October/November 2014 Your

Blue Ridge Baptist Association’s Annual Meeting & Celebration at

COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH

7485 Shepherdstown Pike

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

THEME: "ADVANCING GOD'S KINGDOM TOGETHER"

SCRIPTURE: "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ

Jesus." (Philippians 3:14 KJV).

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Keith Corrick

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BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting

&Celebration

October 2014

Program highlights: * music & worship with the Covenant Praise Team, BRBA Mass Choir * highlights of mission trips to the Dominican Republic * local disaster relief accomplishments / update * celebration of summer youth missionaries being called into adult missionary service * annual reports (national & local) and a brief business session * encouraging words from the newest DOM in our state convention * but wait ..... there's more!

Ministry resource tables! (a first for BRBA!)

This year we will have multiple ministry resource tables that will help your church better connect with your community for outreach, evangelism, and community care. Some of the invited guests that we expect to be there to help your church in these areas are: * Lifeway Christian Store in Hagerstown, MD, * Southeastern Theological Seminary * Mid-Atlantic Baptist Network (Baptist Convention of MD/DE) - "Love Your Neighbor / Share Christ" initiative - Church Planting - Disaster Relief * BRBA Hancock Mission Church * Operation Christmas Child / Samaritan's Purse * BRBA Dominican Republic Mission Team, Peter Guadalupe & Team * BRBA Summer Missionaries * BRBA Youth Ministry Network * Skycroft Conference Center * Centrepointe Counseling Center * National Alliance on Mental Illness * My Hope with Billy Graham * Military Family and Veteran Support Network – US Army Reserves * Child Evangelism Fellowship * Fellowship of Christian Athletes * Frederick Rescue Mission * Building Families for Children (formerly Baptist Family & Children's Services) * Young Life of Shepherd University * The Marriage Resource Center of Frederick, MD * Kid’s Power Packs of the panhandle of WV * Kenya Missions (Covenant Church)

You will not want to miss this year’s meeting! Come find out how God is blessing our churches as we work together for maximum effectiveness in advancing of the cause of Christ!

Feel free to contact the BRBA office with any questions (240) 818-8760 or by emailing

mae@blueridgebaptist.org.

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Keynote speaker

Rev. Keith Corrick Director of Missions

Potomac Baptist Association

Rev. Keith Corrick is an area native - having been born in Olney,

MD. Keith and his wife Terri, have been married for 41 years. They

have three children and 6 grandchildren.

Keith received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 17

years old at the Elkridge Baptist Church in Elkridge, MD. At the

age of 27 he surrendered to the Gospel Ministry in 1980 at the First

Baptist Church of Laurel, MD. He is a graduate of New Orleans

Baptist Theological Seminary and Washington Bible College.

During his 31 years of pastoral ministry in the Baptist

Convention of Maryland Delaware Keith has pastored four

churches. Currently he serves as Director of Missions in the

Potomac Association in Southern Maryland and he has a vision to

see churches network together in meaningful ways to fulfill the

Great Commission.

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In the churches . . .

BOONSBORO BIBLE—Boonsboro, MD Has called a new pastor .... Allen Robinson, a resident of Hagerstown, MD ,who has served

in several Brethren churches in the region as a associate & youth pastor. Allen is married

and has 2 children. We welcome Pastor Robinson to the BRBA family of churches!

BOONSBORO ordained Jon Tucker as youth pastor. He has already been serving the

church in that capacity for several years.

MOUNT MORIAH — Knoxville, MD

Free Movie Night “Facing the Giants,” on Saturday, October 18th, at 7 p.m. in their fellow-

ship Hall. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. ALL IS WELCOME!

NORTHSTAR —Monrovia, WV

The church will be holding on Friday, October 3rd, at 4 p.m. until Saturday, October 4th, at 4

p.m., a 24 hour prayer retreat at Skycroft Conference Center. The event will be led by Randy

Millwood from BCM/D. The church will also collect items for their FOOD PANTRY

ministry on Sunday, October 5th. For more information please contact Sharon at

301-401-2456 or by email: Sharon@mynorthstar.org.

