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Ridgeway Baptist Church
Candler, North Carolina

Missions

Contact the church office at 828.667.4442 for further information about joining one or more of these groups.

Baptist Men

The Baptist Men's group at Ridgeway exists for the following reasons:

1. To help our men stand strong in their faith and to be godly men at home, work, and everywhere they go.
2. To help all church members grow in the Lord and to be actively involved in missions.

We hold two meetings monthly, on the first and third Wednesday nights. The meeting on the first Wednesday night is typically held from 6:00 - 7:00 pm while the meeting on the third Wednesday night is usually held from 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Any changes to these times will be listed in the church bulletin.

We encourage all men to join us for these meetings. In our meetings we have prayer time, singing, devotionals, and discussion of our upcoming ministry efforts. Detailed information about our various activities are listed on the Baptist Men Ministries page. As with our regular meetings, we encourage all to be involved in these activities.

Baptist Men Ministries

Women's Missionary Union (WMU)

2006-2007 Watchword:

"Walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work
and increasing the in the knowledge of God." Colossians 1:10

The WMU of Ridgeway Baptist Church is a mission oriented organization within the church and the local and worldwide communities: doing for others and helping to support the love of God. Our emphasis is missions within the United States and locally. We pray for our international missionaries and the work they are doing in places we are able to see only through their eyes.

We raise our own money through suppers that we have twice a year and offerings from the women themselves. We also help the Baptist Men with the car show held each year. Also, donations come in from special people throughout the year.

Some of the things that we do with our funds include:

• Donating to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
• Donating to the Children's Home Offering
• Donating to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
• Preparing bags of food for travelers who stop by the church for assistance
• Preparing Christmas boxes for our Appalachian Ministry in West Virginia, through the Hands of Hope Ministry
• Donating to the Crossfire Basketball Ministry
• Helping send girls to camps and special programs that might be beneficial to them in becoming leaders themselves in later years
• Participating in the WNC Mountain State Fair, demonstrating the love of Christ with time and preparing food, bears, and salvation bracelets
  
  

Today’s Baptist Women

Some of our regular and yearly projects include:

• Making encouragement baskets to share God's love
• Fellowship time out together
• Silent auction at the annual Ridgeway Car Show
• Helping with various other projects of the church.
  

Ladies of all ages are invited to join us for our meetings. In our meetings we have prayer time, devotionals, and discussion of upcoming ministry and encouragement efforts. Please join us at our next meeting!

The Today's Baptist Women's group would like to honor the memory of our special charter member:

Girls in Action (GAs)

Girls in Action is for girls in first through sixth grade. They learn about North American and international missions. The girls complete a study book according to their grade level. They also visit local nursing homes and shut-ins. GAs meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.

Royal Ambassadors (RAs)

RA's at Ridgeway Baptist Church is for boys in grades 1-6. It is held throughout the entire school year on the first and third Wednesday nights of each month. Generally on the first Wednesday it is held from 6:30 - 7:45 pm and on the third Wednesday from 6:00 - 6:45 pm. RAs is not held in the weeks of summer vacation from school.

Each summer a group of Ridgeway RA's attend summer camp at Camp Caraway. This camp is in Asheboro, NC, and is run by the North Carolina Baptist Men.

The RA Pinewood Derby car race is held in March for our association and in April for the state competition. This race is one of our major events of the year.

Highlights of our RA year are the Foreign Missions Study in November and the North American Mission Study in April. Watch the bulletin for specific dates and times. In the bimonthly meetings we learn about missions at home and abroad and build lifetime friendship among the boys through fellowship and fun. The goal of Ridgeway Royal Ambassadors is to prepare our boys to be the Baptist Men of the future.

Mission Friends

Mission Friends is for children age 3 through 6. Missionaries in different countries are featured each month with concentration on the country’s climate and animals. Prayers are offered for all missionaries. Mission Friends have a lot of fun doing craft projects that reinforce the missionary’s country of the month. Mission Friends meets twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays.

Special Offerings

Special mission offerings are taken at various times in the church calendar year. In the spring, around Easter, we receive the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering to support North American Missions. In the winter, around Christmas, we receive the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to support Foreign Missions.

Ridgeway Baptist Church
525 Old NC 19/23 Hwy
Candler, NC 28715
Telephone: 828.667.4442
Fax: 828.667.4256