Ashe Baptist Association Church Announcements

 Ashe Baptist Association Office and Ashe Really Cares will be closed to observed Labor Day on Monday, September 1. Happy Labor Day to everyone 

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.

 Update Annual Mgt- 24 churches in attendance and approximately 80 messengers in attendance. See Book of Reports for more info. Thank you, Beaver Creek Baptist Church and Orion Baptist Church, for hosting.     

Special Thank you to Liberty Grove Baptist Church Youth Group and adults who came and did some landscaping work at the back of your building. WE appreciate it very much; they cut and hauled off a trailer load of limbs and debris.   If your church group would like to help in this area  please let me know.  Liberty Grove Baptist Church invites Kids of all ages( Pre-K thru High School) to a new fun fellowship “GO” while learning about the Bible and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come to “2nd,3rd,4th Wednesday of each month from 6:00 -7:30. Dinner provided and transportation available. For more info contact Lynn at lynn@libertygrovebc.org. 

 Congratulations to Friendship Baptist Church as they are awarded the Outstanding Achievement Vacation Bible School Award for 2024. They had 160 enrolled and had 7 saved. Rev. Jeffery Cotton directed the VBS and the pastor is Rev. Ken Jones    

Job Opening: Friendship Baptist Church ,Secretary position ,Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:30am to 2:30pm, Pay will depend on experience. Email resume to friendshipbaptist@skybest.com 

May call the church for more information at 336-982-2080. 

Ashe Baptist Campground  reminder schedule to mow the camp the week August 30 is Mission Home Baptist Church and September 13 is New River Baptist Church. If you would like to mow, please me know. The Campground Committee will be meeting on Thursday, September 25 at 6:00 at the campground. Serving on that committee is Bobby Shearon, Jim Walters,  Carolyn Fox, Rev. Luke Watson, Bobby Osborne, Rev. Alan Ambrose, Rev. Jeffery Cotton, Silas Dillard, Rev. Jackie Stone and Jeff Walker. This meeting is open to the public if you want to attend.

Midway Baptist Church at 1670 Mt. Jefferson Rd. near Walmart, will have a FREE special “Creation Seminar” on Sept. 7th during both service periods and a “Kid’s Lunch” afterward. At 10:00am, Steve Levinson will become “Dr. Livingstone” performing illusions and giving a “Creation2Communion” message geared towards kids of all ages. At the 11:00 Worship hour there will be a presentation called “Foundations Under Fire” showing how evolution undermines the gospel message. After the service, there will be a “Lunch with the Kids” served in the Fellowship Hall including a jammed-packed message showing “Fossils, The Flood, Noah’s Ark, and Dinosaurs”. Rev. Steve LeaShomb is he pastor and he invites you to attend.

Friendly Grove Baptist Church announces AMS David Blackburn is the quest speaker on Sunday, September 7 at 11:00, Rev. Jeff Rizoti and the congregation invite you to attend.

Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church will be having Generations Excellent preforming the Drama, “The Promised Seed” on Sept. 7th at 10:30. Everyone is invited to attend by the pastor, Rev. Paul; Strickland and the congregation.

Generation Excellent will be at Welcome Home Baptist Church performing their 2025 program, The Promised Seed on August 24th at 10:30.  Homecoming Services will be held at Welcome Home Baptist Church at 10:00 on September 21st with special singing (to be arranged) and with Bro. Kevin Francis speaking. The congregation and pastor Lonnie Jones invites everyone to attend.

Christian Unity Baptist Church will have at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 31, Generation Excellent. performing their 2025 program, The Promised Seed.  Pastor Darien South and the congregation invite you to attend.  Christian Unity Baptist is located at 513 East Main St. Jefferson 

 Pastor Matthew Tilley from North Beaver Baptist Church will begin preaching a new Sunday morning sermon series. It's a series from the book of Amos entitling "Uncomfortable Truths for Comfortable Christians."It will start on Sunday,thru,  November 5th.Below are the dates and sermon titles.

August 31: Guest Speaker: Dr. J.T. Byerly, Dr. T.J. Byerly is the former pastor of Freedom Baptist Church in Rural Hall, NC  and Maple Lawn Baptist Church in Reidsville, NC. Although Dr. Byerly is retired, he’s still enjoys preaching and spreading the Gospel for various churches across the state……special music provided by the choir……

September 7: Amos 1:3-2:16 - “Judgment begins with the house of God”

September 14 (Homecoming): This years HOMECOMING North Beaver Baptist Church, 8000 Hwy 163, West Jefferson, NC….. will be celebrating 82 years of God’s Faithfulness……on Sunday,  September 14, 2025. Worship services start at 11:00 with former Pastor David Blackburn, currently our Director of Missions for Ashe Baptist Association, bringing the message…special music provided by  Mountain Rain….a covered dish meal to follow…Everyone is welcome, especially those who have been part of what God has done at our church over the decades!

September 21: Amos 3:1-15 - “Chosen, not exempt”
September 28: Amos 4:1-13 - “Unmasking religious hypocrisy in favor of the real God”
October 5: Amos 5:1-17 - “Seek the Lord and live”
October 12: Amos 5:18-6:14 - “The arrogance of self-satisfied religion”
October 19: Amos 7:1-8:14 - “The closing window: when mercy yields to judgment”
October 26: Amos 9:1-10 - “The God of the judgment”
November 5: Amos 9:11-15 - “An unfailing hope” 

Everyone is welcome

Grassy Creek Baptist Church will have Revival on September 7-8-9 at 7:00. Rev. Kevin Jones will be preaching and there will be special singing each night. Evreyone is invited by the pastor, Rev. Tom Graybeal.

