From the President
Psalm 116:15: Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
What a comfort this verse is for those who have saved loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord. Their death is precious to Him. That word in the Hebrew means valuable. Their death has value to Him. This is quite a difference from the world’s concept of death. But we don’t sorrow as those who have no hope. Our hope is in the Lord.
During these past months a few of the Lord’s faithful servants associated with our fellowship have gone home to be with the Lord.
Pastor James Joseph Charles: Brother Joe was a ministerial member of the FFBC, he pastored 4 churches in NJ and PA, he was a board member of Worldwide European Fellowship, as well as a field director and missionary in Germany. He taught at Frontier School of the Bible in Wyoming, and Cornerstone Bible Institute in SD. Please pray for his wife Michele.
Mrs. Lucy (Dottie) Lowden: Dottie was the widow of Pastor Elwood Lowden who pastored Lake Tract BP Church, Palestine BP Church, and Pine Island Bible Church. Elwood and Dottie also served as missionaries to the Philippines with BP Missions. Dottie was also sister to Pastor James McCoy and long time resident at the McCoy Manor. Please pray for her son Jay.
Mrs. Grace Wilson (English):
Grace was a long time friend of the Fellowship as well as the Camp. She was the mother of Ardie Racite, and Grandmother of Pastor Stephen Racite. Please pray for the Racite family.
Mr. Larry Forest: brother Larry was a faithful member of Faith Fellowship Baptist Church. Please pray for his wife Rae.
Dan Boyce
Around the FFBC
70th Anniversary Information
This coming Annual Conference we will be celebrating our 70th anniversary. Please send Pastor Glenn Doughty information and pictures of your church. He has sent out two emails requesting information and has received only four responses. Please consider participating in this event.
Executive Committee Meeting
Friday April 3rd, 6 pm at Tri-State: Please call Chris for dinner reservations (6pm), the meeting will start at 7 pm sharp. Also, please try to stay Saturday for the work retreat. I know that this will be a great encouragement to the staff.
TSBC News
Banquets
Friday March 13: at Tri State Bible Camp, speaker Rev. Gary Myers, banquet begins at 7 pm.
Saturday March 21: at Hardingville Bible Church, speaker Dr. Terry Smith, banquet begins at 6 pm.
Retreats
Work Retreat: April 3-4
Ladies Retreats: April 17-18, and April 24-25 (filling up fast)
Men’s Retreat: May 15-16
Golf Outing
Friday May 8: Tri-State will be hosting its first golf outing at the Town and Country golf links in Woodstown, NJ on Friday May 8, 2009. Outing will start with a shotgun start at 8 am. If you are interested in participating as a player, a sponsor or just by coming to the luncheon, please call the camp office at (973) 293-3522 for Registration materials. More information is also available online at www.tristatebiblecamp.org/golf-outing.html
Check out the Camps updated webpage at www.tristatebiblecamp.org
1 The FFBC LINK is sent electronically or by mail each month to the churches in the FFBC and some interested friends. Any news items should be forwarded to Dan Boyce at boyce@cleaninter.net by the end of the month.
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