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Calendar of Events
November 11-14 SUMMIT
West Jackson Baptist Church
November 19 - Pastor’s Meeting
10:30 am, Mission Center
December 7 - CBBA Pastor’s, Staff, & Wives Christmas Dinner,
FBC Huntingdon
The Carroll Benton Baptist Association
will be closed December 21 - January 2.
It is our prayer that you and yours
will have a joyful Christmas season
and a blessed New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Carroll-Benton Baptist Association

565 High Street
Huntingdon, TN 38344

Phone and fax:
731.986.8818
carrollbenton1@gmail.com
www.cbba1.com

The mission of the Carroll-Benton Baptist Association is to encourage fellowship & equip churches to carry out the Great Commission

Carroll-Benton Baptist Association Permit No. 49
565 High Street Non Profit Org
Huntingdon, TN 38344 U.S. Postage
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Carroll-Benton Baptist Association

Blane DeLoach
Director of Missions
fatherisfaithful@gmail.com

Inside this
issue:
Bro. Blane’s 1
Article
CBBA Pastors, 2 Staff & Wives
Christmas Party
Tennessee Mens 2 Chorale
Lottie Moon 3
Offering
The Summit 4
Happy 4
Thanksgiving
Calendar of 4 Events
Merry Christmas
& Happy New Year!

November/December 2018

Suzanne Cunningham
Ministry Assistant
carrollbenton1@gmail.com

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It’s hard to believe how fast time flies. This is our last newsletter of 2018 and we will soon be turning our calendars over to 2019. This reminds me of an interview that a certain journalist had with Billy Graham. Of course, Billy Graham had been all over the world, in the palaces of Kings and Queens, and in the oval offices of many presidents. Knowing the access that Billy Graham had with so many of world’s leaders, the journalist asked a simple question: “Bro. Graham, in your own words, how would you describe the most surprising thing about your life?”. It didn’t take long for Billy Graham to respond: “How fast it’s gone by”. I know many of our seniors and even middle-agers would echo the same sentiment.
In October, we held our Carroll-Benton Baptist Association (CBBA) Annual
Meeting at FBC Bruceton with the theme being, “Redeem the Time”. Our theme verse was Ephesians 5:15-16: “See then that you walk as wise and not as unwise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil”. Bro. Josh Franks brought our
Annual message and spoke on the need to penetrate the lostness of Carroll and
Benton Counties. As Billy Graham said, time sure flies, and as Paul encourages us in Ephesians we must not be foolish with the amount of time God has given us here, rather we must redeem our time. In other words, we must make the best use of our time here on earth as we possibly can. And you may ask, “Well, what’s the best use of my time?”. Josh reminded us that the wise man “wins souls”. There were over 5,500 people last year in Carroll and Benton counties who slipped off into eternity. My thought is, “What kind of eternity did they slip off into?”. Did they wake up and find themselves in the arms of a loving and compassionate Savior? Or, did they fall headlong into an eternity of pain, torment, and everlasting fire? There are many good people in this world, and many of them are your neighbors. But being “good” is not “good enough” for a perfectly holy God! As Christ followers, may we be what he has called us to be. May we be lamps set upon a hill shining the light of the
gospel for those who so desperately need it. Let’s make the most of our time while we still have it. Let us live as wise men/women, taking the gospel to all those living today, but dying someday, and who so desperately need to hear.
I want to express my appreciation to all of the churches of the CBBA and how close and dear you have grown to not only me, but to all my family. We really appreciate you all and are so grateful for all that you do for us! May God bless you with a great 2019!
For God’s Glory,
Blane DeLoach
Director of Missions, Carroll-Benton Baptist Association

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CBBA Pastors, Staff, & Spouses
Christmas Dinner
Friday, December 7th
FBC Huntingdon
6:30 pm
Music by
The Shepherd Family
$10 per person
Please call the Mission Center and sign up by
Nov.27 at 986-8818

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Atwood FBC $ 1337.88
Bethel $ 1373.65
Bruceton FBC $ 535.75
Camden FBC $ 4579.79
Chalk Level $ 1030.85
Concord $ 80.00
Coopers Chapel $ 0
Eagle Creek $ 300.00
East Side $ 408.00
Eastview $ 487.94
Eastwood $ 0
Enon $ 240.00
Eva $ 1251.60
Fairview $ 60.00
Faith $ 168.79
Grace $ 300.00
Holladay $ 450.00
Hopewell $ 299.32
Howse $ 719.73
Huntingdon FBC $ 5998.38
Liberty Hill $ 36.86
McKenzie FBC $ 6208.20
McLemoresville $ 687.92
Missionary Grove $ 1063.50
Mt. Nebo $ 906.03
Natchez Trace $ 481.66
Prospect $ 75.00
Republican Grove $ 150.00
Sugar Tree $ 369.65
Tennessee River $ 102.00
Trezevant FBC $1127.75
Union Academy $ 346.00
$31176.25
For the 2nd Quarter 2009

This reflects the receipts
That were received by
June 30, 2009