Member Churches: *Antioch Asheboro FBC Balfour Beulah Cedar Falls Cedar Grove *Center Cross Central Falls *Cross Road *Deep River *El-Shaddai Firelight at Greystone Forest Park *Franklinville FBC Glenola Gravel Hill Highland (Mission)

Huldah *Liberty FBC Macedonia Maple Springs Mt. Lebanon Mt. Pleasant Oakhurst Oakwood Park Panther Creek Ramseur FBC Randleman FBC Richland Riverside Russell’s Grove Sandy Creek Seagrove FBC Shady Grove Sophia Staley Triad Cowboy Ch. Union Grove Unity Baptist Fellowship *Victory West Asheboro Westfield *White’s Memorial Worthville

VOLUME 78 JANUARY 2020 NUMBER 1

*Pray for our churches without pastors. Pray for their interims and search committees.

The Randolph Baptist Association Newsletter

Jeff Joyce Mrs. Jill Murray PO Box 2167 randolphbaptistassociation.com Associational Mission Strategist Administrative Assistant Asheboro NC 27204 physical address: 350 N. Cox St jjoyce67@hotmail.com jillmurray.rba@gmail.com 336.625.4175 Suite #10

Monday, January 20, 2020 Balfour Baptist Church

Rev. Gary Mason speaking

6:00pm Registration

6:30pm Meeting

8:00pm Refreshments

The North Carolina Baptist Foundation Scholarship Applications open January 1, 2020 and will remain open until the close of business on February 15, 2020. There are four scholarships available. More detailed information can be found on each scholarship at http://www.ncbaptistfoundation.org/scholarships.aspx Or contact Robert Simons, NCBF Central Area Manager 1.800.521.7334 ext 1682 or rsimons@ncbaptistfoundation.org.

PASTOR JEFF JOYCE

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

JANUARY

2 Juanita Kidd Wife of Retired Pastor

13 Chris Heppding, Sr. Pastor, Randleman FBC

14 Shirley Carlson Pastor’s Wife, Staley

16 Mark & Karen Hall Min of Ed/Youth, Asheboro FBC

18 Joseph & Mary Edwards Interim Pastor, Franklinville FBC

19 Linda Williams Wife of Deceased Pastor

20 Joey Greene Pastor, Panther Creek

21 Dollie Crider Pastor’s Wife, Oakwood Park

21 Karen Bentley Wife of Music Min, Asheboro FBC

28 Marianne Green Wife of Retired Pastor

30 Lee & Marianne Green Retired Pastor

31 Tim Fonner Pastor, Russell’s Grove

CHURCH ANNIVERSARIES

Russell Chrisco 37 years Cedar Falls

Neal Jackson 10 years Beulah

Gary Mason 3 years Balfour

Scott Hardy 1 year Gravel Hill

Words can not express the gratitude

for the faithfulness of Pastor Johnny

Henderson, Pastor at Cross Road

Baptist Church. His countless hours

of dedication to his church, church

family, personal family, missions and

to the association here in Randolph County will long be

remembered. Pastor Johnny passed away recently. What

a void there will be in this community. Please keep this

dear family in your prayers as they make this difficult tran-

sition.

If you are interested in sending a memorial in Pastor

Johnny’s name, you can do so to the non-profit Deliver-

ing A Blessing, P.O. Box 2446, Asheboro, NC 27204

How did you answer the question this year, “What do you want for Christmas?” I guess I’ve been asked that question every year since I could talk. As a child I could rattle off the pages of the Sears Roebuck catalog by memory, but as I’ve gotten older it seems that the answer becomes more of a “nothing really, I have everything I need”. So when I ask that question of my family, and that’s the answer I get, I find my-self in that terrible predicament of contemplating over and over what I could get for my boys, daughters-in-law, and most important my grandson that would just be the greatest gift ever. One that would allow me to be the number #1 Pop-py and father on planet Earth. Slowly and sadly I am realizing that once again this year I probably won’t attain that status.

That’s why as I sit and ponder the holiday season, which is upon us, I admit to once again being awestruck at the amaz-ing gift we were given by our all-knowing Father. Our Heav-enly Father, knowing us better even than we know our-selves, gave us a gift we most likely would not have chosen given the opportunity to pick from all that the Father could provide. Health, wealth, power or prominence, happy fami-lies and needs being met would have more than likely taken top tier. Yet, Father God knowing best what we needed, sent his son, born of a virgin to be our Savior, the Savior of the world!

A gift I hope we won’t miss enjoying this year. Busy, busy, busy…our calendars are full, and our bank accounts are emp-ty. We are going and doing at a frantic pace. That seems to be the norm for December, and we can hardly wait for the new year to roll around so life can get back to “normal”. The message from the angels the night the Christ child was born was far from normal, “Fear not: for, behold I bring good tid-ings of great joy, which shall be for all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” The hope the Christ child brings, as our Savior, our sins are forgiven, our place in Heaven secured, the Holy Spir-it to lead and guide us, all came wrapped in Mary’s little bun-dle of joy.

May we not miss the great joy of this wonderful gift for our-selves and let us take every opportunity to share the great-est gift ever given this Christmas season. Who knows, maybe you just might to responsible for sharing the greatest gift someone receives this year?

Jeff Joyce ~ Associational Mission Strategist

324...That is the final number of Prison Packs you all

brought to the office for collection for Randolph Correc-

tional Facility! Both humbled and amazed at your gen-

erosity. God is good and you have shown this to those

that need to see it. We shattered our total from last year.

What a difference we make, working together.

Thank you so much !!

