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MISSIONARY NEWS FROM THE FIELD – BOLIVIA COBIJA PANDO. My dear brother, God bless you. I’m happy and glad to serve our God in this beautiful city. On April 2, participated in a seminar on the administration and praise in the church in Thessalonica Baptist Church of Rio Braco, Wandenverk Pastor, where I had the…

article written by a Singaporean pastor on www.abigmission.com On my recent visit to Medan, Indonesia, I was invited to join the Christian fellowship of a polytechnic (technical school). As I entered into the large auditorium on the campus, I was greeted by the committee of the fellowship. I was impressed by the way this committee…

interesting article written by a Singaporean pastor on www.abigmission.com I’ve just returned from a trip to Medan, Indonesia. It was my first trip to this city – the fourth largest city in Indonesia. As I’m a regular visitor to Indonesia, I expected Medan to be like the other cities that I’ve been to – namely,…

by Jonathan Marks Our last blog post was titled “Opportunities Abounding.”  That title couldn’t have been more true. I don’t know about you, but in my Christian life, I look for places to serve God.  I examine my usual favorites–the things I feel “comfortable” doing for God.  Those things that I’ve done before with moderate success. …

by Kyle Shreve Well, this last Sunday was an extremely exciting day at Vision Baptist Church! We had over 50 children in the Children’s Church, which is the most we’ve ever had since I’ve been here. The little Junior Church room was packed full of kids, which is an amazing thing to see! God is…

Dear Pastors and Praying Friends, What an incredible month this one has been!  We have had some good times, some bad times and some ugly times.  Please continue to pray for us that God will use us in amazing ways here in Peru and that we might send the men around the world that can…

There are so many things about our church that makes me want to encourage you to come and “Discover the Difference”! One of the things that makes our church refreshingly unique is our view of how all of our lives should be given over to God for His mission here on earth. We do not…

Our Children’s Crusade with Children’s Evangelist Ed Dunlop is coming up soon! We kick off this exciting time of games, prizes, and learning about Christ on April 4th. Join us each evening from April 4th – 8th to take part in crazy games and challenges. Compete for wild prizes like a 3-foot long gummy snake!…

Dear Pastor and Church, We are currently in Minneapolis, MN, and Lord has blessed with several meetings in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. I was able to bring the whole family on this trip despite Amy not feeling very well with the baby on the way. I praise the Lord she hasn’t gotten sick one…

Our Children’s Crusade with Children’s Evangelist Ed Dunlop is coming up soon! We kick off this exciting time of games, prizes, and learning about Christ on April 4th. Join us each evening from April 4th – 8th to take part in crazy games and challenges. Compete for wild prizes like a 3-foot long gummy snake!…

Our Children’s Crusade with Children’s Evangelist Ed Dunlop is coming up soon! We kick off this exciting time of games, prizes, and learning about Christ on April 1st. Join us each evening from April 4th – 8th to take part in crazy games and challenges. Compete for wild prizes like a 3-foot long gummy snake!…

HOLT FAMILY 8.8 Earthquake hits Chile! Thousands are homeless and hundreds are dead a!er one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded shook Chile to its core. Invest in Chile Many donations have been made to help rebuild Chile and provide urgent supplies. We are praying that God will use this tragedy to soften hearts to…

Join the staff of Vision Baptist Church and missionaries from around the world, who are currently on furlough or deputation, for an exciting night of missions oriented fellowship at Vision Baptist Church from 7 pm – 9pm on the first Thursday of every month.

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        Many are well aware of the snow accumulation from last night. We have cancelled all classes today due to unfavorable road conditions. We are however, continuing to move forward with service tomorrow, Lord willing! Please continue to check Vision News for any updates, and information! Thank you and God bless!

    Ethan Howeth just got out of surgery yesterday. His leg had been hurting him for some time after the other surgery, so the doctors went in to find out what was going on. They found that the bones were growing back together without a gap in between them, so the doctors took care of…

Post originally posted by Ben Johnson on the Vision Couples Blog Hopefully you are well aware that we are in our second week of our Unfailing Love challenge at church. As you may know, this series is based on looking at God’s attributes and putting them into our marriage. You may have looked at all…

This week the couples of Vision are looking to magnify God’s attribute of being “eternally forgiving” in their marriage. You might say that marriage is a snow globe for God’s love towards the church. We believe that many of the issues our country is facing could be remedied by more people seeing the love of…

