ABC Great Rivers Region: Mission News

Mission News from John Grisham,
Associate Minister Area II and Stewardship Education

Missions Conference 2008
Building Blitz 2008
Youth
Events & Dates
America For Christ Offering 2008

Great Rivers Region Mission Conference – April 25-26, 2008
Preparation continues for the Mission Conference to be hosted by Cherry Hills Baptist Church in Springfield, IL Duane Binkley, ABC-USA missionary to Thailand on assignment in the USA to aid in Karen refugee resettlement will speak Friday evening. Gary Baits, ABC-USA missionary to Costa Rica will speak Saturday morning. There will be ten (10) break out groups on Saturday morning.
Conference offerings will be given to Murrow Indian Children’s Home (Friday evening) and for Scholarship and Travel grants to participants in the Baptist Blitz Build (Saturday morning).

Baptist Blitz Build
Great Rivers Region churches will return to Baton Rouge for three weeks, April 28-May 17, 2008. The first and third weeks are for persons of every level of work skill. The second week is for skilled construction volunteers only. For travel coordination and other information visit the GRR website: http://www.abc-grr.org To register for the event contact Victoria Goff at National Ministries. Victoria.Goff@abc-usa.org .

Youth Opportunities
Blackhawk Baptist Camp, Oregon, IL May 31 – August 9, 2008 http://www.blackhawkgrr.org

Lake Springfield Baptist Camp, Springfield, IL May 31 – Aug 10, 2008 http://www.lsbconline.com

Matthew 25 Project, Wm Jewell College June 7-14, 2008 http://www.matt25project.com

Quest , Green Lake, WI June 15-21; June 22-28; July 20-26, 2008 http://www.quest.glcc.org

Events and Dates

For specific promo info go to: http://www.abc-grr.org

Daughters of the Flame Women In Ministry, St. Louis, MO April 16-19, 2008

Fanning the Flame Pastors Conference, Green Lake,WI April 22-25, 2008

Baptist Blitz Build Baton Rouge, LA April 28-May 17, 2008

ABW-MIN Conference Lake Williamson, Carlinville, IL June 6-8, 2008

America For Christ Offering
Your America for Christ offering does matter! It provides an opportunity to inform the members of your church about Home Mission on our doorstep (education), it provides opportunity for members of your church to consider their involvement in mission (prayer) and it provides opportunity for over and above offerings in support of mission (commitment).