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Welcome to the WCB Ministry and Ministry Center
Webster-Claiborne and Bienville Associations are composed of 60 churches committed to reaching our world for Christ. The Great Commission appearing below, taken from Matthew 28:18-20, provides our orders. We seek to obey our Lord's command thus introducing our world to Jesus Christ
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 NIV
Our churches are both different and the same. While one church is found at the end of a beautiful, winding, country lane, another is found on main street in the center of town. Some are small, others large. Some are filled with "city-folk", the others filled with "country-folk". Although different in many ways, they are all committed to the Lord Jesus Christ and seek to bring our world to Him.
Thirty-five churches in Webster and Claiborne parishes form the Webster-Claiborne Association. Twenty-five churches in Bienville parish form the Bienville Association. While these two associations have their own officers and ministries, they also share many cooperative ministries as well. The common thread that brings these churches together is the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention. This is a voluntary giving program in which churches combine their strengths to support mission causes around the world. Together these churches support missions through the North American Mission Board, International Mission Board, Louisiana Baptist Convention, and local Associational Missions.
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April 23, 2024
DOM/AMS Search
Jeff Hoffman, Pastor of FBC Arcadia, was presented by the DOM/AMS Search Committee to be our next Director of Missions at the Bienville & Webster-Claiborne Executive Board Meetings. On May 6th at 6PM, at Camp Harris, a joint Executive Board Committee from Bienville & Webster-Claiborne was called to affirm Jeff Hoffman as our Associational Mission Strategist. The Executive Board is composed of the pastor and one layman from each church. Additional guests from each church are welcome to attend.
The search committee reported to the Executive Boards the process they followed coming to this decision. The committee did an excellent job. They were very thorough and bathed every step-in prayer. Pastor Jeff is being presented with a 100% unanimous vote of the committee. I personally feel the committee demonstrated clear leadership of the Holy Spirit and feel this is a definite clear call from God. Please join us at the May 6th meeting to affirm Jeff Hoffman as our next Associational Mission Strategist. I will continue through July with Bro. Jeff beginning Aug 1st.
April 26th, 5-7 pm, Camp Harris Fish Fry, $12 a plate. Great opportunity for small group fellowship and a great opportunity to see recent renovations to the camp.
Camp Harris Golf Tournament, there is still room for teams call Harry if you are interested.
May 2nd Families of Courage event at Camp Harris.
Bro. Randy's phone is back! You can once again call his cellular number, 318-518-8297.
Insurance Crisis:
Many of you have experienced the recent insurance problems facing
our state. Camp Harris, my office, and several churches had their
insurance canceled last year and scrambled to find someone to write
us. Many more will experience the same soon. As a result, there is
basically only one carrier in the state that provides church
coverage, and their rates are spiraling upward. The deductions and
costs for the new policies are making many question if they can
afford insurance.
Due to this crisis, Dr. Horn, our Louisiana
Baptist Director, has initiated an effort with other denominations
and other non-profit institutions to petition the state of Louisiana
to allow an alternative. This alternative was granted, and we have a
year to get information together to get a self-funded program.
Gallagher insurance that specializes in non-profits is being used to
gather information.
Please help your fellow churches to gather information. By submitting information, you are not making a commitment or signing up for anything. The information will be used to build facts that will make it possible for alternative policies to be offered to non-profits. To gather this information a simple request form is available. You have the option to go to your present carrier to get the information or to give permission to Gallagher to get it for you. Even if you don’t think you need alternative insurance right now, please submit the information anyway. Our crisis is only going to get worse and one day you may want that alternative.
You can go to this site for the form. https://louisianabaptists.org/insurance
Party Trailer:
Thank you, Camp Harris team, for redoing our Associational Party Trailer. We are developing new check out procedures to help manage the trailer. Please call us to reserve the trailer.
LBC News and Events:
Ideally a church should operate on 80% of their budget and invest 20% into missions. A Louisiana Southern Baptist Church will often donate 10% through the Cooperative Program which supports International Missions, North American Missions, Seminaries, and Louisiana Baptist Missions. The church would then give between 3-5% to the association. This supports Camp Harris, Baptist Student work at Tech, Rolling Hills, Granberry Counseling, Truck Stop Bible distribution and your DOM and Mission Center. That same Louisiana Church will perhaps donate another 5% to designated ministries and offerings. Please know that supporting our missionaries is a great investment of your mission dollars. We as Southern Baptists do mission sending better than any other organization out there. If you need me to come discuss with you the avenues available to you for giving, please call me. I believe there are ways for you to feel good about supporting SBC Missions. I know firsthand through my daughter in Portugal, how good our program is.