Next newsletter will be printed on January 27. The deadline for submitting material is noon on January 20.

Central Falls Baptist Church Food Pantry Open every 3rd Saturday of the month 10am-12pm 1332 Old Liberty Rd. Asheboro NC 27203

Schedule for Quarterly Meetings in 2020

Winter Meeting ~ January 20, 2020 ~ Balfour ~

Rev. Gary Mason

*6:30pm meeting with refreshments to follow at 8:00pm

Spring Meeting ~ April 20, 2020 ~ Glenola ~ Pastor Tim Steen

*6:30pm meeting with refreshments to follow at 8:00pm

Summer Meeting ~ August 17, 2020 ~

Triad Cowboy Church ~ Pastor Doug Davis *6:30pm meeting with refreshments to follow at 8:00pm

Annual Meeting ~ October 19, 2020 ~ Union Grove ~

Dr. Ronnie Chaney

*4:30 afternoon session ~5:30pm dinner ~6:30pm even-

ing session

*Please note time changes for meetings from previous

years

Blessings for a God-centered New Year!! It is our

pleasure to serve our churches and our Lord Jesus

Christ. We pray for you to be surrounded with family,

love and peace that is only found in Jesus during this

wonderful time of the year.

Blessings on you all,

Jeff and Jill

RBA office will be closed Tuesday-Thursday, December

24-26 and Wednesday, January 1.

Opening for Youth Leader Victory Baptist Church

If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Lisa Cagle, Personnel Committee Chairman, lisamcagle1973@gmail.com

A message from the Credentials Committee…. The Credentials Committee met recently to discuss the role of said committee and to establish a strategic plan moving forward. As part of that meeting, it was decided that a reminder of the expectations of “cooperating churches” of the Randolph Baptist Association would be beneficial. These expectations are stated as follows in the RBA Constitution:

ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. The Association shall be comprised of coop-erating churches within the area of the Association. A cooperating church shall be defined as one which annual-ly:

1. Contributes to the financial programs of the association. (SBC recommends at least 3% of un-designated gifts.)

2. Returns the annual report to the association.

3. Elect members who attend at least one of the quarterly meetings.

The Credentials Committee requests that pastors and leadership of all churches of the RBA review these expec-tations and consider what changes, if any, your church may need to consider. Thank you for your consideration and feel free to contact Mr. Jerry Atwood, Credentials Committee Chairman, should you have any questions.

A huge Thank You to the NC Baptist Foundation for awarding RBA with a Special Projects Grant of $1,000. This money will help with the upkeep and supplies of the Ministry Trailers that so many of our churches enjoy using throughout the year. Thanks so much!!

RANDOLPH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 2167 Asheboro, NC 27204-2167 Return Service Requested

RBA Church Receipts 2019 November YTD

Antioch

Asbury 2,659.07

Asheboro 1st 717.87 9,001.05

Balfour 799.13 10,310.70

Beulah 1,000.00 11,000.00

Calvary

Cedar Falls 581.37

Cedar Grove 100.00 1,100.00

Center Cross 888.00

Central Falls 172.92 2,107.09

Cross Road 750.00 8,250.00

Deep River 108.33 1,191.67

El Shaddai

Firelight at Greystone 187.80 2,311.98

Forest Park

Franklinville 1st 1,000.00

Glenola 357.00 4,655.00

Gravel Hill 2,000.00

Highland Christian Church 52.80 618.89

Huldah 600.00 2,400.00

Liberty 1st 600.00

Macedonia 1,100.00

Maple Springs 5,802.30

Mt. Lebanon 2,250.00

Mt. Pleasant 800.00 4,400.00

Oakhurst 388.46 7,297.75

Oakwood Park 1,000.00

Panther Creek

Ramseur 1st 162.54 2,211.88

Randleman 1st 2,025.00

Richland 420.00

Riverside 600.00

Russell's Grove 670.00

Sandy Creek 4,501.01

Seagrove 1st 2,668.00

Shady Grove 190.81 2,278.24

Sophia 100.00 1,100.00

Staley 603.07

Triad Cowboy Church 200.00 2,200.00

Union Grove 5,838.42

Unity Baptist Fellowship 142.36 1,281.24

Victory 3,375.00

West Asheboro 500.00

Westfield 200.00

White's Memorial 200.00 1,800.00

Worthville 100.00 100.00

Other Undesignated 3,580.17

Total Undesignated 7,130.02 118,476.90

Designated Funds: November Balance

Building Fund

Balance Forward: 876.58 394.39

Disaster Relief Trlr

Balance Forward: 1194.83 1,194.83

Highland Montagnard Mission 125.00

Pd to Highland Mission (125.00)

MAP Fund

Balance Forward: 9113.63 8,693.36

Sunday School Conference

Balance Forward 1160.87 1,160.87

Area-Wide Crusade

Bal Forward: 2082.90 2,082.90

Ministry Trailer 70.40

Bal Forward: 1444.89 2,090.32

Teen Extreme

Bal Forward: 0

Other Designated

Pd for other designated

Total Designated Funds: 15,616.67

Total Receipts 7,328.32 123,414.43

Total Expenses 18,621.07 117,778.60

Budget Needed: 11,514.33 124,909.08

Actual Received toward Budget 7,130.02 118,476.90

Over/Under Budget (4,384.31) (6,432.18)

Bal in Primary Acct 6,543.96

Money Rsvd for Other funds 15,616.67

Bal in Payroll Acct 31,996.89

Interest Earned Money Mkt. 2.90 38.59

Bal in Money Market Acct. 30,673.67

Bal available for use 21,600.96

A complete financial statement is available upon request.