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GEMGEMMagazineMissouri Free Will Baptist

Volume 80 / Number 2 / February, 2009

Inside:Inside:Progress at RangeviewProgress at Rangeview .................................................... ....................................................Page 4Page 4Wednesday Night at Mtn. GroveWednesday Night at Mtn. Grove .................................. ..................................Page 9Page 9Raw Green OlivesRaw Green Olives ............................................................. .............................................................0Page 10

Missouri Cooperative Plan Missouri Cooperative Plan Sets Record.................................................Page 8Sets Record.................................................Page 8

/Gem Magazine/ February 2009

The Offi cial Publication of the Missouri State Association of Free Will Baptists

the GEM Magazine Volume 80, Number 2February, 2009

In this issue:

From the Editor ................................................................... Page 3

Missouri Show-Me Missions:

Progress at Rangeview .............................................. Page 4

MOWAC Scholarship .......................................................... Page 6

Youth Retreat ...................................................................... Page 7

Missouri Coop Sets Record ................................................ Page 8

Wednesday Night at Mtn. Grove ........................................ Page 9

Country Chaplain Raw Green Olives............................... Page 10 Praise the Lord! ................................................................ Page 11

State Calendar................................................................. Page 12

College News .................................................................. Page 13 December Financial Report ............................................. Page 14

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from the Editor

“Hi” she said as she sat down next to me. I was on a bench in the mall waiting for my family to fi nish their shopping. I said hi and asked what her name was. “I’m Lucy,” she said, “do you like my new dress?” I allowed as how it was probably one of the fi nest dresses I had ever seen. “Where did you get it?” I asked? She said her aunt gave it to her, but her shoes came from China! She said she had been to China with her parents just last month. “That’s where My Mom-my is from,” she said proudly.

I noticed that the front of her black and white polkadotted dress was decorated with stickers. She no-ticed me looking and said, “I deco-rated my dress, don’t you think it looks better?” Yes, I thought it looked immeasurably better. “I think you need a sticker too,” she said. She retrieved a sheet of glittery stickers from her mother’s purse and proceeded to attempt to peel off the largest one. She was having a little trouble and asked, “Would you please help me?” As I peeled the sticker I asked. “Where shall we put it?” She looked me over and decided my arm would be the best place. When it would not stick to my arm, she placed it on the face of my watch with a beautiful three-year-old smile.

Our conversation continued until my family arrived. I introduced my grandsons to Lucy and then stood to go. “Must you leave?” she asked. When I said I was sor-ry, but it was time for me to leave she said “Well, I will see you…..next time!” As I walked away, she said one last thing. In her small

voice, with what seemed like true conviction, she said “I love you!” I stopped dead in my tracks, turned and with all the meaning I could muster assured her that I loved her too.

We continued on down the mall and were soon lost in the crowd. I looked back but could not see Lucy or her mother. I thought about her willingness to talk to a stranger and how much I enjoyed her young trust in what appeared to her to be a kindly old man. But her last words were what stuck in my head. How easy she found it to say I love you to someone she had just met. Kids are like that.

Too bad we adults are sometimes stingy with the important things in life. Things like saying I love you. It is so easy to get caught up in the daily grind and forget that those we love need to hear it. We become so comfortable with each other that we take for granted the

communication that is often longed for. We just assume that our loved ones know we love them and there is no need to keep repeating it. This month we will celebrate Valentine’s Day. Many will buy cards and fl owers and candy and consider our duty done for another year. Don’t let it happen. If you love someone, make it your goal to tell them every day. They need to hear it and you need to say it.

I looked at that heart sticker on my watch for sometime after my encounter with Lucy. It fi nally brushed off somewhere in the crowd of the mall. But as long as it was there I could still hear her little voice saying “I love you.” I deter-mined that this year I would leave no doubt in the hearts of those I love just where they stood in my affection.

You need to do the same.

Love at the MallLove at the Mall


Missouri Show-Me MissionsProgress at RangeviewProgress at Rangeview

Front entrance and signs

December 21st was a great day in the life of your Denver church plant. Rangeview FWB Church held its fi rst service there after nearly 8 months of work to get moved from it’s location in a school gym.

The new location is still a little ways from being fi n-ished. We still have some paint-ing, trim work, and lighting to complete, but the move allowed us to save the rent money we were paying the school as well as the new site. Double rent is no fun and even with a little unfi nished work lying around us, it’s money we felt could be better spent on ministry.

As people gathered on a cold, snowy day, smiles lit up their faces as they entered into what we would be THEIR church. 7-days a week, God has blessed us with a wonderful facility that sees a quar-ter of a million cars drive by it’s face every week. Signage issues we had with our former city at the school are no longer an issue as a prominent monument sign proud-ly announces the church’s presence on the highway while large, well

placed signs adorn the outer face of the storefront. For this work, it’s the best exposure the church has ever had.

