VOLUME 35 ISSUE 12 December 14, 2017

In Partnership together:

Albany, First

Bethel

Big Lake

Calvary

Clarksdale, First

Copeland

Darlington

Eureka Valley

Fairport

Faith United

Faucett

Flag Springs

Frazier

Frederick Boulevard

Gower, First

Green Valley

Helena, First

Immanuel

Journey

King City, First

Little Platte

Maysville, First

McCarthy

Midway

Missouri Valley

Mount Moriah -Berlin

Mount Moriah-Clarksdale

New Harvest

New Home

Oregon, First

Patee Park

Renovation

St. Joseph, First

Savannah Avenue

Savannah, First

Short Creek

Stanberry, First

Stewartsville, First

Strong Tower

Union Star, First

Wathena, First

Weston, First

Whitesville

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ST. JOSEPH BAPTIST

ASSOCIATION

MISSION CENTER

4608 Mitchell Ave.

St. Joseph, MO 64507

DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS

Bro. Roger Brumley

MINISTRY ASSISTANTS

Muriel Elder, Publications

Gloria Hoxworth, Financial

PHONE

(816) 233-2504

E-MAIL

sjba@stjosephbaptistassociation.org

WEB PAGE

stjosephbaptistassociation.org

MWSU CAMPUS MISSIONARY

Rev. Paul Damery

BSU PHONE

(816) 232-5579

Christmas Blessings

Our Prayer for you is that you will have The Gift of Faith

The Blessing of Hope and The Peace of His Love

Throughout the Christmas Season and always.

May you and your family have a Blessed Christmas and

a Very Happy New Year.

Your Associational Staff, Bro. Roger, Paul, Muriel, & Gloria

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2018

DIRECTORS & PASTORS CLINIC

February 10, 2018

10:00 am - 12:00 noon

ROLLING HILLS LIBRARY

~ THE UPPER STORY 1904 N BELT HWY, ST. JOSEPH

It is that time already to begin thinking about next summer’s Vacation Bible

School. The theme is “Game On! Gearing up for Life’s Big Game” Based on 2

Peter 1:3 All VBS Directors and Church Pastors are encouraged to attend this

advance training to help with their church’s VBS enlistment and planning.

You will also have the opportunity to place an advanced order for your VBS

materials.

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St. Joseph Baptist Association Newsletter

January 2018 Beginning this year we have those born in this century (after December 31, 1999) that will turn 18 years old. This begins another century of adults seeking to advance their lives. So, what has ad-vanced in the last 100 years? In 1918 the First World War concluded with a result of over 16 million lives lost over 5 years. As horrible as the loss of life seemed from the war, 1918 would be marred with the loss of over 50 million to influenza. The flu af-flicted over 25 percent of the U.S. population. In one year, the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 years; men dropped to 36 years and women dropped to 42 years. If you were an 18 year old young man half your expectancy of life was done. Currently in 2017 life expectancy is 77 for men and 81 for women. It’s hard for us to grasp the advance of health in 100 years, almost doubling life expectancy. We could also talk about the advancements in Technology, Transportation, Education, and so forth, BUT the real question is, “How did the Church advance the last 100 years?” The Church has been in existence for 20 centuries; 2,000 years. Over the last 100 years the Church has been through wars and persecution. The Church has had champions of the faith and fail-ures of hypocrisy. The Church has stayed trials and refining. Yet, it is the Church that God has cho-sen to announce Justification to the Lost and Sanc-tification to the Saved. It is the Church that receives God’s Grace and Mercy. Many will look at the last 100 years and proclaim the church has failed, but I cannot agree. The Church is not open to man’s in-terpretation of success, but is established by God’s design of Purpose. The Church is in more countries and reaching more people groups, proclaiming the Gospel of Christ, than ever in history. The Church is not in retreat, but continues to advance. YET, there are still masses that have not heard the Gospel and individuals whose heart is untouched by the Gos-pel. What does 2018 hold for the local churches in St Joseph Baptist Association? ADVANCE! There are masses to hear and individuals to reach. ADVANCE! The power of God’s Grace and Mercy is persevering and resolute. ADVANCE! The Pur-pose of the Church has not changed or weakened. (Romans 1:16) “For I am not ashamed of the gos-pel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…” ADVANCE! Make Disciples that will Make Disciples. ADVANCE! Wor-ship, Glorify, Give Thanks, and Praise the one and only God. ADVANCE! We have a new year with

365 days to serve our God. It astonishes me that God has extended our life span over the last 100 years, allowing us to honor Him and serve Him day-by-day and moment-by-moment. What does 2018 hold for the Church? ADVANCE! Together on the Mission of Christ

