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God is Blessing Ohio, It’s Time to Express Our Gratitude As the old saying goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun.”
Church Planting Increase Another reason to celebrate is the continued church planting efforts in SEND Network Ohio. Multiplication is on the rise in Ohio, and we are anticipating another in- crease in the number of new plants and replants. We should thank the Lord for placing His good hand upon us and never take the days for granted. SCBO Pastors Conference and Annual Celebration We have so much more to share and celebrate with you, so I hope to see you at the SCBO Pastors Conference and Annual Celebration. Lifepoint Church, Mount Vernon, is hosting us on Mon - day, November 10, and Tuesday, November 11. The Pastor’s Conference kicks off on Monday at 4 pm with great preaching from Andy Addis, lead pastor, Cros- spoint Church, Hutchinson, KS, and Brian White, lead pastor, Harvest Church, Carmel, IN. On Tuesday, our An- nual Celebration begins at 9 am and concludes by 3 pm. Please be sure to visit https://scbo.org/ac-home to learn more and get registered! I look forward to seeing you soon and expressing our gratitude together to the Lord for the great things he has done. Moving Forward,
The Lord is blessing us here in Ohio, and we are having fun joining God in his activity here in the Buckeye State. What a fantastic year we have enjoyed from the Lord, as his hand is upon us. Lord willing, we will soon gather together to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate God’s activity among us here as Ohio Baptists. Why? Because we are grateful and should come togeth- er to express it. Here are just a few examples of how the Lord is blessing us in the SCBO. Cooperative Program Giving Despite Cooperative Program (CP) giving being down nationally, Ohio CP giving is on the rise through the first nine months of the fiscal year, as well as over the same time period last year. We have spent most of this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Program. Did you know that Southern Baptists have given over $20 billion through CP since 1925, and Ohio Baptists have contributed over $188 million to worldwide mis- sions through CP? No other denomination or network of churches has sustained that level of financial commit - ment for so long. In honor of CP’s 100th year, we are offering a free SCBO/CP100 quarter-zip in your size to messengers who pre-register for the SCBO Annual Celebration! It’s our way of saying thank you for your faithful generosity. Supplies are limited, so be sure to register today before your size runs out.
Dr. Jeremy Westbrook Executive Director-Treasurer, SCBO
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