We had a brief song set with no amplifi cation or visual help (we’re still waiting for that to be installed). No matter though, the people were excited to sing Christmas songs and listen to the preaching before we dismissed

for a wonder-ful meal in our new place. Ham, tur-

key, chicken, roasts, with all the trimmings lines our church walls as the ladies of our church served it up to an excited group of peo-ple. All in all it was a wonderful day for us and the best part for me when it was over was simply turning out the lights and leav-ing! No chair to put up..no sound equipment to disconnect, etc.. It was wonderful.

To all in Missouri we say thank you for supporting us and pray-ing for us. We are certainly not out of the woods fi nancially. At

the end of January, I had the great honor of being a part of the Saint Francois Association’s annual mis-sions conference which helps us.

Also, this month, I will be in Nashville for a missions training summit hosted by our National Home Missions department. After that, we will be having some folks from our Wyoming Church com-ing to help us with some of the trim work and fi nish painting in anticipation of our grand opening of the new site in time for Easter.

Your continued fi nancial support and prayers are truly needed at

this time. Our ac-count has dropped about $1000 in the past 60 days or so (as of this writing). The holiday season tends to do that to us. We need new churches sup-porting us at $50 a month and new individual givers at $10 a month. Frank

Webster in our state missions offi ce has done a tremendous job helping me with this as well but I need all the support I can get at this crucial time in our church’s history.

Your church plant is growing. As you can see, we’ve taken great steps since Becky and I arrived on the fi eld in 2001. We retired a large debt owed our national offi ce, we relocated the church to a school while we invested build-ing money from the sale of our old building that the city would


Progress at Rangeview

Nursery

More Nursery

View of the Mountains

Kids area and Kitchen

Scott and Becky Cheatham and family

Sanctuary

not let us update, and we’ve successfully navigated the move to a new storefront that gives us our best chance to grow to a healthy number. Your investment in our ministry is moni-tored to the last penny. On that, you have my word. I’m proud of the support I get from my home state. I’m proud to be a MISSOURI home missionary. I’m proud to share the show-me state’s love of Free Will Baptists everywhere I go here. YOU are a big reason for that. YOU are why lives are being changed for eternity. Because of YOU, people are being saved and discipled and a new church is taking root in the Rocky Mountain West.

Call me if you’d like a personal update on the work. 303.255.7204 (home) or 720.296.1719 (my cell).

God Bless You!Scott CheathamYOUR Home Missionary to Denver, Colorado


Antioch, TN—A new DVD pro-duced by The Hanna Project is now available free of charge. Tajikistan Project features fi ve three-minute vignettes describing the plight of multitudes of children who live on the streets of Dush-anbe, Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic.

The DVD highlights specifi c basic needs of these desperate children: housing, food, safety, education, and love. Hope is offered. The Hanna Project has received a dona-tion of a former prisoner rehabilita-tion center. When renovated (at a cost of $200,000), the facility will offer 35 children help, hope, and healing.

Tajikistan Project offers a prime opportunity to educate churches,

The Hanna Project The Hanna Project DVD AvailableDVD Available

Sunday School classes, and small groups on the needs of children in other areas of the world. The DVD can be incorporated as a missions emphasis and project for Vacation Bible Schools.

Preview the video on the THP website (www.hannaproject.com) Order your free copy of Tajikistan Project today: [email protected].

WNAC WNAC Scholarship Scholarship FundFundQualifi cation criteria:

1. Applicant must be a female student

2. Applicant must be enrolled as a “full-time” student.

3. Applicant must be a resident of Missouri and a member of a Mis-souri Free Will Baptist Church.

4. Applicant must have already made application of a Free Will Baptist college.

5. Application should be forward-ed to the president of the Missouri WAC.

6. The Scholarship Committee will evaluate the applications and award the scholarship.

7. The scholarship funds will be placed in the student’s name at the Free Will Baptist college specifi ed by the applicant who is selected. The selected applicant will be an-nounced at the State Meeting and notifi ed.

8. Students who are awarded the scholarship will be eligible the second year foe approximately one-half the fi rst year’s award. The applicant must reapply for the award.

9. The deadline for receiving the application for consideration is May 15th, 2009

Please mail the completed applica-tion with references and photo to:

Shirley JacksonMO WAC President428 Kimberly LaneSt. Peter’s MO. 63376

Maxine Ankrom and Alvin Street were rec-ognized in Appreciation, Sunday, January 3, 2009 following evening services. Pastor Bill Swearingen requested the congregation to adjourn to the Fellowship Hall following services for a brief meeting. Maxine and Al were surprised when they realized the brief meeting was honoring them.

