ASHE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS 

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.

Special thank you to Mr. Rick Ashley of Appalachian Church for scrapping the Ashe Baptist Association Complex Parking lot 3 times. We appreciate it. When you see him be sure and thank him.

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

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.

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

Pastor Matthew Tilley will be preaching on Sunday mornings, February 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.

February 22. 2026:  Guest preacher | Dr. JT Byerly, even though Dr. JT Byerly is retired after serving the Lord as a pastor at several churches across North Carolina, he continues preaching at churches across the state,  he is based out of Maple Lawn Baptist in Reidsville, NC, where his son, Wesley Byerly is the pastor 

March 1, 2026: Colossians 1:9-14 | Praying in the Power of Christ

March 8, 2026: Colossians 1:15-20 | The Supremacy of Christ

March 15, 2026: Colossians 1:21-23 | Reconciled by Christ

March 22, 2026: Colossians 1:24-29 | Christ in You

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 2:1-7 | The sufficiency of Christ 

April 19, 2026: Colossians 2:8-15 | The Victory of Christ

April 26,2026: Colossians 2:16-23 | Christ in Everyday Life

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

May 10,2026: Mother’s Day | Colossians 3:12-17 | The Character of Christ

May 17, 2026: Colossians 3:18-4:1 | The Lordship of Christ at Home

May 24, 2026: Colossians 4:2-6 | The Grace of Christ in the Face of Opposition

May 31, 2026: Colossians 4:7-15 | The Diverse Body of Christ

June 7, 2026: Colossians 4:16-18 | Honoring the Treasure of Christ

Everyone is invited to attend by the congregation and the Pastor, Rev. Matthew Tilly.

 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

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.   

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 

Spring forward March 8

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.

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;

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: Feb.18th Mrs. Sammi Ashley 9 (Rev. Steve – App Church)

                                              Feb.21st. Mrs. Debbie Miller (Admin. Assist and treasurer for Ashe Baptist Association,Husband,  Butch -they are members at Big Flatts Baptist Church)

Happy Anniversary: None