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Elder Steven Bloyd, of Maryland, will be the guest speaker at special services planned at the Lubbock Primitive Baptist Church April 19-21, 2002.

Services will begin Friday evening. Supper will be served at the church at 6 p.m. with the song service starting at 7 p.m. followed by Elder Bloyd’s service.

Saturday morning services will begin with song service at 10:30 a.m. with lunch served following. Saturday afternoon service will begin with song service at 2 p.m.

Supper will be served Saturday at 6 p.m. followed by the song service beginning at 7 p.m. And Elder Bloyd’s sermon.

Sunday morning, April 21, song service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Followed by the sermon and lunch to conclude the special weekend service.

Elder Bloyd is formerly of Lubbock, and was ordained as a deacon first and then a minister by the Lubbock church. He now serves as pastor of the Mt. Carmel Primitive Baptist Church in Bellaire, Maryland.

For other information, persons may contact the Lubbock pastor, Elder George Johnson, (806) 892-2696.

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Mt. View Primitive Baptist Church in Smithville, Tenn. is hosting its annual meeting the first weekend in June.

Services will begin Friday night, May 31, 2002 and continue Sat. June 1, at 10:30 a.m., with lunch followed by communion service. Supper will be served at 5:30 and preaching service starting at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting will close with the Sunday service, June 2nd starting at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch.

We are happy to have as our guest speaker, Elder Herman Clark from Dresden, Tenn.

Elder Paul Violet, Pastor

Sister Louise Cantrell, Clerk

Clovis, New Mexico

FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING IN MARCH

We, the Fairview Primitive Baptist Church, in conference, voted to host the 5th Sunday Meeting in March 2002. We are prayerful that the Lord will bless the efforts of the church by sending ordained ministers and visitors to this meeting.

We invite you to join us and worship the Lord. Services will begin on Friday evening at 7:00 PM MST, March 29, 2002, with supper being served prior to services between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. Services will continue on Saturday, March 30, and conclude with Sunday morning services, March 31. We will serve meals at noon and Saturday evening and again on Sunday noon.

Should you need a place to stay during your visit, please feel free to contact any church member, or feel free to give us a call for a list of current lodging places. As usual meals will be provided at the Church house. There are large amperage electrical hook-ups available on the church property.

Brother Phil Jackson

505/762-0715

Brother Walter Baldock

505/763-6831

Brother David Norton

806/825-3971

Respectfully submitted in Christian Love,

Fairview Primitive Baptist Church Clovis, New Mexico

Lindsay, CA

We would like to invite you to join us for worship and fellowship as we host our annual meeting in April. This year our meeting will start Friday morning April 26 at 10:00 a.m. and go through April 28th.

There is room in our homes for those of you who need a place to stay. There are also a couple of local motels near for those who wish to stay in them. All meals will be served at the church house, including Friday morning Continental Breakfast.

We hope and pray that all can join us at this special time. Those of you who can't, please remember us in you prayers.

In Christian Love,

Bethel Primitive Baptist Church

Sister Sherry Fox, Church Clerk

Local motels: Olive Tree Inn, 390 N. Hwy 65. Lindsay, CA 93247

559/562-5188.

Porterville Inn [Best Western]

350 W. Montgomery Ave.

Porterville, CA 93257

559/781-7411

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FORTH-COMING ORDINATION

We, the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church of Izora, Texas, while in conference February 10, 2002, after due prayer and consideration, have called for the ordination of Brother Jerry New to the office of Deacon. We have planned the service to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2002 during our annual meeting. The meeting will begin at 10:00 on Saturday morning and continue through noon Sunday, April 28, 2002.

It is the desire of the church for all who feel impressed by the Lord to join with us at this time to do so. Please come praying the Lord will be glorified in all we do. We especially request that the ordained members of our sister churches come to help in this work. Lord willing, Elder Mike Montgomery will be among the ministers we hope to have with us that weekend. If you cannot be with us, please pray for us.

The church building is located on FM 1690, approximately 20 miles north of Lampasas off Hwy 281. For more information, contact Elder Hugh Montgomery at 512/ 556-2021.

In bonds of Christian Love,

Mary Derrick, Church Clerk

Elder Hugh Montgomery Pastor

Please announce our annual meeting, which will be held the first weekend in May, Friday, May 3th though Sunday noon, the 5th.

The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m., Friday evening with sandwiches for supper, and singing will start at 7:00 p.m.

We will have morning service on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. Lunch will be served, followed by afternoon service.

Our church house is located 2 miles south of Farmersville on County Rd 557.

We invite all who have a desire to come and worship with us. We have RV hook-ups, as well as the homes of our members will be open to accommodate visitors.

Come praying the Lord will bless us during this meeting and that we may be made to rejoice in love.

Farmersville Primitive Baptist Church

Elder Cecil Johnson, Pastor ... 972/784-8178

Brother Dave Schriver, C. C.

