for pastors and church leaders. Their plea was simple:

We do not have enough safe families to care for children in foster care. Your churches are filled with wonderful families every Sunday,but we don’t have access to them. We need your help.The State asked the Church for help. I wish they hadn’t had to. There is no clearer mandate in scripture than to care forthe fatherless. Children in foster care, though most have living biological parents, are, at least temporarily, fatherless.Children don’t need a system; children need parents. On any given day there are 4800 children in Louisiana in foster care.Currently, there are only 2200 foster families available to care for them. The deficit of foster families has a broad anddevastating impact on vulnerable children. The Church can change this.In fact, the Church is changing this. After implementing a pilot project at a local church, Crossroads NOLA, a faith-basednonprofit was born. Through strategic partnerships with the Department of Children and Family Services and LouisianaBaptist Children’s Home, Crossroads NOLA started the process of mobilizing local churches to meet the critical need forfoster families.

Though NOBA churches have been the backbone, since our inception in 2014 we haveseen churches from a variety of denominations respond in real, tangible ways to thisneed. Crossroads NOLA’s church network is comprised of 40 local churches who hostfoster parent and volunteer recruiting events, provide clothing and other necessities forchildren, and open their facilities for trainings and support groups. From this network oflocal churches, 30 families have completed the certification process and cared for morethan 80 children.Eighty of the most vulnerable children in our community have been in the healing armsof families who know the unconditional love of Christ. They have not just been fed,clothed, and kept safe; they have been nurtured, loved unconditionally, and experiencedthe kind of connection and relationship for which their Creator designed them. Theyhave attended your churches, been involved in your children’s ministries, and beenembraced by your congregation.God is using the Church to change foster care in southeast Louisiana. In addition toproviding more foster families, Crossroads NOLA is leading an effort to create a trauma-informed child welfare system that responds to the needs and in the best interest ofchildren in foster care. This is the work of the Church. To give our time, energy, and resources on behalf ofthose who cannot protect themselves. To learn more about becoming a church partner orto schedule a foster parent recruiting event at your church visit our website(crossroadsnola.org) or give us a call at 504.482.9135.

Crossroads NOLAAnna Palmer, Executive Director

5290 Canal BoulevardNew Orleans, Louisiana 70124

504.482.9135

www.crossroadsnola.org

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Your missionaries at Baptist Friendship House want to thank youfor all that you do to make our ministry possible. We are honoredto be able to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ here in NewOrleans. Your prayers and support make it possible for us to reachout to people in need that are often forgotten. From January to September, we

have had 31 decisions for Christ and gave out 8,393 Bibles/tracts. 28,358 people havebeen assisted who walked through our doors in need. We provided 6,994 hot meals,4,980 snack packs, and 6,608 grocery items for a total for hunger relief of 18,582. Ourpeople received 8,727 articles of clothing, 122 packs of diapers, and 2,413 hygiene kits.We also offered 113 classes for GED, computer skills, life skills, and job readiness skills. We get to watch God work many miracles at BFH. One of those miracles is a lady thatlived in addiction and on the streets for five years. She came in almost every week forthose five years and was never sober. Jesus changed her life and she has now beensober for over a year. She has transitioned into permanent supportive housing. We tutored her for GED, she took the testthis year, and passed it. We had a graduation party for her. She now volunteers and gives back to Friendship House eachweek. Only God can take someone who feels helpless and hopeless and totally change their life. This year thus far we have provided transitional housing for 1,019 persons and assisted 16 human trafficking survivors.Some of the ladies we have assisted have become cooks. We have had one become a certified nursing assistant. One of ourmom’s in our transitional housing program started working in a business and they asked her to take a managementcourse. After taking the course she became a manager of the business. We were excited to see our families encouraged andwanting to not just have a job, but a career to better support their families. We had our annual health fair on April 2. 108 people came to the health fair. There were 8 decisions made and lots of ourvolunteers shared how they had prayed with many people. We had 85 volunteers that helped to make the event possible.They prepared and served a great meal, and provided basic health screenings. We also had LSU Nursing School here tohelp. They brought the eye and hearing machines. Partnering with LSU Nursing School has also opened the door for meto lecture at the school each semester on human trafficking. This summer we had a week of Vacation Bible School led by Acteens from Kentucky. They did a wonderful job with ourchildren and adults. They led Bible Study, helped with our clothing and shower time for homeless, cooked and servedmeals, did cake decorating, went on prayer walks, and did outreach ministry taking snack packs to homeless and daylaborers. We finished the week up with our Back to School Party on Saturday. We had 85 children come to receive backpacks full of school supplies and Bibles. We also had 130 adults come for food and fun. In the following weeks wecontinued to have students come for schools supplies. Year to date we have assisted 326 students with school supplies. Wehope that this will help them to get off to a good start for this school year. All the above ministries and others that we do could not be accomplished without ourlocal churches and its members. Many of you participate in some form with ourministry. Thank you for being a part of our ministry team and helping us to share Jesusand His love with others. It takes all of us working together to change our world. Weare blessed to have you. With Much Appreciation and Love,Kay Bennett.

Baptist Friendship HouseKay Bennett, D.Min, Executive Director

813 Elysian Fields Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70117

504.949.4469

www.baptistfriendshiphouse.org

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Vieux Carré Baptist Church, which we lovingly call “The Vieux”(located one block from Bourbon St.), has been ministering in theheart of the city since 1964. We

partner closely with NOBA. We are home to a small, close-knit group of people who arecalled to be Jesus-with-skin-on in a neighborhood knee-deep in brokenness. We embody Luke 15: eating, drinking and doing life with those so far from the church walls,in hopes of finding the one. Every Friday we turn our sanctuary into a living room andprovide a solace for over 70 people. We call it “shower Friday.” They receive some basicservices, and more importantly relationships, that are focused on bringing the Kingdom ofGod near. We provide a hot meal, clean clothing, hygiene, haircuts, showers, and bus ticketswhen needed. For those ready to surrender, we provide an incredible investment to walkwith them as far as they are willing to go. We partner with transformation programs aroundthe country and assist some to stay right here and join us. On any given Sunday, around 40 of us gather for worship. A third have a house, car, job, etc.Another third were in the street and are now a functional/necessary part of our body. The otherthird are still living in the street with mental illness, loneliness, or chemical addiction.As we walk with people on their journey, we have partnered with Kay Bennet at FriendshipHouse providing a safe and secure environment for women. We also have a great partnershipwith Baptist Community Health Services. All the men whom we get connected to transformation partners need physicalsand blood tests. BCHS is so loving to our people. We recently walked with a couple who had been in deep heroin addiction.After we visited BCHS, they commented it was the first medical facility that hadn’t been abusive towards them because oftheir addiction. We are in the heart of the LGBT community and are called to love our neighbors. We do what we can to audaciously loveand repaint Jesus correctly while never compromising the gospel. We have a man at ourchurch who came in on a “shower Friday” very sick mentally and physically. We just lovedhim and he got medical help, started coming regularly, and wanted to be in our family. Hehas HIV and many needs, but he is open to knowing and trusting Christ. He embodieshow we all came to Jesus if we came at all, with many needs and hurts.We also partner with a short term missions company facilitating an experience to challenge

students and adults to see our lifestyle and go live missionally intheir own backyard. We can have as many as 300 volunteers comethrough our doors each season.We are also a hospitality ministry to traveling musicians. Many artists make so little that travel canburden them enough that they cannot share their art. We are in partnership with RYFO ministries.We lodge, make meals, love, encourage, laugh, and pray with musicians through their network. God has put a unique calling of people here to be a reflection of His love. We covet your prayers,and if you would like to know how to come alongside or to come visit, please contact us.

