Messenger The March/April 2020 A Bi-Monthly Publication of The Moriah Baptist Association The Moriah Baptist Association Welcomes Dr. Joe Youngblood We at Moriah are so very happy to extend a warm and hearty welcome to “Joe” (this is the way he wants to be addressed) to our Moriah Association. Joe will be providing transitional leadership to our Association as we prepare to call a permanent director of missions. One of his visions is to lead our Association through the RESTORE process which will help us to define and establish a clear vision for Moriah. Just a few of his goals are to examine and refine Moriah’s Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Core Value Statement and develop strategies that will help us to reach these goals. Joe’s contact information is as follows: Moriah…………...803-283-8409 Cell:………………803-215-3841 Please remember to pray for Joe as he leads our Association. Volume 52, Issue 2 2020 Vacation Bible School Clinic Covenant Baptist Church 165 Manor Road Lancaster SC 29720 March 30, 2020 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. The theme of our VBS week is “Concrete & Cranes”. In our clinic, we will have leaders available to share information for each age level. We will pray together for our Bible Schools and offer ideas and encouragement to each leader. Refreshments will be served at the end of the meeting. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet and share with the leaders in other churches in our Association. You will be glad you came! We look forward to seeing you on the 30th at Covenant! Page 2 ~ The Messenger Moriah’s Inclement Weather Schedule MORIAH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION h JUDY HAMMOND Office Manager judy_moriah@comporium.net As we begin the winter months, there may be periods of inclement weather. Our office will follow the Lancaster County School District’s policy on weather-related days. The office will be closed on the same schedule as the schools. If school is cancelled, due to weather issues, all meetings for this day and evening will be rescheduled. If schools are released earlier than the usual schedule, the office will close at the same time and all meetings for the remainder of the day will be rescheduled. If school openings are delayed the Mission Center will open at the same time as the schools and all meetings for that day and evening will be held unless there are other weather-related issues. <<<<< >>>>> LOIS LUCAS Support Staff REV. RONNIE BOONE Victory Sports Camp Rev. Catlin Rollings Brad Kirkley Associational Photographer h MISSION CENTER 914 W. Meeting Street Lancaster, SC 29720 MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 1042 Lancaster, SC 29721 h OFFICE 803-283-8409 FAX 803-283-8400 h OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 2:30pm Friday - Closed The Lord has blessed Victory Sports Camp in Lancaster/Buford the past several years. From the beginning, God opened a door for the camp to take place in Lancaster in two different places the same week. We have been able to share the Gospel with many kids and families and disciple and build countless relationships over the years. High school and middle school students as well as college students and adults get the privilege of investing in elementary age kids the entire week. We are also able to invest in each other. In 2020 Victory Sports will do three camps in Lancaster County. Lancaster, Buford, and Kershaw. Please be in prayer for this ministry as we seek to Glorify God in all that is said and done. We would like to take this opportunity to thank The Baptist Foundation of South Carolina for their generous grant of $2,000 to be used for our Kershaw Area Victory Sports Camp. Thank you for being our partner. The Messenger ~ Page 3 Look who’s having a birthday... $URXQG WKH$VVRFLDWLRQ March 7 Danny Threatt Michelle Taylor 0DUFK³<RXWK:HHN -:HHNRI3UD\HU³1RUWK$PHULFDQ0LVVLRQV³$QQLH$UPVWURQJ 5 11:00 a.m. Kershaw Area Pastor’s Small Group, Kershaw Second 7 TIME CHANGE 12 10:00 a.m. Leadership Empowerment Track, Mission Center 13-15 DNOW Weekend, Lancaster Second 17 Noon Retired Ministers 19 11:00 a.m. Lancaster