By Staff, Baptist Message
First Krotz Springs – Chad Bolfa is pastor – is doing more of an emphasis on missions hands-on, in the community, state, and world.
One thing they are doing is building a new structure on their property that will house a storefront ministry for the entire community. This is being done debt-free.
The pastor of First Ville Platte, Kevin West, and Suresh Chiruguru, pastor of missions at First Ville Platte, have started an evangelistic magazine in the Telugu (East Indian) language.
Three thousand copies of the bimonthly publication are distributed in India through a pastor they know there, to pastors, other leaders and seminaries.
West is looking for others who have a passion for India to partner with First Ville Platte in expanding the magazine ministry to five languages. Contact him at 337.363.4240 or kevin.west@fbcvp.com.
North Eunice Baptist is teaming up with First Pine Prairie – Pastor Keith Sheridan – for “Mamou 516.” It’s a series of outreach efforts in the Mamou community. They’ve had two already: family movie and block party. “This is a great way to reach the people,” said Pastor Travis Turner of North Eunice. “We want to meet needs and evangelize.”
North Eunice also has a Thursday night instead of a Wednesday night Bible study. They had just four or five people show up for Wednesdays, the pastor said. The move to Thursdays has greatly increased the attendance, he added.
Youth and adult Sunday School classes at Immanuel Morgan City have each adopted a neighborhood to prayerwalk in and develop relationships with residents.
The under-40 adults class last summer chose a housing project about three blocks from the church, and have been prayerwalking and making friends there ever since.
The Wednesday before Mother’s Day, they took carnations and materials for youngsters to make cards to the playground area, telling about 40 that “God’s word says we’re to honor and obey our parents,” said coteacher Cyndi Johnson. “The [class members] who have small children took them. It was a great way for their children to get involved and see their parents in action.”