Vieux Carré Baptist ChurchTom Bilderback, Pastor

711 Dauphine StreetNew Orleans, Louisiana 70116

866.868.5905

thevieux.com

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BETHEL COLONY SOUTH MEN’S TRANSFORMATION MINISTRY AND WOMEN AT THE WELL

Bethel Colony South Men’s Transformation Ministry and Women at the Well are Christian residential substance abusetreatment programs for persons struggling with alcoholism and drug addiction. Located in New Orleans, Bethel ColonySouth (a program for adult men) and Women at the Well (a program for adult women) are both ministries of BethelCommunity Baptist Church. Each of these long-term (6-month minimum) programs is designed to provide acompassionate and caring therapeutic community in which men and women are provided an opportunity to heal and togrow… physically, mentally and spiritually.

The correlation between Christian faith and long-term sobriety is well documented. Over the years, countless men andwomen have been set free from the bondage of drug addiction and alcoholism through faith in Jesus Christ. That is whyJesus is at the heart of our programs. When you know Jesus "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John8:32) We offer those in need deliverance and healing from the spiritual strongholds of substance abuse and chemicaldependency through the matchless power of Christ’s Gospel.

We motivate our residents, who we refer to as “students,” to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ throughtraditional church services, classroom lectures, small group discussions, one-on-one counseling, individual and groupprayer, community service, work therapy programs, and a variety of other faith-intensive activities. We believe that boththe problems that lead to drug addiction and alcoholism, and the problems caused as a result of drug addiction andalcoholism, can be resolved through faith in God. Our programs teach that there is victory in living through Jesus Christand the truths of the Bible.

Bethel Colony South currently serves approximately 120men, and Women at the Well currently servesapproximately 60 women. Both programs are open to anyand all adult men and/or adult women who strugglewith substance abuse issues, regardless of race, ethnicity,sexual orientation or religious affiliation. All services areprovided free of charge.

Bethel ColonyMel Jones, Director

4114 Old Gentilly RoadNew Orleans, Louisiana 70126

504.943.0456

bethelcolonysouth.org

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SEND New OrleansGeorge Ross, Send City Coordinator

namb.net

Greetings New Orleans Baptist Churches,What a great year for Southern Baptists in New Orleans, LA. Thanks to your generous giving and kingdom vision, theSEND New Orleans strategy of mobilizing local churches to plant churches in New Orleans is having great impact. Over the last year we have seen:

• 4 new churches started° Korean Baptist Church (Sending Church, First Baptist Covington)° Cross Cultural Community Church (Sending Church, Northstar Church)° St. Rose Community Church (Sending Church, First Baptist Kenner)° Ethiopian Church (Sending Church Gentilly Baptist Church)

• 12 Farm System participants (Student Missionary, Church Planting Intern, Church Planting Apprentice)• 54 local churches mobilized in prayer, participation, and/or provisionin New Orleans

• 23 Church planters and pastors went through coaching. • 5 Planter/Spouse Support Events• 23 Generation SEND Collegiate Students served New Orleansthis summer.

• Since 2013 We have seen NOBA Church Plants° Give $26,578 to CP° Give $13,656 to NOBA° Record 242 Professions of Faith° Baptize 109

Upcoming Plants and Ministries:• Plants and Replants

° Lakeshore Church (Sending Church, Canal Street Church)° Irish Channel Church ° Central City Church° Vietnamese Church° Belle Chase Church

• SEND Relief Mobilizations and Ministry• Generation SEND New Orleans 2017 (22 Collegiate Students)

We are so grateful for the generous partnership of Southern Baptists enablingus to reach The City That Care Forgotwith the good news of Jesus Christ.Thank you NOBA churches it is a privilege to work alongside you!

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Thousands of ships enter the Mississippi River each year with crews of international seafarers who are far from home. ADutch seaman once asked, “With the world at your doorstep, what are you going to do about it?” Our answer is GlobalMaritime Ministries! We have the privilege of coming in contact with seafarers from around the world. Many of the cargo,container, and cruise ships visiting our port stay for only a short time. Since time is limited, it is difficult for the crew tocontact home, send and receive mail, or take care of any personal needs. Having a ministry center located along the riverallows us to easily provide free transportation to the crew members of ships at the port.

Exciting days are ahead as our ministry was able to re-open a second ministry center in Reserve, Louisiana this year.Thank you for your support of prayer and finances, as well as the time and labor of volunteers from Louisiana, Alabama,and Arkansas, that have helped us as we renovated the ministry center. Our River Parishes ministry center will serve theseafarers and maritime community in the Port of South Louisiana. This port happens to be the largest tonnage port in thewestern hemisphere. The Port of South Louisiana spans 54 miles of the Mississippi River from Kenner, Louisiana, to BatonRouge, Louisiana, and sees 4,000 ocean going vessels each year. Our goal is to reachthese ships with the love of Christ. By opening this center, we now have a base ofoperation nearby.

God has given us a unique opportunity to share the Gospel with theworld coming to our doorstep. Many of these people are fromcountries where missionaries are not allowed to go. We have theopportunity to share with them the love of Christ and to give themGod's word in their heart language. As they hear the Gospelmessage, they are able to take it back to their families and friends.These people may never be reached by missionaries. We also try totake every opportunity to reach out to port-related personnel. Ourgoal is to have Bible studies and prayer times during lunch or coffeebreaks. Our centers also give them a place to come for counseling,encouragement, and fun Christian fellowship. Our desire is to reachthese people with the Gospel and then encourage them to becomeactive in the surrounding local churches.

We are praying for volunteers to commit to helping us with this very importantministry to the maritime community. Please pray and ask God how you canassist with this exciting ministry opportunity. Would you be willing to prayconsistently for the ministry taking place at the port? Would you be willing tovolunteer consistently to meet and greet seafarers at the center? We lookforward to working together to reach the world at our doorstep!

Global Maritime MinistriesPhilip Vandercook, Director

3635 Tchoupitoulas Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

504.895.2028

www.portminsitry.com

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Dear NOBA,Thank you for your continued support of Baptist Collegiate Ministry in New Orleans. We cannot do what we do withoutyou. I hope that you will find this report encouraging and that you and your church will pray to see how you can join us inreaching the close to 50,000 college students in the metro area for Christ. The 2016-2017 school year has gotten off to a great start. We have seen two professions of faith already this school year.Many students have heard the gospel through one of many of our outreach events that we have done on the campuses wehave work on. We have also undergone a branding change. On the campuses where we have a work we are now BCMChristian Community. This new name gives us broader marketing appeal while explaining what we are (a ChristianCommunity) and still holding on to our strong Baptist roots (BCM). This new name has proved very beneficial thus far inconnecting with students.

