Notes from Gary

on Dec 26, 2013

Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2013 Dear friends and family, Greetings from Kodiak Island!  Yes, I’m writing from Kodiak, Alaska.  Let me begin by wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas. God continues to work in our lives in a very special way and we look forward to Christmas 2013.  It’s been a good year!  We had a blessed summer in every way! ...

on Oct 25, 2013

Gary Bearce, Associational Missionary / Church Planting Catalyst  Shirley and I feel very, very blessed!  We are able to serve with the great group of pastors, church planters and servant leaders here in the Mat-Su Valley and beyond. At the same time we are able to serve with the Alaska Baptist Convention – encouraging Bible study leadership, church...

on Oct 25, 2013

As we plan for 2014, we look forward to a great year of fellowship, teamwork and cooperative missions with your help and encouragement.  I need to place my thoughts concerning church planting in a succinct written format that might be helpful as we move toward pressing mission work and then I need to share with everyone my Annual Report to the Association.  My...

on Oct 11, 2013

On the first day of the Alaska State Fair our Evangelism Booth was hosted by the First Baptist Church of Willow.  Several from other churches assisted them!  Even in the rain, at least 750 Evangelism Cards were distributed and 19 Christmas Card sheets containing over 1050 signatures were obtained.  Let me remind you of the message on the back of those 750 Cards....

on Oct 11, 2013

Tactical, Strategic and Logistical The Annual Report from Hatcher Pass Baptist Association Submitted by Gary Bearce, Associational Missionary / Church Planting Catalyst Hatcher Pass Baptist Association’s guiding statement is: Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, the churches of Hatcher Pass Baptist Association are serving together in the Kingdom of God...

on Oct 11, 2013

Associational Emphasis Month Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, the churches of Hatcher Pass Baptist Association are serving together in the Kingdom of God with a cooperative focus to develop and encourage healthy churches made up of growing disciples who, in turn, produce additional growing disciples and new discipling congregations. During the month of May,...