APRIL 2012

Dear Church Family,

”O taste and see that the Lord is good:” Psalm 34:8. God is truly good - ALL THE TIME. Praise the Lord for the many souls that were saved and those who were baptized during the month of March. God is still in the “soul saving business!” I am thankful for the many blessings and all God did last month, but the truth of the matter is we need Him again this month. I am excited about the month of April. We have many special things planned, of course, Easter, one of my favorite times of the year. Hallelujah! He’s alive! We trust you will join us as we celebrate His resurrection. The whole month of April we will be promoting on our buses to try to increase our attendance. Get involved in our church wide contest to see who can bring the most visitors. Lastly, don’t forget “Friend Day” on April 29th. Invite everyone you know. Let’s all do our part in reaching this community with the gospel. Come join in the excitement of serving Jesus; don’t miss a service.

In His Service,
Pastor Mike Pinson

MARCH 2012

Dear Church Family,

We are thrilled at the opportunity the Lord has given us to serve Him with you at the Berean Baptist Church. You have already made us feel so welcomed and loved. I have chosen a theme for the rest of 2012, “Our God Makes the Impossible – Possible.” I trust that you will join me in believing this. I know from past experiences that God can truly do the impossible. Many people ask, “Can God?” I say, “God can!” I am trusting that God will allow us to continue to see souls saved, baptized, and added to the church.

Berean Baptist Church has been a great church under the leadership of Pastor Davis and Ms. Connie. They have faithfully “stood by the stuff” for these 27 years. I know we are all thankful for them and the blessing they have been in each of our lives. Continue to pray for them as they continue to serve our Lord. I also covet your prayers as the new pastor of Berean Baptist Church. It is my goal that we move forward in reaching this area with the gospel of Christ. I am looking forward to serving the Lord together. If I can ever be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

In His Service,
Pastor Mike Pinson

FEBRUARY 2012

Dear Church Family,
We thank the Lord for the many souls that were saved and baptized in 2011 for the glory of God. We are looking for another great year in 2012.
As many of you already know I will be stepping down as Pastor of Berean as of March 4, 2012 after 27 wonderful years of ministry. Berean Baptist is at it’s peak in ministry and things are going well. I felt I did not want to hinder the church because of my age - as Church work takes a lot of energy and work. God has sent a good Man, Bro. Mike Pinson and his family to take over the work at Berean. He is young and will be able to take the Church forward under the leadership of the Holy Spirit. We are very blessed to have a good man like Bro. Pinson who has a vision as I have had over these years. I encourage each of our dear people to give him the same loyalty that you have given me. My wife and I believe this is God’s perfect will.
We thank the Lord for allowing us to serve the Lord at Berean Baptist Church. We have grown over these 27 years tremendously because of the dear folks God has given us to serve and do the work of the Lord in our Sunday School, Children’s Church, Bus Ministry, Jail & Nursing home ministries, as well as many various ministries that Berean has. We have had souls saved & baptized almost every week that I have pastored. God allowed us to be in five building programs with an
estimated value of over $2,000,000 worth of buildings and property. God is Good! My wife and I want to extend our love to each member of Berean Baptist Church and you will always be special to us. May God bless you as we continue to serve the Lord together.
Pastor & Mrs. Davis

EVENTS:
SATURDAY - FEB 11TH - Adult Valentine Banquet - Meet in Fellowship Hall @6:00pm We will have a nice meal.
Special Guess Speaker Bro. Mike Pinson.
Special Activities for everyone. Pictures will be made. Cost is $15.00 per person or $25.00 per couple. Please purchase Tickets from Sis. Karen Key or Sis. Ann Lane.

SUNDAY - FEB 12TH - Whole Heart Sunday - We are looking for a perfect attendance in each Sunday School Class and on every bus route in order for your Teacher and Bus Captain to have a “Whole Heart” on this special Day. We will have Hot Dogs & Hayrides for all the kids..

January 2012

Dear Church Family,
God gave us a good year in 2011. We praise the Lord for the souls that were saved as a result of our Bus ministry, Sunday School ministry, Children’s church ministry and Jail ministry. This is not counting those who were saved as a result of our 140 missionaries we support. God gave us 903 saved, 47 baptized, with 20 new members. The heartbeat of God is people being saved. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”. We thank God for a church that loves souls.
We enjoyed our Christmas programs presented by the Teen and Junior Choirs. They did an excellent job portraying the true meaning of Christmas. Our Adult Choir is a key to good services of our church and did an excellent job with their annual Christmas presentation as well. We are looking for a wonderful year ahead and we pray God will give each of you a wonderful and prosperous New Year! May God bless you.
Pastor & Mrs. Davis

DECEMBER 2011

It seems as we get older time really flies. It hardly seems Christmas is just around the corner. We thank the Lord for the time we can celebrate our wonderful Lord’s birth on December 25. We trust that each of you will have a wonderful Christmas and I know you will as you put Christ first in your lives.
November yielded many saved by God’s wonderful Grace. We saw 65 trust Christ with a very good
attendance in Sunday School and Church. We thank each of you who had a part in bringing those to Christ.
We enjoyed our annual Thanksgiving meal and service with our dear folks, and of course, Old
Fashioned Day.
We are looking forward to hearing from our Teen & Junior Choirs as they perform their Christmas
program on December 11th and the Adult Choir Program on December 18th. May God bless each of you this Christmas Season.