6617 Oak Hill Lane

Celina, Texas 75009

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Lord willing, the Albuquerque Primitive Baptist Church will hold its annual Homecoming Meeting beginning Friday night, the 26th of April, through Sunday the 28th of April, 2002.

May God richly bless all who can come and worship with us. Our church house is located at the corner of Constitution and Arizona. Please call if you need more information.

Brother David Hunnicutt ... 505/292-9254

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Elder Steve Baldock of Clovis, NM has accepted the joint pastorship of the Albuquerque and Clovis, New Mexico Churches.

The Albuquerque Church is so richly blessed to have Brother Steve the 4th Sunday of each month.

Submitted in love,

Brother Jerry Foshee

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The Borger Primitive Baptist Church will have its Annual Meeting the third week-end in May, 17th, 18th, 19th.

We will have services on Friday night, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon, [no Saturday night services], and Sunday morning with communion after lunch.

We are expecting Elder Norman Jones of Elk City, OK to be with us. We invite all to come worship with us. We pray the Lord will bless us once again with his presence and give grace to all who come to worship.

We ask that you continue to pray for our little church at Borger, and especially for us in this meeting.

J. C. Darrow, Church Clerk

Panhandle, Texas

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The Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church of Valley Spring, Texas, will celebrate its one hundred and twentieth anniversary beginning on Saturday before fourth Sunday in September 2002. Services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday the 21st and continue through Sunday noon, the 22nd.

The anniversary service is scheduled to be held Saturday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a short history of the church followed by singing and preaching service. Lord willing, Elder Hulan Bass, son of Elder Jesse Bass, pastor of the church over thirty years, will preach the evening service.

Meals will be served at noon both days, and on Saturday evening beginning at 5:00 p.m. We invite all who have a desire to attend, to come and worship with us at this time. If you cannot attend, we ask that you pray for this meeting, and for the church in the years to come. We meet each second and fourth Sundays and invite all to come be with us in our services any time you can. We invite all "Old School" Primitive Baptist Ministers to come and be with us at this meeting.

The church building is located on County Road 407 about six miles north-west of Llano, Texas. County Road 407 turns East off of SH 71 about four miles north of SH 29, which is about two miles west of Llano. The building is about two miles off SH 71 on CR 407 on the right. There is a church sign on the highway where CR 407 turns off SH 71.

The Lord has blessed us greatly for many years. We wish to thank Him for this and continue to serve Him for many years to come. If you need added information, please call one of the following:

Elder Larry Hausenfluke, Pastor ... 512/746-2055

Brother Jimmy Shook, Church Clerk ... 915/372-3109

Brother Ed Henderson, ... 915/248-0519

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The Stratton Primitive Baptist Church cordially invites, neighbors, friends, and travelers to listen each Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:00 O'Clock to its Sunday morning service by Elder Billy Walden.

The broadcast can be heard in the following cities in southeast Texas on the FM stations listed below:

Victoria/Ganado 104.7

Cuero 97.7

Edna 96.1

Yoakum 92.5

Yours in Christ,

Norman Miller, Church Clerk

Levelland Primitive Baptist Church will host a fifth Sunday meeting, beginning Friday evening, September 27, 2002 through Sunday noon, September 29.

We cordially invite ministers and brethren of sister churches to be with us to worship the Lord in spirit and fellowship of Christ. We hope you will be with us, if not please pray for this meeting.

Meals will be served Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and lunch, Saturday and Sunday at noon. Services will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, and at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The church building is located on the corner of Cedar and Cherry Street.

In Christian love,

Elder Gayle McCoy

Sister Marjorie Willmon, Clerk

"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men." May these words of the apostle Paul to the church at Corinth be the expression of our hearts as we assemble to worship and praise our Lord God, who "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think..." We, the Abilene Primitive Baptist Church, would like to extend an invitation to all to come and worship with us at our Annual Meeting, convening, Lord willing, the Friday night before the first Sunday in June, beginning May 31-June 2, 2002.

The church building is located at 3565 Hickory, on the north side of I-20. Off I-20, exit 286A [Pine St. exit] go west on the access road on the north side of the freeway to Hickory, [about 1/2 block,] turn right [north] on Hickory and the building will be 1/2 block on the right. We desire to accommodate as many as possible in our homes and there are a number of nice motels in the immediate vicinity. For more information call:

Eld. Travis Brown-915/677-4598

Bro. Frank Pafford-915/675-6448

Bro. Eddie Hale-915/893-2240

Bro. Travis Box-915/692-4529

Bro. Merrell Nichols-915/698-0604

Bro. Ron Hale-915/583-2287

We trust our Lord will grant us with a gracious rain of His Spirit during this meeting, that He will be glorified by all in singing, prayers and preaching.

We hope all will be able to attend, but for those who cannot, please be of a prayerful mind for us. Our only desire is to serve Him acceptably with reverence and Godly fear, to praise the name of the One with whom we have to do.

