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Boones Creek Baptist Association Serving, Encouraging and Supporting Christs Churches
A note to you, Camp season is near again. We are again looking for summer staff: young people, 18 years and older, who will work with children at the camp in June and July. If you know of someone, please have them call the office and get an application or go online to the association web site www.boonescreekbaptistassoc.com. Camp Weeks for 2013: Sr. Co-ed Week, 14-17: June 10-14; Girls Week, 7-14: June 1721; Boys Week, 7-14: June 24-28; and Jr. Co. Ed., 7-14: July 8-12. Please plan on sending your children for their appropriate week. We have Bible studies, Chapel and preaching sessions everyday plus times of swimming, canoeing, roller skating and games. Spring Revivals. Another year has flown by it and its spring revival time again. Ive heard it said that true revivals are not happening any more, that churches are having revivals with no salvations or no rededications. Providence Baptist Church in Irvine is a recent exception in that they baptized 11 new believers from their revival in March. God is still providing revival for His church. We need to realize that revival is an individual decision that each of us must make on our own. Even if the churches doesnt see a g reat revival like Providence, we can still experience our own personal revival of a closer walk with Jesus. We can make a personal rededication to a deeper commitment to the Lordship of Jesus on our lives, to personal prayer and to studying our Bible. Food For Thought: Dr. A. W. Tozer said, We cannot continue to ignore Gods will as expressed in the Scriptures and expect to secure the aid of Go ds Spirit. God has given us a complete blueprint for the Church and He requires that we adhere to it 100 percent. Message, morals and methods are there, and we are under strict obligation to be faithful to all three. Today we have the strange phenomenon of a company of Christians solemnly protesting to heaven and earth the purity of their Bible creed, and at the same time following the unregenerate world in their methods and managing only with difficulty to keep their moral standards from sinking out of sight. Coldness, worldliness, pride, boasting, lying, misrepresenting, love of money, exhibitionism all these things are practiced by professedly orthodox Christians, not in secret but in plain sight and often as a necessary part of the whole religious show. It will take more than talk and prayer to bring revival. There must be a return to the Lord in practice before our prayers will be heard in heaven. We dare not continue to trouble Gods way if we want Him to bless ours. Joshua sent his army up to conquer Ai, only to see them hurled back with bloody losses. He threw himself to the ground on his face before the Ark and complained to the Lord. The LORD said to Joshua, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant. That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction." (Joshua 7:1012) If we are foolish enough to do it, we may spend our future vainly begging God to send revival, while we blindly overlook His requirements and continue to break His laws. Or we can begin now to obey and learn the blessedness of obedience. The Word of God is before us. We have only to read and do what is written there and revival is assured. It will come as naturally as the harvest comes after the plowing and the planting. Yes, this could be the year the revival comes. Its strictly up to us. Yours in Christ, Bro. John Ryder

II Corinthians 8:20-21 20-Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: 21-Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

You can donate to the Boones Creek Baptist Association, Camp or Camp Building Fund in MEMORY or in HONOR of a Love One. Please write on your CHECK MEMO where you want it to go.

Greg Wood made a Donation to Boones Creek Baptist Association in HONOR of Levi Wood. Mark Sheffield made a Donation to Boones Creek Baptist Camp in Memory of Rev. Bob and Elizabeth Sheffield.

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES 1. Disaster Emergency Relief Volunteers Needed 2. Go Metro USA and Find It Here 2013. Contact the association office for more information

Jobs Opportunities Its that time of year again. We are looking for Camp Staff, Lifeguards and Cooks with a Baptist Background. Call the office if you are interested in a summer job. 859-744-0037

WMU Association Annual Meeting May 2nd, 2013 Salem Baptist Church 7PM

May Calendar 2013: 3-National Day of Prayer 8-Director of Missions Leadership Event (8th-9th) 9-Boonescreek Baptist Camp Meeting-7PM 12-Mothers Day 12-Christian Home Week 13-Ex. Bd. Mtg. Central Baptist Winchester, KY-7PM 18-Pastors Prayer Breakfast-Frischs Winchester, KY-9AM 19-Baptist Association Emphasis(19th-25th) 25-Work Day at the Camp-9am till ??? 27-Memorial Day-(Office Closed) 27-State Bible Drill-Calvary Baptist Church, Lexington, KY

