Coming Events

Monthly prayer meetings:
• The first Monday night at 6:30 p.m.: corporate prayer for Kingdom issues
• The first Saturday at 10:00 a.m.- noon: corporate praying for SFRBA pastors, church staff members, and churches
Both meetings are at Ridgeview Church, Gainesville (Map)
• The second Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the association center for pastors and church staff members

Stewardship Seminar for Pastors
May 13, 10 a.m., Ridgeview Church, Gainesville
For pastors and other church stewardship leaders. Participants will receive helpful material about stewardship campaigns, sermons, and more. Lunch will be provided. Please call the association center to make a reservation.

Media-Library Training Conference
May 24, 9 a.m. to noon, First Church, High Springs

Memorial Day
May 26; association center closed

Executive Committee
Thur. June 5, 10:30 a.m.; Ridgeview Church, Gainesville
Theme: Starting Churches in African-American Communities
Speaker: Ray Campbell, consultant, Fla. Baptist Conv., African-American Church Planting Dept.

Southern Baptist Convention
June 10-11, Indianapolis, Ind.

Equipping for Missions and Ministries Training Conference
July 19, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Mobile Dental Clinic (Fla. Bapt. Conv.)
July 21-25; First Church, Alachua
Low-income persons can receive free dental care. Call our association center for details.

Sunday School Teacher Training Conference
Aug. 7, 7-9 p.m.

Conversational English Ministry Training
Aug. 14-16, Lake Yale Conf. Center, Leesburg

Maguire State Missions Offering Week of Prayer (Fla. Bapt. Conv.)
Sept. 7-14

Executive Committee Meeting
Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m.

Literacy Training Conference (Fla. Bapt. Conv.)
Sept. 11-13, Lake Yale Conference Center, Leesburg
Contact Mary Lynne Moore for more information or call the association center

Retirement Planning Seminar
Sept. 16

Church Ministry Assistants'  Workshop
Sept. 26

Ministry Evangelism Training Conference
Oct. 9

Building a Praying Life (Prayer Retreat)
Oct. 17-18

Association Annual Meeting
Oct. 20

Florida Baptist State Convention
Nov. 10-11; Lakeland

Week of Prayer for International Missions (SBC)
Nov. 30-Dec. 7

Association Center Open House
Dec. 8-19 (Mon. through Thur.)
Drop by for some Christmas cheer: cookies, coffee, fruit cake, wassail, and more!

Association Center Closed for Christmas
Dec. 22, '08-Jan. 2, '09