The Petersburgh Baptist Church will be holding its 2008 Annual Missions Conference October 17-19. The public is welcome to come hear missionaries from Ukraine and Africa tell about their cultures and ministries.
We are excited to have missionaries who have roots in our area. Gary and Ruth Stephens
have been our missionaries in Cameroon, West Africa, since 1988. Gary has served as seminary professor, academic dean and field administrator. Besides being a childcare worker and school nurse, Ruth works training women in ministry. Stephen Lazorischak began a church in Kirovograd and has served as a pastor, evangelist and children’s minister. He also hosts visiting American mission teams.
The conference begins with a progressive, dessert-talk, with a different dessert at each missionary, on Friday, October 17, at 7 pm at the Church. There will also be a children’s rally that night at 7 for kids aged three through sixth grade. On Saturday morning, there will be a women’s breakfast at the Church at 8:30 and a men’s breakfast at 9 at the Falls Diner in Hoosick Falls. The fun continues with a missions and a covered-dish dinner at 5:30 pm at the Church followed by presentations by each missionary family at 6:45. On Sunday morning, there will be special missions Sunday school at 10:45 and missions speakers in the morning service at 11. Finally, we will wrap up the weekend with a light lunch after church.
For more information, contact the Petersburgh Baptist Church at 658-3834.