BMA of Arkansas Host Site Information

By Duffy Guyton, CBC Director of Church Relations

      Central Baptist College is honored to be the host site of the 75^th BMA of Arkansas Annual Session on Nov. 7-8. It is our great pleasure to welcome the pastors and messengers of the BMA of Arkansas to the CBC campus. We love, respect and appreciate everyone who is part of the BMA of Arkansas, and it is our greatest desire that your time on campus is meaningful, worshipful and safe.For your convenience, an information table will be set up outside of the Burgess Auditorium. Feel free to stop by and let us know if you need anything.

Hotel Rooms

      In preparation for the meeting, hotel rooms with reduced rates are listed. When making reservations, please mention CBC or the BMA of Arkansas:

         • Country Inn & Suites (750 Amity Rd.) — $85 for standard and $99 for suites. Offering coffee, water and juice along with continental/hot breakfast. Call (501) 932-0500.

         • Courtyard by Marriot (1301 East Dave Ward Dr.) — $114 for queen or king beds.  The rate does not include breakfast, but a restaurant is available adjacent to the lobby. Call (501) 358-3300.

         • Holiday Inn Express & Suites (2330 Sanders Rd.) — 15% off room rate. Offering coffee, water and juice along with continental/hot breakfast. Call (501) 205-1316.

         • Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham (2475 Sanders Rd.) — $69 for standard and $75 for suites. Offering coffee, water and juice with a continental breakfast bar with hot pancakes. Call (501) 327-0898.

CBC Services

      CBC will provide complimentary water and coffee on the platform in the Burgess Auditorium and the foyer area of Cooper Complex.

CBC Dining Services Open During Meeting

      CBC Dining Services will offer delicious, affordable meals in the Mabee Student Services Complex. Menus are shown below and will also be available at the CBC information table, or you can view menus online by visiting the Central Baptist College Dining Services Facebook page.

         • Mealtimes and Cost — Breakfast: 7:30-9:30 a.m., $7 per person; Lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $11 per person. Dinner 4:45-6:30 p.m., $11 per person. (To purchase meals, please visit the Dining Hall cashier during mealtimes.)

Menu

         • Lunch — Thursday, Nov. 7 — Smoked Turkey Breast, Cornbread Dressing, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Bean Casserole, Cranberry Sauce, Taco Soup, Salad Bar/Deli Bar, Corn Dogs/Tator Tots, Cinnamon Roll Cake, Pumpkin Cake, Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cookies.

         • Dinner — Thursday, Nov. 7 — Brisket, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Garlic Shrimp and Rice, Salad Bar/Deli Bar, Grill Cheese Sandwiches/FF, Assorted Cookies, Sugar-Free Vanilla Pudding.

         • Breakfast — Friday, Nov. 8 — Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Patty, Biscuits/Gravy, Hash Browns, French Toast Casserole, Assorted Cereals, Fruit, Juice, Milk, Coffee.

         • Lunch — Friday, Nov. 8 — Fried Catfish, Baked Catfish, Fried Shrimp, Hush Puppies, Slaw, Okra, Roasted Potatoes, Macaroni and Cheese, Salad Bar/Deli Bar, Hamburgers and Onion Rings, Chocolate Pudding Cake, Peach Cobbler, Sugar-Free Brownies.

CBC to Host Appreciation Breakfast

      To demonstrate our gratefulness for all pastors and messengers of the BMA of Arkansas and their families, we are hosting a free appreciation breakfast on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 a.m. in the Community Room of the Mabee Student Services Complex. Please RSVP by contacting me at (501) 269-6784 or dguyton@cbc.edu.

Helpful Parking Information at CBC

      The city of Conway has designated “fire lanes” with red curbs and signs throughout the campus. Please understand that the Conway City Police has jurisdiction over these areas, even though they are on CBC property. Tickets for parking in a fire lane are very expensive, and we have no control over them. The safety of our employees, students and guests is our highest priority.

      The same rules apply to parking on any of the adjacent streets around campus. These are marked with “no parking” signs. The City of Conway patrols those areas, and tickets will be issued for any vehicles parked there.

      Central Baptist College employees and students will park off-campus to make room for meeting attendees.

      Golf cart shuttles will run frequently.

      All parking spaces on the south and west sides of the Cooper Complex will be designated “handicapped accessible parking” for the duration of the meeting.

      Please follow the “Overflow Parking” signage for additional parking options close to campus. Golf carts will also be shuttling from these lots.