Pinewood Derby
Fairview Baptist Church, Spartanburg, will host our 2nd Annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday, March 14. More details will be available soon. In the meantime, you can begin building cars for the event. Last year's event was tons of fun!!! I believe that this year will be even better.
Men's Ministry Fellowship
Men and Boys of the North Spartan Baptist Association make plans to join together on Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30pm at Little Mountain Baptist Church. It will be a great time of food, fellowship, and worship. Menu and speaker will be announced soon.
Missions Celebration 2020
Northbrook Baptist Church will be our host church for our Missions Celebration 2020, Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, 2020. On these two nights all of our North Spartan Baptist Association churches are invited to attend and meet missionaries from around the world and to meet local ministries that are always in need of volunteers. Each missionary and local ministry will have a booth setup with information about them and their needs. We will be blessed to have Hans Ostrem as our keynote speaker each evening. Hans is currently Vice President for Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Canada.
Minister's Wives Banquet
This year for our Minister's Wives Banquet we will have hamburgers, hotdogs, and all of the trimmings! New Hope Baptist Church in Landrum, SC, will be our host church. We will begin with the meal at 6:30pm. After the meal Chrystal Geddes Dorrell and her daughters will share in music. You don't want to miss the blessing they will be!!! The date is Tuesday, March 17.
Merge Weekend 2020
VBS Clinic
Wanda Wall will lead our associational VBS clinic again this year. The clinic will be held at North Spartan Baptist Association, 8909 Valley Falls Road, on Monday, March 2, 6:30pm. We will give away 3 full VBS kits as well as many decorations at the event. Please let our office know if you plan to attend.
Email Updates
From time to time I send out email updates from our office. You can now sign up for these updates without contacting me. Simply fill out this form to be added to the list.
Summer Mission Trip 2020
Frankfort, Ohio, is the destination for our summer mission trip. The dates are Saturday, June 13-Thursday, Jue18. The cost per person will be $125.00. This includes all meals (except for travel days), a meal at Ribbers Steak House, lodging (if you stay in the bunk house with the group), and snacks. A planning meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at the North Spartan Baptist Association office at 6:30pm. Come for the meeting and see if you and your church would be interested. If you need information before the meeting feel free to contact me.
Upcoming Events
Pastor's & Wive's Retreat 2020
Our 6th annual pastors and wives retreat will be Friday, November 20 - Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Bon Clarken Conference Center in Flat Rock, NC. More details to come. In the mean time please place this date on your calendar. There is NO cost for the pastor and his wife. If you have any questions, please contact me at 864-599-0843 or ken@northspartan.net.
This is always a GREAT time of fellowship, food, and encouragement.
