May 2026

May 2026 Calendar

 

Thursday, May 7: Hope Celebration Living In    

    Christ Bible Study at the ABA, 7 PM

Thursday, May 7: National Day of Prayer

Sunday, May 10: Mother’s Day

Thursday, May 14: Hope Celebration Living in Christ

    Bible Study at the ABA, 7 PM

Saturday, May 16: Pastors Cookout, 5:00-6:30 PM

Thursday, May 21: Hope Celebration Living in Christ

    Bible Study at the ABA, 7 PM

Monday, May 22: Memorial Day, ABA office closed

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Birthdays:

John Greene – 4

Olia Storz – 15

Kevin Ricketts - 30

Karen Gerald – 31

Kim Glenn – 31

Anniversaries:

Johnny & Judy Williams – 9

Jerome & Debbie Cash – 17

Marty & Angel Quick - 21

Mark & Tonya Swaringen - 27

Randy & Terri Swaringen - 31

 

 

 

 

Hidden Souls:

A Bible Study for Women Seeking

Healing from Abuse

Starting the week of April 26th!

 

 If you have experienced the pain of abuse, you are not alone. We are beginning a new women's Bible study to walk together through God's promises of worth, safety, and love. We hope that you will join us for a safe, confidential study focused on God’s redemptive love and healing for the brokenhearted

For confidentiality and safety, details will be shared upon registration.

Contact Kathy Landon @ (704) 690-0072. Texts are preferred. 

 

Engaging

Thank you Anson Baptist Association!  Many of you made a difference by volunteering, participating, and praying for the crusade! We had volunteers involved in every level of the crusade, the prayer, planning, testimonies, Day of Hope, welcome team, and music! You prayed, you gave, you worked hard and God blessed in many ways!

We have had 8 decisions for Christ because of the crusade. That is eight people who have been saved from an eternity in hell!  We had 3 rededications that I know of and two families that were connected to local pastors.

Many were helped with a free meal, free groceries, clothes, shoes, toiletries, a health screening and more!

Despite the problems of prejudice in our county, we saw some examples of blacks hugging whites and whites hugging blacks as we just celebrated being children of God. We had people from many different churches and some other denominations present. The more God fills and controls our lives, the less important the little things like skin color, the nation of our birth or our denomination become. It is all about Jesus, what He has done for us, and His gospel!

The attendance was good, with the last night’s crowd about 340! In the six years that I have been your AMS nothing has drawn crowds the size of the ones that we experienced during the crusade.

While the crusade services are completed, our call to share the good news of salvation and make disciples is not completed. Let us be faithful to keep praying, witnessing, loving, serving and discipling until the Lord returns! 

I am thankful for how Christ shined and moved in each service!  I am thankful for you, because there would not have been a crusade without you!  While we know about some of the decisions that were made, only in heaven will realize the full impact that these services have had on our community and our own lives!  Thank you again for your prayers, help and support.

I love you in the Lord!

David

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The National Day of Prayer

Thursday, May 7, 2026. A Day of prayer for our nation.

“The mission of the National Day of Prayer Task Force is to mobilize unified public prayer for America.” https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/

 

Hope Pregnancy Resource Center Banquet

Thursday, May 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM

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ABA Pastor & Family Cookout!

at the Anson Baptist Association MRC

Sat., May 16th from 5:00 – 6:30 PM

Reservations due by Wed., May 13th

 

 

The Anson Crisis Ministry need for May is rice (any size bag). ACM needs volunteers to serve, and monetary donations are appreciated as well. Hours are Tuesday-Friday, 8 am until 1 pm. Margot Barnes is director and can be reached at 704-694-2445. You can access more information at: www.ansoncrisisministry.com. 

 

 

Celebrate Recovery

Thursday Nights at 6:30 PM

North Wadesboro Baptist Church, 1211 N. Greene St., Wadesboro, NC 28170

 

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ centered recovery program to help people “find freedom from their hurts, hang-ups, and habits” including addiction. For more information contact David Wesley Helms at (980) 278-6189 or Rev. Ernie Walters at (910) 506-6066.

 

 

Thank you to the following churches for their April financial support: Cedar Grove, Deep Creek, Faith, Freedom, Gum Springs, Lilesville, Morven, Mt. Beulah, Mt. Zion, New Home, Peachland, Pleasant Grove, Polkton, Red Hill, Rocky Mt., Victory

 

North Carolina Baptist Ministers

Wives Conference

Caraway, NC

July 13-15, 2026

 

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Planning a VBS this summer?  We would like to help you promote your VBS in our newsletter!   Send us your church name, date & time of VBS, and the theme, and we will post it!  Please have your submissions in by the 15th of the month prior to your VBS.

 

 

 

Start Planning For…

SERVENC WEEK

AUGUST 1-8, 2026 

Any project. Any day.

https://ncbaptist.org/servenc/

ServeNC is an opportunity for every NC Baptist church to love its community in Jesus’ name through service projects. Every church. Every community.

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