EVENTS

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11TH - Teens & Jr Choir Christmas Program - These Choirs will combine for a special Christmas Play and musical @6:00p. Please bring finger food for afterwards.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 18TH - Adult Choir Christmas Program - The Adult Choir will present a special program in the evening service.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 25TH - Christmas Day - We will have a combined Sunday School & Morning Worship service at 10:30am & a Regular Evening Service at 6:00pm. Lord’s Supper in the Evening Service.

OCTOBER 2011

Dear Church Family,
We thank the Lord for the 43 saved during the month, with 7 baptized and 3 New Members. During the month of September we recognized all of our Leadership that work in the
various ministries of Berean. We appreciate each of you who are so dedicated to the ministry God has called you to do. Our Stewardship Campaign was a great success with the
Macedonia World Baptist Missions Conference hosted by our Church. We greatly appreciate all who made the Conference a success. We had great preaching by some choice men of God and Missionaries who shared their heart concerning the field to which God has called them. We are anticipating a successful Fall Campaign “Fishers of Men” continuing through the month of October. May God bless each of you as we serve together.

September 2011

We thank the Lord for the 54 saved during the month, 2 New Members. Our Stewardship
Campaign will end on September 11. We will be receiving our “Faith Promise” Cards for the following year. We ask that you pray about what God would have you give toward World Wide Missions this year. Please put the amount on your card and turn it in on September 11. The “Macedonia World Baptist Missions” Conference will be held at Berean this year and we will have approximately 28 missionary families with us during these four days - Septem- ber 11th through 14th. Be sure and get a Conference Schedule Brochure located in the Vesti- bule. Pray for the Conference speakers and missionaries. May God stir our hearts for world wide missions this year. May God Bless you.

Events:
Ga Youth Fellowship - Youth will be going to Peoples Baptist Church in McDonough Ga for the “Georgia Youth Fellowship.” We will leave the church around 2:30pm. Dr. Johnny Pope will be preaching. We will eat at McDonalds afterwards.

Macedonia Annual Missions Conference -
We will have a meal each evening at 5:30p for the missionaries 6:00p for the folks of Berean Service will began regular times on Sunday & 7:00pm Monday - Wednesday

JULY 2011

Dear Church Family,
We thank the Lord for the 41 saved during the month, with 4 baptized and 2 New Members.
Our Youth had a great time at the Bill Rice Ranch Camp. Many decisions were made and hearts stirred. Our Annual Vacation Bible School is scheduled for July 11th - 14th.
We are excited about many young people coming to hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the years our VBS has been the greatest tool in reaching kids for Christ of any
ministry that we have. We thank each worker who dedicates themselves to this ministry and each Bus driver who drives a bus. Without you we could not have VBS. Pray for the Mike Pinson family who will be with us mid -July to help us in our ministry at Berean. May God bless each of you.

MAY 2011

Dear Church Family,
April was a very good month. God gave us 87 saved, 7 Baptized with an average of 247 in Sunday School. We thank each of our folks for the great job preparing for Revival. God blessed and moved in the hearts of people. We thank the Adult Choir and each of our singing groups who prepared and presented heart stirring music for the Revival. The Revival was well attended and the altar was full each night. We thank our ladies who prepared the meals each night. It simply was a tremendous week.

In the Month of May we will have our Choir Seminar, Music Sunday and Baptist Boys Battalion and Blue Denim & Lace Banquets. We will honor our High School & Kindergarten graduates as well. May God bless each of you as we continue to serve the Lord together.

APRIL 2011

Dear Church Family,
March was a very good month. God gave us 81 saved with an average of 250 in Sunday School. We thank each of you who are so faithful in visiting each week.
The Georgia Youth Fellowship was great with approximately 330 young people attending and 21 churches represented. Dr. R. B. Ouelette preached a timely message. The altar was full and many decisions were made. We thank each of our folks who made the service a
success.
We ask each of our folks to start now praying for our Spring Revival April 18th through the 22nd, with Dr. Chris Haizlip preaching. Please invite folks now to the Revival. Our Adult Choir will be singing in each service as well as our special singing groups.
Our Easter Sunrise Service is scheduled for 7:00a on Easter Sunday morning.
Invite everyone you know to our services. God bless you.