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EASTERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Eastern Baptist Life
Recent & Upcoming Events
EBA - You did a great job getting the word out but keeping the 10 Year Celebration for Richard a
BIG Surprise!
Our Administrative Team lead by Pastor Bartley Wooten wanted to show our appreciation for Richard as our DOM and they did it in a
BIG Way-
Mr. Paul and Mitchell recruited some kitchen help and served up some mouthwatering BBQ ribs on a bun-
that's a "Man's sort of Meal"
Our Moderator conducted a short Quarterly Meeting
then...
Special guests, Richard Brunson and Paul Langston helped us reminisce about all the awesome missions that our Lord has accomplished through the leadership of our DOM over the last 10 Years!
And the team lined up some fun games and presented Richard with gifts-
And of course every BIG Celebration deserves a big cake!
No matter how you measure it...
Richard Weeks is "One Great DOM"
It was truly a
"Time to Celebrate"
We are so grateful to have such a strong leader-
We Applaud You Richard!
April was the EBA month for the Baptist Children's Homes Food Drive
Thank you to all of the churches for participating with food and food cards!
We were able to get a couple of pics when the churches sent their offerings of food-All of our churches did a Great Job!
Bear Marsh and Mintz were just a couple-
Magnolia is always busy-they brought their offering for the food drive and special olympics!
Way to go churches!
Our Women on Mission Annual Session and Tea Party was such a fun event!
Several of our churches sponsored the tables all outfitted for a perfect "Tea Party"
And then all the ladies adorned in their pretty dresses and big fancy hats filled the room with glorious color!
We shared stories about how God had worked through our groups and "Filled our Cups" with His Goodness!
And our new 2026-27 Leadership Team was introduced for next year
Our Leadership Team brought in all the fancy food and of course, a great variety of teas-
Of course it was as delicious as it was beautiful!
Great Night with "the girls"
And even a couple of
Gentlemen!
Our Senior Adults
had a Great Time at our
Annual Lunch!
Mr. Grover in his country comfy overalls loved
those "Country Vittles"
And of course the entertainment
by our own Dobson Chapel Pastor, Jeffrey Barber was so perfect! He had everybody amazed at
his skilled guitar and he wrote all the songs
he performed! WOW-What talent!
Tammy and Wendy added a fun skit and our director, Richard likes to keep everybody informed of upcoming events and missions!
What a spread it was-
Country Fried Chicken, BBQ Pork,
those little ole white potatoes, green beans, rolls, blueberry cobbler and down home banana puddin'!
Sweet Tea and Lemonade!
Whew-we need to do this more often!
Everybody came in their country jeans and hats and we all had a very
"filling and fun" time!
It was a great time too
to catch up with
those in our association
that we don't
get to see
all the time!
Everybody loved those
jazzy pink boots-
And everybody's BIG
Hats and BIG smiles!
Island Creek's Young Impact Mission Group made table favors for all of the seniors-
We'll enjoy taking home our sweet treats and lots of sweet memories
from the day!
We currently have great opportunity in the western part of North Carolina helping rebuild homes after Hurricane Helene-As of late winter 2026, we have completed 750 rebuilds in our mountains! And almost completed 1 new build! The work is going GREAT! Make plans to be a part of this great missions opportunity!
Click below for a web page wherein you can sign up to volunteer!
All of our churches came together once again at Christmas and delivered backpacks to kids in West Virginia- Thank You Everyone for helping out!
Wallace First Baptist brought in their bags all stuffed real tight!
Thanks to all of our churches, over 1000 kids were able to get a Christmas Gift this year!
You're Awesome Eastern Baptist!
Oh What Fun! was
our 5th Annual
Harvest to Holidays Festival!
The Lord gave us the "Perfect Day" for being outside!
Potter's Clay
started off the
praise from the
stage
"Bluegrass Style"
And the Poultry
Queens delighted the crowd as they showed off their talents on and off stage!
Peace Baptist "Come Jesus Come"
And just look at all of the great sponsors-
You are the BEST!!!
We give you a BIG Shout Out& Trumpet Blast as well as many, many thanks!
They will be listed at the bottom of our page
Ms. Peggy started them off with a list for the 8 activities they would complete for their prize!
The Kids had a
"Christmasy Fun Time"
playing Reindeer Games!
These 2 girls were ready for the challenge!
Singing their favorite Christmas song while it was snowing
Was so much FUN!
Great Job Leah helping out with that "Avalanche Snowball toss"!
And Susan helped
the kids find Frosty a nose
While Mia gave them a Rudolf nose and showed them how to leap through the air like a deer!
Sophia and the kids joined the fun throwing snowballs down the chimney while wearing reindeer hooves!
Heather and her family were helping the kids
"Ring the Reindeer"
Tristan made sure they got their last activity punched as they "Jumped for JOY" in the bouncy houses-
And of course the kids loved all the
reindeer fun!
