Upcoming activities:

    BAMA supports the local food ministry - Bristol Area Food Ministry. Different churches help with the packing for distribution of the food on a monthly basis. Packing and distribution takes place on the last Tuesday of each month. Packing takes place around 9:15 or 9:30 with pick up at 10 am. You can read about BAFM's 2011 activities here. Federal & BAFM income requirements. BAFM Individual & Church Contributions & expenses

    NE Trumbull Co school lunch percentages by township (in order to know the importance of our food programs in local ministry)

PRAYING FOR REVIVAL IN TRUMBULL COUNTY

SAVE THE DATE:  MAY 27 - JUNE 3, 2012

Dream with us for a moment.  Imagine setting aside a time for your church to seek God together.  Really seek God.  Imagine that as the Word is preached and people are challenged to respond, some of your deacons get saved.  The couple on the brink of divorce have a change of heart and see God begin to heal their marriage.  Adultery is confessed, but instead of the marriage being dissolved, grace is extended.  A rebellious teenager comes to his parents and confesses his sin, then asks forgiveness from the entire church body for dragging their name and the name of Christ through the mud.  A man confesses dishonesty from years gone by, risking imprisonment, because of the conviction of God in his life.  People begin to give more than they ever have before to the work of the Lord, and are actually excited about giving.  There is a new-found joy among the people as they experience the blessing of God because of their obedience to His Word.  Others get saved as a direct result of God’s work in the lives of the people in your church.

The above scenarios are all taken from true stories of God’s work in the lives of individuals and churches through the outreach of Life Action Ministries.  This is a family-centered revival ministry whose aim is to ignite Christ-centered movements of revival among God’s people.

This spring at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds, we have the opportunity to participate in a week of Life Action meetings, known as a Summit.  These meetings, sponsored by the Bristol Area Ministerial Association (BAMA), are free of charge for you and your church members to attend, and you will not be pressured to give.  All that is required of you is your time, but it is an investment you will never regret.  While this ministry normally sends out teams into individual churches, they have agreed to work with us as we seek to encourage many churches in our area to come together for a community Summit.  This in itself is evidence that God is at work on behalf of this area!  It will be a time for the Church--God’s people--to examine our own hearts and lives in light of God’s Word, and allow Him to bring about transformation in our lives, families, churches, and communities.

BAMA is sponsoring this community wide event next spring. We are bringing a Life Action community summit to the area May 27 - June 3. This will include Sunday morning joint services both Sunday's.

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Here is a newsletter of what God was doing in Oct. / Nov through Life Action from Isaac Keener who was traveling with them.

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Our monthly 9 am BAMA meetings are on the second Wed. of the month. If anyone has anything that you would like for our community to consider, please let your pastor know before one of these meetings.

Sept. 14, 2011
Mecca Community
Oct. 12, 2011
Wildare U.M.C.
Nov. 9, 2011
Greene Nazarene
Jan. 11, 2012
North Bloomfield U.M.C
Feb. 8, 2012
North Bristol Christian Church
Mar. 14, 2012
West Farmington U.M.C. (co-hosted by Bread of Life)
Apr. 11, 2012
Orwell U.M.C.
May 9, 2012
Bristolville Church of the Brethren

Our annual BAMA Lenten services will be starting up again on Feb. 26. All Sunday evening services begin
at 6 pm with fellowship following. The Good Friday service begins at 7 pm with fellowship prior at 6 pm.

DATE
CHURCH
SPEAKER
Feb. 26 Mecca Community Church Dale Briggs
Mar. 4 Johnston FUMC Dean Kappas
Mar. 11 Free Will Baptist Fred Keener
Mar. 18 Greene Nazarene Jim Elkin
Mar. 25 West Mecca U.M.C TBA
Apr. 6 West Farmington U.M.C Jim George leading


A Night to Honor Israel supported by BAMA was held at NBCC in October. Here is a copy of the exhortation that was given that evening.

http://nbcc1868.org/sermons/standwithisrael.mp3

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