Piedmont Hispanic Ministry

Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida (New Life Baptist Church) is sponsoring several events for the Hispanic community in Amherst and Nelson counties. Our Hispanic events brochure has details in Spanish on upcoming activities. The Hispanic ministry will also be participating in the Piedmont Baptist Men's Retreat in mid-April.

La Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida (New Life Baptist Church) está promoviendo vários eventos para la comunidad hispana de los condados de Amherst y Nelson. Nuestra hoja de eventos hispanos contiene detalles en español acerca de eventos futuros. El ministério hispano y la Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida también estarán participando en el retiro de hombres de Piedmont en meados de April.

Red Cross Blood Drives

In response to the low supply of blood for medical emergencies, we hosted our first Red Cross Blood Drive in February 2007. We held our second in July, and are now scheduling blood drives every two months. Our last blood drive was May 30, 2008. Our next drives are scheduled for August 6, October 9, and December 9. We are hoping to increase participation beyond the 20 donor mark at our August drive.

Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center

Central has partnered with the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg for several years, one of our members sitting on the Board of Trustees. Our latest communiqué from the center is posted here.

Central at the CBF General Assembly

Children's Assembly— As Karen led the 2007 CBF Children's Assembly, we took a team from Central to work with the children in the program at the CBF general Assembly in D.C. Since joining with CBF in 1991, this was the first time that Central had an active part in the CBF General Asembly. Plans are underway for the working with the Children's Assembly in Memphis during June of 2008.

Parish Nursing

We are beginning a Parish Nursing program with monthly Health Tips.

World Help International Children's Choir, February 20, 7:00pm

We were pleased to welcome the International Children's Choir from World Help for a concert on February 20, 2008. Our sanctuary was filled for this special event with several people seeking seating in the balcony. The children came from Uganda, the Philippines, and India, presenting a program to speak of the work of World Help in attending to the needs of orphans around the world, and specifically the plight of children in the AIDS epidemic sweeping Africa. We raised a love offering of over $800 to support this ministry among underprivileged children around the world. Several individual child sponsorships were begun as well. What will you do about the plight of children around the world, orphaned by war, AIDS, and famine?

Water Works for Malawi Gardens

This missions story appeared in the New Era Progress and the Religious Herald.

Harbin Missions History

Chris and Karen worked for years in Brasil and Mexico. Their last focus was on work among the Traditionalist Gaúchos in the southern tip of Brasil. As they have been asked several times to share from their experiences and work among the Traditionalist Gaúchos, they have prepared several powerpoint presentations on Gaúcho religion, culture, and the challenge of meeting the Traditionalist Gaúchos with the gospel of Christ Jesus.

Mission Stories— In recounting missionary experience, here are stories of the Harbins' mission work overseas. Chris and Karen also have worked in disaster relief ministries post-Katrina. Here are several stories from their disaster relief ministry experiences.

Theotrek —updated: 31 May 2008