In uptown at Tulane and Loyola things are in full swing. EachMonday we have our weekly dinner and Bible study programcalled Common Ground. Each week close to 40 students are inattendance. They enjoy a home cooked meal beginning at 6:00pmand then at 6:45pm transition into a short time of worship andBible study. On Thursday nights we have our InternationalStudent Night. This begins at 6:00pm with a dinner provided byFaith Baptist Church. At 6:45pm the almost two dozen studentsbreak up into group with American students to work on theirEnglish skills. From this group we have started a men’s andwomen’s International student Bible study. The weekends arebusy for me (Corey) as I continue to lead our ministry to athletesat Tulane. This year will be my 10th as the Football Chaplain andin the Spring I will begin my 11th year as the Baseball Chaplain.With a new Athletic Director hired and four new head coacheshired I have been busy getting to know the new staffs and new

players who have made their way to Tulane. Our new Head Volleyball Coach has asked me to start doing team chapels forhis players. I hold chapel for them when they are in town and the weekends that they are on the road I write devotions forthem that either the coach or one of the girls on the team leads. I have also started a weekly Coach’s Bible Study whichmeets on Thursdays at 1:30pm. We have coaches from a variety of sports who attend. This semester we are walking throughPsalm 23.On the lakefront there some change in the leadership of our ministry at UNO and SUNO. Jason Thomas, who has been withme for the last three years is now the BCM Director at Southern University in Baton Rouge. So I have been training a newteam of interns to work alongside Kimberly Myers who has been leading out ministry to international students at UNO the

We implore you

NOLA BaptistCollegiate MinistryCorey Olivier, Metro Director

504.616.4216

nolabcm.com

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last 9 years. At UNO we meet weekly on Tuesday nights. The first Tuesday of the month is an outreach at Pontchartrain Hallwhich is the only dorm on campus. The other Tuesday nights we meet in the Privateer Place Clubhouse. We offer a freedinner to students at 5:30pm and then worship and Bible study follows at 6:00pm. We are averaging 40-50 students a week atthis event. At SUNO our ministry meets weekly on Wednesdays at 11am in the UC. This lunch time Bible Study has had 8-12students in attendance. Our work at NOBTS and Leavell College is going strong. Most of our Leavell College students connect weekly at eitherCommon Ground at Tulane or The Well at UNO. On Thursdays I host “Donut Thursday” in front of my office at NOBTSfrom 9am – 9:30am. This gives me an opportunity to connect with our Leavell College students. I stay on campus throughlunch on Thursdays attending chapel and lunch with our students. Finally we are beginning the process of potentially starting a new BCM work at Delgado Westbank. Ryan Rice, Pastor of LifeChurch, has a desire to reach out to that campus. He and members of his church will be the “BCM Staff” for that campus of5,000 students where no campus ministry exists. Please keep our BCM staff in your prayers and thoughts. If there is a way we can serve you please let me know.

Corey Olivier – Metro Director

Tulane/LoyolaDanny Currie – Associate Metro DirectorJohn Nam – InternKat Burrington – InternTaylor Burrington – InternSarah Reed – Intern

UNO/SUNOZaide Noel – InternKimberly Myers – Mission Service Corp (NAMB)Ben Fraser – Intern

Leavell CollegeCody Masters – InternAmy Mullins – Intern

Journey On!

Corey J. OlivierMetro BCM Director

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Report to the State Conventions and Associations 2015-2016

Not too long ago, the most challenging questions pastors might face when it comes to Vacation Bible Schoolcentered on volunteers and the right amount of cookies and Kool-Aid. Recently, though, I had a Southern Baptistpastor ask me how he should handle a child attending his church’s VBS who is male but identifies as female. Hehad never even considered how he should deal with a situation such as this one. We’re dealing with issues todaythat our forefathers in ministry never even had to consider. And that is precisely why your ERLC exists: to equipfree churches in a free state to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness by applying the gospel ofChrist to every aspect of life.Over this last year, we have met with political leaders, fought for legislation that promotes life and family and thecommon good, stood for marriage, hosted thousands of Christians at ERLC conferences and events, providedresources to equip Christians and churches to engage as faithful gospel people in this ever-changing culture.When the Supreme Court redefined marriage last year, we dissented, and we helped equip and embolden churchesto continue to speak a word of prophetic witness about what marriage really is, but also to come behind thiscultural moment with the knowledge that the Sexual Revolution cannot deliver on its promises. We must be thepeople who pick up the wreckage left in its wake with the offer of living water.When a series of videos were released exposing Planned Parenthood of desecrating the corpses of unborn childrenand trafficking them for profit, we told our churches that it is time for the reborn to stand up for the unborn. Thenwe mobilized and told Congress that Planned Parenthood should not receive one red cent of federal funding fromour government ever again. Standing up for human life also means combating the ugly uptick in racial bigotry inour culture. We’ve worked to make clear that racism is hellish idolatry. We are one body united in Christ, and anattack on part of that body is an attack on the whole.We’ve been proud to stand alongside GuideStone and other Southern Baptist organizations before the SupremeCourt in the fight over a government that argues that it can force religious ministries to provide abortion-inducingdrugs and other contraceptives. We’ve spoken against an administration that says public schools should notacknowledge the basic differences between boys and girls.We have also worked tirelessly to equip churches through the year. Recently, we released the Gospel for Life—aseries of small, issue-specific books from noted leaders that address hot-button ethical issues facing Christians intoday’s culture. We are partnering with LifeWay to produce curriculum on parenting and also on religious liberty.We have trained hundreds of seminary students, hosted multiple conferences, and posted hundreds of articles andresources across our digital properties. We exist to serve the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention and areexcited to offer resources that will help Christians walk forward with gospel faithfulness.These are challenging times, and we’re facing questions we’ve never faced before—even at Vacation BibleSchool. But we’re not fearful or panicky people; we’re gospel people. This is our mission field, and no matterwhat goes on in the culture, we understand the truth that has been handed down for centuries: that the Light hascome into the world and the darkness has not, will not, and cannot overcome it.

The Ethics & ReligiousLiberty CommissionRussell Moore, President

901 Commerce StreetNashville, Tennessee 37203

615-242-0065

erlc.com

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rather, he made himself nothing by takingrather, he made himself nothing by takingGod made him who had no sin

International Mission BoardDavid Platt, President

1250 MacArthur DriveAlexandria, Louisiana 71303

1.800.999.3113

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Evangelism in New Orleans remains a top priority at NOBTS

When the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was createdin 1917, only a few Southern Baptist churches existed in NewOrleans. The city was anything but a Baptist stronghold.

“We were put there to be a lighthouse as well as a schoolhouse,” NOBTS President Chuck Kelley said. “From that day westarted with five or six Southern Baptist congregations, there are now more than a hundred Southern Baptistcongregations in New Orleans. New church plants are still going on today.”The task of New Orleans Seminary is to prepare students to answer the call of God. The curriculum blends classictheological training — biblical studies, theology, church history and preaching — with the practical — interpersonalrelationship courses and evangelism training.

“[Every student] must spend at least one semester going out door-to-door in the city of New Orleans sharing Jesus Christand learning how to bring people to Christ,” Kelley said. “We simply have to get the Gospel out from behind our pulpitsinto the streets and neighborhoods of our cities and communities.”

NOBTS received a gift to launch the Caskey Center for Church Excellence in 2014. The Center provides full-tuitionscholarships for students serving as bivocational ministers and those who serve smaller membership churches inthe Louisiana Baptist Convention church. The program places a high value on biblical exposition and evangelism.Students receiving the scholarship are required to engage in at least one Gospel conversation each week. The resultshave been phenomenal.

“In the past two years, these students have had 7,585 Gospel conversations with people who are lost,” Kelley said of theirwork. “Four thousand, seven hundred and eighty-seven of them got to the point of asking someone to give their lives toJesus Christ and 1,061 people were born again.”The seminary, voted into existence by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1917, held its first classes in 1918. NOBTS willcelebrate its 100th anniversary in 2017 and 2018 and evangelism will be at the heart of the centennial celebration.

“Our goal is for the New Orleans Seminary family to have 100,000 Gospel conversations to celebrate our 100thanniversary,” Kelley said. “We think lifting up Jesus is the best way to celebrate what God is doing at NOBTS.”

Another recent development at NOBTS is the Fred Luter Jr. Scholarship for African American students, which willprovide a total of $150,000 per year for African American students. Provided by an anonymous donor, the scholarshipsare available for African American students studying in both New Orleans and Atlanta.

