Kilpatrick Baptist Association
Connecting • Serving • Equipping
Tim Batchelor, Associational Missionary
Chanda Harbeson and Susan Batchelor, Ministry Assistants
Von Adkins, Financial Secretary
Upcoming Events
Pastors Conference, Tuesdays @ 10:30am Sweetwater BC Fellowship Hall​​​​​
Jan 10 VBS Directors Brunch & Roundtable,
9-10:30am @ KBA Office
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Jan 13 KBA Executive Committee Meeting, 10am @ Sweetwater Baptist Church
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Jan 24 KBA Faith on Fire Youth Revival 6-8:30 pm @ New Hope Baptist Church. 6-12th Grade
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Jan 26- Feb 2 KBA/HBA Ecuador Mission Trip
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Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Season of Giving to International Missions
National Goal: $210 Million
100% of every gift given through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering directly supports overseas missionaries. Learn more about and see updates on what God is doing through International Missions here.
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Bethesda BC Greater Vision Concert, January 9, 7pm
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FBC Thomson, Young at Heart meets on January 13th @ 11:00. Lunch @ Noon - rsvp by Noon Jan. 8th by calling 706-595-4252. Lunch Cost - $10.
Blythe BC is looking for a bivocational Family Ministry Coordinator.
New Ministry Assistant Email Address:
kilpatrickcomms@gmail.com
KBA Executive Committee Meeting
January 13, 10am
Sweetwater Baptist Church
VBS Directors Brunch
& Roundtable
January 10, 2026
9-10:30 am
KBA Office Conference Room
1784 Wrens Hwy, Thomson
A time of fellowship & sharing of ideas for directors/assistant directors of every curriculum. Topics include schedule format registration, promo/follow-up, how to get the most out of Bible study time, safety/ security, ministry resources. Anyone wishing to stay afterward to talk about curriculum afterward is welcome to do so. Please RSVP by January 3rd to Susan by text/call or at sbatchelor5@ gmail.com or kilpatrickcomms@gmail.com.
Kilpatrick Baptist Association
December 2025
Missionary Moment
by Tim Batchelor
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Perhaps the word that best describes the feelings that I had as a child for Christmas would be the word "anticipation." There was anticipation for a two-week break from school We lived 400 miles from our nearest relatives so there was anticipation for the opportunity to see my grandparents and aunts and uncles who always came to their house to visit that week. And of course there was the biggest anticipation for the gifts we would receive. In our home, Christmas was the time that we would receive "large" gifts. You didn't get a new bike or a BB gun or any other toy in our home except at Christmas or on your birthday. And so, each year each of us children would decide what the ultimate gift would be and . . .
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GBDR Unit 2F News
Unit 2F (Feeding) cooked and served the participants of GBDR Chainsaw and Heavy Equipment Training in Sandersville.
GBDR Unit 4R News
Unit 4R (Cleanup and Recovery) participated in Heavy Equipment Training in Sandersville. They were able to practice using their new to them skid steer and the heavy equipment owned by Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief.
Faith on Fire Revival is sponsored by the KBA under Youth Leader Rev. Zach Washington
KBA Media
Center Update
KBA Library is growing!
Please see the list of new items available for checkout. There are many other resources available as well. Stop by the office to see if you find something that meets a need for you, your small group, or church.
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You can see the new resources by clicking here!
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