New Hope starts Saturday evening worship service

New Hope Baptist Church (Highway 14, South of Yellville) has gone to the extreme, with their new service -- Xtreme Worship.  Designed to reach those not drawn to traditional church settings, Xtreme Worship will feature contemporary music, skits, videos, and preaching/teaching that is relevant to today's culture, yet doctrinally sound.  Pastor Mark McManus says, "There is a generation going unreached.  Traditional church has no appeal to them.  We can fault them, or we can reach them.  We intend to reach them by changing our methods, without compromising the message."  

Xtreme Worship begins each Saturday evening at 7:00 PM, with a time of fellowship afterward.  Click here for New Hope's website.

Thanks to First Baptist Church, Mountain Home. . .

Greetings from Izhevsk Udmurtia from our October 09 team. Things are going great. The Lord is breaking down walls and creating new hearts.

Thanks to Mrs Edith Mitchell and her prayer warriors from First Baptist, Mountain Home we were able to present our friend, V with a special gift to help with the many tasks of ministry that he does: showing the Jesus film; helping start new works in villages, and chauferring teams around under stressful conditions.

V is one of the few who can preach the gospel in Udmurt language. Udmurts can understand Russian but hear with their hearts better in their own language.

Thanks to all of you at White River Baptist who pray for us and this ministry. As a result, many tremendous blessings are happening; one of which is 2 new young seminary families moving here to live.

Serving Him together,

Jack

Dedication of Remodeled White River Offices

White River Baptist Association has recently added 18 feet to their building's length providing storage and work space and an additonal office.  The photographs above show the original building (left) and the building with the additional area (right).


From 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2009, there will be an Open House at the newly remodeled offices of White River Baptist Association.  Come by and see the improvements, and enjoy some light refreshments.


At 3:00 PM, we will gather in the secretary's office and offer a prayer of dedication that God will continue to bless the churches and  ministries of White River Association in the honor of Jesus' Name.  We hope many churches of White River area will be represented.


White River Baptist Association has been a missions presence in Baxter and Marion Counties for 169 years.

Hopewell Celebrates 135th Anniversary -- October 11, 2009

135 years ago, Hopewell Baptist Church began its ministry in our area.  They are celebrating the anniversary of that beginning on October 11.  Services will begin at 10:00 AM, with Dr. Emil Turner, Executiver Director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, as the featured speaker.  Following morning services there will be a meal in the church's fellowship hall.  Afternoon services will feature a concert by the Spokesmen Quartet and other local singers.  The surrounding churches and community are invited.

Wycliffe Associates Provide Local Banquet

Wycliffe Associates are involved in translating the Bible for everyone will have the scriptures in their language.  They are offering a banquet at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 26, 2009 at River Rock Inn (old Baxter Inn).  The guest speaker will be Peggy Seitz, a Wycliffe Translator Missionary.

Contact Lucinda Shaver (499-5044 or cell 736-0756) or email her at Shavert@centurytel.net.  Call today for your complimentary ticket!


You are invited to to join others for a Wycliffe Associates banquet and find out how people like you are using skills and talents to accelerate Bible translation around the world as Wycliffe Associates volunteers.


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