Since most of our programs involved groups of 10 or more people we had to suspend all of our Kids and Youth Clubs, Senior Adult Fellowships, Adult Programs, Homeless Lunch Fellowships, and Client-Choice Food Pantry Programs. When local officials declared a public health emergency on March 11 and later issued a “stay home/work safe” order prohibiting the gathering of 10 or more people, we knew that it was time to get creative. Mission Centers of Houston - Jeff Chadwickįor God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. Thank you for your continued support and prayers! In the future, you may see video updates from these ministries, and I hope you’ll take the time to watch those as well. They are certainly praying for you during this time. Please, pray for each of the ministries represented below as you read through their reports. Given the unknowns surrounding in-person gatherings and the fact that there was no new business to accomplish by the date of our normally scheduled business meeting on May 14, we’re providing the following reports to the messengers from each of the UBA ministries and subsidiary partners. Roger Patterson, the pastor of West University Baptist Church, was added to the ALC.Īs you can see, a lot is still going on. Greater Faith Humble Church, pastored by Donny O’Briant, entered Watchcare It is pastored by Ramon Jones and sponsored by South Main Baptist Church Pasadena UBA forwent its annual financial review (see details in Dana’s report below)ĭisciples of Christ Global Ministries (a new church start) was recognized. UBA, the Mission Centers of Houston, and Trinity Pines Conference Center each applied for PPP loans Two weeks prior, we notified the Messengers of a virtual Special Associational Business Meeting to be held on April 15 to vote on any recommendations coming from the ALC.Īt the Special Called Meeting of the Messengers on April 15, Messengers approved the following recommendations from the ALC:
What you are about to read is another example of that flexibility.ĭue to the necessity of needing Messenger approval to apply for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan at the earliest possible date, we held an online meeting of the Association Leadership Council (ALC) on April 14. UBA will celebrate its 180th birthday in October, and throughout all of those decades, we’ve been dedicated to strategically advancing the gospel of Jesus Christ using whatever methods and means necessary to accomplish the mission. Flexibility, adaptability, and innovation aren’t just traits of the highly successful organizations anymore, they’re traits of the organizations that prove faithful to their mission. How many times have you read, or written to your own congregations lately, that these are unprecedented times? Nonetheless, it’s true.
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