After another hearty morning Bible message, we filled the fellowship hall for a meal honoring Pastor Crookshank and his wife Betsy. After the meal Charles Carter gave a mini Bible lesson on appreciating the blessing of a wonderful pastor and wife every day of the year. Soon others were standing and giving their personal thanks to Pastor and Betsy for 6 years of love and devotion to God and the people of Hanover Baptist.

Friday: 6:15 PM–9:30 PM

Saturday: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM

The focus of the seminar was Managing Our Finances God’s Way. The course was led by Gary Wood, a certified financial planner and registered investment advisor. Gary is in his 35th year of serving in the financial services industry; his firm is a charter member of Kingdom Advisors and also serves as a resource partner for our state convention, the SBCV.

In this interactive five-part study, we explored sound Biblical precepts of financial management and discussed practical applications of these precepts. Lesson topics included:

• The Foundation for Sound Family Finances
• Successfully Planning Your Spending
• God’s Solution to Debt
• Saving and Investing in a Challenging Economy
• Financially Free to Answer the Call.

This course taught us to exchange the stresses of financial ownership for the freedom that awaits us as stewards of all that God has entrusted to us.

Our guest speaker this morning was Dr. Doyle Chauncey, interim executive director of the SBCV. He delivered an insightful message from the book of Hebrews titled “Tips for Troubled Times.”

During the evening Bible study hour, Mr. Wood spoke to us about Biblical stewardship in these challenging times.

Our scripture for the evening was 1 Thessalonians.