“We know we have to raise up a generation of leaders whocan lead not only in African American churches, but who canbring that African American voice into the affairs of theSouthern Baptist Convention.,” Kelley said.

New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryDr. Chuck Kelley, President

3939 Gentilly Boulevard New Orleans, Louisiana 70126

504.282.4455

www.nobts.edu

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Dear Louisiana Baptist Family:The Lord is at work at Louisiana College in so many ways that they

are almost too numerous to note. By way of overview, we are grateful that our faith integration initiative was exemplified by12 students who spent part of their summer in missions and ministry across Louisiana, the US, and the world, and by ourStudent Life personnel who led a mission team to serve at Acres of Hope in Uganda.Perhaps most evident of God’s favor at LC regards campus improvements. We are indebted to Campers on Mission, a teamof retirees that refurbished our iconic fountain and completed several significant projects. Donor support fosteredrenovations in two residence halls that have received major work: carpet and paint in lobbies and corridors, bathroomfixtures, air-handling units, upgraded electrical power service, wireless internet access points, flat screens with Bluetoothtechnology, charging ports for mobile devices, and a movie room with theater seating. Resulting from a hail storm about ayear ago, a significant insurance claim includes 18 campus roof replacements, numerous interior repairs, and therefurbishment of Guinn Auditorium’s interior.In an effort to further equip students for effective leadership and ministry, this fall we launched a BA in Leadership withconcentrations in Christian Studies, Business, and Communications. Also, our new Bi-vocational Pastor Certificates -- one inPastoral Ministry, the other in Missiology -- should ultimately enhance the ministry of many Louisiana Baptist churches.Filling vital roles at LC, we promoted Dr. Jerry Pounds as Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Cheryl Clark as AssociateVice President for Academic Affairs, CFO Randall Hargis as Executive Vice President, and Dr. Amy Craig as Dean of ourSchool of Education. LC’s head basketball coaches -- Patrece Carter, women; and Reni Mason, men -- were promoted toAssociate Athletic Directors.We also appointed Rev. Vincent Smith as Dean of Students. He will focus on student life, retention, service learning, andinternational student services. Rev. Smith will continue serving as the lead pastor for The Circle Church, a recent LBC churchplant in Alexandria.Thanks to a concentrated and maximized effort in recruiting, our enrollment indicators are very encouraging as they reveal asignificant uptick in first-time freshman for the fall semester.Our Board of Visitors continues to grow. To date, 96 people have committed to the BOV scholarship fund that wholly andsolely aids qualified students, thus providing financial aid to more than 137 students. Such selfless generosity yieldssignificant student assistance.We want to invite all Louisiana Baptists to our first annual Values and Ethics conference, Oct. 10-11. This event will highlightthe intersection of theology and science regarding humanity’s origin, and how this worldview is shaping significant changein business, higher education, healthcare and other societal categories.We are always grateful for our Louisiana Baptist Churches, whose members sacrificially support the Cooperative Programand enable the College to prepare graduates and transform lives. We offer our thanks today, and trust that eternal dividendswill accrue as our graduates enter the marketplaces of the world and live out their Christian worldview daily.Cathy and I are constantly reminded of God’s blessings for us through Louisiana College, and we consider it a humbleprivilege to serve God and you as we minister for the sake of the College and the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Louisiana CollegeDr. Rick Brewer, President

1140 College Drive Pineville, Louisiana 71360

318.487.7011

www.lacollege.edu

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Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family MinistriesDr. Perry Hancock, President & CEO

7200 DeSiard Street Monroe, Louisiana 71203

318.343.2244

home@lbch.org

the righteousness of God.

In its 117th year of ministry Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries continued its mission of providinglove, care and hope in Christ for children and families in need. The Children’s Home provided a positive Christianwitness through its residential child and family care programs, foster care and adoption ministries, GranberryCounseling Centers, the Mobile Pregnancy Care Center, Christian Women’s Job Corp, and Orphans Embrace.In 2016 the Children’s Home provided ministry services for over 4,400 children, families, and individuals. Through itsresidential and foster care ministries, LBCH served 205 children. Sixty-two of those children and their mothers wereprovided with housing and other support services through the HomePlace family care ministry. Through its Connect 127 foster care and adoption ministries, the Children’s Home provided support services for 90children across the state. The mission of Connect 127 is to provide Baptist homes for Louisiana’s foster children and toprovide foster care and adoption ministry training for local churches. The Granberry Counseling Centers staff provided professional Christian counseling for 1,552 individuals during theyear. Through its Minister Care program, a partnership with the Pastoral Leadership division of LBC, Granberryprovided counseling for 91 Louisiana Baptist minister families. The Mobile Pregnancy Care Center provided a pro-life witness for over 1,200 women across the state. The Children’s Homealso maintained its support of a pregnancy resource consultant in partnership with the LBC Missions and Ministry division. Christian Women’s Job Corp provided life and job skills training for 91 women. New job skills certificate programs wereadded in 2016 and the high school equivalency track was updated. Classes were also provided for women at RobinsonPlace, a Monroe Housing Authority community. In 2016 the Children’s Home shared God’s love in word and deed through its international orphan care ministry,Orphans Embrace. Eighty-three Louisiana Baptists ministered to over 1,100 children and others in Nicaragua,Guatemala, and Haiti. The Children’s Home continued its partnership with Louisiana Baptists to provide care fororphans in Haiti. Louisiana churches once again provided support for the Children’s Home through the Annual Children’s Home SundayOffering. The offering provides for many of the critical needs the children have during the year. Churches also continuedto support children and families at the Home through the Fall Food Roundup which provides all of the non-perishablefoods needed for the entire year. In the summer, churches from across Louisiana donated their VBS offerings to support the children. Many churchesprovided additional support in various ways throughout the year and God used LBC Cooperative Program giving fromthe churches to share His love with those in need.

As a result of the support from our churches and the great witness provided by thevarious ministries of the Home, over 180 people experienced the joy of salvation inChrist and received real hope for life and life eternal. Thank you Louisiana Baptists formeeting needs and changing lives through your Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home andFamily Ministries.

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Greetings from Camp Living Waters, your camp. We have seen a great year. Your volunteer, financial, and most of all prayersupport has allowed the camp to see 81 come to a saving relationship in Christ this year, and the year isn’t over. Our campernumbers were up over last year. The Lord provided in incredible staff of godly young men and women to serve your campand its guests. These staff members came from churches in the five owning associations plus many more.

The recent flooding has given the camp an opportunity to support the DR efforts by housing and feeding the many teamscoming to help. One day we had 14 states represented at the camp. As the efforts transition to rebuild, keep both those thatlost all and those coming to encourage, in your prayers. Non Southern Baptists are amazed that churches cooperate in sucha way to meet needs and share the hope of Christ.

Great things are happening in spite of the flooding. Ms Sarah Cowan has become our reservations and customer serviceclerk. We will be breaking ground for a new air conditioned dinning facility. We are one of the few camps lacking one and itpromises to improve our camp experience, especially for those coming in the summer months. This facility will honor thelegacy left by long time board member Earl Corkern and his wife Carole. Earl never lost sight over 40 years of what Godwould do if we were obedient and faithful. We will also be starting some additional cottages to further increase our privateroom capabilities. Lastly we will be looking to refurbish our 30 year old pool this winter, we’ve run out of short term fixes. Ifyou would like to partner with the camp in any of these exciting improvements let us know.

The camp takes its name from John chapter 4, the story of the women at the well. Verse 11 asks where do you get the livingwater? It is our hope and prayer to daily share the answer. We hope you will come visit your camp and see the blessings ofGod’s provision and protection. Lord Bless.