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS from the Association and our CHURCHES CAMP REPORT Camp is getting ready to open and we need help. EX. BOARD REPORT-Spring Semi Annual Mtg. Had 20 Churches those present were, 14 Pastors, 68 Messengers, 5 Officers, 38 Guest, a total of 126. The proposed Budget and the Officers and Committees for 2013-2014 was approved. BOONES CREEK VBS will be July 8-12, 2013 from 9 am to Noon each day. There will be classes for 3 year olds to the completion of 6th grade. Our Fun Fest will be Friday evening, July 12th at 6pm at the park. Everyone is invited. CALVARY Calvary Baptist celebrated the Resurrection with a Sunrise Service led by Bro. John Ryder. The men of the church prepared and served a wonderful Sunrise Breakfast following the service. Easter Services were held again by Bro. John Ryder with a great attendance. The Saturday before Easter the Sunday School Dept. hosted an Egg hunt with Easter story and fun. Special thanks to Danny and Alma Click for supplying 600 candy and coin filled eggs and to the youth/college age kids and several adults for hiding them all !! The children and adults had a wonderful time. We celebrated one of our members 105th birthday on Sunday April 14th, Mattie Mastin was greeted by songs and cards from our children and adults. God blesses us with her sweet smile each week! Happy Birthday Ms. Mattie! Our Relay for Life chairperson, Patty Barnes, has us excited about this years Relay and we are working on our camp sites ideas and plans! We pray a cure is found for this terrible disease. Our mens basketball team won the church league regular season and we also are tournament champions. We were proud of these young men who not only played hard but also had a great attitude during the entire season. Thanks to the church for their support of these guys! We have enjoyed once a month potluck, fellowship and snacks prior to our Wednesday night prayer meeting and bible study. We are planning our Graduates Luncheon and Sunday School Splash into Summer event for the month of May! During the month of July we will also be focusing on Mission Dignity with more information to follow. Many exciting things are happening at Calvary. Our pastor search committee is still seeking to find the man who God has planned to help lead us in his work. CENTRAL Central hosted the community Good Friday Service this year. Secret Church, a simulcast about Heaven, Hell, and the End of the World, was shown at Central. We had a community Easter egg hunts in 3 location. A disaster relief team from Central will be going to West Liberty to work from April 29-May3rd. The Middle School Blast will be March 31June 2-and June 16-21 will be Student Life Camp. Vacation Bible School at Central will be June 10-14. CLAY CITY We had a Good Sunrise Service and a Good breakfast. Attendance 25 Sunrise and 93 for Worship Service. The choir did a real good job. The men did a real good job Sun. Mar. 17th. COW CREEK Easter egg hunt on 3/30/13. EPHESUS We are excited to host the Hymn Sing on April 22. Spring Forward campaign continues with an emphasis on Facilities, Fellowship and Find-It-Here. Prayer driving the community in preparation of going door-to-door this spring. Praying for lost people by name. Cottage prayer meetings scheduled in May. Improvements continue to be made to church property. Mens outing to UK football spring game on April 13. Womens Night at church on May 11 as men provide a meal and childcare as women fellowship and hear an opportunity to be involved in the