Buffalo Bapist Church announces Homecoming Services on Sunday, September 21 at 10:30. There will be no Sunday School, there wil be special singing and former pastor AMS David Blackburn will be bring the message, Lunch after the Worship Service, all members  former members and friends are invited to attend .

Tuckerdale Baptist Church Homecoming will be held on Sunday, September 21st.  11 am. with Pastor Jonathan Stansberry conducting the service.  The Wagoner Family will be singing. Lunch will follow the service. Pastor Jonathan Stansberry and the congregation invite everyone to attend.

I want to encourage you to attend a meeting at Midway Baptist Church, on Tuesday, September 30th at 6:00. This is available to ministers and lay folks. George Fuller will explain more about learning tools of Life Compass Living, (a guide for growing up and growing old together.)He is from Center for Congregational Health. You may have seen his article in the newsletter in August or heard him speak at the Annual Meeting on Friday. Please let me know if you are planning on coming and we will have a lite supper for you. Let me know if you need child care and we will try to have that covered as well. Deadline to have your seat at the table is September 23. We have 6 already signed up, that wants to learn more. 

Olin Giles is a full-time missionary, trainer, and speaker with Radical Truth Ministries (RadicalTruth.net) and he would love to come to your church and share about how God is using this ministry for His glory.  Olin has a heart for reaching Muslims here in the United States, and he has just returned from Dearborn, Michigan where they had several people to confess Christ. If you would be interested in having him to come and speak and do a Q&A on Islam, please contact him at jcmin@live.com or 336-620-0906 

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

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. 

Thank you, Beaver Creek Baptist Church, for hosting the annual meeting on Friday, August 15 and Orion Baptist Church on Saturday.

   When you pray, please remember Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Liberty Grove Baptist Church, Riverview Baptist Church, and Wagoner Baptist Church,.  They are currently seeking a pastor. 

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! 

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:   

Bethel Baptist Church at 1407 Lower Nettle Knob Rd in West Jefferson NC will be hosting Simple Faith Quartet out of Asheville NC in a singing on Saturday August 30th at 7pm . Pastor Mike McElhaney and Congregation invites everyone to attend .  

Mt. Jefferson Baptist Church at Hwy 16 N. Jefferson, NC (across for the Airport RD) will have a 5th Sunday Gospel Sing on Sunday, August 31 at 5:00. Bring your favorite finger foods and join us for fellowship following the service. Pastor, Rev. Keith Casey, Brother Elbert Graybeal and the congregation invite everyone to attend.

We are hosting a Project Leader Workshop (Operation Christmas Child) at Midway Baptist Church in West Jefferson on Sat. Sep 6 at 2:30 pm.  Alex Nsengimana will be there as guest speaker to share his incredible story of how receiving a Shoebox changed his life.

You will find a flyer attached that we have provided so that you can announce this event.   We have a little over two weeks to spread the word and all your efforts are greatly appreciated!! 

National Collection Week is November 17 – 24, 2025. (See Flyer after announcements) For more info contact:

Christina Wagoner

Media Relations Coordinator-High Country Area Volunteer Team

Generation Excellent is excited to introduce our new program for 2025:  
“The Promised Seed: Discovering Jesus in the Story of Genesis”

One of the best ways to understand our salvation and our Savior is by looking at the creation account. Realize that a plan of redemption was in place even before the words, “Let there be light” were uttered. Discover the world was created as a setting with tools for this redemption plan. Rejoice in the fact that nothing can alter or disrupt God’s plans. See how the book of Genesis demonstrates that Jesus can take all the evil we create and make something good.  And He does so not because He has to, or not because He should, but because he makes a gracious promise that He would. Marvel at the One Genesis is all about…Jesus, “The Promised Seed”! 

{Also new for this year, when we do a program at your church, we would like to invite your youth/children to participate in a small portion of the opening song of our program.  If this is something your church would like to do, we would practice with them the Friday or Saturday before (whichever works best) and prepare them for performance on Sunday. This will give us all the chance to connect and give them the opportunity to be part of the service on Sunday. Of course this is completely optional. If you choose to participate, more details will be provided. Should you decide this would not work for your youth/kids, we would absolutely respect your wishes.}  

We would love to share this program with your congregation/community and it is our hope and prayer that everyone will see God’s redemption plan like never before.  We are now booking for dates in May through November. Dates are limited so please call and schedule TODAY! Call or email Pam Miller at 336-877-3440/millerpam0217@gmail.com.  

Recharge Café, a community celebration of strength and recovery from Helene, Tuesday, September 23 at 11-2 at Farmers Market in West Jefferson. Everyone is invited. 

Ashe Pregnancy Care Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 5.  We are here to help with any pregnancy needs. Zella Gaeta, Executive Director Ashe Pregnancy Care Center 336-846-4100. 

Ashe Pregnancy Care Center has begun planning the Walk for Life on September 27th.  Registration will begin at 09:30 and the walk will start at 10:00.  We have changed locations this year to the Ashe Park...this will allow for more parking, a safer environment for the walkers and seating for the elderly.

Zella Gaeta, Executive Director

Ashe Pregnancy Care Center

 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. New sponsor, Riverside Excavation and Grading LLC and Shepards Collision and Repair in Fleetwood, Sam Shepard and Victoria, 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: September 3 Rev. Ken Jones (Margie- Friendship Baptist), 5th Rev. Homer Murdock (Barbara- God’s Will)

Happy Anniversary: September 1 Mr. and Mrs. David Miller (Shelia [ARC]- Oak Hill),