Camp Living WatersWilliam Pianki, Interim Director

21230 Livingwater RoadLoranger, Louisiana 70446

985.345.1831

camplivingwaters.net

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The Evangelism/Church Growth Team led by Wayne Jenkins and Keith Manuel hasplanned the Evangelism Conference for January 23-24, 2017 to be held at Temple BaptistChurch, Ruston. The Youth Evangelism Celebration, led by Steve Maltempi, continues to bethe largest ministry event in the LBC. Pre-Teen Invasion led by David Anderson reachedmore than 1,200 children in grades 4-6.

Sean Keith, Sunday School/Discipleship Strategist, has partnered with churches andassociations to offer 8 to 10 Associational Conferences and 3 Regional Conferences. In 2017,The ReGroup Conference will be in 2 locations on August 12, 2017, FBC Covington andPhiladelphia Baptist Church in Deville.LBC Church Planting comes under the Missions and Ministry Team led by John Hebert. Dr.James Jenkins directs this effort and Lane Corley and Carlos Schmidt provide tacticalleadership. The LBC’s goal is to plant 300 new churches by the year 2020, with 100 beingnon-Anglo congregations. In order to impact lostness proportionately, the team aims toplant three churches in south Louisiana for every one new church plant in the north. Since

2010, the team has started over 150 churches over 50% of our goal.Louisiana Baptists responded to the financial needs of missions in the following way in 2014-2015:

• Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering (Jan 1-Dec 31, 2015)Received: $1,544,830.65Goal: $1,800,000

• Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions (June 1, 2015-May 31, 2016)Received: $4,119,349.85State Goal: $5,100,000 National Goal: $175,000,000

• Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions (Jan 1-Dec 31, 2015)Received, $2,094,039.88State Goal: $2,200,000

Dr. Jeffrey Cook leads the LBC’s compassion ministries work. He reports growth of the Association Compassion Missionarystrategy in many urban associations. His goal is for every church to participate in compassion ministry by 2020.

Dr. Gibbie McMillan, Disaster Relief and Men’s Ministry Strategist, reports there has been a great outpouring ofvolunteers to help the people whose houses were flooded throughout Louisiana. Hundreds of volunteers were trained inincident command and mud-out.

Louisiana Baptist ConventionDavid Hankins, Executive Director

1250 MacArthur DriveAlexandria, Louisiana 71303

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Celebration of NOBAGiving and Baptisms

1. Barataria Baptist Church2. Bridge City Baptist Church3. Good News Baptist Church4. Iglesia Gracia y Restoración5. Desire Fellowship Church6. Living Water Baptist Mission7. Restoration Church8. Iglesia Bautista Horeb9. Airline Baptist Church10. Delacroix Hope Baptist Mission

Top 10 Baptisms (Per Capita)40724476261044

1. Franklin Avenue Baptist2. First Baptist, Kenner3. First Baptist, New Orleans4. Celebration Church5. Williams Blvd. Baptist6. Calvary Baptist7. First Baptist, Belle Chasse8. First Baptist, Marrero9. Edgewater Baptist Church10. Parkview Baptist Church

Top 10 NOBA Contributors (Total)$130,312.55$32,110.15$20,898.55$18,000.00$9,450.00$8,000.00$7,455.23$5,217.75$5,181.38$4,846.53

1. First Baptist, New Orleans2. Franklin Avenue Baptist3. Celebration Church4. First Baptist, Kenner5. Parkview Baptist6. Metairie Baptist Church7. First Baptist, Belle Chasse8. Williams Blvd. Baptist Church9. Edgewater Baptist Church10. First Baptist, Luling

Top 10 CP Contributors (Total)$139,056.71$130,312.55$56,850.00$53,545.23$19,386.17$18,838.35$17,457.21$17,333.36$16,248.84$14,809.20

1. Celebration Church2. Franklin Avenue Baptist3. Iglesia Gracia y Restoratión4. Barataria Baptist Church5. Calvary Baptist Church6. Good News Baptist Church7. First Baptist, New Orleans8. Harbor Community Church9. First Baptist, Kenner10 First Haitian Baptist Church

Top 10 Baptisms (Total)5051534740272423232221

1. First Baptist, New Orleans2. Parkview Baptist Church3. Memorial Baptist Church4. Christ Baptist Church5. First Baptist, Kenner6. First Baptis, Luling7. Edgewater Baptist Church8. First Baptist, Marrero9. First Baptist, Gretna10 West St. Charles Baptist Church

Top 10 CP Contributors (Per Capita)$139,056.71$19,386.17$14,081.27$13,722.67$53,545.23$14,809.20$16,248.84$13,917.00$5,334.99$8,431.32

1. First Baptist, Kenner2. First Baptist Church3. First Baptist, Westwego4. Bridgedale Baptist Church5. First Baptist, Marrero6. Parkview Baptist Church7. Edgewater Baptist Church8. First Baptist,Avondale9. West St. Charles Baptist Church10. First Baptist, Belle Chasse

Top 10 NOBA Contributors (Per Capita)$32,110.15$3,255.56$4,775.37$839.06

$5,217.75$4,846.53$5,181.38$3,193.54$2,799.70$7,455.23

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Giving to Giving to ReportedNOBA Churches NOBA CP Baptisms

Airline Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 4Allen Temple Baptist Mission $0.00 $0.00 -Ames Blvd. Baptist Church $1.000.00 $8,025.00 -Barataria Baptist Church $767.88 $1,023.85 40Bethlehem Missionary Bapt. Church $0.00 $0.00 -Bridge City Baptist Church $586.44 $586.44 7Bridgedale Baptist Church $839.06 $1,552.62 -Calvary Baptist Church $8,000.00 $0.00 27Calvary Korean Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Canal Street Church, a Mosaic Community $380.50 $1,500.00 8Carrollton Avenue Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 15Cedar Crest Baptist Church $440.95 $0.00 -Celebration Church $18,000.00 $56,850.00 493Christ Baptist Church $2,744.53 $13,722.67 2Christian Fellowship Cathedral $0.00 $0.00 -Coliseum Place Baptist Church $2,000.00 $2,000.00 11Crossroads Community Church $1,114,73 $733.30 -Edgewater Baptist Church $5,181.38 $16,248.84 3Evangelistic Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Faith Baptist Church $3,255.26 $2,385.63 1First Baptist Church of Avondale $3,193.54 $6.627.79 -First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse $7,455.23 $17,457.21 18First Baptist Church of Chalmette $0.00 $0.00 13First Baptist Church of Destrehan $0.00 $0.00 2First Baptist Church of Gretna $1,333.69 $5,334.99 2First Baptist Church of Harahan $1,015.69 $1,140.68 -First Baptist Church of Kenner $32,110.15 $53,5445.23 22First Baptist Church of LaPlace $2,200.00 $1,000.00 15First Baptist Church of Luling $3,675.55 $14,809.00 15First Baptist Church of Marrero $5,217.75 $13,917.00 4First Baptist Church of New Orleans $20,898.55 $139,056.71 23First Baptist Church of Norco $3,776.45 $3,776.45 -First Baptist Church of Venice $442.00 $1,475.00 -First Baptist Church of Waggaman $0.00 $0.00 -First Baptist Church of Westwego $4,775.37 $250.00 5First Baptist Church, St. Rose $0.00 $445.00 -First Haitian Baptist Church $151.00 $612.00 21First Spanish American Baptist Church $2,000.00 $2,700.00 -

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Giving to Giving to ReportedNOBA Churches NOBA CP Baptisms

