News of interest
Iowa flood news
July 16, 2008
Although CBF has followed our Partner American Baptist Churches-USA into Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 7, we are closing the relief operation today. ABC-USA informed us on Wednesday that the city of Cedar Rapids had announced that instead of “mucking” a large number of houses they were being condemned instead and would be razed. The number being discussed is in excess of 2,000.
We have received several calls from our supporters wanting to schedule trips to the area to help. However, since Wednesday I have been informing all that work is on hold until the City/State requests further assistance.
As unexpected as this occurrence has been, it is not unusual in a disaster of this size. There are so many factors involved in such an event that the best plan often changes daily. Our best help at this time to pray for all that have been affected by this event. We must also remain alert to any special need we hear about as a result of this tragedy.
My deepest thanks to all who spread the word and to those who responded. Blessings all.
Charles Ray
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Disaster Response Coordinator-US
501-223-8586 office
501-680-2722 cell
cray@cbfar.org
www.thefellowship.info
Where the word becomes work
A total of 208 SC/CBF volunteers turned out in Allendale on Saturday, Oct. 13 for our first Fall Work Day. More than 20 churches were represented. Volunteers worked on seven houses for low income residents, visited the local nursing home, worked at the Women's and Men's Shelter, and at the Clothes Closet and Thrift Store. Go to the Work Day page and view a slide show.
New field personnel with ties to South Carolina commissioned in D.C.
Three people from South Carolina and a fourth with SC ties were commissioned as missions field personnel June 28 at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Washington, DC.
- Clista and Glen Adkins
- Wanda Ashworth
- Janee Angel
Clista and Glen Adkins begin service through the Fellowship's Global Service Corps. They will serve at the Gandhi School in Hungary. Clista will teach English as a Second Language and Glen will begin a music program at the school for gypsy children. They are from First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC. They were presented by Jim Childress, a member of FBC Greenville. CBF missions coordinator Rob Nash is at left.
Wanda Ashworth, left, is a new CBF affiliate who will serve as executive director of Open House Ministries in Homestead, Fla. She is from First Baptist Church, York, SC, and was introduced by Paulette Moore from that church, right.
Janee Angel will serve as a CBF affiliate in Brussels, Belgium. Affiliates must raise their own money and several churches in South Carolina and SC/CBF have contributed to her funding. She is from First Baptist Church, Burleson, Tex., and continues the work in Belgium she began while working with Nell and Butch Green. She is shown here with Nell Green and SC/CBF coordinator Marion Aldridge. Read more about Janee's work.
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2007-08 OFFICERS: Helen Phillips, member of Fernwood Baptist Church in Spartanburg, second left, is the moderator of CBF of SC. Other officers, from left, are Jeff Hayes, secretary, pastor of First Baptist Church, Blackville; Wayne Patterson, treasurer, member of First Baptist Church, Pendleton; Macon Sheppard, past moderator, member of Providence Baptist Church in Charleston, and Tony Hopkins, moderator-elect, pastor of First Baptist Church in Greenwood. They were installed in April at the 2007 General Assembly at First Baptist Church in Clemson. |