Area Pastor’s Small Group, Mission Center 20 First day of Spring 29 Substance Abuse Prevention Sunday April Baptist Doctrine Study Emphasis Month 2 11:00 a.m. 9 10:00 a.m. 10 12 13 16 19 21 26 28 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Noon 10:00 a.m. Kershaw Area Pastor’s Small Group, Kershaw Second Leadership Empowerment Track, Mission Center WMU Ministry Kits due at Moriah Good Friday Easter Sunday Baptist Doctrine Study Sunday Mission Center closed in observance of Easter Finance Team, Mission Center Lancaster Area Pastor’s Small Group, Mission Center SBC Seminary Sunday Retired Ministers Cooperative Program Sunday Executive Team Meeting, Mission Center <<<<< >>>>> March 7, 2020 The actual time change is at 2:00 a.m. on March 8, however, most of us like to change our time on Saturday. Don’t be late for church! 8 Janice Baker 10 Tony Shehane 11 Wayne Sanders 17 Lesley Saxon 18 Gail Hammond 22 Richard Rape 24 Hannah Dutton 25 David Petro 29 Casey Swails 31 Ariel Swails April 1 1 2 5 6 9 10 12 12 Beth Center 13 14 22 23 23 26 27 27 28 Cheryl Fox Brian Saxon Ben Metcalf Beth Neal Rebecca Benson Randy Mellichamp Hunter Harmon Todd Rudisill Rhonda Joyner Lewis Starnes Amy Starnes Carsen Taylor Buddy Rutledge Jimmy Kirk Cathy Warren Robin Helm Jimmy Fox Lynn Carnes Mike Hammond Martha Jean Green March 3 Chris & Sona Terry 8 Charlie & Shelley Simpson April 15 Trent & Myra McLaughlin 1 6 25 Tony & Linda Sessions 17 Bobby & Carol Joyner 30 Ronnie & Gloria Boone Daniel & Emily Porter Lamar & Donna Whisennant Bryant & Roseanne Fersner <<<<< >>>>> <<<<< >>>>> Happy Easter In observance of Easter, the Mission Center will be closed on April 13. All are welcome to attend. Our address is 2738 Catawba River Rd, Fort Lawn, SC Page 4 ~ The Messenger Sunday, January 26, 2020 Riverland Hills Baptist Church Irmo, SC 3:00pm Endowment Updates John & Barbara Platt Barbara Haire Year Ended: December 31, 2019 (Fair Market Value) John & Barbara Platt…………………$25,596.49 Barbara Haire…………………………. 2,807.63 <<<<< >>>>> Disaster Relief Team Shirley Buckner, Director DISASTER RELIEF TRAININGS Summerville - March 14, 2020 Easley - April 18, 2020 Baptist AllState Chorus, Orchestra & Worship Band Worship Concert This event is made possible through the Cooperative Program Ministry support of our local churches and was held at Riverland Hills Baptist Church. Lancaster County was well represented in this event. The students from Glenwood Heights were Morgan Porter and Ashton Porter. The students from First Baptist were Kenzlie Blankenship, Christopher Cole, Killian Cole, Kiernan Cole, Jadon Cross, Jasmine Cross, Aaron Cross, Joshua Cross, and Violet Still. Good job students! <<<<< >>>>> Our next meeting is scheduled for May 17 at 7:00 p.m. We would encourage you to come if you feel Disaster Relief is a place that you would like to serve. Our team is always ready to come and speak to a group at your church. We would love to share how the Lord uses us to help people in their times of need. If you have any questions about our ministry, please call the Mission Center at 803-283-8409. DNOW 2020 Rev. Brandon Helms Theme: No Apologies Guest Speaker: Sean McDowell Worship: Edenfield Second Baptist Church Lancaster, SC Dates: March 13-15, 2020 Cost: $50 per person DNOW (Disciple NOW) is a weekend geared to challenge and grow students in an area of discipleship. This year we will focus on Apologetics. Students need to be able to defend their faith now more than ever; this weekend is designed to help them in this journey. Sean McDowell is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and professor in the area of Apologetics and is excited to join us for DNOW 2020. For more information on Sean, visit his website, seanmcdowell.org. Joining us again this year to lead worship is Edenfield. This group has a great heart for worship and students. For more information or to register your group, contact Brandon Helms at 803-283-2015 or by email at brandon.helms@lancastersbc.org. The Messenger ~ Page 5 Organizational Resources John Hess, Treasurer December YTD YTD 0 2020ry January 00 $100.