SMITHSBURG VALLEY— Smithsburg, MD

Celebrated its 25th anniversary on Sunday, August 24th, 2014

with a community festival.

SUMMIT TRACE — Frederick, MD

The CHURCH will be holding a Fun Raiser Event, Chili Kook-Off for Lincoln

Elementary School located in Frederick, MD.

This is a chili cook-off event to raise money for the local

school enrichment clubs. The money will help kids who may not be

able to afford after school activities. The church expects 500 people

to attend the event. It is on Saturday, October 18th, from 12:00 to

2:00 p.m. If anyone in BRBA can help with setup, food service, kid's

activities, registration, greeting, etc. email

info@summittracechurch.org with FRECKLES in the subject line.

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IN the churches . . .

VALLEY Baptist Church — Jefferson, MD

will hold an OCTOBERFEST outreach on Saturday, October 4th, at their church. The event

will have face painting, a dunk tank, moon bounces, and a pumpkin patch. See Flyer below!

Congratulations to CHRIS & JOHANNA RICH on

the birth of Blake Andrew Rich, born on September 22nd, 2014,

at 12:44 a.m. and weighing 6 lbs 8 oz. He is beautiful and his

grandparents Roger and Kathryn Rich (Lakeview Church) are

beaming!

Week of Prayer and Mission Study for Interna-

tional Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas

Offering, (November 30th, to December 7th)

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Blue Ridge Baptist Association’s

Pastor/Staff FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST

with the Pastors of the Keystone Baptist Association of PA

on October 1st, 2014

8:00 a.m.

Sunnyway Diner 140 N Antrim Way

Greencastle, PA 17225

Blue Ridge Baptist Association’s

Pastor/Staff FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST

on November 5th, 2014

8:00 a.m.

Bob Evans Restaurant 5577 Spectrum Drive Frederick, MD 21703

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October

5 Don Cherry (New Hope)

7 Brian Hamilton (Faith)

17 Brenda Coblentz (Greenbrier)

20 Allen Youngbar (Smithsburg Valley)

22 Terry Wilburn (Old Fields)

24 Jonathan Beall (New Hope)

November 5 Janeen Lyche (Friendship)

10 Kristie Graves (FBC Brunswick)

12 Joan Stalls (South End)

17 Scott Johnston (Hopeful)

18 Joan Oyerly (Covenant)

19 Jennifer Dukes (Harvest Pointe)

22 Clint Guthrie (FBC Thurmont)

23 Ken Oyerly (Covenant)

Oct 5 Scott & Michell Johnston (Hopeful)

Oct 18 Ricky &Simpson (SouthEnd)

Nov 1 Bill & Candace Burcher (Friendship)

Nov 4 Larry & Ruby Zecher (Adamstown)

Nov 8 Bruce & Linda Conly (Myersville)

Nov19 Allen & Deb Youngbar (Smithsburg)

Calendar of Events

Oct 1—BRBA Pastor/Staff

Fellowship Breakfast with the

pastors of the Keystone Baptist

Association of PA

Oct 5—Soul Winning

Commitment Day

Oct 9&10 —Hours of Prayer

Retreat (Skycroft)

Oct 11–BCM/D Field Day for

boys

Oct 12—World Hunger Day

October 23&24—Soul of the

Servant Retreat-Black Rock

Conference Center

———————————— Nov 2—Disaster Relief

Appreciation Day

Nov 5—BRBA Pastor/Staff

Fellowship Breakfast (Bob Evans)

Nov 8—BRBA Youth Leader

Roundtable (CANCELED)

