missions – Demo Site https://www.playground.laredcreative.com Gospel. Family. Mission. Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:38:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/black-logo-150x150.jpg missions – Demo Site https://www.playground.laredcreative.com 32 32 230852357 Because you give… https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/because-you-give/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/because-you-give/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:30:08 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=10271 When you give of your tithes and offerings a portion goes to the International Mission Board to forward the gospel of Jesus Christ to unreached/unengaged people groups! Please continue to pray for our missionaries, to support their work, and to go when God may call you!

Thank You for Giving! Angolan IDP Camp from International Mission Board on Vimeo.

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Vacation Bible School 2023 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/vbs-2023-twists-and-turns/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/vbs-2023-twists-and-turns/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=10127 Vacation Bible School is coming! Nightly from 5-8 p.m., VBS will take place Sunday, July 23 through Thursday, July 27. We hope your kids will join us and that you will consider volunteering.

Supper (for all interested kids and volunteers) will be served each evening (Sunday through Thursday) at 5:00 with the VBS program beginning at 5:30. We will be done right at 8:00 each night, and we’ll finish off the week with a big VBS family celebration (10:40 a.m.) and lunch on Sunday, July 30.

VBS is for children who recently completed pre-school through sixth grade, with nursery only being provided for the children of our volunteers.

We hope to see you there!

For more information, please contact us. Check out the below video to learn more about this year’s theme.

Twists & Turns VBS 2023 Theme Video from Lifeway VBS on Vimeo.

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Here I Am, Lord! https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/here-i-am-lord/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/here-i-am-lord/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2022 17:45:00 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=9900 This is the time of year we are emphasizing the International Mission Board for our missions giving, prayer, and partnership. Will you pray for the IMB and give sacrificially so that more people can hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ?

The below video is an example of why we give to and support the IMB…

 

As always, you can give to the IMB through our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering by giving in person on Sunday morning, sending your gift to the church office, or giving securely online. Thank you!

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The Missionary Task https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/the-missionary-task/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/the-missionary-task/#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:52:13 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=9769 All believers in Jesus Christ are missionaries. But, what do missionaries do? Find out by watching this video! In this video we will see that one of the primary tasks of missionaries is to daily abide in Christ!

Missionary Task Foundation- Abiding in Christ from International Mission Board on Vimeo.

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Vacation Bible School https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/vbs-2022/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/vbs-2022/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2022 17:00:17 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=9495 Vacation Bible School is almost here! Nightly from 5-8 p.m., VBS will take place Sunday, July 24 through Thursday, July 28. We hope your kids will join us and that you will consider volunteering.

Supper (for all interested kids and volunteers) will be served each evening (Sunday through Thursday) at 5:00 with the VBS program beginning at 5:30. We will be done right at 8:00 each night, and we’ll finish off the week with a big VBS family celebration (10:40 a.m.) and lunch on Sunday, July 31.

VBS is for children who recently completed pre-school through sixth grade, with nursery only being provided for the children of our volunteers.

For more information, please contact us. Check out the below video to learn more about this year’s theme.

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Week of Prayer for Our Association of Churches https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/association-week-of-prayer/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/association-week-of-prayer/#respond Sun, 15 May 2022 17:15:00 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=9460 During May, which is Associational Emphasis month, we invite you to participate this week in the Association Week of Prayer.  This is a time where we focus as an association of churches on the overall mission and work of the association.

Sunday, May 15: Pray for your church.

Monday, May 16: Pray for the HMBA churches and their pastors.

Tuesday, May 17: Pray for the REACH of our association.

Wednesday, May 18: Pray for your Director of Missions, Preston Thompson.

Thursday, May 19: Pray for harvest workers.

Friday, May 20: Pray for our Associate Director of Missions, Charles Gholson.

Saturday, May 21: Pray for the Leadership Council and Executive Board for HMBA.

Sunday, May 22: Pray for the Mission and Vision of HMBA.

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Life on Mission https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/life-on-mission/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/life-on-mission/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:15:00 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=9106 We encourage our church members to give a missions offering every Sunday, year-round, and this is the time of year we especially emphasize giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the International Mission Board. Below is a 4-minute video that we hope will help you understand why we are so passionately committed to this cause. To God be the glory!

Yvette Aarons: Life on Mission from IMB on Vimeo.

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A Missions Story https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/missions-a-life-given/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/missions-a-life-given/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 01:15:00 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=9022 We encourage our church members to give a missions offering every Sunday, year-round, and this is the time of year we especially emphasize giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the International Mission Board. Below is a 4-minute video that we hope will help you understand why we are so passionately committed to this cause. To God be the glory!

David Cornelius: Life on Mission from IMB on Vimeo.

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Partnership for Mission https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/partnership-for-mission/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/partnership-for-mission/#respond Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:30:44 +0000 http://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=7750

Please join us  Sunday, September 26 (3:00 – 6:30 p.m.) at First Baptist Church of Centralia  (101 South Collier Street, Centralia, MO) for our Heart of Missouri Baptist Association’s Annual Meeting and community worship service. This event is free and open to all.

For more information, visit the Heart of Missouri Baptist Association, where you can also find information about our association’s ministries, upcoming ministry training (D3 Advance), partner churches, and more.

As always, we hope you will join us every Sunday and Wednesday for our regularly scheduled services and activities.

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Outside These Walls https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/outside-these-walls/ https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/outside-these-walls/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:30:00 +0000 https://www.playground.laredcreative.com/?p=8896 One thing we talk about often is how we want to be the church outside the walls of our church building. To truly be the church, we have to live our lives on mission and walk in faithfulness to the Word of God throughout each day. We have much to pray for and consider with all that is happening in the world right now, so here are a couple of resources to help with that.

Partnering with those ministering amidst the Afghan refugee crisis

Understanding and praying for the IMB

Missionary life during COVID-19 and coup from IMB on Vimeo.

Thank you for praying for God’s leadership in your life as you seek to honor, serve, and follow Him!

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