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $100.00 00 0.00 911.04 979.42 176.00 00 2019 Antioch Beaver Creek Bethel Bethlehem Calvary Camp Creek Carolinas Cowboy Catawba Center Grove Charlesboro Covenant Crestview Eastside Ebenezer Elgin Flat Creek Flint Ridge Fork Hill Friendship Glenwood Heights Haile Gold Mine Heath Springs High Point Hyde Park Immanuel Indian Land Jones Crossroads Kershaw 1st Kershaw 2nd Lancaster 1st Lancaster 2nd La Roca (Mission) Midway New Hope New Horizon Oak Hill Oakhurst Pineview Pleasant Dale Pleasant Hill Pleasant Plain Rich Hill Sand Hill Sherwood Springdell Spring Hill Taxahaw Taylors Grove Temple Thorn Hill Union Westside 2018 Pastor’s Small Groups—Encouragement/ Accountability Rev. Bill Truesdale, Facilitator 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 48 0.00 551.58 8,018.41 7,883.91 00 959.48 310.00 4,030.00 3,110.00 1,833.37 1,666.70 00 0.00 00 0.00 These small groups are open for all lead and staff pastors. 166.67 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 The Kershaw-Heath Springs Meeting is the first Thursday in the month, and the Lancaster meeting is the third Thursday at 11:00 a.m., with lunch following. The meeting dates are listed below: 0.00 711.47 299.30 20.00 240.00 800.00 0.00 1,436.74 1,460.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 370.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 100.00 1,100.00 1,500.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 41.61 1,010.95 1,026.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 100.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 125.00 1,500.00 3,857.21 114.03 1,209.58 1,758.54 0.00 0.00, 0.00 166.66 1,333.28 749.97 0.00 600.00 800.00 0.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 00 0.00 00 330.00 00 100.00 77 0.00 00 43.77 00 0.00 00 125.00 5 125.00 00 147.15 33 0.00 00 83.33 00 400.00 00 0.00 30 0.00 0.00 300.00 0.00 62 314.22 4,413.51 3,613.75 00 1,229.30 0.00 2,940.89 2,754.71 00 293.62 0.00 1,252.10 1,254.00 75.00 975.00 725.00 — 0.00 00 50.00 00 — 0.00 100.00 100.00 0.00 2,000.00 1,925.00 662.00 7,730.00 6,715.00 2,233.80 14,486.37 11,436.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,746.54 3,804.75 276.20 3,870.08 4,025.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 126.48 1,749.99 1,716.50 0.00 3,499.76 3,062.13 166.67 2,325.04 1,833.37 239.40 2,383.96 2,553.66 159.29 2,173.09 2,000.00 895.00 6,008.40 5,370.00 458.11 5,309.82 4,840.95 00 400.00 00 824.00 39 0.00 94 0.00 00 1,182.39 00 525.94 77 0.00 73 0.00 67 148.77 52 201.73 00 166.67 50 230.52 72 209.00 00 447.50 00 548.72 84 50.00 600.00 600.00 50.00 00 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 00 500.00 0.00 6,912.04 6,035.69 00 1,425.84 0.00 200.00 0.00 120.00 1,073.30 1,082.63 00 0.00 00 120.00 00 0.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 0.00 780.00 2,425.44 147.00 1,893.42 2,514.66 40 1,500.00 00 780.00 3 308.00 213.24 2,493.90 2,303.83 143.40 White Bluff 50.00 350.00 275.00 0.00 White Springs $8,351.96 $117,802.05 $113,259.61 $13,875.13 Grand Total Gifts to Moriah: Basic, 3%; Glory, 4%; Hallelujah, 5%, March 5 19 April 2 16 Kershaw Area, Kershaw Second Lancaster Area, Mission Center Kershaw Area, Kershaw Second Lancaster Area, Mission Center <<<<< >>>>> Fellowship of Christian Athletes Rev. Randy Mellichamp, Director The Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Lancaster County has seen amazing strides over the past school year. Our partnership with the Moriah Baptist Association has produced amazing relationships with schools, administrators, coaches and students. This past semester, our huddles have grown at each campus. Currently, Andrew Jackson High and middle schools are meeting each week at 35-40 every week. Indian Land High and Middle have strong huddles at 35-40 attendees as well. Lancaster High has been averaging 45 students per huddle with South Middle beginning this year at 25-30 students involved. Buford Middle has been one of our strongest huddles in the Charlotte Metro Region averaging 160 per huddle. Buford High has averaged 55-60 students per week. The amazing hidden fact on these huddles is that each of them are led and organized