Maxine and Al, both devote a lot of time be-hind the scenes at Heritage Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, in Springfi eld, Missouri. They make sure the church is clean and decorations are in place. Both became members of Heritage in 1992. Over the years, Maxine and Al both have taught Sunday School Classes. Al also was the song leader and has been a board member for many years. They were recognized with a delicious cake, ice cream and punch. Along with the goodies, they were given framed Certifi cates of Appreciation and a gift certifi cate to Golden Corral restaurant.

Heritage Chapel Recognizes Heritage Chapel Recognizes Special CoupleSpecial Couple


Missouri State Women Active for Christ Scholarship Application

Personal and Academic Information:

Name____________________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Middle

Address__________________________________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip

Telephone ( )________________________Social Security Number________________________________________Parent’s Name_____________________________________________________________________________________Date of Birth______________________Birthplace_________________________________________________________Church Membership______________________________________________How Long?_________________________Pastor’s Name_____________________Address_________________________________________________________Probable College Major or Academic Interests____________________________________________________________High School Grade Point Average________________ACT_____________SAT_________________________________High School________________________________________Graduation Date__________________________________Class Rank________________in a class of_____________students.

Activities and Awards:

List all awards, activities and any leadership positions held in high school and church community. Use another page if necessary._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

References:

Please identify three references that will be submitting letters of recommendation. These should include your church pas-tor, a member of the Women’s Auxiliary or other church member and one person familiar with you outside church. (School Principal, teacher, etc.)

Name_____________________________________________________________Position________________________Address____________________________________________________________Phone_________________________



Along with this application, please include:

1. An offi cial transcript of work completed through the fi rst semester of your Senior year in high school and any col-lege work completed.

2. A typed essay explaining your interest in this college, spiritual commmitment, plans for the future and the contribu-tions you anticipate making in your college and church communities.

3. A recent photograph of yourself.

Applicant’s Signature_____________________________________________________________Date_______________


Since 1942, Missouri has been visionary in its support of the Cooperative Plan. We have seen unprecedented growth in our efforts to get God’s work done together. When the State Association began it’s giving program in 1942 with $294.00, no one imagined that 66 years later we would be di-viding over three quarters of a million dollars between state and national works. Our state has consistently proven that God’s people have a mind to work, not only with their physical efforts, but with their fi nance as well.

We are happy to report that the Cooperative Fund receipts for 2008 totaled $781,912.55! We disbursed those funds along with the designated funds we receive in our offi ce monthly. Not only do all our State ministries benefi t but our National ministries and several para-church organizations that our Missouri Free Will Baptists support reap the reward of your faithfulness.

Following is the breakdown of our State and National ministries who re-ceive a percentage of our Missouri Coop. These allocations are approved by the State Association annually in our State Associational Meeting.

Missouri Missions 19% $148,563.38Executive Offi ce and Gem 17% $132,925.13General Fund 3% $ 23,457.37Youth Camp 8.5% $ 66,462.56Youth Ministries Board 2.5% $ 19,547.81Christian Education Board 2.5% $ 19,547.81Senior Adult Board 2.5% $ 19,547.81State Retirement 9% $ 70,372.12Show-Me Plan 3% $ 23,457.37National Ministries 33% $258,031.14

Our thanks to all our Missouri Free Will Baptists who are faithful to give to their church and our thanks to al our churches willing to give to the Coop-erative Plan. We especially thank God for His continued blessing on both our people and our churches for their faithfulness.

Missouri Cooperative Plan Missouri Cooperative Plan Has Record YearHas Record Year

WORKS!WORKS!

If you have been a Free Will Baptist for any length of time, you have been asked, “What’s the dif-ference in Free Will Baptists and the other Baptists?” And if you are like too many, your answer will include something about “once saved always saved” and if you think about it, footwashing will be in there somewhere. It seems that we are often ill pre-pared to answer this basic of our faith.

One great resource you can use is Dr. Robert Picrilli’s small book Understanding Assurance and Salvation. Published by Randall House in 2006, this book has become a standard in the defense and explanation of the teach-ings of Joseph Arminius. It is an easy to understand book and will quickly become your go-to source for answers.

Dr. Picrilli deals extensively with the passage in Hebrews 6:4-6, as well as gives answers to several Calvanistic objections to the idea of conditional salvation.

This book is available at Lebanon Bible and Bookstore and will be benefi cial to scholar and layper-son alike.

Call 1-800-261-9516


The Wednesday night Youth Ministry program at Mountain Grove’s First Free Will Baptist Church is alive and well, and reaping heavenly rewards. Four years ago, though there was al-ready a class for the younger kids and another for grades 7-12, the church revital-ized its youth programs, adding a stronger compo-nent for reaching the community’s unchurched children and their families. Utilizing Faith Weaver Friends curriculum in the lower grades, expanding its bus ministry, and focusing on evange-lism, First Free Will reached out to their neighbors and began to see a dramatic increase in par-ticipation in its youth programs. The ministry program for grades 7-12 also began to grow and see positive change in the lives of the church’s teens.

