Posted by The Pastor on February 4, 2010
If you want to help in Haiti, here is a good, tangible way to do so. Of course you can pray. Giving helps too. We have already received a lot of offering money via our regular offerings in addition to our church giving $5,000. But now the Baptist Men of North Carolina have started a new initiative called “Buckets of Hope”. To learn more about it, download the PDF file which gives the list of contents and instructions for packing it.
The essentials are that you buy a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. These can be purchased locally at ACE Hardware or Lowe’s. Then fill it with the items listed in the PDF document. It includes things like rice, sugar, oil, flour, etc.. Then put them in the bucket and take it to a drop off point. In our area, the Catawba River Baptist Association is such a drop off point. You can find it on US HWY 70 between Morganton and Drexel on the south side of the road.
You need to follow the instructions in the PDF file so don’t just get the items and throw them together.
This is a great way to share the love of Christ in a tangible way. For more information you can go to the Baptists on Mission site.
Posted by The Pastor on February 3, 2010
The North Carolina Baptist Men are actively involved in the Haiti recovery effort. I received an email directed to all churches from our state Baptist Men leader, Richard Brunson. Here is the content of that email:
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NCBM Medical teams are serving in Haiti, assisting a local burn clinic, children’s hospital and community hospital. A team of 7 (Team 1) arrived on January 15 by flying first to Santo Domingo, then taking a bus into Haiti. They began their work on Jan. 15 by assisting the burn clinic. On Jan. 17 they were able to support the hospital staff of Petionville Community Hospital, a 50 bed hospital seeing approximately 250 patients each day.
- Medical Team 2 arrived on Jan. 20, a team of 13 – some from US, some from Hungary. They continued the work started by Team 1 by supporting the work of the hospital and staff.
- Medical Team 3 had 14 people on it, including surgeons and additional medical professionals to assist with the many medical needs.
- Medical Team 4 has 17 people on it and continues to assist at the clinic and hospitals. They are seeing hundreds of people every day.
- Medical Teams 5 has 24 team members and leaves on Thursday, February 4 for Haiti. Teams 6, 7 and 8 are all medical teams and are currently being recruited. If you are interested click on the “volunteer now” tab and let us know of your skills.
Please pray for the teams as they provide assistance for the medical needs.
NCBM sees this as a long-term ministry. We will be sending many volunteers (especially construction), however, we do not have a timetable established at this time. If you are interested in going please click on the “volunteer now” tab below.
We are collecting items for distribution at this time. Click on the “What can your church do” tab below for more information. The biggest need is for money for building materials. For $2,300 you can provide funds to build a house for a family. For approximately $12,000 you can provide funds to build a small church. We are also collecting “Buckets of Hope“.
Scott and Janet Daughtry arrived in Haiti on February 2 and are serving as our long term coordinators in Haiti.
We will continue to gather information from the team and clinic.
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Thank you, In Christ,
Posted by The Pastor on January 13, 2010
Baptist Global Response is raising funds for disaster relief in Haiti. All Southern Baptist relief is being organized by Florida Baptist who have an ongoing ministry in Haiti to help the people there. If you want to help click the link or the picture which will take you directly to the donation page.
Posted by The Pastor on July 18, 2009
Here is the slideshow of the youth mission trip to Hendersonville, NC.
Posted by The Pastor on February 27, 2009
Knowing that so many people in the U.S. are suffering from the economic downturn, and thus are challenged in ways that they never anticipated, I have felt a bit uncomfortable lately in asking for increased prayers for the peoples of East Asia. Yet the reality of lost humanity on a staggering scale continues. Without hearing of the Father’s love, one billion people of East Asia will one day depart this earth headed for an eternity of separation from the very God who created them and loved them enough to give His own Son to save them!
That is how a blog post begins about the people of East Asia, where our chosen people group the Miao of China live. We have so much to be thankful despite our economic downturn. But the greatest is Jesus. We take for granted that we learned about him growing up, most of us in the Bible Belt.
Young Miao Chinese make crafts like the ones you see in the picture
Remember to pray for the Miao people of China. Pray …
- That God will send someone to be a witness to them.
- That God will find a way for the Gospel to reach them via electronic means if possible
- That God will be rising up a missionary for them right now.
Posted by The Pastor on November 22, 2008
Thanksgiving is less than a week away and Christmas is right around the corner. So here are a few of the upcoming holiday events at High Peak Baptist Church
Sunday Night Services Moved to 6:00 PM – Our Sunday evening worship time is at 6 PM till January. This is a trial run and we will make the official decision in January during the second Sunday night service.
International Missions Celebration – Sunday Night, Nov. 30th at 6 PM. We will have a class for all ages including Nursery, Children, Youth, and Adults. We will study missions and specifically learn about the Miao People group of China. Starting at 6 PM we will have a guest speaker who will share some history of the Miao people. Mrs. Yang is on staff at Valdese Elementary and is Hmong herself. The Hmong people in our area have their roots in China before they went to Laos. At 6:30 we will enjoy some Chinese/Hmong food and then at 7 PM finish with our group studies for about 30-45 minutes.
Christmas Social – Our annual Christmas social will be Sunday Night, Dec. 7th at 6 PM. Bring some food and enjoy the meal.
Children’s Christmas Program – The children will present their Christmas program during the morning worship service on Dec. 14th at 11:00 AM.
Adult Christmas Program – The adult choir will perform their Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 14th at 6 PM.
Lottie Moon International Missions Offering – During the month of December we will be collecting the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. There will be an aisle march during the Sunday Morning worship services at 11:00 AM on Dec. 14th and 21st. Here is a video from some missionaries that will be supported by this offering.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service – On Christmas Eve at 6 PM we will have a candlelight communion service.
New Year’s Even Fellowship – On New Year’s Eve at 7 PM we will have a fellowship at church with food and fun. This is for all ages and you will have time to go to your family celebrations after the meal if you want or stay for more fun at the church.
The essentials are that you buy a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. These can be purchased locally at ACE Hardware or Lowe’s. Then fill it with the items listed in the PDF document. It includes things like rice, sugar, oil, flour, etc.. Then put them in the bucket and take it to a drop off point. In our area, the Catawba River Baptist Association is such a drop off point. You can find it on US HWY 70 between Morganton and Drexel on the south side of the road.
