“What if some of your gifts under the tree this year were Bibles? Singing ‘holiday classics’ from Bing and Burl is okay, but what about those carols that carry the gospel?” write Mark Snowden of the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association.
“We were intentional in making sure that the Deaf community was integrated into the life of the church and to see them as part of us, irrespective of their disability,” said pastor Quintin Few Sr.
This is the second foundation established by the Chattahoochee Baptist Association. In 2007, a New Work Foundation was established. To date, $700,000 has been granted to help establish 23 new church plants in the association.
“I’m mindful as we approach this Thanksgiving weekend of so many things that most of us are privileged to do – even while some of our brothers and sisters around the world don’t get to do them,” writes Chuck Lawless.
Several hundred people in North Carolina, who continue to deal with the aftereffects of Hurricane Helene, will be warmer this Thanksgiving weekend due to the generosity of a small Baptist association in Texas.
Around 2,000 people recently gathered at 30 locations across Mississippi for “At the Cross,” a statewide prayer event led by Rick Blythe of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board.