May 21, 2008 – 1:47 am
I have to say that although I knew our congregation was a giving and mission minded people, I had no idea how true this was. I rec'd a letter today from Jerry Rankin, the president of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, and in this letter he stated that this past year's Lottie Moon Christmas offering was going to be the largest in history.
This news alone was exciting, but what I was not expecting was this next statement:
   "It (the Lottie Moon Offering) is projected to surpass the 2006 record of $150,178,098.06. This was the result of extraordinary giving by your church. The members of your congregation led the entire East Bay Baptist Association in both total dollars and per capita dollars given to the annual mission offering."
Praise God for faithful givers. I am very proud of FBC Newark and their giving hearts. Most importantly, you are ...
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