Franklin Avenue Baptist Church $130,312.55 $130,312.55 153Free Mission Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Gentilly Baptist Church $2,500.00 $8,000.00 1Good News Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 24Grace Baptist Church $1,736.00 $3,987.00 7Hope Church $562.50 $562.50 3Iglesia Bautista El Buen Pastor $3,000.00 $2,400.00 -Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel $1,575.00 $0.00 -Iglesia Bautista Getsemani $300.00 $0.00 2Iglesia Bautista La Viña $1,400.00 $900.00 -Irish Channel Baptist Church $600.00 $400.00 -Korean Agape Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Loving Faith Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Loving Four Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Memorial Baptist Church $2,191.62 $14,081.17 8Metairie Baptist Church $852.02 $18,883.35 -New Covenant Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -New Hope Community Baptist Church $50.00 $75.00 10New Orleans Chinese Baptist Church $1,800.00 $1,600.00 -New Pilgrim Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -New Salem Baptist Church $1,00.00 $1,000.00 14New Testament Baptist Church $254.77 $382.14 -New Vision Baptist Church $250.00 $500.00 8Oak Park Baptist Church $0.00 $7,840.10 -Parkview Baptist Church $0.00 $19.386.17 7Port Sulphur Baptist Church $754.71 $2,012.56 7Potter’s Wheel Family Life Center $0.00 $0.00 -Poydras Baptist Church $1,492,73 $7,502.34 6Restoration Church $0.00 $1,000.00 6Rio Vista Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 2Riverside Baptist Church $3,224.97 $6,000.03 7Shiloh Christian Fellowship Church $150.00 $300.00 6St. Bernard Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Suburban Baptist Church $800.00 $1,100.00 7Vietnamese New Orleans Baptist Church $750.00 $1,350.00 -Vieux Carre’ Baptist Church $470.00 $2,233,00 -West Marrero Baptist Church $720.00 $240.00 -West St. Charles Baptist Church $2,799.70 $8,431.32 4Williams Boulevard Baptist Church $9.450.00 $17,333.36 15

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Giving to Giving to ReportedNOBA Missions NOBA CP Baptisms

Christian Light Baptist MissionCosmopolitan Evangelistic Baptist Mission 13Delacroix Hope Baptist Mission $818.42 $1,636.83 4Deliverance Baptist Mission $1,000.00 $0.00 15El Camino Spanish Baptist Mission $0.00 $0.00 -Epiphany Baptist Mission $206.00 $287.00 2Faith & Glory Baptist Mission $0.00 $0.00 -Faith is the Victory $0.00 $0.00 -Hahnville Baptist Mission $200.00 $0.00 3Holy Anointed House of Prayer $0.00 $0.00 -Iglesia Bautista El Calvario $810.00 $1,450.00 -Iglesia Bautista Horeb $900.00 $900.00 10Living Water Baptist Mission $0.00 $0.00 2Lower Light Baptist Mission $0.00 $0.00 -Maranatha Spanish Baptist Mission $1,784.28 $2,551.01 6New Life Ministry $525.00 $600.00 6Nueva Vida Baptist Mission $725.00 $1,050.00 3Solid Rock Spanish Baptist Mission $0.00 $0.00 -The City of Light Baptist Cathedral $0.00 $0.00 -

Giving to Giving to ReportedNOBA Plants NOBA CP Baptisms

Calvary East Baptist $80.00 $0.00 -Canal Street Church,A Mosaic Commuity-Hispanic Plant $0.00 $0.00 -

Covenant Bible Fellowship $2,736.43 $1,496.11 -Crescent City Rock $100.00 $200.00 -Cross Cultural Community Church $0.00 $0.00 -Desire Fellowship Church $0.00 $0.00 6Grace Point Church $455.00 $3,230.00 5Greater St. Peter Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Harbor Community Church $1000.00 $0.00 23Iglesia Bautista Bethel $2,674.41 $1,104.18 -Iglesia Bautista Horeb -Chalmette $320.00 $900.00 -Iglesia Celebration $0.00 $7,563.68 7Iglesia Gracia y Restoración $2,000.00 $4,000.00 47Immanuel Community Church $160.16 $1,022.12 -Impact Church $0.00 $700.00 6Lakeshore Church $60.00 $593.72 -Level Ground Community Church $1,019.95 $2,817.02 1Life Church New Orleans $300.00 $2,430.00 6Lifehouse City Church $0.00 $0.00 -Live Oak Church $685.00 $3,370.00 1Matairie Korean Church $0.00 $0.00 -

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Metairie Church 6New Hope Community Baptist Church-East Campus $75.00 $100.00 2NOLA Baptist Church $81.18 $1,440.83 1Reach Out for Christ $0.00 $0.00 -Rebuild Church NOLA $260.00 $198.54 -Refuge Church $0.00 $860.00 -St. Rose Community Church $0.00 $0.00 -Still Water, Southeast $0.00 $0.00 -Still Water, Westbank $0.00 $100.00 -Suburban West Baptist Church $0.00 $0.00 -Touchstone Community Church $9.44 $94.38 -Vintage Church $2,000.00 $3,000.00 -Westbank Baptist Church $0.00 $361.37 -

