Ashe Baptist Association Church Announcements

 Ashe Baptist Association Office and Ashe Really Cares will be closed to observe Thanksgiving, November 28 and 29. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.   

The Ashe County Children’s Christmas Project is in full swing, names of the children had been chosen and will be notified by Nov 25 of the pickup date. Red Cards  all gone , thank you Ashe County. Gifts need to be taken to a new location to Burgess Furniture Stove in West Jefferson across from Parkway Theater on Dec. 2-4. Volunteers needed. Call the office for more info. 846-5631.

This week I took a trip to the Ashe Baptist Campground and was very pleased. As I walked in the Mattie Parsons Building 6 men were singing how great thou art! One was from Venezuela his interpreter was from Honduras other were from outside the county as well. Baptist Men are sleeping there as they work on fixing up disaster needs. They[DB1]  tell me a whole lot of snoring is going on. I appreciate all the folk’s men, women and youth working to together to make AsheStrong. Two of them is with us this morning and will be sharing shorty. If you have some disaster needs, please contact me at the Ashe Baptist Office and we can send a team out to help you. 

Neighbors feeding neighbors Saturday November 23 from 11-till they run out. Welcome Home Baptist Church, Creston Volunteer Fire Department and in Lansing in center. Grilling Chicken, baked beans, slaw, bread, deserts fellowship and Support as well as praying. Everyone is invited.     

“So Much to Be Thankful For” Thanksgiving Service Midway Baptist Church 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd. West Jefferson on Tuesday November 26th at 7pm. Singing, testimonies, a word from God’s Word and much more. Everyone is invited by the pastors. John Elledge, Rev. Steve LeaShomb, Rev. Johnny Goodman and Rev. Loren Lung. Bald Mt Baptist Church, Beaver Creek Baptist Church, Beaver Christian Unity and Midway invites you to attend. (See flyer after announcements)

Riverview Baptist Church announces a free Thanksgiving Dinner to be given out to anyone who needs on Saturday, November 30th from 11-2. They will be set up across from the church where the tent is usually set up. For more info contact Karla Blevins at 336-977-2514.

Under the leadership of Trick Tucker, a sophomore at Alleghany High School, a heartfelt FREE

TOY GIVEAWAY will be held for children in the mountains who have been profoundly impacted by Hurricane Helene. This event will take place on Saturday, December 14 at Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church in Jefferson, NC. A special thank you to the Ashe Baptist Association for their invaluable help in organizing this event. Additionally, immense gratitude goes to Gary Aycock of CGC Hauling and Coastal Golf Cart Rentals in Southport, NC. Gary’s deep love for the mountains is rooted in the fact that his mother, sister, nieces and nephews live in Ashe. Trick’s family business, Mahogany Rock Tree Farm in Sparta, also generously sponsored the event for the kids. Please help spread the word! Rev. Paul Strickland invites you to attend.

Location:

Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church

201 South Street, Jefferson NC

Saturday, December 14, 11am – 4pm

  Congratulations to Rev. Keith Woody and his wife, Denise on 20 years of service at Pilot Mt. Baptist Church. Nov. 21,2004 through November 21, 2024.  

Mt. Olive Baptist Church announces that Rev. Jake Miller has been elected as pastor by a 100% vote. We welcome Brother Jake, his wife Ashley and their two children and look forward to working with them in the Ashe Baptist Association.

Christian Unity Baptist Church announces former pastor, Rev. Darien South has been elected as their Senior Pastor. He was elected by 100%. We welcome Brother Darien, his wife, Holly to the Ashe Baptist Association and look forward to working with them.

The Hope for the Mountains Disaster Relief was organized immediately after Helene to assist those in need. The group of volunteers is not limited to one church or denomination but is comprised of Christians who are eager to lend a helping hand. If you or your group would

like to help with these jobs, please call 336-977-4980 or 336-469-2270 as soon as possible. I have been asked where someone can give. There is a special fund set up to help individuals in need. It is Hope for the Mountains Disaster Relief Fund. Checks can be mailed to Ashe Baptist Association PO Box 850 Jefferson, NC 28640. Or visit the Facebook page Hope for the Mountains Disaster Relief of Ashe County and

scan the QR code.

 Old Fields Baptist Church announces Rev. Cory Halsey has been elected as their Senior Pastor. He has been their interim. He was elected by 100%. We welcome Brother Cory, his wife, Amanda and their son to the Ashe Baptist Association and look forward to working with them.    

