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Body Builder
February 28, 2023
Mid-American Baptist Churches of Iowa and Minnesota
strive to work together to build up the Body of Christ.
MABC Region News:
An invitation to all:
Lenten Taizé Service
Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
Begin your journey through Holy Week by attending a Taizé service at
First Baptist Church Waterloo, Sunday, April 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary led
by Rev. Carol Teare and a string ensemble.
A Taizé worship service involves sung and chanted prayers, meditation, a
period of silence, candlelight, and liturgical readings. There is no preaching.
The prayers consist of short chants, repeated again.
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Farmers Daughters Quilts link can be found HERE
Registration Form can be printed HERE
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Thank you MABC Churches for your 2022 Mission Support Generosity.
Your contributions have made an impact far and wide to support the missions of
American Baptist Churches USA
and closer to home right here in our region.
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The request for the ABCUSA Annual Report was sent out last weekend.
Please be on the lookout for a large white envelope sent to the church.
The deadline to return completed forms to the region office is April 15, 2023.
Thank you in advance.
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 Saturday, April 22, 2023 -
10 am to Noon via Zoom.
A link will be sent out in April.
Board reports will be due two weeks
prior to the meeting.
Please send them to the Region office
Office@mid-abc.org
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What's your church up to these days?
Send us photos with a brief explanation so that we can share them with the MABC Family in an upcoming edition of the BodyBuilder.
One of our former Associate Executive Ministers - Rev. Soozi Whitten Ford's mother
Maida Emrick Whitten passed away on February 6, 2023.
Services were held on Friday, February 24, 2023, in Shawnee, Kansas
Maida's obituary can be found HERE
  
The latest International Ministries e-newsletter can be found HERE
News from ABC Life
American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) is offering a FREE weekly series on mental health, beginning this Thursday (March 2nd.) Information, including registration instructions - for the entire series or for individual sessions - is available at this link:
https://ccl.ministrelife.org/courses/lets-talk-about-mental-health/
February 2023 Newsletter can be found HERE
Register Today for the
2023 Biennial Mission Summit!
Registration is now open for the 2023 Biennial Mission Summit, meeting June 23-25 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Check out our schedule and exciting list of speakers, and Register Today!
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To register as a church delegate you must register using your church PIN Code.
The PDF document HERE will provide you with the pin code
and the number of delegates available from each local church.
(You will need to rotate the file in order to read it correctly.)
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If you click on either image or use the QR code
will take you to the registration form
Click on the image below and you will be taken to more schedule details
February 22, 2023, MCC Newsletter HERE
Click on the logo below to read February 24, 2023 Newsletter
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A Video can be viewed HERE
A shout out to our amazing campers HERE
Can you make a difference by helping a youth go to camp? Click HERE
Here's a video about FAMILY CAMP
Come Dream with Dayton Oaks Camp
The Dayton Oaks Ministry Team has begun to dream about the future of the camp
and would like to invite anyone who is interested to join us in this process.
If you have architecture or marketing skills, we especially need your help.
If you would like to be a part of helping to shape the camp's future,
please contact Camp Manager Matt Siebert
Our #100days fundraiser officially started on February 1st. Please join us in donating to the camping ministry at Dayton Oaks Camp. Our goal this year is $8,000. When we reach our goal Matt has agreed to dye his hair as a reward for all the donations. So help us see Matt in a new “shade”. The #100days fundraiser will end on May 11th, so be sure to donate before it’s too late to give Matt an updated “hue” for his “do”. Use our donation link Dayton Oaks Donation Page & select 100 days to raise on the pull-down box. Then choose the amount to donate. You can also mail a check or money order to the camp. Please put a note in the memo line like “#100days”, “Dyeing for Camp”, or “Color Matt fabulous” or another clever note so we can count it in the total donations.
MABC ABWM Upcoming Events:
Iowa East Spring Rally - April 15, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lake Camp
Iowa West Spring Rally - TBA.
The application can be found HERE
Women's History Month Gatherings 2023
 During Women’s History month, ABWM curates a gathering every Monday during March. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Women’s History Month!
- Monday, March 6, 2023, at 12:00-12:30 PM Eastern Time
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- Monday, March 13, 2023, at 12:00-12:30 PM Eastern Time
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- Monday, March 20, 2023, at 12:00-12:30 PM Eastern Time
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- Monday, March 27, 2023, at 12:00-12:30 PM Eastern Time
2023 Sectional Meetings: What's Up ABWM?
 Join other American Baptist Women as we hear from our national board, national staff, association leaders, and AB Women on what’s happening in American Baptist Women’s Ministries.
Midwestern Section - Monday, March 13, 2023
Click here for more details.ABWM Regions: Central (Arkansas, Kansas, & Oklahoma), Great Rivers Region (Illinois & Missouri), Indiana, Michigan,
MId-America (Iowa, & Minnesota), Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Domestic Violence Workshop & Certification
 Saturday, April 29, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
Virtually and Detroit, Michigan
American Baptist Women’s Ministries is partnering with Safe Haven Ministries for Domestic Violence Prevention and Education virtual training. This training will enable clergy, church leaders, community groups, and domestic violence educators to come together in a safe and intentional manner to learn ways to support and aid those in their communities that are suffering from Domestic Violence. Participants will gain knowledge, insight, and skills useful in addressing and preventing domestic violence.
Click here for more details.
2023 Women and Girls Conference
Shalom Retreat
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