Nov 9—WMU Annual Meeting

Nov 9-11—BCM/D Annual

Meeting—The church at Severn

Run

Nov 16—Summit on Faith &

Culture—Gethsemane Baptist

1:30-9:30

Nov 27-28—BCM/D & BRBA

closed

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The BRBA Youth Leaders roundtable previously

scheduled for November 8th, 2014 is being replaced

with a new opportunity that will be more beneficial

to youth leaders in the Association. Instead - we recommend all BRBA youth leaders attend FUSE -

a free event sponsored by AMPED STUDENT MINISTRIES at

Skycroft on October 4th, from 12:30 - 3 p.m. This is designed

especially for youth leaders! 1. seize the opportunity to network with other youth leaders from the area

2. look over and take some free material and resources for your youth group

3. receive insight about youth discipleship

4. get involved with the actual planning for reCHARGE 2015!

Spouses and multiple youth workers from your church are all welcome, but unfortunately, childcare will not

be offered. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

To register on line go to http://ampedministry.org/youth-pastor-training/fuse/

MARRIAGE RETREAT COMING TO THE

DC AREA: I STILL DO

“I Still Do“ is a one-day marriage event where couples

will enjoy engaging speakers, musicians and worship

leaders, and be encouraged to continue to invest in

their marriage and live life as a team.

Visit IstillDo.com for more information

Saturday,

OCTOBER 4th, 2014

Remember when you

said “I Do,” and the joy

and hope you felt on that

day? Here’s your chance

to rediscover that feeling

– plus a renewed sense

of purpose and commit-

ment to your relationship

as you learn to build

from God’s blueprint and

receive tools to help you

along the way. Enjoy in-

credible speakers, pow-

erful worship, great mu-

sic, and lots of fun.

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Regional Disaster Relief October 18, 2014 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church

7415 SW Crain Highway

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Classes Offered:

Introduction to Disaster Relief:

This is the prerequisite course to all unit training and

specialized classes. New Volunteers must take the

Intro class to receive their certification.

Feeding Unit:

This class covers the equipment and operation of a

mass-care feeding program. Emphasis is given to

sanitation and health issues dealing with food prepa-

ration. Is made up of 2 parts. Part One (classroom)

and Part Two (hands on).

Recovery Unit:

This class will overview the three types of recovery

work done by our Maryland/Delaware Units, chain-

saw, mud out, and temporary emergency repairs.

Recovery Administration:

This class will teach the student how to perform the

administration side that supports the Recovery Unit.

Damage/Assessment:

This class teaches the student how to scout disaster

area for families needing assistance and more.

Cost includes - lunch, materials, background

security check and Photo ID

Cost: $20.00 per person for RETURNING

volunteers

Cost: $30.00 per person for NEW volunteers

For more information and to register go to:

http://yourbcmd.publishpath.com/uppermarlboro

-baptist

From Danielle DuBois

AMPED is the Student Ministry arm of the Baptist Con-

vention of Maryland/Delaware and is run from Skycroft.

Our goal at Amped is focused in three areas which are

found throughout the teachings of Jesus. We are to Love

God, Love others, and be a servant. We feel that this can

only be accomplished by directly following those teach-

ings and keeping ministry personal. AMPED Student

Ministry is a designed to assist and help churches with

their Youth Ministry.

On behalf of Amped Ministry, I present to you our very

first newsletter! These newsletters will be sent out every

other month as a way for you to stay in touch with us!

They will include upcoming events, news from Leader-

ship Lab, and you will also be able to keep in touch with

the Amped staff! Go to http://ampedministry.org/ and

meet the staff.

For more information or to plan an event, contact

Danielle @ 301-992-9299.

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The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is part-

nering with local churches and organizations for My

Hope 2014, an exciting new initiative to present the Gospel

across the United States and Canada.