Mr. Kent made a great train conductor...
And driver! I think the kids liked the one that moved the most!
That could be because they loved the blizzard that Mr. Michael would take them through! Let it SNOW!
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It's always more fun to
"Stay on Track with Jesus"!
All the Vendors were FANTASTIC! Serving up all sorts of products that made the day the best it could be!
Ms. Sheila
painted up the kids faces
while the rest of Johnson Baptist sold their delicious breads, baked goods and all the girls had to have the "Fairy Hair"!
Mac & Bartley kept everybody cool serving up "A Little Something Extra" from their fantastic ice cream truck!
Bladen from Peace Baptist made sure all the kids got a free cotton candy!
Rowan Baptist and their youth served up those famous BBQ sandwiches and hot dogs!
Gail and Amy from First Baptist in Wallace were a couple of the "Highest Tickets Sales"
Great Job Girls!
White Oak had just about anything you want to find at a festival-Great Job White Oak!
And Mr. Paul Langston from Calypso served up good ole Funnel Cakes!
While Peace Baptist offered the "Best Ice Coffee" around as well as some great sausage with peppers hoagies!
What do you think girls-Is it the best around?
Dobson sold festival winning BBQ and held a silent auction!
Looks like Tim & Lorrie from Beulah are trying to decide what to eat next!
Piney Grove cooked up some mighty fine pork chop sandwiches!
Kelli from Grove Park always has a mission project on her mind!
Great job Kelli!
Mr. Dennis brought his
wonderful red vintage Ford pickup for everybody to enjoy and take pics with!
Peace Baptist had a big group and took a
"Church Picture"
We were all entertained by our kids' "Turkey Call Contest"
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They were all so unique and Mitchell Henderson & Kevin Hall announced 2 winners!
The most "serious" call
And the "cutest" call
What a great group of "Turkey Callers"
Way to Go Kids!
The Baptist Men competed for
the title of the "Best BBQ Pork"
and...
Our judges Paul Langston, Richard & Leslie Brunson
gave the title to
Josh Norwood
from Dobson Chapel!
Congrats Josh!
What a "Fun Day"
Everyone, even our 4 legged friends had a blast!
Special "Thank You" to our sponsors!
Wallace Kids - Amber
Rowan - Amber
The Trading Company - Bronze
Southern Bank & Trust Co. Amber
Judy Marshburn - Bronze
Marshburn’s Ace Hardware - Gold
Brown’s Builders Supply - Amber
Evans Jewelers - Amber
Frederick’s Furniture - Amber
Blanchard Refrigeration -Gold
Duplin Golf Cars - Gold
Peace Men on Mission - Amber
White Oak Baptist Church - Gold
Wallace 1st Bible Learners - Amber
Smith Bros. Gas Co. - Bronze
Amie Cavenaugh - Bronze
Southern Portajohn, Inc.-Bronze
Superior Metal Structures -Bronze
Faison Baptist Brotherhood - Gold
Piney Grove Baptist Church-Gold
Piney Grove Baptist Men-Gold
Bunge - Gold
Johnson Breeders, Inc. - Gold
Prestage Farms - Gold
Jart Hudson - Gold
Wells Hog Heaven, LLC -Gold
Brittany Ackerman, DDS - Bronze
Sharon Baptist Church Amber
Godwins Amber
Smithfield Foods - Gold
Thompson & Thompson - Amber
Creekside Lawn and Garden - Amber
AC Hall - Bronze
Ralph & Suzanne Britt - Gold
Debnam Services, Inc. - Amber
Richard and Terrie Burgess -Bronze
Larry Price, DDS - Bronze
Kristy Dixon -Amber
Calypso Baptist-Amber
Levels of Sponsorship:
Gold-$1,000 or greater
Silver-$750-$999
Bronze-$500-$749
Amber-Under $500
Please thank these sponsors when you visit their businesses for partnering with us to make our community a better place to live!
Left to right: Russ Evans, Ken Williams, Peeble Williams, Richard Weeks
Ken Williams was ordained on July 27th at Wells Chapel Baptist Church where he will serve as pastor.
Our EBA Ordination Council is currently working with Ken Williams. Ken has recently been called as pastor at Wells Chapel and his ordination service shall take place soon. We're excited to have Ken and his wife, Peeble as a part of our association!
Mt. Gilead, Hickory Grove, and Grove Park have been helping out at Spruce Pines in our NC Mountains-
You never know what skills you have that the Lord can use on a Mission trip like this-
Even those acrobatic skills we learned a long time ago-
Great Job Churches-You have been such a blessing!
Mintz delivered a BIG load of food
for the Baptist Children's Home
Food Drive!
Thank you so much!
Just a reminder to have all Baptist Children's Home Food Drive donations of food and/or food cards to Charity by May 1st.
Thank you all for giving!
