1. Floyd County Baptist Association 17 Burnett Ferry Rd. Rome, GA 30165 706-291-0904 Office 706-291-8181 Ministry Center 706-291-7839 Fax Rev. Jim Reynolds Director of Missions jim@floydbaptist.net Brenda Gail Baldwin Director of Church & Community Ministries brendagail@floydbaptist.net Sandra Davenport Ministry Assistant sandra@floydbaptist.net Non Profit Org US Postage PAID Rome, GA Permit # 57 Return Service Requested Pop Tarts Spaghetti (dry pasta) Canned Spaghetti Sauce Tuna, 6 oz. Evaporated Milk, 12 oz. Ravioli Spaghetti-Os Ramen Noodles – Pkg. of 6 Applesauce, 25 oz Peanut Butter, 18 oz. Grape Jelly – 32 oz plastic Rice, 1lb Mac & Cheese Items Needed for the Food Pantry CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Fairview needs a Music Director to lead worship. Call church office: 706-232-6621

2. Floyd County Baptist Association www.floydbaptist.net www.floydbaptist.net December 2009, Volume 2009, Number Six Your staff at the Floyd County Baptist Association would like to wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year

3. December 2009 Newsletter page 2 May God’s richest blessings be yours during this Christmas season. “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death.” Hosea 13:14 Brenda Gail Baldwin From the desk of our DOM: DATES TO REMEMBER! December 15-18Toys Distributed December 24- January 1FCBA Offices Closed January 12VBS Directors Jumpstart Workshop First Baptist Church, Cartersville February 1WMU Soup Supper “The Well” February 5-6Pastors/Deacons/Spouse Retreat Norman Park February 15-24Associational Mission Trip to Israel MEETINGS Administration Committee Meetings December 16 (Cancelled) January 20 February 17 Noon at the FCBA Executive Committee Meeting January 25, 2010 7:00 PM FCBA Office COMING MARCH 21-24, 2010 On Mission Celebration There will be International, North American and State Missionaries available to preach in our churches 35 churches signed up ATTENTION MUSIC DIRECTORS: We have music from the Annual Meeting available for sale. Price: $1.00 per sheet “Holy, Holy God Almighty” “Jesus Messiah” “When I Think About the Lord” On December 6, I preached at Calvary Baptist Church in War, West Virginia. This Sunday was the day to receive their Lottie Moon Christmas offering. The pastor had been promoting this special day since October and I felt honored to be asked to preach a missions sermon to the church. We drove to West Virginia on Saturday and the further from Rome we traveled the deeper the snow became. When we arrived at Claypool Hill, VA to spend the night, the snow was about 4” deep. We went to Wal-Mart down the street to pick up a few things and to our surprise there was still plenty of bread and milk. The folks in Virginia don’t panic at 4” of snow. We made it to Calvary without any problems. There was a sense of excitement among the church members. The children’s choir sang and the rest of the service was no different than Sunday morning in most small Baptist churches. It came time to receive the Lottie Moon Offering and this is where things departed from the normal. This little church, with 33 in Sunday School, received $7,400 for international missions. It was amazing to see children bring change that they had saved for a year. It was heartbreaking to realize churches much larger in numbers and finances won’t come close to this amount. You see, Calvary is located in the poorest county in West Virginia. McDowell County is the 8 th poorest county in America. I pray this story inspires all of us to see what is really important this Christmas season. Merry Christmas! Jim

4. December 2009 Newsletter page 3 SPECIAL THANKS FOOD DRIVES October & November 2009 LBS $ Antioch140 lbs Armuchee$500.00 Blue Pond65 lbs Bush Arbor80 lbs Calvary183 lbs East Rome299 lbs Fifth Avenue 100 lbs$124.00 Lakeview110 lbs Lindale First605 lbs Mt. Alto685 lbs$200.00 New Antioch562 lbs Sherwood Forest150 lbs$50.00 Wax175 lbs Shorter College BCM290 lbs NEEDS FOR PRISON MINISTRY: Combs Solid White Tube Socks ◦ Toothbrushes ◦ Unsharpened pencils ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS! To volunteer at the Floyd County Baptist Ministry Center, please call Brenda Gail Baldwin at 706-291-0904. Matt. 25:40 Food Pantry Donations October & November 2009 Giving October & November 2009 Antioch$869.00 Armuchee$300.00 Bethel$250.64 Blue Pond0 Bush Arbor$166.00 Calvary$1869.31 Cave Spring0 Cedar Creek$378.00 Comm Chapel$254.32 Deaf Church0 Desoto Park$50.00 Dykes Creek0 East Rome$1144.00 Enon$834.00 Everett Sp$217.00 Fairview$289.13 Fellowship$1115.27 5 th Ave$1490.10 Flint Hill$966.00 Floyd Sp$684.21 Friendship$2069.00 Garden Lakes0 Grace Fellowship0 Hill Crest$469.03 Hollywood$1291.61 In Focus$92.01 Lakeview$2229.00 Lindale 1 st $1153.14 Live Oak0 McFall0 Mt Alto$400.00 Mt Carmel$238.00 Mt Tabor0 New Antioch$1045.50 New Armuchee$1614.78 New Canaan0 New Hope$270.00 New Prospect$165.00 Park Ave$661.17 Pisgah$866.15 Pleasant Hope$394.29 PVN$833.36 PVS$1689.96 Riverside0 2 nd Ave0 Shannon 1 st $384.88 Sherwood Forest$2088.32 Shorter Ave$2315.23 Silver Creek$75.00 Solid Rock0 South Broad0 Southside0 Spring Creek$392.17 State Line$321.00 Sunny Hill$122.24 Swan Lake0 3 Rivers$360.00 Vann’s Valley$370.00 Victory0 Vietnamese Fell.$55.00 Wax0 West End$165.54 West Rome$1750.00 Wilkerson Rd0 Woodlawn$487.23 Individual Gift$50.00 TOTAL$35,295.59 Antioch140 lbs Armuchee$500.00 Blue Pond65 lbs Bush Arbor80 lbs Calvary183 lbs Comm Chapel130 lbs East Rome299 lbs Everett Sp.$306.00 Fellowship$250.00 5 th Avenue100 lbs $124.00 Floyd Springs102 lbs Friendship25 lbs Grace Fellowship37 lbs Hill Crest$75.21 Hollywood$100.00 Lakeview110 lbs Lindale First605 lbs Mt Alto685 lbs $200.00 Mt Carmel$100.00 New Antioch562 lbs New Armuchee30 lbs $380.00 New Hope60 lbs PVN$158.00 PVS57 lbs Second Avenue$216.67 Sherwood Forest150 lbs $50.00 Shorter Ave1,560 lbs $154.00 State Line$200.00 Wax175 lbs West End5 lbs West Rome28 lbs $60.00 Woodlawn50 lbs Shorter College BCM 290 lbs Individual Gifts$415.00 World Hunger$3000.00 TOTALS5, 528 lbs $6,288.88 Vanns Valley`107 VBS Directors – Jumpstart Workshop January 12, 2010 First Baptist Church, Cartersville 2010 NW GA Regional Clinic March 20, 2010 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM First Baptist Church Cartersville Pastors/Deacons/ Spouse Retreat February 5-6, 2010 GBC Center – Norman Park Register by calling: 1-800-746-4422, ext. 364