By Staff, Baptist Message
Arrivals/Departures
Richard (wife Norma) Arceneaux is new as pastor of Bellevue Jena.
Jay Miller, new as pastor of Hopewell DeRidder.
Jackie (wife Joanie) Gestes, new as pastor of First Many.
Jeffrey A. Raines, new as pastor of First Shreveport.
Roger (wife Carolyn) Whittington, new as transitional pastor at Pine Grove Jena.
Preston (wife Kathy) Allen, new as music minister at Emmanuel Monroe. Pastor Terry Mims.
Robert (wife Sheyanne) Dukes, new as pastor of Castor Leesville.
Needed/Giving
Crossroads Community (SBC) Church in Kenner seeks new pastor. Please submit resume via email tomjzsoutherland@yahoo.com.
Goodwill Baptist located in West Carroll Parish near Oak Grove needs part-time music director. Email:dougsims1@inetsouth.com or call 318.428.4962.
Plain Dealing Baptist seeks Pastor. Send resumes to Plain Dealing Baptist Church, PO Box 543, Plain Dealing LA 71064 or Email bethburkes@hotmail.com.
Kerry Lex Gerald available for interim or supply in East or West Baton Rouge or Livingston Parishes. Call: 225.278.1439.
Winnfield First Baptist Church seeks Fulltime Class B Daycare Director. Email: fbcwinnchildren@gmail.com.
Cornerstone Oakdale seeks bivocational pastor. Send resumes to Cornerstone Baptist Church, Pastor Search Committee, 365 Pine Lane, Oakdale LA 71463.
East Leesville Baptist seeks fulltime pastor. Send resumes to PO Box 1511, Leesville LA 71496 or email:jerry.k@elbchurch.org.
Churches without pastors in North Rapides, Central Louisiana and Big Creek Baptist Associations: Riverview, LeCompte, Baptist Temple, Hot Wells, Carmel, Verda, Colfax. DOM: Robert Daniel.
Homecomings, Anniversaries, Revivals
Trinity Oak Grove celebrates its 50th anniversary March 18. Speaker: Casey Johnson; Music: Brad Mount. Pastor: Rayburn McLarrin.
Cotile Boyce: Revival 7 p.m. March 8-10. Speaker: Courtland Stokes; Music: Victor Carlock. 30th Homecoming at 1:30 p.m. March 11. The Men of Music will perform in concert. Love offering. Pastor: Johnny Miller.
Church events/activities
Pleasant Hill Florien’s youth ministry plans to host a 30-hour famine March 10-11. Pastor: Mike Haynes; youth leaders: Brian and Trudy Gilcrease.
First Blanchard begins a Disaster Relief chain saw ministry. Leaders: Michael Burkhardt, Tim Bloxom. Pastor: Doug Allen.
Kingsville Pineville/Ball: Christian History study with Scott Culpepper of Louisiana College at 5:30 p.m. Sundays March 4, 11. Pastor: Bart Walker.
Westside Emmanuel Bogalusa: 4-man golf scramble April 21 at Gemstone Plantation Franklinton. Guest: LSU defensive end Jeremy Peoples.
Mission trips 2012: Please let the Baptist Message know (so we can pass the word to everyone!) where your church is going on mission this year, in-state, across North America, around the world. Send church/city name, destination, dates to karen@baptistmessage.com.