by students in the schools. They are sponsored by a Christian teacher (or several teachers) who want to see the Gospel spread in the schools. They are supported by administrations at each school that want to see the ministry of FCA grow because they know what the Gospel gives students and how that can help their schools. The gifts of the Moriah Association provide Bibles for coaches and students, resources to train student leadership, and support for the individual schools as they minister. Your support allows this ministry to flourish. Lancaster County is led by some of the most amazing staff and volunteers in the North and South Carolina Region. Many of those staff and volunteers are people from this association of churches. This partnership is more than just financial support as people, staff, and churches have stepped in to make sure the Gospel is spread throughout our schools. Thank you, Moriah Baptists, for your prayers, involvement, and sponsorship. God is working in the schools of Lancaster County. We still have much more work to do but we are thankful for Christians who would rather get in the game than try to coach from the stands. We love and appreciate you! Page 6 ~ The Messenger Opportunities within the Association  Retired Ministers/Wives Luncheon Mike Hammond, Coordinator Luncheon Dates Noon … March 17 April 21 A Bi-Monthly Publication of the Moriah Baptist Association  Prayer Corner Please pray for the churches without pastors in Moriah. They are as follows: Beaver Creek Catawba Charlesboro Flint Ridge  Messenger The Published Bi-Monthly by Moriah Baptist Association 914 W. Meeting Street Lancaster, SC 29720 Second Class Ptg. Paid USPS 911-720 POSTMASTER Send Address Correction to: The Messenger PO Box 1042 Lancaster, SC 29721 Jones Crossroads Spring Hill White Springs New Hope Baptist Church is seeking a full-time Director of Youth & Children. Details related to the position and how to apply can be found at: www.https://www.newhopebc.net/ employment-opportunities  Lancaster Second is seeking a full-time Pastor of Pastoral Care and Senior Adults. Please email resume to: Patoral.Care@LancasterSBC.org  Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Kershaw is prayerfully seeking a full-time Pastor. We are a Southern Baptist Church and active in the Kershaw Baptist Association. Please mail resume to 603 Oak Ridge Church Rd, Kershaw, SC 29067 or email to oakridge.baptist@yahoo.com   Bethel Baptist Church is seeking a part-time music director. If interested, please send resume or inquiries to the email address below: slanglin67@gmail.com  Union Baptist Church is seeking a Worship Leader/Minister of Music. If you would be interested, please email resume to mtaylor@lancastersc.net or mail to Micky Taylor 3838 Joshua Tree rd. Lancaster SC. 29720 Principle Function: The minister of music is responsible to the pastor for planning, conducting, and promoting of the music and worship programs of the church. :08 Judy Sims, Director As you read this edition of The Messenger, we will have already had our first event—The WMU Enlistment Party that was held at Pleasant Dale Baptist Church. We had a very good turnout and we were all blessed by having come together. Our next event will be preparing the Ministry Kits for local charities. The kits should include the following: 1 factory-sealed toothbrush, 1 (6 0z.) tooth paste, 1Bar (4.5 oz.) bath soap, 1 washcloth, 1 bath towel, 1 comb. The kits are due at Moriah on April 9. Our Spring Meeting is scheduled for April 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Oakhurst Baptist Church, Heath Springs. <<<<< >>>>> 2020 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering National Goal: $70 million Annie Armstrong was unstoppable in her passion for missions! Today, over $1 billion has been given through The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. All gifts—100%—support thousands of missionaries in church planting and compassion ministries across the United States and Canada. Lives are changing as a direct result of our support of North American missions through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.