ASHE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Spring forward March 8

Rev. Billy Norris was elected as the New Director of Ashe Really Cares by a 100% vote by the Ashe Really Cares Committee . He is our Faith Health Connector and the former pastor of Big Flatts Baptist Church. He is well qualified and we look forward to working with him in this new position. He started work on  Wednesday, Feb. 11.  

The New 2026 Tax Return Preparation Guide for Ministers is available at the Associational Office. Come by and get one if you need one.

Time to plan for VBS! Illumination station, shinning a light on who Jesus really is from John 8:12 VBS Material from Lifeway is available for you to view at Ashe Baptist Office, to see if you want to use it this year.

Hope for the Mountains Prayer Team meets every Tuesday at 8:00 with the Midway Baptist Church, in the  sanctuary . We have a short devotion and pray aound the altar. Everyone is invited to attend.

  Phoenix Baptist Church announces Rev. Gary Norris, is the guest speaker for this Sunday, March 8th at 11:00. They have Sunay School at 10:00. The congregation invites you to attend.

You are Invited to come and Worship with us at North Beaver Baptist Church,8000 Hwy 163, West Jefferson, NC…….Sunday School for all ages starts at 10:00, with Children’s Church and Worship Services starting at 11:00…. Bible Study and Prayer service are on Wednesday evenings starting at 6:30….

“Christ over Everything”

Pastor Matthew Tilley will be preaching on Sunday mornings, Spring 2026, March through May, the sermon series is entitled “Christ over Everything!” From the book of Colossians…..it is a series based on the letter written by Paul the Apostle to the Colossian church.

March 8, 2026: Colossians 1:21-23 | Reconciled by Christ

March 15, 2026: Colossians 1:24-29 | Christ in You

March 22, 2026: Colossians 2:1-7 | The sufficiency of Christ

Pastor Tilley will be interrupting the Colossians series for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday to preach sermons on the Cross and on the Resurrection.

March 29, 2026: Palm Sunday | I Corinthians 1:18-2:5 | The Cross of Christ

April 5, 2026: Easter Sunday | I Corinthians 15 | The Resurrection of Christ

April 12, 2026: Colossians 2:8-15 | The Victory of Christ

April 19, 2026: Colossians 2:16-23 | Christ in Everyday Life

April 26, 2026: Colossians 3:1-11 | New Life in Christ

May 3, 2026 : Colossians 3:12-17 | The Character of Christ

May 10, 2026: Mother’s Day | Colossians 3:18-4:1 | The Lordship of Christ at Home

May 17, 2026: Colossians 4:2-6 | The Grace of Christ in the Face of Opposition

May 24, 2026: Colossians 4:7-15 | The Diverse Body of Christ

May 31, 2026: Colossians 4:16-18 | Honoring the Treasure of Christ

Pastor Matthew Tilley and the congregation invite you to attend.

We invite you to join us this season of prayer March 1–8, 2026. In addition to prayer, your generosity in giving to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering makes an eternal impact. When you give directly to this offering, 100 percent of your gifts support missionaries in North America. Share Jesus in North America — Because of You, Missionaries Are Planting Churches and Meeting Needs Across North America. Your Gifts Support Missionaries as They Reach People With the Hope of the Gospel. National Offering Goal: $80 Million 

Blood Drive on Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Warrensville Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 130 Church Street, Warrensville. There is a critical blood shortage at this time. Help us to fill this need. To make an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS. For more info, contact Beth Eastridge 828-406-8897. Pastor is Rev. Jackie Stone.

Life Compass Training by George Fuller. He spoke to us at the annual meeting in August and a planning session at Midway Baptist Church. Training, all information and book is free. Refreshments served. The first 2-hour training is at North Beaver Baptist Church On March 10 at 6:00 and the second two-hour training will be in Tuesday March 24 at 6:00. Anyone may attend but pre-registration is required. Contact George Fuller at 919-417-8284 or call the office to register 336-846-5631.

Welcome Home Baptist Church announces a Deacon ordination for Mr. Ryan Huffman on Sunday, March 22nd at 6:00. The pastor, Rev. Lonnie Jones and the congregation invite you to attend

 Appalachian  Church announces Worthy is the Lamb, Easter special , Life of Jesus. March 26-28 and April 1-3 at 7:00. Reserve your seat now at Appchurch.org. Pastor is Rev. Steve Ashley.

When you pray, please remember Phoenix Baptist Church, Mt Olive Baptist Church, Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Liberty Grove Baptist Church, Riverview Baptist Church, and Wagoner Baptist Church. They are without a pastor.

The new 2026 Ashe Baptist Association Calendars are ready to distribute. Each church gets 5 calendars. Come by and get yours when you are in town. This calendar shares all the meeting dates of Ashe Baptist Association, Baptist State Convention of NC and Southern Baptist Convention as well as birthdays and wedding dates for the Pastors and staff.     

Pleasant Home Baptist Church will have their 4th Annual Valentine Dinner (date changed due to the ice) on Saturday, March 21 doors open at 6:00, youth will sing at 6:15 and dinner served at 6:30 pm Congregation invites everyone.