Let me remind you that our Associations receive no funding from the SBC or the LBC. All our funding comes direct from you. As you consider your giving, don’t forget us! Camp Harris, Tech BCM ministry, Rolling Hills, Granberry Counseling, Truckstop Bible Distribution Ministries and all the consultations and ministries of the DOM are all funded by you and you alone. I thank you for your gifts but also remind you due to inflation what was given in the past no longer meets the needs of the present. Can you increase your gifts? Every cent given in ministry through your association is needed and appreciated.
--
Webster-Claiborne & Bienville
Missions and Ministry
Center
Dr. Randy R. Hales, Director of Missions
Read my story
at WhatiValueMost.com
April 17, 2024
Executive Board Meetings are April 22! Make plans
to attend.
- The DOM/AMS Search Committee will announce
the candidate that we will be voting on in a special May
6th joint associational meeting at Camp Harris at 6PM.
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Webster-Claiborne @ Mission Center 10:45
- Bienville
@ Jamestown, not New Ramah 6:00
April 26th Camp Harris Fish Fry
Bro. Randy's phone is out of commission please call the office number (318-377-3005) if you need him. Stay on the line till the machine picks up.
Insurance Crisis:
Many of you have
experienced the recent insurance problems facing our state. Camp
Harris, my office, and several churches had their insurance canceled
last year and scrambled to find someone to write us. Many more will
experience the same soon. As a result, there is basically only one
carrier in the state that provides church coverage, and their rates
are spiraling upward. The deductions and costs for the new policies
are making many question if they can afford insurance.
Due to
this crisis, Dr. Horn, our Louisiana Baptist Director, has initiated
an effort with other denominations and other non-profit institutions
to petition the state of Louisiana to allow an alternative. This
alternative was granted, and we have a year to get information
together to get a self-funded program. Gallagher insurance that
specializes in non-profits is being used to gather information.
Please help your fellow churches to gather information. By
submitting information, you are not making a commitment or signing
up for anything. The information will be used to build facts that
will make it possible for alternative policies to be offered to
non-profits. To gather this information a simple request form is
available. You have the option to go to your present carrier to get
the information or to give permission to Gallagher to get it for
you. Even if you don’t think you need alternative insurance right
now, please submit the information anyway. Our crisis is only going
to get worse and one day you may want that alternative.
You
can go to this site for the form.
https://louisianabaptists.org/insurance
Party Trailer:
Thank you, Camp Harris team,
for redoing our Associational Party Trailer. We are developing new
check out procedures to help manage the trailer. Please call us to
reserve the trailer.
LBC News and Events:
Ideally a church should
operate on 80% of their budget and invest 20% into missions. A
Louisiana Southern Baptist Church will often donate 10% through the
Cooperative Program which supports International Missions, North
American Missions, Seminaries, and Louisiana Baptist Missions. The
church would then give between 3-5% to the association. This
supports Camp Harris, Baptist Student work at Tech, Rolling Hills,
Granberry Counseling, Truck Stop Bible distribution and your DOM and
Mission Center. That same Louisiana Church will perhaps donate
another 5% to designated ministries and offerings. Please know that
supporting our missionaries is a great investment of your mission
dollars. We as Southern Baptists do mission sending better than any
other organization out there. If you need me to come discuss with
you the avenues available to you for giving, please call me. I
believe there are ways for you to feel good about supporting SBC
Missions. I know firsthand through my daughter in Portugal, how good
our program is.
Let me remind you that our Associations
receive no funding from the SBC or the LBC. All our funding comes
direct from you. As you consider your giving, don’t forget us! Camp
Harris, Tech BCM ministry, Rolling Hills, Granberry Counseling,
Truckstop Bible Distribution Ministries and all the consultations
and ministries of the DOM are all funded by you and you alone. I
thank you for your gifts but also remind you due to inflation what
was given in the past no longer meets the needs of the present. Can
you increase your gifts? Every cent given in ministry through your
association is needed and appreciated.
--
Webster-Claiborne & Bienville
Missions and Ministry
Center
Dr. Randy R. Hales, Director of Missions
Read my story
at WhatiValueMost.com
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