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CHURCH PASTOR NAME ADDRESS CHURCH PHONE WEBSITE PASTOR CELLAirline Baptist Church Eric Benoy 421 N. Lester Ave., Metairie, LA 70003 (504) 737-7921 abcfaith.com (504) 816-8081Allen Temple Baptist Mission Donald Miller 5120 Easterlyn, New Orleans, LA 70128Ames Blvd. Baptist Church Robert Stewart 3233 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 347-1614 amesblvd.com (504) 491-7213Barataria Baptist Church Tony Thibodeaux 2596 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Lafitte, LA 70067 (504) 233-1319 baratariabaptist.netBethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Forell Bering, Sr. 147 East 20th St., Reserve, LA 70084 (504) 914-5855Bridge City Baptist Church Michael Dawsey 217 Ninth St., Bridge City, LA 70094 (504) 436-7050 (504) 450-8244Bridgedale Baptist Church 313 Kent Ave., Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 888-6164 bridgedalebaptist.wordpress.comCalvary Baptist Church Michael Carney 2401 General DeGaulle Dr., New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 367-6464 calvaryneworleans.com (678) 492-6595Calvary Korean Baptist Church 2403 Farragut, New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 427-8155Canal Street Church, a Mosaic Community Page Brooks 4302 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 482-1135 canalmosaic.org (504) 913-5029Carrollton Ave. Baptist Church Brian Webber 2528 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 862-5300 (504) 256-4452Celebration Church - Main Campus Dennis Watson 2001 Airline Dr., Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 831-9673 celebrationchurch.org (504) 782-3968Christ Baptist Church Harold Mosley 3000 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 362-2337 christbaptistharvey.net (504) 309-3616Christian Fellowship Cathedral Willie Breaux 7643 Lehigh St., New Orleans, LA 70127 (504) 415-0049Coliseum Place Baptist Church J. T. Curtis 10125 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge, LA 70123 (504) 737-4621Crossroads Community Church Larry Johnson 3233 Loyola Dr., Kenner, LA 70065 (504) 466-4922 crossroadskenner.com (504) 906-0612Edgewater Baptist Church Chad Gilbert 5900 Paris Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 288-1461 edgewaterbc.org (504) 286-8601Evangelistic Baptist Church Anthony Pierce 2514 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 286-8605Faith Baptist Church Nathan Luce 7902 S. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125 (504) 864-8125 (225) 673-4519First Baptist Church of Avondale Marc Daniels 360 S. Jamie Blvd., Avondale, LA 70094 (504) 436-7850 (504) 301-8774First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse Jason Allen 8828 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037 (504) 394-1707 firstbaptistbc.net (225) 907-9186First Baptist Church of Chalmette John Jeffries 305 E. St. Bernard Hwy, Chalmette, LA 70043 (504) 277-2939 fbcchalmette.org (504) 715-1479First Baptist Church of Destrehan Benny Jones 13562 River Rd., Destrehan, LA 70047 (985) 764-8755 (985) 582-1972First Baptist Church of Gretna Jody Heneghan 100 Gretna Blvd., Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 367-6380First Baptist Church of Harahan David Eastland 270 Oak Ave., Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 737-2644 fbcharahan.org (504) 952-9227First Baptist Church of Kenner Mike Miller 1400 Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA 70065 (504) 466-5381 fbckenner.org (504) 655-4512First Baptist Church of LaPlace Paul Naylor 120 Ormond Blvd., LaPlace, LA 70068 (985) 652-6219 fbclaplace.org (985) 212-2001First Baptist Church of Luling Tim Buford 921 Paul Maillard Rd., Luling, LA 70070 (985) 785-6297 fbcluling.org (931) 397-5141First Baptist Church of Marrero Ronnie McLellan 4001 Seventh St., Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 340-7175 fbcmarrero.com (504) 913-5052First Baptist Church of New Orleans David Crosby 5290 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 482-5775 fbno.org (504) 237-8481First Baptist Church of Norco Kenneth Tew 626 Fifth St., Norco, LA 70079 (985) 764-6532 fbcnorco.orgFirst Baptist Church of Venice Steve McNeal 127 Ellzey Ln., Venice, LA 70091 (504) 228-1685First Baptist Church of Waggaman Frank Romero 401 Azalea Dr., Waggaman, LA 70094 (504) 431-7568 (504) 609-9996First Baptist Church of Westwego Jay Adkins 675 Avenue B, Westwego, LA 70094 J(504) 341-3952 firstwego.org (504) 220-9021First Haitian Baptist Church Joseph Blanchard 1723 Hancock St., Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 583-0118First Spanish American Baptist Church David Lema 1820 Sophie Wright, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 525-2004 (504) 616-7449Franklin Ave. Baptist Church Fred Luter, Jr. 2515 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 488-8488 franklinabc.com (504) 416-2458Free Mission Baptist Church Johnny Jones, Jr. 1821 Egania St., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 304-5071 (504) 460-7890Gentilly Baptist Church Ken Taylor 5141 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 282-6467 gentillychurch.org (256) 460-9955Good News Baptist Church Oscar Williams 2301 Painters Street, New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-0086 (985) 473-2833Grace Baptist Church Toby Brogdan 3900 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 943-6309 (504) 816-8067Hope Church Matt Tipton 4836 West Esplanade, Metairie, LA 70006 (504) 302-3508 hopenola.com (504) 330-7246Iglesia Bautista el Buen Pastor Gonzalo Rodriguez 5033 Wabash St., Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 456-0263 (504) 236-4835Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel Eric Gonzalez 2110 Bruin Dr., Kenner, LA 70065 (504) 443-2366 (504) 286-8603Iglesia Bautista Getsemani Jorge Alvarenga 5834 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 444-2071 (504) 267-3941Iglesia Bautista La Viña Santos Geovany Gomez 2850 Helena St., Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 401-0737Irish Channel Baptist Church Cornelius Tilton 819 First St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 523-7658 (504) 915-9653Korean Agape Baptist Church Joshua Yong Shin 2020 Barataria, Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 669-3948Loving Faith Baptist Church 45 Fifth Ave., Gretna, LA 70056Loving Four Baptist Church Matthew Tanner, Jr. 2900 Thalia St., New Orleans, LA 70113 (504) 371-5865 (504) 615-7141Memorial Baptist Church Dan Pritchett 5701 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70003 (504) 887-1716 mbcmetairie.org (504) 275-4454Metairie Baptist Church Thomas Strong 401 Codifer Blvd., Metairie, LA 70005 (504) 835-2611 metairieb.org (504) 881-6715New Covenant Baptist Church Ken Taylor 4521 Schindler Dr., New Orleans, LA 70127 (504) 256-6013New Hope Community Baptist Church Mark Mitchell 2751 Gadsden St., Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 464-4623 (504) 813-6209New Orleans Chinese Baptist Church Guo Hua Wu 3413 Continental, Kenner, LA 70065 (504) 463-0235 chinesebaptist.usNew Pilgrim Baptist Church Forell Bering, Sr. 147 East 20th St., Reserve, LA 70084 (504) 914-5855New Salem Baptist Church Warren Jones 1530 Alvar St., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-2657 nsbcf.com (504) 289-6085New Testament Baptist Church Jerry Davis, Jr. 1500 Pailet St., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 365-0266 (504) 812-7224New Vision Baptist Church Mark Joslin 10868 River Rd., St. Rose, LA 70087 (504) 390-6818Oak Park Baptist Church Wren DePratter 1110 Kabel Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 (504) 392-1818 oakparkbc.comParkview Baptist Church Bill Day 6301 Camphor St., Metairie, LA 70003 (504) 888-1153 parkviewbc.com (504) 234-4162Port Sulphur Baptist Church Lynn Rodrigue 27080 Highway 23, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 (225) 335-1269 (225) 335-1269Potter's Wheel Family Life Center Joseph Walker, III 804 1st St., Harvey, LA 70364 (504) 228-8292Poydras Baptist Church John Galey 8213 Saro Lane St., St. Bernard, LA 70085 poydrasbaptist.org (504) 460-2979Restoration Church Dean Ross 2929 Metairie Ct., Metairie, LA 70002 (504) 834-8409 restorationgathering.com (504) 220-6210Rio Vista Baptist Church Kolby DePratter 3800 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson, LA 70121 riovistabaptist.com (504) 287-7045Riverside Baptist Church Jarrod Muller 9220 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, LA 70123 (504) 737-2373 riversidelife.org (504) 201-2670

PLANT PASTOR NAME ADDRESS CHURCH PHONE WEBSITE PASTOR CELLIglesia Bautista Bethel Miguel BenitezCalvary East Baptist Church Kenneth M. TaylorCanal Street Church, a Mosaic Community-Hispanic PlantCelebration Church - River Parishes Campus Checkerz WilliamsCelebration Church - Slidell Campus Adam BeachCelebration Church - St. Bernard Campus Patrick EaganCelebration Church - Wesbank Campus Claude WilliamsCovenant Bible Fellowship Rene PhillipsCrescent City Rock Jim LouviereCross Culture Community Church Troy GauseDesire Fellowship Church Oscar BrownGrace Point Church Chris HousewrightGreater St. Peter Baptist Church Roger GrahamHarbor Community Church James WelchIglesia Bautista Horeb - Chalmette Emilio LoraIglesia Celebration David SpeedIglesia Gracia y Restoración Yony MatuteImmanuel Community Church Matthew DelaughterLakeshore Church George RossLevel Ground Community Church Josh HollandLife Church New Orleans Ryan RiceLifehouse City Church Reagan FarrisLive Oak Church Adam BourneMatairie Korean Church Woo Il JunMetairie Church Augustine HuiNew Hope Community Baptist Church--East Campus Mark Mitchell

NOLA Baptist Church Kyle JagersReach Out for Christ Nathaniel DowlRebuild Church NOLA Richard JohnsonRefuge Church Justin HaynesSt. Rose Community Church Brandon LangleyStill Water, Southeast Burnell DarensburgStill Water, Westbank Darryl MeninaSuburban West Baptist Church Nicos ElzyTouchstone Community Church Herschel MooreVintage Church Rob WiltonWestbank Baptist Church Ryan Melson

1400 Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 220-28634790 Pontchartrain Dr., #93, Slidell, LA 70458 (504) 616-8487

