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Santa Fe River Baptist Association
Gainesville, Florida

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Ministering in Gainesville and north central Florida since 1857

 

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Coming Events

Date

Event

Description

Jan. 7-8 and 8-9

Vacation Bible School Training  (SBC), Ridgecrest

Training for church VBS workers 

Jan. 17 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

Jan. 28-29 and 29-30

Vacation Bible School Training (SBC), Nashville

Training for church VBS workers

Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Media/Library Workshop, Northwest Church

Provides training in specialty subjects related to media-library ministry. Meal provided.

Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m.

Executive Committee Meeting, Lighthouse Church

Feb. 13, 9-11 a.m.

Early Bird Vacation Bible School Clinic

Preview of materials for church VBS leaders. Association center


Feb. 16, 10 a.m.-noon

Ministers, Churches and the IRS Workshop

Designed for ministers, staff, financial record-keepers, and lay leaders, providing information on IRS regulations and other tax codes. Materials and lunch provided. Pine Grove Church, Gainesville. (Map)

Feb. 20

African-American Church Development Workshops, Parkview Church

Training sessions will focus on four distinct areas of leadership and help promote a mindset of servant leadership among pastors and churches. Meal provided.

Feb. 27, 8 a.m.-noon

Vacation Bible School Clinic 

 State VBS training. (For state workers only) Meal included. Westside Church, Gainesville. (Map)

Mar. 7-14

Season of Prayer for North American Missions and Lottie Moon Offering(SBC)

Mar. 15, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Semi-Annual Meeting (River Cross Church, Haile Plantation) (Map)

Mar. 25, 7-9 p.m.

Vacation Bible School Training

VBS training for church VBS workers

Mar. 28 Palm Sunday
 
Apr. 2 Good Friday (association office closed)
Apr. 4 Easter: Our Lord is risen!

Apr. 20, 10 a.m.-noon

 Evangelism Review Conference

Leadership training and workshop events in evangelism.  

May 6 National Day of Prayer

May 9

Mother's Day and Florida Baptist Children’s Homes Sunday

May 11, 10 a.m.-noon

Pastors’ Stewardship Conference

For pastors and church staff members, focusing on new and effective resources and ideas for church stewardship promotion. Meal provided.


May 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Media/Library Workshop

Training events to strengthen church media library ministries. Meal provided.

May 31

Memorial Day (association office closed)

May 31-Jun  4

Mobile Dental Clinic

 Dental and health care provided for low income persons.


Jun. 10, 10:30 a.m.

Executive Committee Meeting

Jun. 15-16

Southern Baptist Convention, Orlando

June 20 Father's Day

 July 5

Independence Day holiday observed (a ssociation office closed)

Aug. 17

Ministry Evangelism Training

Learn practical ways of doing community ministries.

Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Worship Choir Workshops (Regional)

Learn new octavos and get quality training as a choir member.


Sept. 5-12

Maguire State Missions Week of Prayer and Offering

Sept. 6

Labor Day (association office closed)

Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m.

Executive Committee Meeting


Sept. 14, (morning and evening)

Retirement Planning Seminar

Review your retirement forecast with an expert retirement counselor. For anyone over the age of 55.

Sept. 21, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Associational Sunday School Training

Training for all Sunday School age-group leaders. 


Sept. 25

Eric Yerman Run/Walk for Friends of Children of North Central Florida (tentative)

Oct. 14-16 Church Planting Summit, Orlando

Oct. 18, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Annual Meeting

Oct. 22-31

Alachua County Fair

Nov. 8-9

Florida Baptist State Convention, Tampa

Nov. 25-26

Thanksgiving (office closed)

Nov. 28-Dec. 5

Season of Prayer for International Missions

Dec. 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Ministry Assistants Training

Training in spiritual growth, discipleship and transformation of the ministry assistant. Meal provided.


Dec. 23-27

Office closed (Christmas)

"We are Jerusalem. This is where missions begins." Acts 1:8