Prayer need

Robert Branscum of Life Church asks for prayer for one of his new church families. Just before Christmas their only car was reposessed (they were 4 days late on their payment). Please pray for God's provision for a vehicle of this young family.

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 41

Greetings Prayer Partners,

This is often the time of year when we look back and thank the Lord for what He has done.

 The Lord has indeed been active all over Arkansas this past year.

Besides all that He has done in and through our 1480 or so established churches, we have seen His hand working through the many new church starts as well.

 (Jamie – saved 3 weeks earlier, baptized the night before, sharing his testimony at the Garage Church Christmas Party in Hot Springs)

This past year, through November, churches that have been started in the last 2 years, have seen more than 450 first time professions of faith and more than 250 baptisms.

These new churches have given more than $130,000 through the Cooperative Program and the other SBC missions offerings.

These new churches run anywhere from 14 – 250 in regular attendance and are reaching out and ministering the Love of Jesus in fresh and creative ways.

They are working together with other local churches and their associations to reach the more than 1.6 million unchurched Arkansans.

(Urban Harvest Fellowship in downtown North Little Rock, sponsored by Friendship Baptist in Sherwood)

Thank you for your prayers.

Thank you for  your gifts through the Cooperative Program and through the Dixie Jackson State Missions offering.

And - Thank you to our many sponsoring and partnering churches.

(Alicia Baptist votes to sponsor a new church in Walnut Ridge – left to right – Mark McManus church planter, Tim Wicker ABSC, Marvin Reynolds pastor at Alicia, Brent Powell Black River Baptist Association)

It is exciting to be a part of what the Lord is doing!

Merry Christmas!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

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