4302 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 482-1135 canalmosaic.org3400 N. Hwy. 51, LaPlace, LA 70068 (985) 652-3113 celebrationchurch.org (864) 216-16321950 Gause Blvd., Slidell, LA 70460 celebrationchurch.org

7500 W. Judge Perez Dr., Chalmette, LA 70032 celebrationchurch.org (504) 858-05371151 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey, LA 70058 celebrationchurch.org (252) 955-0003

108 Lake Vista, LaPlace, LA 70068 (504 ) 415-07565701 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70003 crescentcityrock.org (504) 202-8334

3939 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70126 (504) 232-76073600 Desire Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70126 (504) 942-8827 (504) 957-5117

10 Villere Dr., Destrahan, LA 70047 (785) 554-68212443 Mazant St., New Orleans, LA 70094 (504) 510-01026100 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 482-3109 harbornola.com (504) 289-0810

2615 Jacob Dr., Chalmette, LA 70043 (504) 606-59042001 Airline Dr., Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 831-9673 celebrationchurch.org (504) 831-9673

3000 Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA 70062 (936) 232-0268New Orleans, LA (601) 754-4171

600 New Orleans-Hammond Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 343-16973613 Cambronne St., New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 948-9629 levelgroundnola.com (504) 858-48222220Constitution St., New Orleans, LA 70114 lifeforthecity.com (225) 205-5017

2730 Lowerline Street, New Orleans, LA 70125 (678) 618-77231200 S. Clearview Parkway, Harahan, LA 70123 liveoaknola.com (504) 715-1542

Metairie, LA (504) 427-45903501 Severn Ave., Ste 9, Metairie, LA 70002 (917) 583-7313

3708 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 464-4623 (504) 813-62097902 S. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125 (318) 780-9821

5638 E. Judge Perez, Violet, LA 70992 (504) 410-6881 (504) 410-68811501 Deslonde St., New Orleans, LA 70117 rebuildnola.org (504) 228-6464

2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 (770) 856-8273627 St. Rose Ave., St. Rose, LA 70087 (504) 404-5514

1740 Westminster Drive, Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 223-1282 stillwaterbcno.org2312 N. Harper Dr., Harvey, LA 70058 (985) 264-5889

4521 Schindler Dr, New Orleans, LA 70127 (504) 400-6919 (318) 231-90062353 S. Derbigny St., New Orleans, LA 70125 (504) 460-7622 touchstonecm.org

3927 Rayne Street, Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 324-2374 vintageunited.tv (504) 430-52302001 Bonnie Anne Drive, Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 478-2013

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Shiloh Christian Fellowship Church Michael Raymond 2441 N. Claiborne Av., New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 948-4599 shilohchristianf.org (504) 339-7283St. Bernard Baptist Church Paul Gregoire 2615 Jacob Dr., Chalmette, LA 70043 (504) 881-6723Suburban Baptist Church Jeffery Friend 10501 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70127 (504) 242-0955 suburbanbaptistchurch.org (504) 289-2754Vietnamese New Orleans Baptist Church Nathan Nguyen 203 17th St., Gretna, LA 70053 angelfire.com/vi/no (504) 559-9696Vieux Carré Baptist Church Tom Bilderback 711 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70116 thevieux.com (903) 651-9683West Marrero Baptist Church Anthony Barrett 605 Jung Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072 (504) 319-8530West St. Charles Baptist Church Mike Picard 13099 Highway 90, Boutte, LA 70039 (985) 785-0584 weststcharlesbaptist.orgWilliams Blvd. Baptist Church Tim Williams 3000 Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA 70065 (504) 443-2363 williamsblvd.org (504) 275-6503MISSION PASTOR NAME ADDRESS CHURCH PHONE WEBSITE PASTOR CELLChristian Light Baptist Mission Clarence Neason 809 Governor Nichols, New Orleans, LA 70119 `` (504) 421-1355Cosmopolitan Evangelistic Baptist Mission Andrew Amedee 1929 Bienville Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 884-7745Delacroix Hope Baptist Mission Paul Hussey 1932 Bayou Road, St. Bernard, LA 70085 (504) 905-6282Deliverance Baptist Mission Jessie Magee 6122 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70126 (504) 493-1621El Camino Spanish Baptist Mission Thomas Lowrie 124 Trudeau Dr., Metairie, LA 70003 (504) 232-6632 (504) 286-8602Epiphany Baptist Mission Richard Thompkins 5200 Cannes St., New Orleans, LA 70128 (504) 254-2430 (504) 286-8604Faith & Glory Baptist Mission Samuel I. Davis, Jr. 7018 Haynes Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70126 (504) 286-8606Faith is the Victory Thomas Glover 3145 Alex Korman, Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 341-5433 (504) 812-2372Hahnville Baptist Mission Anthony Bellow 15640 River Road, Hahnville, LA 70057 (504) 812-5580Holy Anointed House of Prayer Lionel Roberts 1373 Senate St., New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 342-2169 (504) 319-0136Iglesia Bautista El Calvario Manuel Poncé 1110 Kabel Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 (504) 610-4040Iglesia Bautista Horeb David Rodriguez 230 Bellemeade Blvd., Gretna, LA 70056 (504) 392-3868 (504) 329-1280Living Water Baptist Mission Stan R. Genovese 625 Woodland Dr, LaPlace, LA 70068 (504) 400-7529 (504) 239-5018Lower Light Baptist Mission Kenneth Davis 120 Ormond Blvd., LaPlace, LA 70068 (985) 652-6209 (504) 610-0994Maranatha Spanish Baptist Mission Carlos Lopez 120 Ormond Blvd., LaPlace, LA 70068 (985) 652-6209 (504) 610-0994New Life Ministry Kenneth Foy 13802 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70128 (504) 872-9337 mynewlifeministry.org (504) 376-5322Nueva Vida Baptist Mission Gonzalo Aroldo Vargas 3901 7th St., Marrero, LA 70072 nuevavida.20m.com (504) 710-6328Solid Rock Spanish Baptist Mission Leswin Canales 5701 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70003 (504) 887-1716 (504) 338-5767The City of Light Baptist Cathedral NaJee Johnson 2419 S. Liberty St., New Orleans, LA 70113 (504) 481-0598

NOBA churches follow the example of Jesus and his instruction to preach and heal.

Luke reports Jesus’ zeal for the ministries of preaching and healing:

“While the sun was setting, all those who had any who weresick with various diseases brought them to Him; and layingHis hands on each one of them, He was healing them.

When day came, Jesus left and went to a secludedplace; and the crowds were searching for Him, and cameto Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.

But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom ofGod to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose”(Luke 4:40, 42-43, NASB).

Jesus preached and healed everywhere he went.

“Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdomand healing every disease and sickness” (Matthew 9:32, NIV).

When he sent out his disciples, Jesus instructed them to follow his example.

“And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers,cast out demons" (Matthew 10: 7-8, NASB).

“And He summoned the twelve and began to send themout in pairs…They went out and preached that men shouldrepent. And they were casting out many demons and wereanointing with oil many sick people and healing them”(Mark 6:7, 12-13, NASB).

"He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to healthe sick” (Luke 9:2, NKJV).

"After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them...’Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you’”(Luke 10: 1,9, NIV).

We thank God for having called us into the glorious gospel ministry of reconciliation, and forinspiring the churches of NOBA to follow the example of Christ to preach and heal.

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Following the Example of Jesus

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creationhas come: The old has gone, the new is here!All this is from God, who reconciled us tohimself through Christ and gave us theministry of reconciliation: that Godwas reconciling the world to himself in

Christ, not counting people’s sinsagainst them. And he has committedto us the message of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:17-19 (NIV)