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philosophical emphasis of our missions committee is church planting , so we try to have a church planter every year ), missionary trainers , and program staff from a local ministry . Our keynote speaker , Hal Farnsworth , has been known and loved by I . P . C . for many years . Hal received his M . Div . from Covenant Seminary , going on to serve as an RUF campus minister first at Mississippi State , then Vanderbilt University . In 1996 , he and MaryBeth with their 4 children moved to Athens , GA , as church planters . I . P . C . supported his planting of Redeemer Presbyterian Church where he continues as Senior Minister . Hal will give devotionals at our large group meetings and preach twice on Sunday . Our missionary guests include Bruce and Barbara Wannamacher , Aaron and Rachel Halbert , and Emily Thomas . The Wannamachers and Halberts both serve with MTW — the Wannamachers as missionary trainers in sub-Saharan Africa , and the Halberts as church planters in Tegucigalpa , Honduras . We ’ ve supported the Wannamachers for many years and added the Halberts to our budget in 2015 . Emily Thomas is Program Director at The Living Vine Christian Maternity Home . We ’ ve supported The Living Vine for many years as well and look forward to Emily ’ s report .

Schedule for Missions Conference

I . P . C . is strongly committed to supporting the mission of spreading the Gospel — locally , around our nation , and around the world . Our goal is to dedicate 25 % of our annual operating budget to missions . We encourage you to full participation in the missions conference as we all need to be challenged personally and corporately . You need to see how your tithes and offerings are being used . We all need to be renewed in our own relationships with our Good Shepherd and motivated to the vision of the Lord ’ s “ other sheep .” Our congregation ’ s times of fellowship are always rich . Again this year we will enjoy the wonderful food prepared by Silk Road Catering ( Tim and Tricia Barrett ) and Miss Sophie ’ s ( Teri Bell ). All of our events will take place at our downtown campus , with all of our gatherings taking place in the Fellowship Hall , Telfair Hall , and our sanctuary . Giving thanks that as “ other sheep ” we ’ ve been brought into the flock , let ’ s come together to worship , learn , and be challenged to greater obedience to the Great Commission . I look forward to seeing you .

— Frankie Daniell , on behalf of the Missions Committee

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