Colorado Baptist Association

  - Colorado Baptist Association is a fellowship - network of local Baptist churches cooperating, evangelizing, ministering, and seeking to make disciples starting in their local communities and unto the ends of the earth in fulfillment of Jesus Christ's Great Commission.

  - Colorado Baptist Association exists to provide leadership, fellowship, training, and equipping resources in the areas of church growth, ministry, missions, pastoral leadership transitions, and positive church and leadership consulting for the benefit of its member churches and pastors.

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Pastor of the Week:

Pray for the pastor of the week, Pastor Luis Alvarado and his family, as they minister at Emmanuel, Bay City, Tx. and its local area . Pray for Alicia Alvarado, wife of pastor, as she undergoes hip replacement surgery in Houston. Pray for her recovery and healing after the surgery. Pray for no complications to arise and for her therapy afterwards. Pray for the church members as they seek ministry and mission opportunities to share the Gospel in their area. Pray for new growth and ministry opportunities for building up the congregation ! Pray for the Holy Spirit to be growing and developing new leaders from within the church.

Pastors in need of your prayers:

Your Prayers are making an impact ! Keep on praying ! 

- Pray for Pastor Bob Keptra, and his wife, ( Lane City ) as they battle and recover from Covid 19 and other serious health concerns. They are in recovery mode now from fighting Covid 19. Continue to lift them up as they heal and for God to give them physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual strength to fight through these health battles.

PTL ! Thank you for your prayers on behalf of Pastor Jeff Mitchell, Pledger Baptist church, as he recovers from a kidney procedure. He is at home and resting well. Pray for God's healing and his recovery. Pray for Teresa as she ministers to him during this time.

PTL ! Pray for Associate Pastor and Children's minister, Steve and Stephanie Lyford, FBC El Campo, as their daughter, Amelia undergoes treatments fighting leukemia. Pray for Amelia's healing, and for her medical specialists as they minister to Amelia. Pray for her strength, and stamina as she undergoes these treatments. Pray for her family, and church family as they minister to her during this time. She is now in remission after going through her treatments. She will continue to be monitored by her medical staff.

PTL ! Thank you for your prayers on behalf of Pastor Dr. Jimmy Wright  as he is recovered from fighting pneumonia. Pray for his healing and recovery . Pray for him as he ministers at FBC Sargent, Tx., as Associate pastor. Pray for FBC Sargent´s Pastor John Putch, and the church members as they seek to minister, witness, and build new relationships in their local community in order to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in the Sargent area. Pray for new growth and new families to join.

PTL ! Thanks for your prayers ! Pastor Allen Tangler, FBC Sheridan, has returned to his church´s pulpit and is making great strides forward health-wise. His blood infection is gone, but left bone damage. He has successfully undergone surgery to remove the damaged bone tissue, and is walking and moving around. He has had another surgery on the back of his neck to remove the damaged tissue there. He has found relief from suffering severe back pain. He is resting and recovering at home. Pray for his healing and recovery asap. Pray for his wife and family as they minister to him during this time of illness. The church body has grown through this time as well.

Pray for Pastor Larry Swift, pastor at First Baptist Church in Blessing, and his family, as he is currently at home enjoying time with his family, and serving his church. He is showing some improvement. Continue to lift him and his family up as they minister to him! He has been pastoring, preaching, and ministering even as he has been fighting cancer. Pray for the church members at Blessing Baptist Church as they minister in the name of Jesus Christ to the needs of their local area, pastor, family, and community. Pray for the Holy Spirit to sustain, and carry the church and family through these difficult times. The church is in the process of planning and building a new church building as well.

Pray for Pastor Luis Martinez, pastor at Called to Care Community Church in Manvel, Tx., with his wife and children, along with their church family as they have recently joined our Colorado Baptist Association. Pray for their growing van ministry into the Alvin area. Pray for continued growth and fruit of their labors as many more are gathered into God´s family. They are in need of a larger sound board to handle their praise group, if your church has an extra, please let Pastor Luis know at 1-713-679-9697. Thanks.

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Ministerial Opportunities:

- Cedar Lane Baptist church: Pastor Mike Patterson has retired, and the church's pastoral search team will be receiving resumes for consideration. Send resumes to Cedar Lane Baptist Church, care of Pastoral Search Team, PO Box 90, Cedar Lane, Tx. 77415.

- FBC Van Vleck is prayerfully receiving resumes for their next pastor. The position is for a full time pastorate. Address resumes to FBC Van Vleck in care of the pastoral search committee at PO Box 541; Van Vleck, Tx. 77482. FBC Van Vleck has a short term interim pastor lined up and ministering to them presently. Pray for the church to grow through this interim transition time in pastoral leadership.

- FBC Ganado's  pastoral search team is prayerfully at work, and they have a short/term interim lined up, who will be pastoring them during this pastoral leadership transition time. He will be starting in May.

- Youth and Worship leader(s) needed at FBC Matagorda. It is an informal, flexible, lay-led, volunteer position. Parsonage is available. Contact Pastor David Marchbanks if interested at 1-817-320-5053.

- Youth and Children´s Director is needed at Glidden Baptist Church, Glidden Tx. Send your resume to the church in care of the Youth and Children´s Director search team at 209 Eighth Street, Glidden, Tx. 78943 or call at 979-253-0567 or 979-732-0488.

- Lane City Baptist church seeks a bi-lingual bi-vocational Pastor to lead the church into the future and reach out to the Hispanic population. Lane City is also seeking an informal Worship leader. If interested contact Pastor Bob Keptra at 979-257-8353; or at 979-532-8478. 

- Lost Lagoon RV Resort, El Campo,  seeks a part-time lay-leader or minister to conduct informal Sunday morning worship services during the Summer, pool-side at the resort for campers. Contact Phillip Kinder at 979-541-9440.

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