The Mainstream News of Ministry and Mission American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region January 2007 No. 2  Email: grrabc@abc-grr.org web: www.abc-grr.org GRR Calendar February 2 - GRR Ministry Board 10 -Camp Counselor Training Event 17 - Area IV Christian Education Conference  FBC Mt. Vernon, IL 23/24 -Face To Face  Terre Haute, IN March 2 - 3 - Area I Annual Meeting FBC Moline, IL 10 - Area V Annual Meeting Third Baptist Church, St. Louis 17 -Area III Annual Meeting FBC Fairbury, IL 18 - Area II Annual Meeting Elliott Avenue Church Springfield, IL 24 - Area IV Annual Meeting FBC Greenville, IL April 21 - Clean Up Day, Lake Springfield Baptist Camp 25 -   Boundaries Course Mt. Vernon, IL FBC May 15 -New PCL Rendezvous GRR Resource Center Area Meetings Area I Date and Place:  March 2-3 First Baptist Church, Moline, IL Theme:  “Always Connected” Joshua 1:5-9 Program:  Friday:  Evening Worship Saturday:  Speakers & Workshops Youth:  Winter Retreat, March 2-4 at FBC Rock Island and Holiday Inn Area II Date and Place:  March 18, Elliott Avenue Baptist , Springfield, IL Speakers:  Bethany Rollet-Xtreme Team and Wade Allen, Minister to Family Ministries, Central Baptist Church, Springfield, IL Area III Date and Place:  March 17, FBC Fairbury, IL Theme:  Mission and the Local Church -Acts 1:8 Speaker:  Rev. Randy McNeely - Assoc. Minister Serving Area IV Area IV Date and Place:  March 24 FBC Greenville, IL Speaker: Rev. Dr. Warren Hoffman Area V Date and Place:  March 10 Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO Speakers: Minister Gabriel Tait & Family AND Rev. Dr. Warren Hoffman