"Building Bridges" Conference Coming Soon!

Just a note of reminder that our "Building Bridges" Conference is less than one week away. This conference is designed to "build bridges" of fellowship and cooperative ministry between local churches and the three Southern Baptist Associations in the Tri - State Area of Kentucky-Ohio-West Virginia.

I want to invite all of my friends and my colleagues in ministry (especially my many friends in the Greenup Association of Kentucky) to take part in this "baby step" to build closer ties among our people for the cause of Christ, and the evangelization of our region.

The conference will be held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings - April 2md and 3rd. The Wednesday evening service is designed to bring all of the Churches from the Greater Huntington Baptist Association to move their Wednesday evening services to a central location for a joint worship service. (of course visitors would be welcome, too!). The Thursday evening service is focused on bringing our Brothers and Sisters from Ohio and Kentucky together with we West Virginians for a time of blessing, fellowship, and challenge.

The evening services begin at 6:30 PM with "pre service" special music starting at 6:15 PM. The services will feature a combined Greater Huntington Baptist Association Choir (directed by Matt McKenzie) and spirited congregational singing led by Randy Spurgeon. Our guest speaker each evening will be Dr. Charles "Chuck" Kelley, President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. We are expecting these to be two wonderful meetings, and EVERYONE is invited!

The Wednesday evening service will be held at Highlawn Baptist Church -on Collis Avenue in East Huntington, one block from St. Mary's Medical Center. It has the highest steeple in East Huntington. You can't miss it!

The Thursday evening service will be at First Baptist Church of Ceredo. First Ceredo is located on Main Street, two blocks south of US 60 in Ceredo, WV. Turn at the corner

with Giovanni's Pizza and Tudor's Buscuit World (two of my favorite places!) The church is next door to Ceredo Elementary School.

There is plenty of room and parking will not be a problem. We invite you to come, and bring family and friends.

Attention All Ministers! Don't forget the special Pastor's Lunch on Thursday, April 3rd at 11:30 AM in the Multi Purpose Building at Westmoreland Baptist Church in Huntington. A great meal is planned and we look forward to a time of good fellowship and some special time with our speaker, Dr. Kelley. Please contact me at the church (304) 429-1348 or on my cellphone at (606) 465-6160 or via email at pastoradkins@roadrunner.com so we can get a "head count" for the lunch. We would need to hear from you by Monday, March 31.

If you can attend any or all of the sessions - please do. If you are unable to attend, please join us in praying for the success of this effort. We believe that an outgrowth might be an informal fellowship of Tri State Southern Baptists, and a future area wide evangelistic crusade, or even a "Crossover Tri-State" type of effort.

Hope to see you next week!