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The Beacon

July, 2020

JCBA Disaster Relief expands their ministry opportunities with purchase of a “bucket truck.” Danny Newman, Ministry

Director, states: “A bucket truck will open doors for our ministry. It will be

a useful and flexible work tool.”

as a work truck with an attached aerial lift. They are designed to safely lift

people into the air to perform work that can’t be easily and safely reached

without a ladder. “When you drive up, Danny states, and a home has a tree

on the roof or roof damage...the people need help now and in most cases

they are desperately seeking someone. We will be able to extend “Good

Samaritan” help to our neighbors, brothers & sisters wherever we go...It

will be a great addition to our ministry!”

Bucket trucks are commonly seen on the highways, suburban side streets,

and country back roads. While most people tend to think of bucket trucks

as utility vehicles only used to work on electrical poles, they can be used

for various tasks from the mundane to the unusual. For the Disaster Relief

Team it will:

Increase Flexibility

Increase Safety for job site & job task

Extend Construction work capabilities

Add Tree Care & Limb Trimming capability

Jefferson County Baptist Association

PROMOTE-COOPERATE-SUPPORT-FELLOWSHIP

JCBA Disaster Relief Expands Ministry

Opportunity

Would you like to participate in this “Boots On the Ground” ministry? Help local families in need as well as the families located in “disaster” areas. The teams travel extensively> (TN-FL-CT-CO etc)...and need your help.

YES...I would like to participate...I know funds are needed and 100% will be applies directly to these min-istry needs.

JCBA Office: 865-475-1453 or send check to: JCBA Disaster Relief Ministry...P.O. Box 388, Jefferson City, TN 37760

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JCBA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, October 1, 2019– May 30, 2020

Church May

Receipts

2020

YTD

Receipts

2020

Antioch .00 1,600.00

Beaver Creek 60.82 828.12

Bethel Mission .00 500.00

Buffalo Grove 258.01 1,768.59

Central Heights 50.00 350.00

Dandridge First 2,833.34 11,333.32

Deep Springs 54.96 699.84

Dumplin 375.21 3,663.78

East Ridge 78.00 326.00

Emmanuel 25.00 175.00

Flat Gap 136.00 569.00

French Broad 716.50 5,727.00

Good Hope 73.80 744.29

Holston Memorial .00 1,640.97

Living Water .00 .00

Mansfield Gap .00 128.95

Mill Springs .00 300.00

Mullins Chapel .00 350.07

Nance’s Grove .00 .00

New Hope .00 579.05

New Market 276.53 3,443.45

Nina 415.00 2,222.00

Oak Hills .00 499.98

Piedmont 538.20 3,212.05

Pleasant Grove .00 .00

Pleasant Grove P. 115.74 1,760.21

Rocky Valley .00 2,563.53

Strawberry Plains First

166.67 1,333.68

Swann’s Chapel .00 6,000.00

Talbott 463.00 3,696.00

White Pine .00 2,916.65

INCOME

Church May

Receipts

YTD Re-ceipts

TBMB .00 5,474.00

Non-Budgeted 500.00

Individual Receipts .00 576.98

Total Receipts as of May 30, 2020

6,636.78 65,482.51

EXPENSES

May 30, 2020

John Pinkston Salary 1,169.20

Darlene B. Salary 1,451.06

Darlene ‘s Insurance 295.00

GuideStone 100.00

Maint.Equip/Leasing 217.11

Credit Cards 695.28

Church Ministry Grant 2,500.00

Utilities 264.35

Total Expenses

April 30, 2020

6,692.00

Bal. Brought Forward 23,282.04

May Receipts 6,636.78

Less Expenses 6,692.00

Bal. May, 30, 2020 23,226.82

July Meetings

13 JCBA Council Mtg. Assoc. Office

1:30 PM-Calendar Planning

14 WMU Leadership Team Mtg. Association Office-5:30 PM

20 JCBA Executive BD Mtg. Nina Bapt. 5:30 PM

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JCBA Office will be closed

July 6-10

Monday August 3, 2020

6:00 PM

Dumplin Baptist Church

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WMU Prayer Retreat Monday, August 24, 2020

7:00 PM

French Broad Baptist Church

The annual Jefferson County Baptist WMU Prayer Retreat is planned for Monday August 24, 2020, at French Broad Baptist Church, at 7:00 PM.

This will an OUTDOOR EVENT.

Speakers for the event will be Tullos and Tullos. Matt and Darlene Tullos have been sharing the mes-sage of Jesus through the creative arts for 35 years. Darlene is a family counselor and Matt is Special As-

sistant to the Executive Direc-tor at the Ten-nessee Baptist Mission Board.

Music by: Sacred Calling, a talented female trio from our own East TN area.

ACP Time is Fast Approaching!!

Church Secretaries/ACP Contacts It’s that time again! Time to gather all your infor-mation to complete the ACP (Annual Church Profile.) You should be receiving them sometime in July, hope-fully early July. Even though we have had a difficult year with the Coronavirus, the numbers will look a little different, but the ACP reporting is so vitally important. It ena-bles us all to know how effectively we are collectively reaching Tennessee for Christ. “This vital data informs our direction and helps us seize Great Commission opportunities in a rapidly changing world. It also lets us know if we’ve lost our focus”, says Randy Davis, our Executive Director-Treasurer for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. I want to tell you that I am so thankful for all of you who have the task of keeping up with the ACP’s. You do a fantastic job, and you have learned to manage TED (Tennessee Electronic Data), very well. This has been a Big change from the way we have done things for a lot of years. Like many of you, I have sat in front of my computer when I was about to toss everything in the trash, and ask for God’s help! God always brings to my mind that I can do all things through Him, so hang in there and remember that I will be praying that all goes well when you are working on the ACP’s.

Bring your chair or family blanket to sit and enjoy the service. You don’t want to miss this special time of prayer & God’s message to us. The COVID-19 may have changed the way it will be held, but by God’s Help, we will proceed. (If the weather is inclement, alternate plans are being arranged and announced at a later time.)

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Jefferson County Baptist Association

1410 George Ave. P.O. Box 388

Jefferson City, TN 37760

Interim Associational Missionary: Rev. John Pinkston

Ministry Assistant: Mrs. Darlene Bell

Phone: 865-475-1453

Fax: 865-475-1457

E-mail: jtpinkston@jcbatn.org

dbell @jcbatn.org

Website: www.jcbatn.org

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT# 35

Jefferson City, TN 37760

2 Rev. John Pinkston Buffalo Grove

4 Mrs. Amy Neal Piedmont

9 Mrs. Becky McCray FBC, Dandridge

11 Rev. Bob Neal Piedmont

21 Mrs. Leslie Pate Bethel Mission

24 Mrs. Amy Walker Flat Gap

26 Rev. Brian Osborne FBC, White Pine

7 Rev. & Mrs. Brock Webster Deep Springs

15 Rev. & Mrs. Don Bowery Beaver Creek

25 Rev. & Mrs. Gabriel Walker Flat Gap

Due to Covid-19, the pastors will contin-ue to meet at Buffalo Grove Baptist Church on Monday’s at 10:00 AM.