In His honor,

Elder Travis Brown

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TO HOST MEETING APRIL 19-21

The Lubbock Primitive Baptist Church will be hosting a meeting starting Friday night, April 19 and continuing through Sunday, April 21st.

Elder Steven Bloyd from Maryland has agreed to be with us for the meeting. We will hold three services Saturday with the meeting concluding on Sunday morning. Please pray for this meeting, and we would love to have you come and worship with us.

The church building is located at 4401 North University, North of Loop 289. If you need a place to stay, please contact us. We will have plenty of homes available.

Elder George Johnson, Pastor

Bro. Dan Gowens, Clerk

Lubbock Primitive Baptist Church

We are greatly anticipating Elder A. Gunasekaran from near Omaber, South India to be in Texas and hold meetings at the following churches, the Lord willing.

Monday, April 29, Appleby Church, Elder John Horner, pastor.

Tuesday night, Apr. 30, Tyler Church, Elder Vernis Stanaland, pastor.

Wednesday night, May 1, Oak Hill Church [Austin] Elder Dicky Halbgewachs, Pastor

Friday night, May 3, Big Spring Church, Elder David Machiavello, pastor.

Saturday morning, May 4, Crosbyton, Church, Elder Tom Taylor, pastor.

Sunday morning, May 5, Lewisville Church, Elder Mike Ivey, pastor.

Sunday night, May 5, Brentwood Hills Church, [Ft.Worth] Elder Sammy Box, pastor.

Brother Gunasekaran was ordained two years ago in India and has been instrumental in organizing two churches, and there is much interest from others in that part of India in hearing the gospel preached, as believed by the Primitive Baptist. He is also responsible for overseeing two orphanages.

For more information call the individual pastors of the churches hosting Elder Gunasekaran, or call Bryan Lowrance, 972/219-1388, or Tom Taylor, 806/263-4363.

Thank you,

Elder Tom Taylor

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The New Hope Primitive Baptist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas will be hosting its Annual Meeting again this year embracing the third weekend in June 2002.

The meeting will begin on Friday, June 14th with supper around 5:00 p.m. and singing and preaching to follow. Services will continue on Saturday morning, afternoon and night, and conclude on Sunday noon, June 16th.

We extend a cordial invitation to all who wish to come worship the Lord with us during this meeting. We have the promise of Elder Marty Smith of Georgia to attend, and we also invite other ministers who may be led of the Spirit to come and take part in the services.

The building is located at the corner of North Milam and Burbank Streets. Those coming from East or West, turn north off of Main street onto Milam and proceed to Burbank. Church is on your left. Those coming in on Hwy 16 north, turn right on Burbank, proceed to Milam. The building is on your left.

Available motels include: Econo Lodge, phone 830/997-3437; Comfort Inn, 830/997-9811; Days Inn, 830/997-1086. Also members will be happy to accommodate visitors in our homes as well.

Please join us in this time of our worship of God. For further information, contact Elder David Montgomery, pastor at 210/490-0971 or Elton Faught, 915/372-3032.

In Christian Love,

Elton Faught

The Snyder Primitive Baptist Church will have special services on the 3rd week-end in April. This will be our semi-annual communion and feetwashing services and Elder Dale Magers and Elder George Walker have agreed to be with us.

This will be a two day meeting with services starting on Saturday morning and concluding Sunday at noon. We look forward to having any visitors who might feel impressed to come and be with us.

Elder Chuck Sammons, Pastor

Sister Sandra Laws, Clerk

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The Snyder Primitive Baptist Church will hold its annual homecoming meeting the 5th week-end in September, 2002, starting on Friday night and going through Sunday noon. The church building is located at 21st and Ave. M. There are camper hook-ups at the church grounds and our homes are also available for you to stay in.

We invite all who have a desire to come, to come and worship with us. May we exalt Him!

Elder Chuck Sammons, Pastor

Sis. Sandra Laws, C. C.

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"From all that's mortal, all that's vain, And from this earthly clod, Arise my soul, and strive to gain Sweet fellowship with God."

Our work is almost complete on a new building in Paris, TX, for Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church. On the 5th Sunday weekend, June 28th, 29th, and 30th, we are planning a meeting of praise and thanksgiving to dedicate this new structure to the glory of God and our Savior, Jesus Christ. We pray that we might always meet in sweet fellowship with God.

We want to thank all of you for your prayers and support. We are humbled by the financial gifts for the Farmersville group and others who worked many hours with us. May God bless you all.

Please plan to be with us on this weekend. We invite ministers, and our kindred in Christ. Services are scheduled for Friday night, Saturday morning, afternoon, and night, and Sunday morning.

Meals will be served. Motels, and our homes, are available for lodging. New location is 580 - 19th SW [4 blocks south of Hwy 82].

Call Elder Harley Stripland, 903/732-4306 for information.

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