1. Pittsylvania Baptist Association What is it? What does it do? Churches Serving the Community and the World Together

2. Our Vision? Fostering Peace in our churches, Illustrating Faith in our community, Proclaiming Christ’s Love to our world.

3. What is the PBA? The PBA is a collection of 46 Baptist churches that have banded together to carry out the Great Commission in joint efforts that are beyond the scope of any one individual church to accomplish. It is composed of churches that are located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The churches vary in size from very large churches that would have several hundred in attendance on a given Sunday, to small churches that would have less than 50 in attendance. the desire to spread the Gospel to all the world. The common bond is the desire to spread the Gospel to all the world.

4. What does the PBA do? It serves as a liaison between the churches and other partners outside the Association by sharing information, fellowship and mutual support. It also serves as a facilitating group to accomplish ministries and missions that are beyond the scope of a single church. The responsibility of this task is performed through teams that are assigned specific tasks. It serves to provide fiduciary and business functions in carrying out the will of the member churches through the budgeting of funds, the forming of joint partnerships and the administrative duties of Association staff.

5. PBA Office 186 Deer Run Road (434) 792-7678 Fax (434) 797-2673 E-mail: pba.47@verizon.net Office Hours Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Web site: www.pittsylvaniabaptist.org

6. PBA Staff CLAIRE PERRY Office Administrator Joined the Association on October 15, 2007 claire.perry1@verizon.net

7. PBA Staff CLIFF & GLENDA HUDGINS Association Ministries Coordinator Joined the Association on November 1, 2005 Originally from Texas and most recently served the VBMB. cliff.hudgins1@verizon.net Mobile (434) 251-5906

8. PBA Staff EB MARK Baptist Collegiate Ministries Director Joined the Association August 15, 2008 eb.mark1@verizon.net

9. What does the PBA offer? The office serves as a provider of resources. Conference space Electronic equipment; projectors, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, etc. VHS/DVDs, books Referral point for other resources such as local providers, State Convention offices and National entities

10. We provide financial support. Christian Training for the Retarded God’s Storehouse Hope Harbor Northern Pitts. Co. Food Distribution Ctr. Hargrave Chaplaincy Program Materials Good News Jail & Prison Ministry Pastoral Counseling Services Director Lisa Reynolds Director Becky Wales Director Conchita Mciver Chaplain Randall Clarke Chaplain Rev. David Abernathy Director Dr. William Trimyer

11. We provide a medium for teamwork within the Association. Teams/Committees - Discipleship - Evangelism - Ministry - Worship - Finance/Stewardship - Nominating - Personnel - Properties

12. WMU: Involved in Ministry!

13. We provide a medium for cooperation outside the Association. Disaster Relief Partnership Missions Impact Virginia

14. Vision Statement Fostering Peace in our churches, Illustrating Faith in our community, Proclaiming Christ’s Love to our world.