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Southern Baptists on Mission in Appalachia
The Voice of Appalachia
Southern Baptists on Mission
in the Appalachian Region
The Weekly Email Newsletter of A.R.M.
Click on the dates below to read the latest editions of The Voice
Appalachian Regional ministry has a new website designed to
assist to help church planters, churches, ministry centers, and
volunteers connected with Southern Baptists tell their story of mission
needs, mission opportunities, or mission experiences in Appalachia.
The website, ARMTube will also
provide training experiences for mission teams coming to Appalachia.
Click here to visit the website
and view exciting stories of what God is doing in Appalachia and hear a
church planters cry for help in planting three churches in Pennsylvania.
Click here
for help in finding the right Music Mission Project in
Click here to learn how you can join in Prayer for new church starts and church planters in Virginia.
Click here for the 20080summary report from the ARM Director.
Building Bridges of Hope and Change Through Volunteer Missions
Looking for Short-term Volunteer Mission Opportunities?
Click here for short-term mission opportunities in Appalachia.
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Click here for "helps" in preparing for your Mission Trip
Click here for help in finding the right mission opportunity in Appalachia.
Click here for help in planning your next mission trip. A free Planning Manual and a PowerPoint presentation are available to help make your mission trip successful.
Click
here if you need help in finding a short-term
volunteer mission project. You will need to provide the following
information: potential dates, type(s) of mission opportunity,
approximate size and age range of group, distance you are willing to
travel, and any other important information that will help in placing
you. ARM works with over 400 locations in Appalachia in short-term
volunteer missions. These locations will range from ministry
centers to established churches, from potential areas for new church
starts to new church starts. Urgent Projects
Immediate help needed in NC: Enon Baptist Church, 174 Ammons Branch Road, Marshall, NC, has an immediate need for volunteers to hang and finish sheet rock, to help with putting in a tongue and groove ceiling, and building a stage. The church is a part of the French Broad Baptist Association. Wes Pike, DOM (828-689-2845). The pastor is Kevin Boone. For more information you can contact him at 828-649-9505. The church website is www.enonbc.net. (posted 10/29/08).
Immediate help needed
in southern West Virginia: Nehemiah Baptist Church, Cool Ridge,
WV has an immediate need for a volunteer construction team to build two
sets of stairs - one inside the building and another on the outside.
Until the stairs are installed the youth are having to meet outside.
Contact pastor Brian Harmon
304-787-4740 Church Tues & Thurs.
304-890-1794- Mobile anytime
Immediate need in
north Georgia: Global Youth Ministry, Chatsworth, GA is in need
of completing a cabin. The needs are:
What yet remains for the building to be occupied is to:
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Finish taping and mudding the bottom floor which has drywall, (the top two floors are already painted)
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Plumbing of sinks and setting the toilets on the bottom floor (two sink bases and three toilets)
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Finish the laminate flooring in the basement hallway
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Install the septic system
In 2008, GYM held 30 camps on
4 continents and over 1500 decisions for Christ.
Contact Roger Glidewell at 731-935-0500 or
rglidewell@globalyouthministry.org
Website:
www.globalyouthministry.org
Bill Barker, Director
28 White Rock Rd.
Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone: 606-316-4298
Email: bbarker@arministry.org