We have three days left in the “Take Initiative” week of the Unfailing Love Campaign! This week was intentionally placed at the beginning of this series. Unless we die to ourselves in marriage we have no way of drawing closer to our spouse. “Taking the Initiative” is a attribute of God we clearly see from…

The church is supposed two consist of only two types of people, as missions in concerned, “goers” and “senders”! This Thursday night, Feb. 4th, we will be having a very special night where these forces combine for a night of mission centered preaching and praying. You will not want to miss out on this exciting…

During the month of February we are going to spend some time looking at the wonderful attributes of God’s “unfailing love” towards us and how that should be applied to our marriages. As we learn more about the way that God loves us then we are better able to love our spouses. Throughout the month…

Have you ever realized the day before Christmas that you forgot to get a gift for someone on your Christmas list. This usually leads to regifting something from your closet, a gift card to the Quik Trip, or a quick trip to whatever store you can find open. It is bad feeling when you noticed…

Last night we had a wonderful Mission Accomplished Service for the Canfields and the Pearsons. Robert & Kelli spent six months in Peru studying and working as part of their training in the Our Generation Training Center. Andrew and Holly have been burdened with a desire to assist missionaries in the the area of media.…

Is there anything greater than seeing God’s people come together in serving to fulfill the God’s mission?! We are having a blast getting ready to move into our new building. Micah Rastelli started the work almost 48 hours ago. It is amazing how much has been accomplished in such a sort amount of time. However,…

On December the 4th from 5 – 9 pm we will be taking the Students of Vision rock climbing at Adrenaline Climbing in Suwanee, GA. You can learn more about the company that provides this indoor rock climbing opportunity at http://www.adrenalineclimbing.com/. We hope your will mark your calendar and plan to have your teenagers and…

anomaly |əˈnämÉ™lÄ“| noun ( pl. -lies) Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. Every Sunday night we have a wonderful time studying the Word of God. This Sunday night we will being doins something different, something out of the normal, and may be something that many people would not expect. You might…

Join us Tuesday Night at 7:00 pm for our Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner We will be giving thanks for all the blesseings we have been so graciously given from our awesome God! There will be a sign up sheet at the Welcome Center if you would like be part of the volunteer team that will…

We hope you are making plans to join us this Saturday for the 1st Annual Turkey Bowl! Contrary to popular belief we are not bowling turkeys or seeing how many bowls of turkey we can eat. We will be having a flag football game. The “Old Timers” verses “The Whipper Snappers”. We are suggesting a…

ADULT BIBLE FELLOWSHIP / DECEMBER SERIES Sundays at 9:30 AM As a church, we are gearing up for our move this December! More important than making sure we have the chairs ready to move, we must make sure we (the people) are ready to make room for God in 2010! We have an exciting and…

We are very proud of our teenagers for their initiative in raising money to help with the move! Our youth ministry has nearly tripled since we moved into our current building. As a result we had to knock out some walls for them. They raised $366.00 at last weeks Rummage Sale! They are using this…

Thank you all for you prayers. Bro. Tony & Mrs. Stacey have been overwhelmed by our churches response. You are a wonderful church family. We are here at the Palmetto Richland Hospital here in Columbia, SC. They are looking at moving here to Charlotte or Atlanta. Here is the latest update from Mark Coffey. Mark…

This morning Ethan Howeth was accidentally shot in the leg while deer hunting. We will keep you posted as we receive information. All we know at this time is that he is at the hospital with his family.

Set Your Clocks Daylight savings time ends Sunday morning at 2 am. So make sure before you go to bed on Saturday you set your clocks back one hour. It is so great to gain an hour. We will make sure we have something for you to do at the church for all of you…

This goofy video was made to help you see how close the new building is to our current building! We are so thankful to have found a building near Hwy 400 and on exit 12. When Monday, December 14th looks like the date for the move. This will be an exciting time for Vision Baptist…

On many occassions people have asked me how they could help the youth ministry. Well, here is one way that you can! This weekend we will have a Rummage Sale at the home of Chuck and Leisa Littlefield. If you have any items you would be willing to donate please let us know. The yard…

Judson Elías Masters Born October 9, 2009 @ 9:28 A.M. 7 lbs. 8 oz. 19 inches If you would like to send Tyler and Gretchen an email letting them know you are praying and congratulate email [email protected] Learn more about this wonderful family www.masterscall.net