The Mainstream

Great Rivers Region
Annual Meeting

Friday - Saturday: Decatur Conference Center & Hotel Sunday: Convention Worship Service at FBC Dectur with Reid Trulson

The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.
Matthew 14:44a

We tell you the Good News … that through Jesus Christ the forgivens of sins is proclaimed Acts 13:32-38

Friday 8:00 p.m.: Family Night featuring"The Four Sopranos"

Saturday: Sessions and Workshop
featuring Dr. Reid Trulson, Exec. Director
International Ministries, ABCUSA.

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Cross-Cultural Evangelism in North America - Muriel Johnson
with Chris and Claudia Barbosa

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Evangelism with the NeXt Generation - Dr. Robert Price (NBTS)

* The Evangelistic Imperative in the 21st Century - Dr. Jerry Cain (Judson U.)

GRR Mission and Ministry Banquet with Victoria Goff,
National Coordinator of Volunteer Ministries, Board of
National Ministries, ABCUSA

During the Banquet we will celebrate the work of GRR
churches in Gulf Coast hurricane relief and recovery.

The Youth Group from The Christ Life Church, Woodstock, IL returned from a nine day mission trip in July to Waveland, Mississippi different than when they left.

Unfortunately, many of the hurricane Katrina victims of Waveland, MS, were without flood insurance and have no money to rebuild their homes. The FEMA trailers were to only house the residents for four months until they could rebuild their homes.

The Youth Group did cleanup and rebuilding projects and adopted a ten member family living in one small FEMA trailer.

Mark Hayes, a renowned composer and arranger of sacred and contemporary Christian music will lead a Music of Faith Festival in the Quad Cities October 13-14, 2007. A seminar on “Finding and Embracing Your Worship Voice” will be held on Saturday at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Davenport.

On Sunday, Marc Hayes will conduct a 300 voice community choir in a concert of his original compositions and arrangements in the Centennial Hall at Augustana College. First Baptist Church of Moline, IL is one of the host churches. Contact the church for more information.

Antioch Baptist Church, Reynolds, IL, in partnership with Hamlet-Perryton Presbyterian Church hosted Group Publishing's "Avalanche Ranch" Vacation Bible School June 37, 2007. We had 18-20 children.

The mission project this year was to collect money and make contributions to the Nicaragua Worm Project. In just 5 days, the kids collected $255.77 for the project.

They then issued a challenge to both churches to match or surpass their giving. Antioch Baptist collected an additional $91.16, and Hamlet Presbyterian collected an additional $53.61 for a grand total donation of $400.54! The Nicaragua Worm Project helps to immunize children in Nicaragua against worm infestation. For a donation of only 2 cents, children can be immunized for a six-month period of time. With the money donated from the two churches, we will be able to help 20,027 kids!

First Baptist Church of Arcola, IL is hosting a combined community revival October 7-13, 6:30 p.m. each evening. There will be seven nights, with seven local preachers preaching from seven local churches.

The Arcola Ministerial Association. is sponsoring the revival and plans to make it an annual event, with each church taking a turn at hosting it. We hope to celebrate the oneness and brotherly love Jesus prayed we would have.

World Mission Offering 2007

Sharing God's
Call
for the 21st
Century

October 5 - Conference on Exploring God's Call and PCL Continuing Education Event, Decatur FBC

October 5-7 - GRR Annual Meeting Decatur IL

October 12-13 -Face To Face FBC Anderson, IN

October 13 -Lake Benton Decommissioning Service

November 9-11 - ABY Gathering, "Justified Through Faith" Third Baptist Church, St. Louis

February 23 -Area IV Annual Meeting Centrailia, IL FBC

Feb. 29-March 1-Area I Annual Meeting, FBC Elgin, IL

March 8 -Area III Annual Meeting FBC Peoria, IL

Our Great Rivers Region Baptist Family Is Growing!

On October 13th, starting at 10 am and ending at Noon, there will be a decommissioning service at Lake Benton Baptist Camp. Rev. Pat Murphy, a long-time supporter of regional camping and former President of the Region, will lead that service. Those who would like to express their appreciation for how God met them at Lake Benton Baptist Camp are invited to write their message so Pat can share it during the service. Please send your messages directly to Pat Murphy at 2800 University Drive, Charleston IL 61920 or e-mail

phmurphy@consolidated.net .

Send your stories of mission and ministry. Please also send the names of new members (the fruit of this mission and ministry) to: