September

State Missions Emphasis Month!  Do you need materials to promote "Just Sharing" in your church? Email Debbie today!

8-9: Big Tent Christianity - Being and Becoming the Church - Raleigh, NC.  Christians from across the South coming together ... to proclaim what unites us as followers of Jesus Christ ... great speakers from across the nation ... Workshops on ministry skills for the 21st Century. Confirmed participants include Brian McLaren, Shane Claibourne, Phyllis Tickle, Bill Leonard and CBFSC's own Christina Whitehouse-Suggs!  Registration and details at www.bigtentchristianity.com.  Click HERE for discounted registration ($30 off)!

9:  CBFSC Administrative Council Meeting, Columbia, SC

21:  Prepare/Enrich Marriage Counseling Workshop, Gamecock Room (CBFSC Office) Columbia, SC.  The Prepare/Enrich marital preparation and couple enrichment program is used by numerous clergy and therapists worldwide. Those already trained in this model often cheer it’s usefulness in their work with couples.  This workshop is for people new to Prepare/Enrich and for those wishing to update their approach, using the new online version of the inventory.  Rev Dr Don Hillyard of LifePoint Counseling Center will be conducting the training.  Click HERE to register online.  Click HERE to download & print registration form or email Christina for more information. 

24-26:  Cooperative Student Fellowship (CSF) Fall Retreat, YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, NC.  Come join with other CSF groups and college ministries for our annual Cooperative Student Fellowship Fall Retreat! The weekend's theme will be 'Exploring Celtic Spirituality'.  Registration is required by the end of August and needs to be done through each CSF / college group. Costs will vary by group, but the weekend will include 5 meals, a high-ropes course, 2 nights of lodging, and times of worship and discussion.  For more information, email Casey Callahan.

25:  Annual CBFSC Work Day in Allendale

October

1:  Youth Choir Festival by the Sea deposit due

14:  CBFSC Coordinating Council Meeting, FBC Allendale, SC

22-23:  Hopeful Imagination: Traditional Churches Finding God's Way in a Changing World, FBC Wilmington, NC.  Hopeful Imagination is a learning experience designed for those who desire to honor their traditions while finding a way to connect with a rapidly changing world.  If you believe God has a purpose for your church in your community…
If you value both tradition and innovation…
If you hope to engage a new generation of leaders…
If you desire to see ministry bubble up from among your people…
If you want to live a better story…
…Then make plans now for Hopeful Imagination that offers another perspective on doing church.  Click here to register.

30:  CBFSC Work Day in the Upstate (location TBA)

November

1:  Adult Choir Festival by the Sea registration deadline

4:  CBFSC Fall Convocation, "Seasoned Salty Saints" at FBC Orangeburg.  Jack Causey & Boo Sheppard will inspire, teach, entertain & delight us as we discover just what being "Seasoned Salty Saints" really means!

December

1:  Handbell Festival by the Sea registration deadline

9:  CBFSC Administrative Council Meeting, Columbia, SC

January

13:  CBFSC Coordinating Council Meeting, St. Andrews Baptist Church, Columbia, SC

14:  Youth Choir Festival by the Sea registration deadline

28-29:  Adult Choir Festival by the Sea, Charleston, SC

February

10:  CBFSC Administrative Council Meeting, Columbia, SC

11-13:  CBFSC Youth Ski Trip, Winterplace, WV.  Includes the following: Friday and Saturday night lodging at Econolodge or Comfort Inn in Beckley, WV (free continental breakfast), Saturday lift ticket to Winterplace Ski Resort (valid 8am – 10pm), Saturday ski rental (snowboards are $15 additional), lunch at the slopes, dinner & fellowship at the Beckley Convention Center, Sunday morning worship at the Beckley Convention Center with worship led by Martha Ann Motel & Leah Anderson preaching. Cost is $162/person (quad occupancy), $176/person (triple occupancy), $202 (double occupancy), $272 (single occupancy).  For more information, email Christina.  To register, call 800.285.7273 or email Ron Whitworth.

11-12:  Handbell Festival by the Sea, location TBA

March

4-6:  Youth Choir Festival by the Sea, Myrtle Beach, SC

10:  CBFSC Coordinating Council Meeting, St. Andrews Baptist Church, Columbia, SC

April

28-29:  CBFSC Coordinating Council Planning Retreat, Conway, SC

29-30:  CBFSC General Assembly, Conway, SC

May

12:  CBFSC Administrative Council Meeting, Columbia, SC

June

9:  CBFSC Coordinating Council Meeting, St. Andrews Baptist Church, Columbia, SC

22-25:  20th CBF General Assembly, Tampa, FL.  Pre-register now to be part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.  More details about the event will be available soon