New Beginnings Pregnancy Center. Baptist Womens Day on Mothers Day as women will share special music and testimonies during morning worship. Bro. Todds 5 year anniversary as pastor of Ephesus is May 5! FAITH Faith enjoyed a wonderful Sunrise service with attendance of 20 people. Had a wonderful fellowship and breakfast. Plans for Pack a Pew on Sunday June 2nd. Men are fixing breakfast for Mothers Day. May 19th will be for soldiers, policemen, firemen and all people in uniforms with lunch afterwards. FRIENDSHIP Attended Spring Semi Annual Meeting at Salem. Had Church service at local nursing home. Work day at church April 20, 2013. Spring revival May 5th-8th, 2013 VBS scheduled July 7th-12th, 2013, Singing May 19th, 2013 at 6PM. GREENBRIAR Church gave out Easter Baskets to 12 children at church on Easter Sunday. May Birthdays-Chris Arvin-Mackenzie Richardson-Ray Abshear-Kenneth Chaney -Arleene Arvin May Anniversary-Paul & Arleene Arvin. HEIDELBERG No Report HERITAGE Bro. Tim and Jacob Crumb returned from their Mission trip to Oakland, TN. Had a wonderful time and looking forward to the next Mission trip. On the April 16th, Bro. Tim and Judith will be getting married here at Heritage Baptist Church. We are wishing them Gods Blessings. Making plans for VBS. Heritage presented Where Love and Mercy Met on April 14. We will be singing at Ephesus Baptist Church for the Assoc. Spring Hymn Sing on April 22nd. IRVINE FIRST Our Sunshine Ladies did Easter Baskets for Shut-ins and Nursing Home residents. We had an Egg Hunt for the children. The Sunrise Service, Breakfast and Worship Service were very inspiring and well attended. Revival with Bro. Gary Willoughby will be April 28th-May 1st. IVORY HILL We served breakfast after our Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday. Treats were passed out to the children on Easter Sunday furnished by Second Blessing. We will have our VBS the first week of June. Plans are being made for that. We will have a Birthday Dinner with Special Singing on April 28 at 6PM. Special singing will be provided by Jennifer Webb. JEFFERSONVILLE This was a great month, had 1 come by Profession of Faith. The Easter Story Program on 24th, had a wonderful turnout. Easter Sunday had a great message and the Choir Special, 110 was present. Looking forward to the Assoc. Spring Hymn Sing at Spears Mill Baptist. We have launched our VBS campaign outreach will gear up again on Tuesday 17th. VBS is set for June 10-14. We invite any and all to come join us in a week of Tell it on the Mountain. Young and old something for everyone. KIDDVILLE No Report MACEDONIA We had a pot-luck lunch on Mar. 24th followed by Eggstravaganza. We had Sonrise service on Mar. 31st. Noah Blackburn will preach on April 14th. Men are cooking a Mothers Day Breakfast on May 5th. We will have a Gideon speaker on May 19th. The Wild Horse Ministries will be at our grounds on Sept. 13th. The singing group, Solid Ground, will deliver a message in song on June 9th. MEANS Hosting a free health clinic May 11th from Noon until 3PM with Dr. Rachel Short and Dr. Dreama Rucker. Pastor attending Seminary for a Day Training in London. Hosted a Gospel concert with the True Gospel Echoes. MT. OLIVE -We had a great month: we had a visiting preacher, Bro. Jeff Brinegar, on the second Sunday morning of the month. Everyone received a blessing. We watched the movie, Amazing Love, on the third Sunday evening on the month. We had a good time together and enjoyed the movie, we had a great time of testimony after the movie. Continued