Roger Brumley Director of Missions (417)440-0425 cell Biblethumper414@yahoo.com

Greg Dixon ................................................ January 3

Pastor - Maysville First

Al Shirley ................................................... January 8

Pastor - Immanuel

Terry Caldwell ......................................... January 11

Pastor - Mt. Moriah, Clarksdale

Andrew Hunsucker ................................. January 22

Youth Pastor - King City First

Johnny Williams ..................................... January 23

Pastor - Wathena First

Joe Voga .................................................. January 28

Pastor - New Harvest

John DeLee ............................................. January 30

Pastor - Flag Springs

Paul Damery ............................................ January 31

Campus Minister - MWSU

Cort Huffman ............................ 30 years, January 1

Worship Pastor - Green Valley

Ken Lewis .................................. 33 years, January 1

Pastor - Clarksdale First

Jason Moore ................................ 5 years, January 2

Pastor - St. Joseph First

Muriel Elder .............................. 19 years, January 4

Ministry Assistant-SJBA

John DeLee ............................... 26 years, January 5

Pastor - Flag Springs

John Moore ............................... 12 years, January 8

Music Minister - Frazier

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RECEIPTS - NOVEMBER 2017

CHURCH MONTH YTD

Albany, First Baptist Church 275.58 4,555.05

Bethel Baptist Church 0.00 7,064.89

Big Lake Baptist Church 0.00 300.00

Calvary Baptist Church 551.00 4,230.55

Clarksdale, First Baptist Church 0.00 1,143.40

Copeland Baptist Church 374.95 2,066.90

Darlington Baptist Church 1,818.46 8,984.71

Eureka Valley Baptist Church 0.00 0.00

Fairport Baptist Church 0.00 830.00

Faith United Baptist Church 854.39 5,881.64

Faucett Baptist Church 521.85 2,780.32

Flag Springs Baptist Church 0.00 786.65

Frazier Baptist Church 4,948.00 17,804.00

Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church 1,320.20 13,682.08

Gower, First Baptist Church 145.76 1,271.21

Green Valley Baptist Church 793.11 6,908.25

Helena, First Baptist Church 171.00 1,717.00

Immanuel Baptist Church 55.38 832.53

Journey Baptist Church 323.03 2,492.61

King City, First Baptist Church 72.37 466.93

Little Platte Baptist Church 0.00 668.00

McCarthy Baptist Church 1,874.28 19,163.51

Maysville, First Baptist Church 836.06 7,202.48

Midway Baptist Church 124.75 654.75

Missouri Valley Baptist Church 400.00 1,830.00

Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Berlin 0.00 262.90

Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Clarksdale 150.00 1,460.00

New Harvest, SBC Church 170.84 1,324.76

New Home Baptist Church 188.40 2,099.90

Oregon, First Baptist Church 0.00 1,003.30

Patee Park Baptist Church 386.80 2,128.30

Renovation Church 0.00 0.00

St. Joseph, First Baptist Church 360.22 4,149.10

Savannah Avenue Baptist Church 565.31 2,529.38

Savannah, First Baptist Church 560.55 3,406.48

Short Creek Baptist Church 91.80 809.05

Stanberry, First Baptist Church 1,000.00 5,500.00

Stewartsville, First Baptist Church 725.52 4,656.43

Strong Tower Baptist Church 0.00 2,588.05

Union Star, First Baptist Church 186.90 1,726.55

Wathena, First Baptist Church 0.00 1,482.50

Weston, First Baptist Church 73.27 701.33

Whitesville Baptist Church 0.00 2,005.94

Designated for BSU Director 2,765.63 14,368.11

Receipts 22,685.41 165,519.54

Please note that these figures show contributions that have been deposit-ed through the end of November 2017. These do not reflect November contributions that were received and/or deposited in December. Those

contributions will be on the December 2017 report.

St Joseph First is seeking a part time worship

leader. Please email resumes or inquires to

pastorjason@stjoefbccom. Jason Moore is the Pas-

tor.

We wish to express our deepest

sympathy to Steve and Teresa Noyes

on the recent passing of his father.

Steve is the pastor of First Baptist

Church Weston. We pray for peace and

comfort for them especially during this holiday time.

Christmas Eve SERVICES

Since Sunday is Christmas Eve, many churches are only having their regular Sunday morning services. However, the following have informed us of their special Christmas Eve evening service. Calvary ~ 6:30 pm

Copeland ~ 7:00 pm

Faith United ~ 8:00 pm

Gower First ~ 6:00 pm

Maysville First ~ 6:00 pm

St. Joseph First ~ 6:00 pm

Savannah First ~ 6:30 pm

SJBA Associational Board Meeting

January 16, 2018 ~ 6:30 pm

Mission Center

All church associational board representatives,

pastors, and other interested church members are

encouraged to attend.

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ST. JOSEPH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 4608 MITCHELL AVE. ST. JOSEPH MO 64507 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

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A * Denotes an Associational Event. Meetings are at the Mission Center

unless otherwise indicated.

DECEMBER 2017

*25-1/1 Mission Center Closed for Christmas/New Year’s

Day Holiday

JANUARY 2018

1 Mission Center Closed for New Year’s Day

*8 Deadline for Newsletter Articles

*11 SJBA Newsletter

*16 SJBA Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, Mission Center

FEBRUARY 2018

*1 Sr. Adult Event, 10:00 am, Journey

*5 Sr. Adult Council, 10 am

*6 SJBA Ministers Brown Bag Lunch, Noon

PLEASE HELP US

There are several resources missing from the Mission

Center that have been checked out and not returned.

We are missing several bible studies, kits, videos/

DVDs, and other resources that we loan out. Please

check your church library and/or classrooms, to see if

you have any materials that belong to the association.

They should be labeled with St. Joseph Baptist Asso-

ciation.

We are also missing a set of red measuring cups (1

Cup and 1/3 Cup) and red measuring spoons (1 tsp.

and 1/2 tsp) that were used with the popcorn popper.

Thank you for your help.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

SJBA CAMPS 2018 at Grand Oaks Youth Camp June 11 - 15 Children’s Camp July 16 - 20

This is what we were created for. David Platt, IMB President

Prayer for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Envelopes, Posters, and Prayer Guides are avail-able at the Mission Center for the rest of the month.