Due to an almost unbelievable re-sponse to the change in focus, in more recent history First Free Will was happily forced to divide its ministries into four different age groups, separating the youth into middle school and high school classes and the younger kids into pre-school and elementary ages. The pre-school program for ages 3 and 4 has 25 students on its reg-istry, with a regular attendance averaging near 15 kids. There are 2 regular teachers and anywhere from 1-3 helpers each week.

The Faith Weaver program for children in kindergarten through grade fi ve has gone from an aver-

age of seventy-fi ve children to over one hundred kids attending on Wednesday nights. Snak ‘n Yak, with 3 different classes for middle school kids in grades 6-8, has an enrollment of well over 50 students and an average attendance of 35-

40. With teens’ work, school, and class schedules, the church’s teen/young adult program for grades nine through college age still has over 20 “enrollees” and averages between 12 and 15 in attendance. Just over four years ago, approxi-mately 6-8 adults were involved in some facet of the church’s youth work. Now, between Bible lessons, crafts/activities, snacks, music, and transportation, more than 50 members of Mountain Grove First’s congregation are busily seeking to meet the needs of the community’s families through teaching their most precious

resource, God’s children, every Wednesday night.

Mountain Grove’s First Free Will Baptist Church, praising God for the increase, now has a Wednes-day night bus ministry that includes the use of two shuttle buses and two 11-passenger vans. In addition, numerous children are brought to Wednesday evening services by parents, friends, neigh-bors, and congregation members.

Through the church’s regular youth programs and activities, outreach events like Fall Harvest, Hallelujah, Christmas, and New Year’s celebrations, Faith Evange-

lism, and family/community service opportunities, the church has an-swered the call not only to reach out to the uttermost parts of the earth, but is dedicated to ministering to people from all walks of life, right in its own backyard, no mat-ter their present situation. Pastor,

Bruce Moore, stated, “We believe the key to success is listening to God, being obedient to His call, and when ministering to people, not to be selective. We minister to one and all.”

First Free Will Baptist Church’s congregation is thanking God for more than the large numbers of participants in its Wednesday youth ministries. The folks at First Free Will are rejoicing, not in num-

Wednesday Night at Mountain Grove FirstWednesday Night at Mountain Grove First

continued on page 11


Raw Green Olives

By J. Mark Vandivort

I couldn’t get my car stopped fast enough to open the door, spitting and gagging. A paper bag full of raw green olives sat on the car seat beside me. About two blocks from John-ny’s house I had plopped one into my mouth. I had tasted green persimmons that made my mouth pucker, but those green olives seemed ten times worse! After my sons and I had stopped in north Phoenix to visit Johnny, he sent us on our way with a gift of olives, green and plump, picked from a tree in his yard. They looked wholesome and ready to eat. Not being from that area, I was completely unaware that olives must undergo a special process before they become the tasty tart treat that I enjoy pulling out of a jar.

Later, when I was telling Johnny of my experience of trying to eat one of his green olives, he roared with laughter and had his own story to tell. One day while Johnny was standing outside his church with a hose in his hand, watering the grass, a man walked by and stopped to talk for a few minutes. Seeing the heavy-laden olive tree, the visitor to Phoenix asked if he could sample one. Johnny replied, “Sure, help your-self”. Immediately after biting into a green olive, the man ran and grabbed the water hose to fl ush out his mouth. What he didn’t realize was that Johnny was draining the church’s baptismal tank!

Things are not always what they appear to be. The Bible says: “There is a way that seems right to a man,

But its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12, NKJ).

There is a message that you can trust, the Bible. My friend, Paul, a doctoral student, often said that one rea-son he believed the Bible to be true was its unvarnished presentation of real people’s real lives.

One of those real people is Jesus Christ. The writers of the New Testament were willing to put their lives on the line for presenting the story of Jesus’ resurrection. The Apostle Paul reminded the believers in Corinth that the resurrection was the foundation of their faith (I

Corinthians 15:1-4).

Paul explained that Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection happened in fulfi llment of Old Testament prophecies: for example, Isaiah 53. Many people had seen the risen Jesus face to face. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to 500 people at one time, the major-ity of whom were still alive when Paul wrote to the Corinthian Church. All those people could have substantiated the accuracy of his writing. The Bible teaches that Jesus loved us and offered Himself as a vol-untary sacrifi ce for the sins of all humankind. Paul urged the fi rst century Christians not to follow every new teaching because it looked good or sounded good--”the truth is in Jesus” (Ephesians 4:21, KJV).

The raw green olives needed to be transformed in order to be suitable for human consumption. Our lives also undergo a trans-

formation when we choose to accept Jesus Christ as personal Savior. “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NAS).

