Operation Snowflake

Attention all Crooked Creek Baptist crafty types!

On Saturday, November 3 beginning at 10 a.m. you are invited to join us at church to help create a special snowflake!  Crafters will be given the supplies (cardboard, material, and bonding agent), technical instructions, and hands on support to create these beautiful snowflakes! 

These works of art will then be used to bless some of our homebound members and our Manna visitors!

There is no fee for this craft/mission project and volunteers staying past lunch are encouraged to bring a sack lunch.  This would be a great event to invite a friend or family member to join you!

No need to register for this event, but if you have questions or would like to see a prototype, please contact Marcia Scott!

Stewardship Letter

Dear members and loved ones of Crooked Creek Baptist Church,

I want to offer you a special invitation to join us in September for a series of services that will focus on our stewardship of God’s creation.  Beginning on September 9 we will focus on our call to be good stewards of this world God has presented to us.

What is stewardship?  Merriam-Webster defines it as:

the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care

Historically speaking from Wikipedia:

stewardship referred to the occupation of a steward.  Initially, stewardship was the responsibility given to household servants to bring food and drinks to a castle dining hall. The term was then expanded to indicate a household employee's responsibility for managing household or domestic affairs. Stewardship later became the responsibility for taking care of passengers' domestic needs on a ship, train and airplane, or managing the service provided to diners in a restaurant. The term continues to be used in these specific ways, but it is also used in a more general way to refer to a responsibility to take care of something belonging to someone else.

One of the most dramatic understandings of stewardship then, reminds us that we are entrusted with the care of God’s creation as stewards- we have no ownership of creation or claim upon it as property but have been called to care for creation in the name of God.  We are going to explore this concept on two consecutive Sundays with this focus:

September 9

Scripture:  Genesis 1:26-31

Title:  Creation’s Stewards

September 16

Scripture:  Matthew 25:14-30

Title:  Talented People

These two stories from the Old and New Testament will help us to develop a further understanding of the blessings of being entrusted with something as precious as God’s creation.  I would like to personally invite you to join us for worship this month as we explore this concept together.  I hope that together we can discover the joy of this Divine appointment over the world God has created for us!

Yours in Christ,

Tom Bartley, Pastor

Associational Meeting

Crooked Creek Baptist will be hosting the Freedom Association Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 15 at 2:00 p.m. Our new executive minister, Rev. Soozi Ford will be the speaking and a business meeting will also take place.

Following the meeting a light meal will be served.

Crooked Creek Baptist is a part of the Freedom Association of American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky and all members of our church are welcome to attend this meeting.  This would be a great time to meet with other churches in our association as well.

International Missionaries visiting Crooked Creek Baptist

To kick off our Well series this year, we will be hosting American Baptist International Missionaries Carlos Bonilla and Mayra Giovanetti on Thursday, September 20!

Carlos Bonilla and Mayra Giovanetti with their children were in Spain alongside the churches of the Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain in their Ministries to migrants, Preparing curriculum materials, and Training lay and pastoral leaders in the local churches. They have been long-term missionaries serving through our mission society since 2000. This third term in Spain followed two terms in Chile.

Recently the family has returned to the United States and will be sharing information about how God has worked in their mission work in Chile and Spain and their hope for a new possible assignment to continue to being God's Word into the world.  

This evening will start with dinner at 5:45 followed by the program at 6:30 in which the Bonilla-Giovanetti family will share their experiences with us.  This is a great way to kick off our pre-Well meetings and hear about mission work across the world.

We hope you will join us for this great evening!

Nerftastic Adventures

Crooked Creek Baptist will be offering Nerftastic Adventures on Sunday, September 16 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. for all children and youth!  Participants will be invited to bring their own Nerf equipment (some will be available at the church) for three hours of gaming and fun (and somewhere in there we will have dinner too!).  Friend are welcome at this special event!  Cost for the event will be $4 to cover the meal (no charge for guests). Please register for this event by Sunday, September 9 at Rainbow Hall, by calling the church office (251-7804), or by emailing Pastor Tom Bartley (tbartley@ymail.com)

The Well- Fall 2012 Series

Crooked Creek Baptist will offer its Well series beginning on Thursday September 27 and running on Thursday evenings through November 15. Our evening together will start with a low cost meal at 5:45 p.m. and classes for all ages will begin at 6:30. This cycle our children and youth are invited to participate in our MAD (Music, Art, and Drama) camp that will meet at this time. Training and opportunity to share artistic gifts will be provided in this setting (led by Jessica Bartley) with the final presentation taking place in Sunday morning worship on November 18! Our adults, led by Pastor Tom, will have an opportunity to focus on and consider aspects of our own Baptist faith and how it applies to our life. You may register for these events beginning this Sunday or by calling the church office to register your family for classes and meals! We hope you will join us!

Rev. Don Scott Retirement Reception

This Saturday, August 11 from 2-4 p.m. Crooked Creek Baptist will be hosting a retirement reception for Area Minister Don Scott. This will be a time for us to express our appreciation for all of Don's work across the years in missions, stewardship, and now as a resource minister for the Region of Indiana and Kentucky. Following the time of fellowship participants will be invited to meet in the sanctuary for a celebration service.