On Nov. 7th, a new program will be made available for free to

churches and individuals to use to reach friends and neighbors

with the Gospel. The new program, featuring never-before-seen

footage from Mr. Graham, will focus on the topic of heaven and

will include a clear presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

To Order Your FREE Evangelism Resources,

Contact: Lori Boutieller

MD/DE/S. NJ Area Coordinator

301.992.4894 (cell)

LBoutieller@billygraham.org

Information Sites:

www.MyHopewithBillyGraham.org

www.facebook.com/myhopewithbillygraham

www.twitter.com/MyHope

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Annual Meeting November 9th-11th, 2014

Location: The Church at Severn Run

8187 Telegraph Rd

Severn, MD 21144

Convention Hotel:

The Westin

1110 Old Elkridge Landing Rd

Linthicum, MD 21090

Reservations can be made by calling 1-866-225-0511 and using the group code "Baptist Conven-tion MD/DE". The group rate will be $109 a night and reservations must be made no later than Octo-ber 27th, 2014. We do have a limited block of rooms available.

Schedule: Sunday, November 9th - Evening Session begins at 6 p.m. at The Church at Severn Run Monday, November 10th - Brunches begins at 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at The Westin Hotel Schedule Continued: Monday, November 10th - Afternoon and Evening Session will be at The Church at Severn Run Tuesday, November 11th - Morning Session be-gins at 9:30 a.m. at The Church at Severn Run Complimentary Brunches: Ministers: Feed to Lead Ministry Wife Lay Leaders Children's Ministry Youth Ministry Music Ministers For more information or to sign up for the compli-mentary brunches, please visit the Baptist Conven-tion’s web site http://bcmd.org/annual.

happenings

RA FIELD DAY

Pinewood Derby October 11th, 2014

9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location:

Bethel Baptist Church

4261 Montgomery Rd

Ellicott City, MD 21043

Field Day is an event for all boys, grades 1 – 6th. It is a time that boys share the joy in building “Derby Cars” and race them in friendly competition with each other. It is an event designed to bring fathers and son’s, as well as the entire family, together for a day of fun with a little on-mission highlights sprinkled in between. We are in need of acquiring registration numbers at least two weeks prior to this event.

Cost - Early Bird: $8.00 per person (includes lunch) this price is applied to those who register prior to or by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 3rd.

Cost - Late Registration: $12.00 per person (includes lunch) this price is applied to those who register after 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 3rd.

Cost - At door registration: $17.00 per person (includes lunch) this price is applied to those who register at door on Saturday, October 11th. Online registration for this event will be closed by 12 noon on Friday, October 10th.

Please go to http://yourbcmd.publishpath.com/field-day-2014 for more information.

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Please pray for Pastor Clayton Clark & Sherrie and their family, following the loss of

their son CJ recently. Clayton is pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.

Please pray for Pastor Phil Graves and his family due to the recent loss of Phil's half

brother, John Nokes to ALS disease. Phil is pastor at First Baptist Church of

Brunswick.

Please pray for former Exec. Treasurer of the BCM/D, John Faris who is now retired

and in South Carolina. He has been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of

lymphoma that will require intensive treatment.

Pray for Adamstown Community, Berkeley Baptist Church and Greenbrier Baptist

Church - both of which are now looking for new pastoral leadership.

Pray for former IMB President, Tom Elliff ’s wife, Jeannie, who is undergoing chemo

-therapy again for reoccurring cancer.

Pray for Grace Schofield who is serving for 5 months as a missionary in Niger

Africa. Grace is a member of Summit Trace Church and formerly served BCM/D as

a staff member at Skycroft. If you would like to keep up with Grace in Africa, please

go to her web site at http://graceschofield.com.

Please continue to pray for Terry Wilburn, BRBA newsletter as she continues to heal

from surgery.

Pray for Shane Wilt, pastor of West End Baptist Chapel, who is recovering from 2

recent surgeries and kidney stones.

Pray for our troops and many citizens who are facing new threats in the middle east.

Pray that our nation's leaders would seek God's wisdom and guidance as they

develop a plan to keep others safe, and free from terrorism.

PRAYER REQUEST

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