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bers, but in the ways that lives are being transformed. For example, at the church’s Faith Weaver Friends Hallelujah party, a parent was led to Christ by two mem-bers of the congregation’s Faith Evangelism team. This young mother, along with some other new Christians, has now received training in a recently-added Sun-day School class for new converts which is being taught by pastor’s wife, Dede Moore.

In addition, FWF teacher, Ray Bradley, recently jolted upstairs to the teen room on Wednesday evening, December 17, to share the exciting news that fi ve chil-dren had given their hearts to the Lord following the teen class’s dramatic presentation of the true Christmas story, based on Luke, Chapter 2.

Not only have there been a number of young people, as well as adults, at Mountain Grove’s First FWB Church accept Christ as their Savior through the Wednesday evening classes and other ministries, but several have followed His example in baptism. Transformations such as these are the indication of genuine success.

Mountain Grove First Church is beginning to see more and more families visiting the church and fi nding a body of loving, caring, Christians who are busily serving Christ through serving others. The church is truly committed to its mission statement: Worship, Win, Walk, Work.

Submitted by: Wendy C. Thomp-son, Teen Girls Youth Leader/SCM Coordinator

Wed Nite at Mtn Grovecontinued form page 9

1st Free Will of Ozark baptized 14 and had 15 saved in 2008!

This year is off to a wonderful start with 2 saved and 1 baptized in the last 2 weeks. Logan Schupbach was baptized in the Morning Worship Service on Sunday, January 11th.

Here are four that were baptized in 2008……

Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord!

Mallorie Bigham

Jeran Todd

Elissa Tate

Morgan Black

Don’t you know that God loves a good baptism service! I am sure that His heart swells with joy as one He has recently forgiven of their sins lets everyone know by being baptized. As a pastor it was always a highlight to be able to announce to the congregation another baptismal service. We would like for the folks of Missouri to be able to rejoice with you and your church over the precious souls who are fi nding Je-sus as the result of your ministry. We will be featuring a page in the Gem monthly to celebrate what God is doing in our Free Will Baptist churches in Missouri by publishing the pictures of those you baptize. Please send them to us either by email (jpeg fi les work best) or print photos by regular mail. Please include the names of those in the pho-tos. Let’s rejoice together as God blesses our labors with fruit!

Let’s Rejoice Together!Let’s Rejoice Together!


Missouri State Association of Free Will BaptistsMissouri State Association of Free Will Baptists2009 Calendar of Activities2009 Calendar of Activities

February 9-10 National State Leaders Meeting Jacksonville, FLMarch 9-11 State Pastors Retreat Cross Pointe, Rocky Mount, MOMarch 24 National Palmer Leadership Institute Nashville, TNMay 5 Palmer Leadership Institute Buffalo, MOMay 11-13 Senior Adult Retreat Clarion Hotel, Springfi eld, MOMay 31-June1 SCM Music & Arts Festival Clarion Hotel, Springfi eld, MOJune 2 MOWAC State Convention Clarion Hotel, Springfi eld, MOJune 1-3 MIssouri State Association Meeting Clarion Hotel, Springfi eldJune 7-12 Teen Camp--Group 1 Camp NianguaJune 14-19 Teen Camp--Group 2 Camp NianguaJuly 17-23 National Association of Free Will Baptists Cincinnati, OHJuly 26-31 Pre-Teen Camp--Group 2 Camp NianguaAugust 2-7 Pre-Teen Camp--Group 1 Camp NianguaSeptember 4-5 Men’s Retreat* Camp NianguaSeptember 25-26 MOWAC State Retreat Clarion Hotel, Springfi eld, MONovember 20-21 State Youth Retreat Windermere, Roach, MO

*Tentative DateFor other dates, check the State calendar at www.mofwb.org


NASHVILLE, TN—Dr. Harry Reeder III, senior pastor at Briarwood Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Birming-ham, Alabama, will be the featured guest speaker during the March 8-12, 2009, Bible Conference at Free Will Baptist Bible College, according to President Matt Pinson. Dr. Reeder will address four plenary sessions during the conference.

President Pinson said, “Dr. Reeder is a well known PCA pastor, conference speaker, radio per-sonality, and church revitalization consultant. He is a conservative pastor of a large urban church commit-ted to putting biblical growth methods into practice in a postmodern society. His book, Embers to a Flame: How God Can Revitalize Your Church, is one of the best succinct books I’ve ever read on church revitali-zation, and I recommend it to every Free Will Baptist pastor.”

During an earlier 17-year pastorate at a PCA church he founded, Reeder saw the congregation grow from 38 members to more than 3,000. He is currently in his ninth year with the Briarwood congregation. He conducts a fi ve-day-a-week radio program (“In Perspective”), hosts church revitalization conferences twice a year, devotes time to leadership development and Christian manhood seminars, and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

Two outstanding Free Will Baptist pastor-edu-cators have also been asked to address plenary ses-sions of the 2009 Bible Conference—Dr. Jeff Manning (North Carolina) and Dr. Stanley Outlaw (Tennessee).

