Clark Springs Baptist Church
Northeast Louisiana Baptist Association
EROS – Pastor Mickey Hudnall’s wife, Barbara Hudnall, said, “We’re proud of what’s going on. The Lord has been blessing us.”
This article corrects one from the Nov. 20 issue that had this same information, but attached to the wrong church. The Message regrets the error.
This past year they have had 28 baptisms, including three adults on the evening of Oct. 19.
About 90 to 110 attend Sunday service every week depending on what’s going on, she said.
In November the church is planning an official baby dedication ceremony for children ages – infant up to three years old.
“He [Pastor Hudnall] prays and he gives them all a little Bible,” she explained.
The church does this once a year.
Though presently the church is made up of quite a few older people, Mrs. Hudnall said several young families are beginning to attend the church.
Youth Director Vicki Wood is leading a “boot camp” for the teens every week. When asked what they do, Hudnall said, “I have no idea.”
She just knows they use the old “itty bitty church” behind the newer church building.
Ban Suk KOREAN Baptist Church
Northwest Louisiana Baptist Association
BOSSIER CITY – According to Pastor Yong Koo Lee, his church has a revival service scheduled for November 21st through the 23rd. A guest speaker by the name of Jung will be traveling from Seattle to speak.
“It is just a Korean revival,” Lee said.
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving they also have a Thanksgiving celebration planned.
“Maybe 90 people will attend,” he said.
On a typical Sunday, approximately 75 people attend Sunday Morning Worship. They also have a Wednesday night service and a Friday night prayer meeting.
God has been moving in the Korean church there.
“I believe we had … nine baptisms” this year, Lee added.
Lee has been the pastor at the church for 13 years. And prior to those 13 years, God used Lee and others to start the congregation. He is now a U.S. Citizen, but came to this country as an adult not knowing Jesus.
“I didn’t know anything about Christianity in Korea,” he said.
He met Jesus in Canada and has seen God do miraculous things since, he said.
Loreauville Baptist Church
Evangeline Baptist Association
LOREAUVILLE – According to Pastor Anthony DiClementi’s wife, Becky DiClementi, between 20 and 30 people attend Sunday morning worship most weeks.
“We’re small in number, but large in spirit,” she said.
And the small numbers don’t stop God from moving. In fact, DiClementi believes, the numbers even prove the faithfulness of those in attendance.
On Sunday nights, the church has a children’s program called Team Kids.
“It’s similar to Awanas,” she said. “Right now we have three (kids who attend). We have a lot of fun, and they don’t want to miss.”
The DiClementis’ own son, John attends, and if he has to miss a Team Kids meeting, he isn’t happy about it.
“He really hates to miss,” she added.
In fact, not only does their son love Team Kids, he recently accepted Jesus and will soon be baptized.
“We’re very, very excited,” she said.
Presently, the church family is planning two events for December.
On Dec.10, the church will be the drop-off point for the Foodnet Food Drive. They accept food and cash donations.
“We sort it, weigh it and take it” to the local food pantry, DiClementi explained. “It’s really neat to see people come and donate.”
And on Sunday, Dec. 21, the church congregation will put on their Christmas program during the morning service.
However, DiClementi had not have all the details about the program at press time.
The church had just received it and members were beginning to schedule practice times, she said.
Manchac Baptist Church New Orleans Association
AKERS – Despite having to deal with the after effects of a foot of water in the church because of the hurricane, the congregation of Manchac Bapist Church continues to reach out to its community and its members.
“We’re planning on having a Thanksgiving Dinner on the last Sunday of the month,” Pastor James C. Nettles said.
Along with planning events, Nettles is mentoring a young man to eventually take his place as preacher in the church.
“He’s excited about it,” Nettles said. “He’s been preaching every other Sunday.”
Nettles himself has been in Ministry since the 1950s.
“I’m 77 years old,” he said.
Also, the church had a Native American man accept Christ recently. He couldn’t get baptized in the church due to weather conditions, but, according to Nettles, was baptized on the reservation.
“We have another couple of people who are close” to accepting Jesus too, he said.
Right now, the Nettles and his congregation are hoping to find someone to raise the church three feet off the ground so future hurricanes won’t hit the church so hard. The most reasonable cost estimate he was able to get was $20,000.
“We’re trying to find someone” now to do the work, he said.
If you or someone you know can do this kind of work for the Manchac Baptist Congregation, please contact Pastor Nettles at 985.386.4793.
Parkview Baptist Church
Central Louisiana Association
ALEXANDRIA – Hurricanes affected Parkview Baptist this year pretty bad, said church member and Sunday School Teacher Carol Braly.
“We’ve been flooded out,” Braly said. “We’ve been sharing space with Horseshoe Drive Baptist Church.”
God has been faithful to bring blessings out of this difficult situation though.
“We can see the Lord moving,” she said. “We’re working on our patience. It’s shown us that the church is not the building, but the people. We can still worship” no matter what.
Braly teaches an adult Sunday School Class and sings in the choir. Her husband, Pastor Bob Braly presently preaches at Morrow Baptist Church. Pastor David Shaw is the pastor at Parkview.
Morrow Baptist Church
Louisiana Association
MORROW – The Morrow Baptist Congregation called Pastor Bob Braly one day and asked him if he would preach at their church one Sunday.
“I’ve been there two and a half years now,” Braly said.
But he doesn’t mind. In fact, he loves it there.
“”Some (members) are farmers,” he said. “We have several children.”
Morrow Baptist Church is a lot like the town of Morrow, small but definitely there.
“The people have been there for years and years and years,” he said. “We have ten to twelve in Sunday School, twenty or a little more in Worship.”
There are no stores, not even a gas station in Morrow.
“The only thing in town is the post office,” he said.
Plus, there are a handful of churches.
“We’re all little churches just hanging on,” he added.
This doesn’t stop the Morrow Baptist Congregation members from doing ministry.
“We’ve been involved in a lot of missions,” Braly said.
They put on a fall festival which was enjoyed by many.
Four times a year, the Morrow’s older singles meet at the Baptist Church for fellowship. Braly didn’t know how long this had been going on, but it was established before he came to Morrow.
All the members just got done filling shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
On the 30th of November, there is a Thanksgiving lunch planned for the congregation. And on the 21st of December, the church will hold a special Christmas service.