Kilpatrick Baptist Association
Connecting • Serving • Equipping
Tim Batchelor, Associational Missionary
Chanda Harbeson and Susan Batchelor, Ministry Assistants
Von Adkins, Financial Secretary
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
for North American Missions
National Offering Goal: 78 Million
Resources
Upcoming Events
Pastors Conference, Tuesdays @ 10:30am KBA Office​​​​​
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April 25-26 GA Baptist Women's Spring Event, Abilene BC in Martinez
April 26 Disaster Relief Training, FBC Thomson
April 27 KBA Great Commission Rally
May 1 National Day of Prayer
May 2 Association VBS Clinic, Wrens BC @ 6pm
May 8 KBA Truck-loading Day for Children's Home, deadline 12 noon at KBA Office
July 12-18 West Virginia Mission Trip
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FBC Thomson: Young at Heart Luncheon
Tuesday, May 13th @ 11am More Info​
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​Fellowship BC of Gibson, GA is seeking a full-time pastor. See details
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Damascus: Organ for sale​​​​​
Kilpatrick Baptist Association
April Newsletter 2025
Missionary Moment
by Tim Batchelor
Have you ever thought about where we get the word “Easter” from? After a little research I discovered that no one is exactly sure why we call “Easter” Easter. Apparently in most non- English traditions Christians refer to the celebration of Christ’s resurrection as the Passover. As for the English word “Easter,” some have alleged that the word is derived from the names of pagan goddesses, and therefore Easter is just a Christianized word that once referred to pagan deities. Others have argued that such a connection is tenuous at best. While it is uncertain where the English came up with the term “Easter,” it is clear what the term Easter means to us today. Easter refers to the celebration of the glorious resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Great
Commission
Rally
April 27
Sweetwater Baptist Church
6 PM
Keynote Speaker:
Dwain Carter
GBMB Missions Mobilization
and
Disaster Relief Director
Breakout Sessions:
Sunday School: Matt Ward
Music: Mark Bowers
Evangelism: Don Cummings
WMU: Donna Hadden
Disaster Relief: Mike Greenwell
WV Missions: David Harbeson
"That Kid": Emily Furr
Georgia Baptist Women's
Spring Event
April 26th
Abilene Baptist Church of Martinez
Register by April 6 for regular rate of $85 (includes all sessions, t-shirt, and Lunch. Add the April 25th Friday evening Missions Celebration for a separate fee of $35 (includes missions activities, dinner, and Missions Celebration). More Details
WV/VA 2025 Registration Information is Available Here:
ASSOCIATION VBS CLINIC
May 2nd, 6PM
Wrens Baptist Church
more details
Mill Creek BC Students Participate in Church Bible Drill
Students Participate in Association Bible Drill
State Bible Drill
May 10th, FBC Barnesville
KBA Media
Center Update
We have several new Bible Studies that you will want to explore in the KBA Library. Most come with video access to help with your preparation and presentation. Take a look at our new listings, then stop by to check out the Study Guide.
The King Has One More Move!
John Prater
Holy Week 2025
The object of the game of chess is to checkmate the enemy king to get it into a position where it cannot escape capture. A threat to capture the enemy king places it in "check." The king must then be moved or otherwise protected. If the checked king cannot be moved to a free and safe square, if the attacking piece cannot be captured, or if one of the king's pieces cannot be placed in front of the king as protection, it is checkmated, and the game is lost.
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In this famous painting called “Checkmate” by German painter, Moritz Retzsch (1779 – 1857), Dr. Faust is playing a game of chess with Mephistopheles. The legend behind it, is that Faust sought to acquire supernatural knowledge and power by a bargain with Satan. In this pact, signed with his own blood, Faust agreed that Mephistopheles, a devil, was to become his servant for 24 years. In return, Faust would surrender himself to Satan. Mephistopheles entertained his master with luxurious living, long intellectual conversations, and with glimpses of the spirit world. After the agreed 24 years, during an earthquake, Faust was carried off to Hell.
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