Dr. Manning has been senior pastor at Unity Free Will Baptist Church in Greenville (NC) since 1991. He will speak four times. A 1986 FWBBC graduate, Manning serves on the Board of Free Will Baptist International Missions and is an adjunct professor at FWBBC.

He completed a Master of Divinity degree at Bob Jones University (1990) and a Doctor of Minis-try degree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (2002). He has written articles and book reviews for ONE Magazine and Integrity. The North Carolina na-tive was converted at age 10 and answered the call to preach in 1987.

Dr. Stanley Outlaw, pastor of Corner Stone Free Will Baptist Church in Murfreesboro (TN), will speak

three times to conference attend-ees. He served 31 years (1966-1997) on the Bible faculty at FWBBC and has been an adjunct fac-ulty member since 2002. In addition to his several edu-cational roles, he has pastored more than 45 years.

Dr. Outlaw is a 1962 FWBBC graduate. He earned the Mas-ter of Arts (1964) and Doctor of Philosophy (1975) degrees from Bob Jones University. He is a writer for the Randall House Bible Commentary series. He wrote the commentary on the book of Hebrews and the commentary on I-II Timothy and Titus.

The Bible Conference sched-ule will include a number of work-shops (Monday-Wednesday) on pastoral/preach-ing issues, theol-ogy and cultural trends, outreach and evangelism, music, and more. The music of FWBBC will be featured Monday and Wednesday evenings.

FWBBC Sets Bible Conference ProgramFWBBC Sets Bible Conference Program

Dr. Harry Reeder III

Dr. Jeff Manning

Dr. Stanley Outlaw


Financial ReportCoop DisbursementsDecember 2008............ $61,738.69

19.00% St HM ..............$11,730.4017.00% Exec. Offi ce.... . $10,495.57 3.00% Gen. Fund......... $1,852.16 8.50% Youth Camp ....... $5,247.78 2.50% Youth Min........... $1,543,46 2.50% CE .................... $1,543.46 2.50% Senior Adult ....... $1,543.46 9.00% Mo Retirement. .. $5,556.48 3.00% ShowMe Plan .... $1,852.16

33.00% ....................... $20,373.76 National MinistriesHillsdale .......................... $2,283.89Total ............................. $61,738.69

Coop ReceiptsAmity .................................... $79.90Aulsbury Chapel ................ $175.71Bailey ................................. $180.00Baily Chapel ...................... $137.00Belton ................................ $314.65Bethel- El Dorado Springs . $255.25Black Oak .......................... $732.55Byrd ................................... $322.34Cabool 1st ......................... $284.17Calvary Chapel .................. $892.24Calvary Fellowship ......... $1,916.67Central ............................ $1,077.31Christ Chapel ..................... $916.00Clifton ................................ $110.52Copper Mines .................... $407.57Cornerstone ....................... $733.00Crossroads- Wentzville ...... $964.00Cuba .................................. $598.00De Soto 1st ..................... $2,625.00Farmington 1st................ $2,421.79Fellowship....................... $1,300.00Fordland ............................ $615.00Fourth ................................ $193.45Fredericktown 1st .............. $405.00Freeman Chapel ................ $464.00Generations ....................... $883.48Gospel Light ...................... $200.00Grace .............................. $2,053.70Grant Avenue .................. $1,161.88Hannibal ............................ $676.00Hartville........................... $1,373.00Hopewell ............................ $594.00Houston 1st ....................... $421.41Hurryville ............................ $735.04Jackson ............................. $246.95Kings Way ......................... $559.10Koshkonong....................... $153.00Lead Hill............................. $285.13Leadington ......................... $619.00Lebanon 1st .................... $2,469.41Lebanon Greenhills ........... $429.47Macedonia- Niangua ......... $249.66Marshfi eld .......................... $261.91Merls Chapel ..................... $270.21Mill Creek ........................... $757.95Mine La Motte ...................... $74.63

