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A LetterLetter from Michael
arious statistics have been released in recent years that confirm the need and opportunity for church planting in the U.S. “In spite of 324,000 Protestant and 20,000 Catholic churches, • 95 to 100 million Americans are unchurched,” reported BGCWorld. • “Not one U.S. city,” the report affirmed, “has a greater church population than ten years ago. In 1900 there were 27 churches for every 10,000 people. • Approximately 3750 U.S. churches close each year—72 per week, or 10 per day. • Approximately 1350 successful churches are planted each year in the USA, resulting in a deficit of 2400 churches per year—200 churches per month or seven churches a day.”
Where does Baptist Builders Club USA stack up among those statistics? A review of the past five years revealed the following: • 24 church plants have come into the Association of Regular Baptist Churches In the same five years: • 46 Regular Baptist Churches have closed their doors Almost 100% more Regular Baptists Churches have closed in the past five years than church plants that have come into the fellowship. We can do better! We must do better! First Corinthians 3:9 says, “For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building”. We need your help. For all of you who faithfully support this minsitry with prayer and/or financial support, thank you. Michael Nolan, Director
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On the Road Road alvary Baptist Church in Menom-
onee Falls, WI, recently invited us to share in their month’s theme of “Building God’s Work on a Firm Foundation.” How appropriate for them to invite us to share the vision of the Baptist Builders Club. Most Regular Baptists associate BBC with only giving funds for the physical building, but BBC is much more. While BBC helps churches with financial support to build or rebuild the physical building, the ministry also provides resources to help build the church, the people. BBC does this by: • providing a year’s worth of RBP curriculum • paid registration to training and leadership conferences Baptist Builders Club • USA Michael Nolan, Director 1300 North Meacham Rd Schaumburg, IL 60173-4806 (888) 588-1600 ext 817 www.baptistbuildersclub.org
• subscription for the Baptist Bulletin for the entire church
I was priviledged to share God’s Word with Calvary Baptist’s people and to share how BBC helps churches not only financially to build a physical foundation, but also provides tools for a spiritual foundation. We would love to come to your church to share how God could use you in His ministry of the Baptist Builders Club. To schedule a date for us to come to your church, contact Judy Emery at 1-888-588-1600, ext.817.