Welcome to our web site. Our prayer is that it will serve as a tool to share the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our Mission Statement is: To eternally impact our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Our Mission Strategies seek to:
.... Strengthen churches in biblical discipleship
.... Develop evangelistic Sunday Schools
.... Become an Acts 1:8 association of churches
.... Plant new churches here and abroad
.... Cooperate with other associations, the GBC and the SBC
.... Work with all Great Commission Christians to reach a lost world.
Please tour our site to find out more about our association and how we can serve you.
"May All Who Come Behind Us Find Us Faithful" The Berlin Baptist Church Family is so excited to be celebrating 100 years of service to our Lord from 1910 to 2010. We have planned two big days and would love for you to be here for the celebration. Saturday, September 11, 2010 --Heritage Fair Day 10:00 a.m. Bus Tour of previous church and baptismal sites, plant anniversary tree upon returning, open cornerstone. 12:00 p.m. Box lunch provided in Social Hall, Fellowship/ View exhibits 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Program, Recognition of former pastors, members, families and friends, Remembrances and Reminiscing Sunday, September 12, 2010 Centennial Celebration Day 9:30 -- 10:00 a.m. Sunday School Registration 10:00 -- 10:15 a.m. Break and Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Celebration Service, Speaker, Rev. Brian Blackburn, Director GBCCNP, Service will conclude outside with Cornerstone picture and closing. Covered dish dinner after the Service, No evening service
The picture to the right is of three young ladies from New Bethel who along with about a dozen others who painted a small structure at Crestwood Baptist Church. This was the 7th Love Loud Project this summer that was encouraged by our two Student Summer Missionaries, Jessi Register and Leigh Anna Tyus. A mission trip to Baxley, work at Day Care Centers, the YMCA and many other outreach efforts during June and July.
Brooke Toon receives a scholarship check of $500 from the Colquitt County Baptist Association. She is called to be a missionary and is going to a Georgia Baptist School, Truett-McConnell in Cleveland, Georgia. Brooke has wanted to be a missionary since she was a young girl. She is the daughter of Rev. Scott and Tammy Toon, pastor and wife of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Pray for Brooke as she follows God's call. Pray also for her father, Scott Toon, as he waits for a liver transplant operation. The picture at left shows Terrell Ruis presenting the check to Brooke, while Scott and Tammy look on.

Mark Ruis is the 47 year-old son of your Associational Missionary and his wife, Terrell and Barbara Ruis. He discovered last Christmas that he had colon cancer. He had 1/2 of his colon removed immediately, and has gone through six months of chemotherapy. He has just spent almost two weeks in the hospital, but is now a little better. Mark lives in Gainesville, GA., with wife Amanda and four children, Ben (17), Carrie (15), Jesse and Nathan (13). Please continue to pray for Mark. To the right is a picture of Mark from his website, www.markruis.com.
J.P. and Frances Wood were honored on their 60th Wedding Anniversary by a "SURPRISE" celebration at Cool Springs Baptist Church on Saturday, July 24th, 2010. The good folks at Cool Springs put on a good spread and many guests came. What a wonderful time. Please pray for J.P. since he is on dialysis and has a heart condition and for Mrs. Frances because of possible recurrence of cancer. The picture to the left is of them "cutting the cake."
Pray for Larry and Linda Gandy. They are in Cody, Wyoming. Their gradson, Liam, accepted Christ last summer when he participated in the Backyard Bible Clubs with Heather Perry. The picture to the right shows Liam being baptized in Cody by his grandaddy. Pray for Larry because of several surgeries he is going to have soon.
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