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PASTOR’S CONFERENCE
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
11 am– Noon
Lunch will be provided Please RSVP to the UBA, 704-283-8383
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Richard Land,
President, Professor of Theology,
Southern Evangelical Seminary
Prior to becoming the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in 2013, Richard Land served as the President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Currently, he serves as the Executive Editor of The Christian Post.
Dr. Richard Land is a well-respected commentator on issues related to religion, politics, history and culture, and has appeared in thousands of media interviews in most major media outlets over the course of his career.
Dr. Richard Land is a well-respected commentator on issues related to religion, politics, history and culture, and has appeared in thousands of media interviews in most major media outlets over the course of his career.
PASTORS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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Union Baptist Association was organized in 1854, and named Brown Creek Association. The name was changed to Union Baptist Association in 1884. Today, Union Baptist Association is made up of (77) seventy-seven Southern Baptist Churches. Despite many changes through the years, the association's reason for existence has never altered. Union Baptist Association exists to help Baptist churches of Union County, North Carolina, tell the story of Jesus Christ and His love.
Union Baptist Association member congregations elect messengers based on membership totals. It is the responsibility of messengers to attend four quarterly sessions of the Union Baptist Association, referred to as the Spring Session (April), Summer Session (July), Annual Session (October), and Winter Session (January). These four sessions provide a time of worship, fellowship, training opportuities, and information. Messengers are asked to report back to their church after each session and share the information.
The Winter Session will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Friendly Baptist Church, 5418 Friendly Baptist Church Road, Monroe NC 28110. Fellowship & refreshments will begin at 6 pm followed by the session at 7 pm. Dr. David Richardson, Pastor of Faulks Baptist Church will bring the Doctrinal Sermon.
The Spring Session will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Midway Baptist Church, 4615 Olive Branch Rd., Wingate, NC 28174. Fellowship & refreshments will begin at 6 pm followed by the session at 7 pm. Rev. Eddie Barbee, Pastor at Mt. Zion Baptist Church will bring the message.
The Summer Session will be held Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Mill Creek Baptist Church.
The 166th Annual Session will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Sardis Baptist Church, 3602 Unionville-Indian Trail Rd. West, Indian Trail NC 28079. Afternoon session will begin at 2:30 pm and the evening session will begin at 7 pm. Speaker for the Annual Sermon will be announced at a later date.
Our member congregations complete an annual report provided by the Baptist State Convention, know as the Congregation Profile. This report, due in early October each year, provides vital information for planning and assistance from the Union Baptist Association, Baptist State Convention and Southern Baptist Convention, which includes training conferences, sample Sunday School literature, Vacation Bible School Resources, Discipleship training, evangelism, and new work initiatives. The information received from these reports is included in the UBA Annual each year, which is a resource/reference manual for churches.
"What is the role of the Association today?"
1) Associations are doctrinally-based fellowships of churches on mission in their setting, 2) Associations are self-governing Baptist bodies created by the churches not by the denomination, 3) While self-governance is an indisputable right of every Baptist body, it is tempered by the necessity for, the spirit of, and the duty to practice interdependence and cooperation.