When you pray, please remember Phoenix Baptist Church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church,  Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Liberty Grove Baptist Church, Riverview Baptist Church, and Wagoner Baptist Church. They are without a pastor.

More Than a Meal — Baptist Children’s Home of NC Food Roundup 2026 in April

Providing food for the children and families served through Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina (BCH) is not the end result—it’s where compassion begins.

When NC Baptists collect needed items for the Food Roundup, you help us serve hundreds of thousands of meals and snacks to children across the state each year. ​What you do not only opens children’s eyes to the compassion and generosity of God’s people but, most importantly, it is a first step in opening their hearts to Christ’s love. Churches, other organizations and individuals are urged to collect food and bring to Ashe Really Cares in the month of April. Please let them know it’s for the Baptist Children’s Home Food Roundup. They also will take checks or gift cards. Call in the office for more info or go to Baptist Children’s Homes of NC Food Roundup on the web.

Who’s Your One? is a personal evangelism initiative from the North American Mission Board (NAMB) that challenges every Christian to intentionally identify one person in their life who does not know Jesus, pray for their salvation consistently, and look for opportunities to share the gospel with them. The movement emphasizes that evangelism is not about reaching everyone at once—it’s about faithfully reaching the one God has placed on your heart. We have material at the Ashe Baptist Office,

 Little Helton Baptist Church announces Rev. Tyler Dillard is their new pastor. We welcome Brother Tyler and his wife Amy and look forward to working with them in the Ashe Baptist Association. 

Round Knob Baptist Church announces Rev. Lonnie Carpentar was voted in by 100% vote as Pastor. We look forward to working with Brother Lonne and his wife Sandy, he officially begins on September 7.  

Big Laurel Baptist Church announces, Rev. Tim Greer is their new pastor, Tim and his wife, Holly and two children live in Marion Va, you may remember his Dad, Rev. Harlen Greer. We look forward to working with Brother Tim and Sister Holly.

Ashe Baptist Association has a new Faith Health Connecter, Rev. Billy Norris, Former pastor at Big Flatts Baptist Church. He is ready to help you when needed.  

Announcements from our friends;

 Peace Haven Church is going to share the play “I Dreamed I Searched Heaven for You” again on Sunday, March 8, at 6 pm, weather permitting.  Any cancellation will be posted on the FaceBook page. The congregation invites you to attend.

STONE MOUNTAIN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION-- Student Rally April 19, 2026 at Baptist Home Church in The Family Center. Please be in prayer for our upcoming student rally and encourage your youth to attend and bring a friend to learn about Jesus. Special music, speakers, fellowship, fun & food. Adults needed to volunteer. For more information

contact AMS Ken Wood (336-957-6620)

Or email: cooperbeck@gmail.com

The Ashe Food Council was formed in November 2025 in order to bring together leaders in the food distribution area to identify gaps, develop strategies to address those gaps, and work together to support our community to improve food security and systems, not just for today but for the future.

One of the many focus areas of the Food Council is home-delivered meals in the County. There are two agencies which currently offer a Mobile Meal program – Ashe Outreach Ministries and Generations Ashe.  Ashe Outreach provides over 1,000 meals per month to elderly shut-ins and those recovering from medical procedures covering the west and northwest parts of the county with five delivery routes.  Generations Ashe provides home delivered meals to home-bound adults each weekday and offers a backpack program to adults for the weekends.

Ashe County  has a need for increased home delivered meals.  In addition to the nutritional value these meals offer, it also offers a wellness check and a friendly face to those who are shut-in.  These deliveries create invaluable relationships between the volunteers and the recipients that can bring a much needed blessing.  We are seeking volunteers to assist both Ashe Outreach and Generations with the meals they provide.  If anyone can help, please reach out to these organizations directly to learn more.

Ashe Outreach Ministries – Dave Ahrens – 336-336-1314 or asheoutreach@gmail.com

Generations Ashe – 336-246-2461 or info@generationsashe.org

If a church or church ministry would be interested in providing their own home-delivered meal program, that would also be very beneficial to our community.  If there is a church or ministry interested, please reach out to Tracie McMillan or Michele Blevins at Ashe Department of Social Services.

Tracie McMillan – 336-846-5719 or traciemcmillan@ashecountygov.com

Michele Blevins – 336-846-5702 or micheleblevins@ashecountygov.com

A 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. Riverside Excavation and Grading LLC and Shepards Collision and Repair in Fleetwood, Sam  and Victoria Shepard, Randy Marion Ford and Randy Marion Chevrolet of Ashe County, Kristin and Josh Harrold. Tri - County Paving, Lucian and Patricia Jordan, and Tri County Monuments, Mike and Lesia Peters. 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: March 2nd. Mrs. Jessica Stansberry (Rev. Jonathon- Tuckerdale), 3rd Mrs. Jennifer Hart (Rev. Dr. Russell- Laurel Knob), 

Happy Anniversary: None