MT. OLIVE (continued)- We reserved the gym and games at Central Baptist Church for the kids event this month and afterwards we took them to Pizza Hut to eat. Special thanks to Central Baptist Church for allowing us to use their facilities. We plan on having a guest preacher out on the second Sunday evening and also we are planning a movie night on the third Sunday evening. We also try to have a kids event once a month: the dates do vary on this, if interested in attending please call and let us know, we would be glad to have you with us. Everyone is welcome to join us. NEW HOPE Putting emphasis on Easter and having Beth More CD on Deuteronomy for inviting friends. Doing spring cleaning and improvements. NORTHSIDE Baptist Mens Day on the 3rd started with the men cooking breakfast for everyone. The all mens choir and specials were such a blessing. Our WMU are excited about the projects the are sponsoring. There 22 in attendance at their Mar. Mtg. The Annie Armstrong goal was passed and for Mar. $1,338.00 was given. More has been given in April. 34 youth and adults enjoyed a pizza buffet before attending the Winter Jam at Rupp Arena. Several members went to Allansville to see the play Footsteps of Jesus. We had 53 attend Sunrise Service at our Shelter. The WMU provided breakfast afterwards. Our TV remote room was completed just in time. A big thank you to Aaron Shimfessel and his sons, Bradley and Tyler for their help installing the camera, TV and wiring. We had 179 for Easter Morning Worship Service. 55 of those went to the Remote Room which is our fellowship hall. God is Good. PANOLA Our Sunrise Service and Breakfast at Viney Fork was really great. Preparing for Mothers Day. POWELLS VALLEY Sons of Liberty sang in our AM Service on Mar. 17th. Had Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday with Special Music by our Choir during the morning service. Served approx. 200 meals through our Food Ministries on the 30th. PROVIDENCE, CLARK Youth sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt. Enjoyed a delicious Easter Breakfast and Sermon by Rev. Jeffery Ryder. Note: Our pastor Bro. Anthony LaBona submitted his resignation on Mar. 27, effective immediately due to family problems. We wish him and his family the best future. Will began search for a new pastor. PROVIDENCE, ESTILL Praise The LORD is all we can say for the Revival we are having at Providence, the revival started before the evangelist even arrived and thankfully it is continuing. Every night we had many people waiting to talk to the pastor and evangelist, we had long time church members realize that they were truly not saved, and the Lord convicted them that they needed to reassurance of their salvation . VBS plans are underway for June. REID VILLAGE The youth attended Winter Jam at Rupp Arena on Mar. 16th. The WMU delivered Easter cards to the Windsor care residents, Gateway Childrens Services, Shepherds Shelter and the Montgomery Co. jail. The children had an Easter egg hunt on Sat. Mar. 30th. We had record attendance on Easter Sunday morning. Our choir sang a Cantata He Lives and our childrens group performed Hallelujah He is Risen on Sunday night. We surpassed our goal for Annie Armstrong Easter offering collecting over $700.00. We will have our annual kite-flying at Easy Walker Park on Sat. Apr. 13th. We will begin a 6 week womens bible study on Thursday, April 11th from 6-8pm. The study is Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted by Priscilla Shirer. We are taking a trip to the Creation Museum on May 4th. We will have our annual WMU Mother/Daughter/Friend luncheon on Sat. May 11th at 10 am. Our guest speaker will be Sandra Williams, Director of Church and Community Services at the Elkhorn Baptist Association. Our VBS is scheduled for June 24-28 from 6-8 pm. We are putting together a team again this year to participate in Relay for Life in July. SALEM Had an egg hunt for the children on Mar. 30th. Enjoyed Sunrise Service. Theres something awesome about worship in the early morning. Preparing for VBS and Camping Season. SPEARS MILL-Springtime has come into the area. Spears Mill BC is hosting one of the Assoc. Spring Hymn Sings on Apr. 25th. The church choir and members look forward to the Hymn Sings. WMU has just finished up taking up the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. The church is also in the early stages of preparation of VBS. We always look forward to kids and adults in the community coming to church and learning more about Jesus. Our youth continue to study missions overseas and in the US. They have been studying about Katmandu, Nepal and Chicago, Il. We recently also recognized Roberta Johnson. She retired after serving 18yrs. as our church custodian. Her hard work will be missed. We continue to pray for our sister churches as they do the Lords work in the areas that they work. SPRING STREET Chili supper is planned for April 21st and Homecoming is scheduled for May 19th, Singers-God Sent, Guest Speaker and Dinner will follow service. THOMAS Our oldest member Alverta Brinegar celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on April 13th in our fellowship hall. Our relay for life team sponsored a Soup Supper Fund Raiser on April 6th and has reached over 80% of their goal. VBS is scheduled for July 8th12th. WM. MEMORIAL Enjoyed a Church Fellowship meal on Mar. 13. We exceeded our goal for the Annie Armstrong Offering. VBS is planned for May. We are planning to celebrate WMU 125th anniversary on June 2.

Report deadlines for June is the 13th and July is the 11th due to Western Recorder vacations. Starting in August, due to scheduling, any Church reports received after the 17th of the month will not be included in the Tidings that month.
Best Wishes May Birthdays: 2-Sandy Sands 2-Marion Brewer-Pastor-Beech Grove 8-Brenda Kirby-Pastors Wife Thomas 11-Ricky Powell-Pastor-Valley View 12-Missy Ryder 13-Charles Dixon-Pastor-Boones Creek Baptist 16-Connie Duvall-Retired Pastors Wife 18-Joey Rogers-Pastor-Means 21-Earl Waugh-Retired Pastor 26-Pam Strausbaugh-Pastors Wife-Macedonia Best Wishes May Anniversaries: 9-Ray and Andrea Coates-Allansville 12-Todd and Nancy Rader-Ephesus 25-Drew and Patty Martin-Retired

TO ALL CHURCHES IN THE ASSOCIATION: The Disaster Emergency Relief Committee is available to the churches for projects that require manpower. Call the Association Office at 859/744-0037 if you need help.

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