Missions

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A Special Thank You....

 To each church for your generous and faithful financial gifts that support the mission work here at OCBA!

Ministries Impacting the World
Gideon Don Johnson has partnered with Campus Crusade for Christ to provide clean water in Kenya. If you would like to help donate, please contact Don at 803-606-1315.
West Virginia Mission 2015
78 people from 15 churches went to West Virginia and delivered the following: 148 food boxes, 113 cases of food, 230 comforters, 50 blankets, 45 hand-made quilts, 10 bikes, 3 scooters, 200 lbs. of rice, 1000 lbs. beans, 570 children's christmas shoeboxes, 95 senior cold kits, 6 bags of shoes, 60 bags of clothes, 20 boxes of clothes, 8 bags of stuffed animals, 94 trays of bread, $3000 cash given to 4 food pantries (Brush Fork Baptist, Panther Baptist, Habor Light, New Covenant), 8 pastors, and 1 church.
We saw 8 professions of faith and 2 re-dedications. To God be the Glory!!
"Thank You"
On November 25th, 2016 our house burned. No one was injured but we lost everything in the house. On November 26th we were led to the people at Dalton House where each of us was given your nice "basic needs" gift. You cannot know how much this meant to us. We have used every item therein.
God smiled when he made you, we smiled when we received your kindness. Keep up the good work and know that it is well received.
God Bless each and everyone of you.
Steven, Donna, and Cody Graham
(North, SC) 
Adopting a Missionary
Ms. Mary Jo Courtney, daughter of Chuck and Jane Courtney (our WMU Director Elect), is currently doing missionary work at Arizona State University. Below is her story and needs. Have you ever considered adopting a missionary? Please pray and share this with your group. Together we can be a part of "Feeding His sheep" (John 21:15-17)

Mary Jo is a MSC (Mission Service Corp) missionary with the North American Mission Board (NAMB). She is working with international students at Arizona State University. There are 12,000 internationals there from 5 main countries: India, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, China, and Taiwan. Four of these countries are closed to most missionaries but while they are here they are often open to the gospel.
Mary Jo has been volunteering with a group on campus that teaches English and shares the gospel. Now she is doing this full time. Her backgroun as a Journeyman who taught English, and her love for international students, makes this a perfect fit. The only issue now is just raising the money to make her able to support herself.
Contributions can be sent through:
NAMB
Attn. Accounting- MSC
PO Box 116543
Atlanta, GA 30368-6543
DJJ Ministry: Thank You

I would like to thank everyone for such a great event (First Annual Fall Festival @ DJJ). I cannot wait to do it again. It went extremely well and the youth enjoyed every bit of it. May God continue to bless all of you. Thank you.

LaToya Reed
Director of Volunteer Services
S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice
(803) 896-9291

WMU Prisoner Packets
Because of your faithful support of this ministry, every adult inmate in SC State Correctional facilities got a Christmas packet. By working together with our churches and associations we were able to deliver 24,000 packets this year!
The Christmas Prisoner Packet Project is the only one of its kind in the country that reaches all state inmates. Thanks to all the volunteers, WMU leaders and churches!

Tim Rice
Director, Missions Mobilization Group
Dazz Orangburg
September 2016 Update:
465 women receivede pregnancy testing and counseling services
362 parenting class sessions
$13,189 worth of baby items given to young families in the Oburg area
18 people accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior
146 women at rish for abortion chose life for their sweet, precious BABIES!!

Located at 923 Chestnut Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115
www.dazzorangeburg.com

 

Cameron Baptist
Cameron Baptist raised $1200 during their VBS this summer that went towards updated furniture at Connie Maxwell Children's Home. What a blessing!
Bethel Baptist Church
Some of our Young Adult Sunday School class went on a mission trip in September to Florence Crittenton Programs of SC in Charleston. Florence Crittenton Programs of SC has a Residential Program that offers comprehensive help for pregnant teens and young women, ages 10 to 21, from the entire state of SC. 
Thank You
On behalf of Zoar Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, LA, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation for your donation to the flood victims. Because of your generosity, numerous flood victims are receiving help.
The flood has been a devastating event for our community and surrounding areas. Please pray as we continue recovery efforts. Thank you again for your kindness & generosity.
Sincerely,
Kevin Hand
Church Mission Trips

Email the office with your church's missions details so we can add to webpage at
ocba@bellsouth.net

 

 

Spread the Word!

If your church is going on a mission trip in 2017 and interested in inviting volunteers from other churches to join you, we would be glad to spread the word! Please let us know here at the association when you are going on mission trips so we can be in prayer for you.

Associational Brotherhood
There has been a desire to organize an associational brotherhood, which would allow a joint effort for our churches to meet monthly and discuss mission projects locally as well as abroad. Please contact Rick Jackson (803-707-4212) or Dr. Porter (534-9712) with questions.
Parson's Pantry
Helping God's Servants
100% of tax-deductible gifts will go to help needy pastors, widows of pastors, and married ministerial students. Over 500 families have already been assisted.
For information, call Ron or Karen Jackson at 864-489-6709
Parson's Pantry
PO Box 777
Gaffney, SC 29342
Mission: Dignity
GuideStone's MISSION DIGNITY ministry helps almost 2000 retired Southern Baptist ministers, workers and their widows living on very limited income. Almost 60% are widows. One of every four is a pastor's widow age 85 or above.
Qualifying individuals receive $225 a month and couples receive $300 a month. The neediest persons with at least 25 years of SBC ministerial service may receive as much as $600.
MISSION DIGNITY ministry can accept a gift of any amount and nothing is taken out for administrative costs--100% is used to help someone in need! All gifts are tax deductible to the maximum allowed by law.
Do you know a pastor or widow in need? We'd like to help! Visit MissionDignity.org and click "Refer Someone in Need" or call 1-888-98-GUIDE.
Nursing Home Ministries
Special thanks to Bill Courtney, Adrian Haigler, and Rickey Redmond (all on our pulpit supply list) for their wonderful reach-out ministries in local nursing homes. These men visit area nursing homes and pray, preach, and have revivals for many seniors in our community.
Meet the OCBA WMU Leadership Team


Left to Right: Diane Wagoner, Sue Syfrett, Jane Courtnay, Georgia Luesing, Jean Collier,
Jean Preveaux, Mary Hoover, Linda Templeton
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