The 38th General Baptist Convention of New Jersey to be Held at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
Contact: Brianna Smallwood,
First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, 732-839-2429
SOMERSET, N.J., Feb. 3, 2016 /
Christian Newswire/ -- First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (FBCLG) in Somerset, New Jersey will host the 38th General Baptist Convention of New Jersey (GBCNJ), Inc., Annual Workers Conference from Friday, February 5, 2016, to Saturday, February 6, 2016. The two-day conference will consist of workshops and lectures focused on Christian Education with the intention to assist clergy, members, and leadership with their roles in ministry.
The convention will begin on Friday, February 5, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. with various seminar classes including: Dangerous Decisions – Navigating the Church in Turbulent Times, You Lost Me: Strategies for Reaching and Keeping Millennials, and dfree® - Debt Free Living, created and instructed by Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, and Michelle Dutton, FBCLG dfree® Ministry Leader. dfree® is a transformational lifestyle movement that promotes financial freedom through values-based principles and practical approaches to financial management based on the book, Say Yes to No Debt: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom, authored by Soaries. Friday at 7:00 p.m., a worship service will be held featuring guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Cullian W. Hill, Pastor of Greater Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. The FBCLG Music & Arts Ministry will minister in music and Rev. Dr. Lester W. Taylor, Jr., First Vice President of GBCNJ, will preside. The convention will recess and resume Saturday, February 6, 2016 with a host of various seminar classes including: Commissioning a Portrait of a Christian Missionary, Worship is Discipleship, and Developing Church Leadership to Serve this Present Age.
"GBCNJ has challenged themselves to reach a community of individuals by focusing in on their mission and finding innovative methods to be a continuous support to those in need," said Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. "First Baptist Church is privileged to host the 38th General Baptist Convention of New Jersey."
GBCNJ is a community of believers dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission through worship, discipleship and evangelism. The ultimate goal is to be the Christians and leaders that Jesus Christ has intended for them to be through the works of ministry.
About First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (FBCLG)
Founded in 1937, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens is a vibrant community-focused, multi-cultural and historical African-American church rooted in Baptist doctrine and is located in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, NJ. The church's motto is "Faith in Action." FBCLG bears witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ for spiritual, educational, economic and community transformation. For more information, visit www.fbcsomerset.com.
