“Campers have S’more fun!” Especially when we camp out as a church. The fellowship was sweet, REALLY sweet, as we ate gooey-crunchy s’mores and roasted hot dogs. We had a wonderful time of prayer Saturday morning at the church camp prayer breakfast. Then Sunday we loaded up and went to church in our camping gear. Then back to camp for s’more fun! Praise the Lord for a wonderful few days together! And we thank Him for the beautiful weather we enjoyed at Burlingame State Campground!
What a lovely couple of days God gave us for our trip to New Hampshire. We left at 9 am Friday morning and went the scenic way to shop and have lunch together, then shop some more on our way up to The Wilds of New England. Gretchen Fant spoke so well on the topic of Faith. She was very down-to-earth and challenging in her delivery. As you can see there was plenty of time for relaxation, as well. We all enjoyed the fellowship together!
We are so thankful that the Free Will Baptist Home Missions Heritage Tour stopped by on Sunday, September 1. For Sunday School, Pastor Henry Horne from Union Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Chocowinity, NC, blessed us with a message. After that, Pastor Dann Patrick from Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC, delivered the Worship Hour sermon. Praise the Lord, one lady for whom we had been praying accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior, asking Him to forgive her sins! Quite a few local visitors also joined us!! What a great day!
To top it all off, we went into the fellowship hall for a Seafood Fest! Fresh clams, called “Steamahs,” Clam “Chowdah,” Baked Stuffed Quahogs, called “Stuffies,” and Baked Stuffed Fluke (flounder) were the star players in this event. We also had some Italian food and great desserts. Yum! See more pictures of this and other events by clicking here. Be sure to keep scrolling down to see other events!
Our church folks so enjoyed visiting with everyone from the Heritage Tour. It is great when other Free Will Baptists from around the country can come to visit. Thank you so much for being a blessing to Beacon! Come back anytime!
It was so nice to get to see Pastor & Mrs. Dann Patrick again! They are from Christy’s childhood church, Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC. He also married Bill & Christy. What a wonderful treat that they came with the Heritage Tour! Christy’s parents, Ed & Mary Edmonds, pictured left, also came for a visit. It was wonderful to take them on a tour of the church and spend time with them. We are so thankful that they could come up! It was such a privilege to give everyone from the Home Missions Office a tour of the church in person! What a blessing!
What a fantastic day we had on Sunday, September 1, 2013! Praise the Lord! We had quite a few local visitors and a bus load of special guests from around the country. The Free Will Baptist Home Missions Hertitage Tour Rolled in before Sunday School. Pastor Henry Horne from Union Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Chocowinity, NC, preached a message for the Teens and all adult Sunday School classes, which met in the auditorium.
Christy Reynolds’ childhood pastor, Pastor Dann Patrick from Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC, who also married Pastor Bill and Christy, preached for the Worship Hour. Praise the Lord, one person prayed to ask the Lord Jesus to forgive her sins and be her Savior after the service.
Then we headed to the fellowship hall where our church folks put out quite a spread! Steamed Clams, Stuffed Quahogs, Clam Chowder, Baked Stuffed Flounder, Italian food, Allie’s Donut Cake, and more gave these special guests a taste of Rhode Island! Thanks to all who helped, especially Ray Warner, Melissa Titzman, and Shirley Hargraves. And of course, thank you to Pastor Bill for fileting all that flounder!
Special thanks to all the guests from our sister Free Will Baptist Churches for worshiping with us. We so enjoyed your fellowship!