Monett 1st .......................... $804.97Mountain Grove 1st ........ $2,036.05Mt. Pisgah.......................... $927.00Myrtle ................................. $325.18Neosho 1st ........................ $437.95New Hope .......................... $242.00New Life- Licking ............... $462.72Niangua ............................. $194.90Number One ...................... $120.34Oak Grove- Mtn Grove ...... $301.62O’Fallon 1st .................... $1,973.11Ozark 1st ........................ $2,526.25Park Hills 1st...................... $978.61Parkview ............................ $402.00Pleasant Hill....................... $140.89Pleasant Ridge- Thayer ....... $40.00Pleasant Ridge- Urbana .... $117.00Potosi 1st ........................... $270.00Rejoice............................... $901.59Republic............................. $524.69Rock Chapel ...................... $509.91Rolla 1st............................. $322.00Salem .................................. $30.00Seymour ............................ $755.00Smyrna ................................ $80.00Springbrook ....................... $325.00Springfi eld 1st ................. $1,732.97Stockton............................. $216.00Thayer ............................ $1,722.00Trinity ................................. $611.30Twin Oak......................... $1,650.00Union Grove ...................... $679.00Union Light ........................ $222.00United ............................. $2,274.22Unity .................................. $310.00Viburnum ........................... $530.00Victory- Alton ..................... $635.20Waynesville 1st .................. $527.55West Plains 1st .................. $972.00Willow Springs ................... $521.15Willow Springs 1st ............... $65.90Wolf Creek ......................... $724.57Total ............................. $61,738.69

Belton ................................ $174.00Black Oak .......................... $180.00Brown, Angela ..................... $15.00Burns, Jack .......................... $70.00Cabool 1st ......................... $105.00Calvary Chapel .................. $105.00Calvary Fellowship ......... $2,154.00Central ............................... $150.00Chrisman, Mona .................. $30.00Coon Creek ....................... $144.25Copper Mines .................... $270.00Cornerstone ....................... $461.00Crossroads- Wentzville ........ $50.00Cuba .................................. $177.50De Soto 1st ........................ $785.20Dodson, Ken ........................ $15.00Eastern Gate ....................... $30.00Farmington 1st................... $455.00Farmington 1st- Msgn Class $90.00Fellowship....................... $1,257.20Fordland ............................ $250.00Fourth .................................. $90.00

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Fredericktown 1st .............. $180.00Freeman Chapel ................ $720.00Generations ....................... $353.87Gospel Light ................... $1,000.00Grace ................................. $391.00Grant Avenue ..................... $342.50Gregg, James ...................... $15.00Happy Hill ............................ $60.00Hartville.............................. $240.00Hopewell .............................. $30.00Houston 1st ....................... $205.00Hurryville ............................ $515.00Jackson ............................... $42.50Leadington ......................... $230.00Lebanon 1st ....................... $120.00Lebanon Greenhills ............. $25.00Macedonia- Purdy .......... $1,000.00Maggart, Roxanne ............. $100.00Merls Chapel ....................... $30.00Mill Creek ........................... $140.00Mill Creek CWF ................... $15.00Mine La Motte ...................... $75.00MO Cooperative Plan ..... $1,852.16MO Missions ...................... $100.00MO WAC ........................... $630.00Monett 1st ............................ $50.00Mountain Grove 1st ........... $931.06Mt. Pisgah.......................... $150.00Mt. Zion- Thayer .................. $30.00Myrtle ................................... $75.00Neosho 1st ........................ $150.00New Beginning- Odessa .... $199.80New Home- Hartville.......... $210.00New Hope .......................... $150.00New Life- Licking ................. $74.00New Life- Monett ............... $400.00Number One ........................ $60.00Oak Grove- Houston............ $30.00Oak Grove- Mtn Grove ...... $127.00O’Fallon 1st ....................... $145.50Ozark 1st ............................. $34.00Park Hills 1st........................ $40.00Parkview ............................ $266.00Parkway ............................... $30.00Pinkerton, Jerry ................... $45.00Pleasant Hill......................... $45.00Pleasant Ridge- Urbana ...... $50.00Porter Chapel .................... $494.23Richwoods 1st ..................... $52.50Rock Chapel ...................... $240.00Rolla 1st............................... $30.00Springfi eld 1st ...................... $86.00Stockton............................... $45.00Thayer ............................... $305.00Trinity ................................. $435.00Union Light ........................ $225.00United ................................ $450.00Unity .................................... $75.00Viburnum ............................. $85.00Waynesville 1st .................. $587.00Willow Springs ................... $106.00Willow Springs 1st ............... $45.00Total ............................. $22,023.27

Bookstore .......................... $540.00Calvary Fellowship ......... $2,500.00Copper Mines .................... $100.00Crossroads- Wentzville ........ $50.00Fordland .............................. $10.00Gospel Light ........................ $80.00Grace ................................... $25.00Grant Avenue ....................... $83.10Lebanon Greenhills ............. $85.89

State Home Missions

Macedonia- Purdy ............. $100.00Myrtle ................................... $85.00Neosho 1st .......................... $25.00O’Fallon 1st ....................... $145.50Ozark 1st ............................. $10.00Pleasant Ridge- Urbana ...... $20.00Republic............................... $25.00Stockton............................... $50.00Thayer ............................... $355.00United .................................. $25.00Unity .................................... $70.00Waynesville 1st .................... $50.00Webster, Frank .................. $800.00Total ................................ $5,234.49

