Ashe Baptist Association Church Announcements 

Ashe Really Cares is excited to kick off the annual Souper Bowl of Caring food and funds drive! On Super Bowl Sunday, February 12, 2023, we invite churches, schools and organizations to collect monetary donations and nonperishable food items to support individuals and families in our community struggling with hunger. The ARC is open Monday – Friday from 9-3. Pat Miller is the director of ARC call here at 336-846-5234 for questions or concerns.

 Friendly Grove Baptist Church is having a Super Bowl Supper on Saturday Feb. 11 at 6:00. Bring items for the ARC or give a donation for the cost of the meal. Everyone is invited by the Pastor, Jeffery Rizoti and the congregation 

Big Flatts Baptist Church will have an Italian Love Lunch for Valentine’s Day on February 12th. Everyone attending is urged to bring items for the local prison ministry. Everyone welcome by the pastor, Rev. Billy Norris and the congregation.

  North Beaver Baptist Church announces Rev. Matthew Tilley was elected pastor by a 100% vote. We welcome Brother Mathew and his wife, Vanessa to the Ashe Baptist Association and look forward to working with them. They have two children. The congregation invite you to come meet the new pastor and worship with them. They have worship at11:00. They have Sunday School at 10:00 and the congregation and pastor, Rev. Matthew invites you to attend.

Liberty Grove Baptist Church in Fleetwood will be having the High Road Women's Group in Concert on Sunday February 19th at 6:00 pm. Pastor Toby Oliver and the congregation invite everyone.

  The 2023 Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2022 returns is available at the Associational Office. Also available are Compensation Planning Guide, Ministerial Tax Issues and Housing Allowance info for ministers are available as well. Come by the office and check it out. 

Week of Prayer and Offering for Older Adults January 29- February 4, 2023 through Baptist Retirement Homes of NC. For more info go to: www.thrivemore nc.org and click on Church Resources. Our goal is $650,000. Every dollar goes to provide care for the elderly across NC who have little or no financial resources.

Paul Strickland, Faith-Health Connector, Ashe County, NC

I am a new resident of Ashe County, having moved from Lee County, S.C., in September. My wife, Cindy, and I were seasonal campers at Racoon Holler Campground for several years before making our transition. Cindy and I have been married for 47 years, have 3 children and 8 grandchildren. I am a retired Registered Nurse, having worked with the developmentally disabled, home health, and psychiatric patients. We have recently joined Friendship Baptist Church in Jefferson. I look forward to working with the Ashe Baptist Association, the Churches and people of Ashe County in advancing the Kingdom of Christ and helping meet the needs of its citizens. Call Ashe Baptist Office at 846-5631 to reach me.

Special Thank you to Mr. Jim Walters, Mr. Jerry Jones of the Warrensville Baptist Church and Dwayne Pollard of Pollard Glass member at New River Baptist Church for replacing a window at the Ashe Baptist Campground. We appreciate it very much. We have two more projects that we need to do this Winter before opening in April. We need to tack up 4 pieces of paneling in he one of the cubicles and nail a piece of plywood up above the hot water heater. If you or your Sunday School Class can help give us a shout at Ashe Baptist Office 846-5631.  

Thank you to all the churches and individuals who have given to reduce the Ashe Baptist Association Complex debt. $15,803 has been give so far and a couple of other churches are going to give as well. After the 15,803 is applied, together we have the debt down, with God’s help to $48,418

Ashe County Children’s Christmas project was a big success. I appreciate all the folks

who made it possible. From all the churches, individuals who took red cards, businesses,

industry, DSS, Cooperative Extension, Partnership of Ashe, WKSK Radio, Parks and

Rec, Randy Marion Ford of Ashe County, baggers, runners, those who put the bicycles

together, Gideons International of Ashe County, folks who gave money and all those I

have left out we thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is community effort,

everyone working together for the cause of Christ. It’s a little bit of heaven, folks of all

denominations working together. Lots of Christian witness has been done because of

you. You are the arms and feet of Jesus. Prayer was offered at different times for the

children and their parents. Many Bibles went out to everyone. We did our best to help 770

children have a great Christmas with gifts, backpacks and love. We sent 300 or more fully

loaded backpacks to the flood victims in Kentucky with 50 bicycles and some extra toys

and clothes by way of Warrensville Baptist Church who have been there 5 times in the

last little while. To God be the glory.

The Annual Meeting of the Ashe Baptist Association in 2023 is set mark your calendars for Bald Mt. Baptist to host on Friday, August 15th and Phoenix Baptist Church on Saturday, August 16th. Thank you, Bald Mt and Phoenix, for hosting the 137th Annual Meeting of the Ashe Baptist Association.

When you pray, please remember  Big Laurel Baptist Church, are currently without a pastor.   

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. 

 Blue Ridge Baptist Church has 20 pew pads 10 feet long, brown in color to give away. If interested, contact Rev. Ted Shatley at 336-977-0808.  Thank you to Brother Teddy for replacing some burned out light bulbs in the ARC ceiling. We appreciate it! 

Announcement from our Friends,

Generations Ashe is in desperate need of Meals on Wheels Drivers to deliver food to the shut in?  If you have a little extra time and can help out, please contact Jennifer Richardson, Ashe County Volunteer Coordinator at 336-246-4347 for more information.

Special Announcements from our friends,    

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   

Special announcement from Smethport Baptist Church, Youth Revival February 1-3 at 7:00. Brother Chris Simpson will be preaching. Please encourage your youth and youth leaders to attend.

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 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.

All announcements are on web site at www.ashebaptist.org. Check out the newsletters in color as well as list of all churches, other church announcements and lots more information including new pictures of Annual Meeting. Pictures, go to more and click on photo gallery. We do update daily.    

Happy Birthday: Feb. 6th Rev. RD Watson (Betsy-Old Fields), 9th, Mrs. Monica Allen  ( Steve 14 years IMB to Swaziland- App Church)

Happy Anniversary: none