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Newsletter of the Union County Baptist Association

May 2017

From the Interim Director of Missions…

Do you remember these lyrics, “March winds and April

showers make way for sweet May flowers”? What the

song is referring to is that May is the month the weather

begins to turn warmer and the days become sunnier and

as a result flowers, if they have not already done so, be-

gin to bloom. It is the time for the planting of gardens.

There are more family outings and picnics and people

enjoying the warmer weather.

As we think of new life that spring and summer bring to

plants and the animal kingdom, what about God’s king-

dom and new life spiritually speaking? I trust that you

and your church are making plans to use the association

block party trailer for your church’s outreach, be it either

for Vacation Bible School or some other outreach. God

has given us nice warm weather and long summer days

for a purpose. One of those purposes is for outreach.

In Luke 8:4-15, Jesus tells the story of the man who goes

out into his field to sow his seed. Jesus then goes on to

say that the seed falls into one of four places- the road,

the rocks, among the weeds or the good soil. In verse

nine, the disciples question Jesus about the meaning of

the story. In verse ten Jesus tells those disciples who

have listened to His story how God’s kingdom works. In

verse 11, Jesus tells us the seed is the word. He implies

that you and I are the seed sowers. In verses 12-15, Jesus

tells four responses to hearing the word. Praise the Lord

for verse 15, the good soil- as we sow seeds some will

respond. What is the principle? We are to do the sowing.

It is God who is at work to make that seed grow. In the

case of sharing the word of God, you and I are to share

the word. God’s work is to use that shared word and

change people’s lives as people respond to hearing God’s

word. So, as we are now in spring and going into summer, let’s

not only make plans to be sowing God’s word, but let’s

all of us make sure to actually be sowing God’s word. So

then, as the song goes, we will see not only May flowers,

but more importantly new believers in Christ. So, happy

sowing!

Walter

Association Staff

Interim Director of

Missions

Rev. Walter Ludwick

Ministry Assistant Carol Heatherly

Contact Us

P.O. Box 147 Union, SC 29379 Phone: 427-8443

Fax: 427-8445

E-Mail walter@ucbaptist.org carol@ucbaptist.org

Website

www.ucbaptist.org

Facebook www.facebook.com/Union County Baptist Association

Have News for The

Echo? Please send us your news by the middle of the month for the next month’s issue. carol@ucbaptist.org

Associational Officers & Leaders

Moderator………Randy Smith Vice-Moderator…Lynn Ford Clerk…………..Carol Heatherly Treasurer…………Sue Morgan Missions Mobilization...Greg Black Evangelism………....Lynn Ford Congregational Development… Scott Cannon WMU Director……..Ann Queen

News From Our Churches

Mon Aetna—passed their Annie Armstrong

goal of $5,000, receiving $6,756.25.

Thursday, May 4, 2017 Pray for Our Nation

“Blessed is the Nation

whose God is the Lord”

Psalms 33:12 Pray for our Nation

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Please bring your left-over Sunday School literature to the Mission Center at the end of each quarter.

We can ONLY accept Sunday School

literature. Please NO magazines, Open Windows, Daily Bread, VBS material,

etc.

Also, please pack your literature in boxes with closeable flaps/lids.

Thank you!

What’s Happening

in Your Church?

Please send us any news about what

your church is doing. If you have

pictures, please send those as well.

You may email all information to:

carol@ucbaptist.org

Upcoming Events

May 4 - National Day of Prayer

May 14 - Mother’s Day

May 16 - Senior Adult Lunch

Jonesville Baptist—11:30 a.m.

May 26 - Last day of school

May 29 - Memorial Day

Mission Center closed.

June 1— July 31- Pearl Johnson

Offering

June 4—9 - Jerusalem Project

June 18 - Father’s Day

Time to reserve the

Block Party Trailer

The UCBA Block Party

Trailer is a great tool for

community evangelism.

Call the UCBA Mission

Center to get your church

On the calendar.

427-8443

In observance of

Memorial Day the Mission

Center will be closed

Monday, May 29th.

June 4—9, 2017

“Being the Hands & Feet of Jesus

In Union County”

Register at jerusalemproject.com

UCBA Ramp Ministry blessed Bruce and Theresa

Littlejohn with a ramp at their home. The crew was

Kent Smith, Bruce Betenbaugh, C. W. Garner,

Bobby Hyatt, Doug Johnson, Monk Vanderford,

Wayne Hutcherson and Wayne Garner (not pic-

tured.)

Pearl Johnson Offering

For Local Missions

Goal $8,000

June 1—July 31, 2017

This offering will be used

to help fund Crisis Minis-

try.

WMU Spring Meeting Thanks to all who attended the Spring Meet-

ing at Mt. Lebanon.

The Pearl Johnson Offering will be due soon,

please give generously.

If your WMU team can help you in any way,

please contact any one of your Associational

leaders.

Thank you for all the ways you honor our

great God! Ann

Associational WMU Leadership Team: Director,

Ann Queen; Secretary, Jean Capps; Asst. Direc-

tor, Wendi Foster; Women on Missions, Anita

Moore; Missions Growth, Tracy Duncan; Ac-

teens/Youth on Missions, Theresa Lawson;

GA’s, Heather Farmer.

Part-time Position Available

Tabernacle Baptist Church is seeking

a part-time summer Children’s

Worker, approximately 10 hours per

week starting June and going through

first two Sundays in August. Please

submit resume’ to: Tabernacle Baptist

Church, 915 S. Pinckney Street, Union

SC 29379. Attn: Personnel Committee.

Deadline to apply is Sunday, May 7,

2017.