International MissionsCalvary Fellowship ............ $902.00Central ............................... $845.00Copper Mines .................... $100.00Cuba .................................... $71.00De Soto 1st .......................... $85.00Fellowship............................ $55.00Generations ......................... $77.88Grant Avenue ....................... $26.00Hartville................................ $45.00Houston 1st ......................... $10.00Macedonia- Purdy ............. $140.00Monett 1st .......................... $108.17Mountain Grove 1st ........ $1,020.00O’Fallon 1st .................... $1,083.85Ozark 1st ............................. $50.00Rejoice............................... $160.00Rolla 1st............................. $145.50Springfi eld 1st .................... $183.25Thayer ................................... $5.00Waynesville 1st .................... $50.00Total ............................... $5,162.65

National Home MissionsCalvary Fellowship ......... $1,700.00Carthage ............................ $121.00Central ............................... $150.00Copper Mines .................... $540.00Cuba .................................. $106.50De Soto 1st ........................ $230.00Farmington 1st................... $632.00Fellowship.......................... $439.10Fordland .............................. $50.00Fourth .................................. $50.00Fredericktown 1st ................ $30.00Gospel Light ........................ $80.00Grace ................................. $147.00Grant Avenue ....................... $98.09Hartville................................ $30.00Houston 1st ......................... $50.00Hurryville ............................ $100.00Jackson ............................... $37.75Lingo .................................... $30.00Merls Chapel ....................... $50.00Monett 1st .......................... $125.00Mountain Grove 1st ........... $120.00Mt. Pisgah............................ $30.00Myrtle ................................. $150.00Neosho 1st .......................... $50.00New Life- Monett ............... $100.00New Testament .................... $20.00O’Fallon 1st ....................... $170.50Ozark 1st ........................... $302.00Park Hills 1st........................ $20.00Rader, Jerry ......................... $20.00Richwoods 1st ..................... $64.50Rock Chapel ........................ $83.00Rolla 1st............................. $175.50Springfi eld 1st .................... $394.42


Thayer ............................ $1,185.00Trinity ................................... $40.00Union Light .......................... $96.00United .................................... $5.00Unity .................................. $100.00Waynesville 1st .................. $242.00West Plains 1st .................. $230.00Total ............................... $8,394.36

Designated GivingBerea Ministries Hartville................................ 150.00Jackson ................................. 15.00Total ..................................... 165.00 Victor Torrrez United ................................ $200.00Total ................................... $200.00 Trula Cronk Home Hartville.................................. 50.00Myrtle ..................................... 28.00De Soto 1st ............................ 55.00Mountain Grove 1st ............... 40.00Unity ...................................... 50.00Belton .................................... 25.00Union Light ............................ 50.00Grace ..................................... 46.00New Hope ............................ 150.00New Life- Monett ................. 392.82Total ................................... $886.82

C. E. Board Book Store ......................... $140.00Total ................................... $140.00 Getsemani Children’s Home Marshfi eld ............................ $50.00Total ..................................... $50.00 Harvest Mission

Marshfi eld ............................ $50.00Total ..................................... $50.00 FWBBC Thayer ................................... 75.00De Soto 1st ............................ 40.00Mountain Grove 1st ............. 165.00Fellowship.............................. 10.00Ozark 1st ........................... 300.00Total ................................... $590.00

Hillsdale Farmington 1st......................... 5.00Farmington 1st....................... 95.00Thayer ................................... 75.00Mountain Grove 1st ............. 170.00Fordland ................................ 10.00Grant Avenue ......................... 25.00Generations ........................... 93.00Total ................................... $473.00

Senior Adult Board Book Store ......................... $140.00Total ........................................ $140

Youth Camp Cornerstone ......................... 100.00Hartville.................................. 10.00Book Store ........................... 540.00Niangua ................................. 25.00Rock Chapel .......................... 36.00Rolla 1st................................. 20.00Willow Springs ....................... 50.00Thayer ................................... 75.00De Soto 1st ............................ 55.00Mountain Grove 1st ............... 50.00United .................................... 25.00Mt. Pisgah.............................. 15.00Ozark 1st ............................... 10.00Trinity ....................................... 9.00West Plains 1st ...................... 25.00New Life- Monett ................. 198.44New Life- Monett ................. 194.38Total ................................ $1,437.82 Youth Camp Development

Hartville.................................. 20.00Myrtle ..................................... 46.00North Five .............................. 50.00United .................................... 75.00Total ................................... $191.00

Youth Ministries Board Book Store ......................... $140.00Total ................................... $140.00 YWAM Belton .................................. $15.00Total ..................................... $15.00

Total December Giving:

$99,959.67

Total Coop to Date:

$781,912.55

Total Show-Me to Date

$341,642.56

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417-588-8831Tom Holloway

417-532-8045

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