Ashe Really Cares would like to extend a thank you to so many for the overwhelming support of the Ashe Baptist Association churches, other churches and organizations, and people from our community and all over the country coming together to support our neighbors in Ashe County. We will continue to use funds for disaster relief to make an impact on the community as needs arrive. ARC is collecting items for a Holiday Food Drive through the end of November. This includes cranberry sauce, canned yams, cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth or stock and boxed stuffing. For more information call Twila Miller at 336-846-5234 or email at ashereallycares@gmail.com

TUCKERDALE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN LANSING SUFFERED EXTENSIVE FLOOD DAMAGE FROM HELENE.  REPAIRS INCLUDE BUILDING A NEW BRIDGE.  ALL DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED AND CAN BE MADE AT tuckerdalebaptistchurch.org/contributions or TUCKERDALE BAPTIST CHURCH P.O. BOX 175 LANSING, N.C. 28643.  (Pictures of flooding for newsletter are on our Facebook page) Pastor is Rev. Jonathon Stansberry

Please remember Ashe County as you pray. We had the most water in 100 years thus lots of damage to homes, churches, stores, cars and all other items close to water. It will takea lot of PRAYING and working to get going again. at this time some people still  with out power. No internet insome places.  Ashe Really Cares, churches and all the other food pantries are working extra to help folks in need. Other organizations are working very hard to try to help. Working together doing what we cannot do alone. Let us know  if you need help.  AsheStrong!

 Mt. Olive Baptist has donated 45 Baptist Hymnals for any church needing them. They have been dropped of at ABA office. Mt. Olive Baptist invites you to join them for Sunday School at 10 am and Worship at 11 am.

 Ashe Baptist Association hosts for this year sessions of 138thSession of Annual Meeting was Liberty Grove Baptist Church on Friday (August16th) and Friendly Grove Baptist Church on Saturday (August 17th) was a tremendous success! Thank you churches for hosting. God blessed us with His Holy Spirit. Wonderful singing, preaching and nine reports from the Baptist State Convention of NC and 17 reports from the Ashe Baptist Association folks and two great meals to fellowship together. Rev. Toby Oliver preached on “Such a time as This” from the book of Esther. Rev. Brian Furches preached on “The world is coming to Ashe County”, from the Book of Matthew 28:16-20 and Rev. Christ Taylor preached on “Prayer” from the book of Timothy. Excellent sermons for all of us. We have extra Book of Reports with all the information that was shared at the Associational Office if you would like one. I was revived and Spirit filled ready to serve the Lord and I hope those who attended was as well. Orion Baptist Church has asked  to the host for next year on Saturday. We still need a church to host on 3th Friday in August 2025.  Please contact the church you attend and share with them this need. How long has it been since you hosted an Ashe Baptist Associational Meeting? For more info contact Mrs. Lucy Hagin, Mr. Jerry Powers ( Moderator), Mr. Harold Riddle or the Associational Office.  

    Hope for the Mountains Prayer Team meets every Tuesday at 8:00 AM with Midway Baptist Church, we have devotion in the sanctuary and pray around the altar. . It is open to the public and you are invited to attend.  

 When you pray, please remember Riverview Baptist Church, Grassy Creek Baptist Church, Wagoner Baptist Church, Round Knob Baptist Church and Big Laurel Baptist Church.   

Ashe Baptist Campground. Thank you Revs. Russell Hart and Brian Furches for all the work on the road at the camp. Midway Baptist Church has purchased a new De humidifier for the camp and was installed by Mr. Jim Walters of the Warrensville Baptist Church. We appreciate it. The camp will be open all Winter to house workers who need a place to sleep while helping with the Hurricane Efforts. Thank you to all who keep the campground up and running. 

FYI- 336-846-2743 (ASHE) Fax Number if you need it. Office for Ashe Baptist 336-846-5631 and Ashe Really Cares 336-846-5234.    

Special Announcements from our friends:  

The Partnership of Ashe in Jefferson, NC has diapers of all sizes, formula, wipes and other baby and toddler items available to anyone who would like to come by.

Ashe Pregnancy Care Center has free formula, diapers, and wipes available to the public.  We are open Tues, Wed and Thur from 11-5. Zella Gaeta-336-846-4100 

 Gideons International of Ashe County reminds you they are speaking to churches about the work they are doing. If you would like to have a speaker,   please, contact  Bill Carter at 336-877-0599.   

Ashe Baptist would like to thank our sponsors for the Ashe Baptist News heard on WKSK each Saturday and on SoundCloud on the Web. Randy Marion Ford and Randy Marion Chevrolet of Ashe County as a new sponsor, Kristin and Josh Harrold. We look forward to working with them and appreciate it very much. Tri - County Paving, Lucian and Patricia Jordan, Statewide Insurance Solutions, Chris and Andrea Finney and Tri County Monuments, Mike and Lesia Peters. They wish you a very Merry Christmas! They are all Christians and attend church and welcome you to come see them when you find yourself in need of their services.             

Happy Birthday:28th. Mrs. Sue Rash (Dr Rev Jim- Former pastor at Laurel Knob), 29th. Mrs. Linda Blackburn (AMS-David Blackburn ABA and Healing Springs Baptist Church)

Happy Anniversary: 23rd. Rev. and Mrs. Ken Jones (Margie Friendship)