Mount Vernon Brotherhood Meets

By Lance Madden, Reporter

The Mount Vernon BMA Brotherhood met Monday, March 6, at Rondo Baptist Church in Rondo for our quarterly meeting. We had 34 members, and 18 visitors present, for a total of 52 in attendance with 10 churches represented. We collected an offering of $415 for Central Baptist College.

The host church fed us a delicious meal of catfish, chicken, all the fixings and desserts. After congregational singing led by Bernard Evans and Rose Kemmer, Paul Clardy sang “When He Was on the Cross.” Then a medley of songs was played with Joe Kemmer on the accordion, Rose Kemmer on the piano and Hershel Ferguson and Eddie Kelso on guitar, and Hershel Ferguson sang, “I’m Gonna Live in Heaven Now.”

Eddie and Joy Kelso, of Know the Truth Prison Ministries, then presented their ministry. They led congregational songs they sing in services they hold in prison, shared testimonies of prisoners who have been saved and shared about what they do with the Arkansas Department of Corrections, community prisons, homeless shelters and faith-based rehabilitation facilities. Bro. Eddie preached a powerful and convicting message from Matt. 25:35-36.

The next meeting of the Mt. Vernon BMA Brotherhood will be Monday, June 5, at First Baptist Church in Caldwell at 6:30 p.m. Our offering goal will be Roberto Marcilleti, BMA of Arkansas missionary and Hispanic church planter in Rogers.