Ms. "Awesome Katie" from Beulaville Baptist has been helping out in our Thrift Store every week for the past 2 years!
You're Amazing Ms. Katie-
Many thanks!
A group of ladies come from Mt. Vernon each month to keep the Thrift Store spic 'n span-Way to Go Ladies!
Mr. Jimmy Brown and Mitchell Henderson are busy leading teams at home building wheelchair ramps-
Make plans to come out and help-they build several ramps a week and Wow is it making a difference to our neighbors at home!
If you want to help
others right here at
home-there is not
a better way to do it!
Great Job and a Great Way to share the love of Jesus!
Warsaw has sent several teams to
our mountains to help out!
Re-building homes and building new relationships!
The snow certainly didn't stop these ladies from Garland !
Thank you girls for going and helping out!
More teams are showing up to help out in the mountains-
Looking Good Mintz!
Love seeing those young people!
Prayers continue from one side of our state to the other for the people in our NC Mountain areas-
Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear. Isaiah 65:24
Please continue to pray-God is hearing and answering! Mighty is our Lord God!
Christmas break was a great time for some of our EBA crowd to help out in the mountains-
The Norwood Family from Dobson Chapel could not have given a better gift-
This homeowner will never forget this wonderful gift of love.
Great Job Norwood Family!
And of course the kids were taken care of as gifts of toys arrived!
Calypso is back again! Thank you for being the hands and feet of Jesus in all seasons!
Winter in the NC Mountains is still beautiful and a great time to come and help out!
As Christ hands and feet, we must be ready and be "On Mission" in season and out of season!
"More pics from our association going and helping in our NC mountains"
Cedar Fork jumps
right in !
Thank You for going to
serve!
Island Creek is always ready to help!
Looking strong Island Creek-great work!
Hurricane Helene hit our NC mountains especially hard and experts say that it will be many years to rebuild. Much of the road, water and sewer infrastructure is so broken or destroyed that it is very hard to reach people in some of the higher elevations. So of course Eastern Baptist, you've stepped right in to help. We remember so clearly how hard some of our own neighbors were hit during Hurricanes Floyd, Matthew and Florence and we know it will take a lot of help to get these people through this.
Because of your generosity, the immediate needs of the in kind donations have been met in the area that we are partnering with in Western North Carolina. We do however continue to need volunteers and financial contributions to help with the rebuild process. Thank you for your generosity and love. The Eastern Baptist Association and Charity Mission Center is not serving as a donation collection site currently but we will notify you all as needs arise. What is needed however are your continued prayers, financial support and we need volunteers. Please email us at the following address if you can go and serve:
ebarespond@easternbaptistlife.com
Many of you have already been to help in the western part of our state. We wanted to share a few pics of some of our churches that have gone to help!
Corinth Church
involved in rebuild
and delivering supplies!
Great Job Corinth!
Making a huge impact
on lives !
Thank you Dobson Chapel and
Wallace First for going to serve!
More than one way to move some mud out!
It's great to go and just "love on them"
a little-
You might just get a little love in return!
Way to Go
Dobson Chapel and Wallace First!
And Warsaw Baptist
is right on time!
Everybody plan a trip to help out-there's something for everybody to do!
Harmony Baptist is really sharing the love of Jesus-
Great Job Harmony!
Keep up that good work!
Mt. Gilead is hard at work helping to rebuild homes and lives!
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A lot of our people are doing
jobs they've never done before-
And what a fantastic
job they are doing!
Great Job Mt. Gilead!
You are encouraging all
of us to get up a
team and go!
These are pics of the supplies that many of you have sent for the people that live in an area that has been cut off. We are helping to establish a temporary "Tent City"
As usual, our EBA folks know how to give and you have given in mighty ways. Thank you for the supplies you've sent for the people there and for the rebuild equipment and supplies that will be needed for many years.
We have more teams serving in the mountain area.
Sharon Baptist and Faison Baptist serving "together on mission! "
Hammers and Hugs-You're looking like Jesus!
Great Job guys and girls!
Another team from Harmony!
Looking Great!
You're amazing Harmony-
Thank you for serving the Lord!
Here comes Serenity!
God uses all of us-many members, one body-in many ways!
Dobson Chapel's here
and working hard!
More teams from Sharon
are arriving!
Always having fun in the midst of hard work! Thank you Sharon!
Rowan has come to help out! Your service is a great gift to give at the holidays!
Great Job Rowan!
Your Director of Missions is using his God given gifts to help get Rebuild under way in WNC..
Blessing so many!
Calypso sent a team-great job
with that electrical stuff!
A real love for missions!
A real love for
others!
Thank You
Calypso!
Hickory Grove dug right in to help!
Looking great on the
sheet rocking!
Charity Senior Food Box Distribution is going Great!
And don't forget, we need
Volunteers every month to make it work- Call Tammy and get involved!
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