October 9-11
St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Stoneville, NC

*We are sorry! This retreat has reached capacity & registration is closed!*

We are excited to partner with Good Faith Media on the Autumn Readers & Writers Retreat. Make plans to join us for a time of finding inspiration and sharing ideas October 9-11 at St. Francis Springs Retreat Center in Stoneville. The retreat is open to everyone who loves words: published authors, aspiring authors, book lovers or those seeking to enhance their writing skills.

Featuring North Carolina author Clyde Edgerton who will lead three sessions, including readings and stories, music, “the craft of writing” and a Q & A time.

Good Faith Media staff will also lead sessions.

The retreat begins October 9 at 3:00, and concludes October 11 following lunch.

October 11-13, 2024

Are you a college student or young adult? Looking for a chance to hit the pause button for a few days to rest, play, worship and connect? We’ve got an opportunity for you!

Join us for our Selah Vie retreat on October 11-13 at Sky Ranch Camps in Van, Texas. 

Also, CBF offers a discount! We don’t want anyone to miss this gorgeous weekend. $100 per person includes camp-style lodging (don’t worry, it’s not tents), meals, bonfire deliciousness, t-shirt and a seriously good time at Sky Ranch. 

For more details and registration, click here.

Got questions? Email Alisha Seruyange at aseruyange@cbf.net.

Thursday, October 24  |  Masonboro Baptist Church, Wilmington
9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Gather with CBFNC coordinators and friends for a Regional Gathering at Masonboro Baptist Church in Wilmington. The gathering will consist of a morning workshop session followed by a fellowship lunch. All are invited to attend–pastors, staff ministers, divinity students, chaplains, lay leaders and anyone interested in learning more about CBFNC and networking with colleagues and friends.

Choose to attend an interactive workshop about Helping Churches Thrive before lunch.

The cost is $10 per person for lunch.

Registration deadline is October 16.

REGISTER HERE

Octubre 25-26, 2024
Iglesia Bautista La Voz de la Esperanza, Charlotte

Pastores confirmen su asistencia a más tardar octubre 11, 2024 para confirmar su hotel en el Hampton Inn Charlotte University Place.  Las parejas líderes de las congregaciones son bienvenidas, pero tendrán que hacer su propia reserva de hotel si van asistir ambos días. Miren el flyer adjunto.

Inversión:

Viernes 25: $50.00 por pareja (Cena, conferencia y actividades incluída) 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Sábado 26: $50.00 por pareja (Conferencia, snacks y almuerzo incluído) 9:00am – 3:00pm

Viernes y Sábado: $90.00 (Alojamiento no está incluído. Se proveerá hotel a los pastores Red Latina CBFNC y miembros del liderazgo).

Si necesita ayuda económica: ¡Por favor comuníquese conmigo!

Información: sreales@cbfnc.org

October 25-26, 2024
Voice of Hope Baptist Church, Charlotte

Pastors RSVP no later than October 11, 2024 to confirm your hotel at the Hampton Inn Charlotte University Place. Congregations leading couples are welcome, but will need to make their own hotel reservations if attending both days. View the above attached flyer.

Investment:

Friday the 25th: $50.00 per couple (Dinner, conference and activities included) 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Saturday 26: $50.00 per couple (Conference, snacks and lunch included) 9:00am – 3:00pm

Friday and Saturday: $90.00 (Lodging is not included. Hotel will be provided for Red Latina CBFNC pastors and leadership members).

If you need financial help: Please contact me!

Information: sreales@cbfnc.org

Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27 
Fort Caswell

The annual CBFNC Fall Youth Beach Retreat returns to Fort Caswell in Oak Island the weekend of October 25-27, 2024. All CBFNC partner churches are invited to bring your youth (grades 6-12) for a weekend filled with worship, Bible study, dance party and lots of free time to play on the beach!

This year’s theme is “Hold On” using Hebrews 10:19-25 as our guiding verse for the weekend to help young people HOLD ON to their identity in Christ, for God who has promised is faithful. The retreat will encourage students to explore what it means to HOLD ON to God, to oneself and to others, and as we claim these things we become more fully the body of Christ in the world.

Meet the Proclaimers and Worship Music Leaders:

Co-Proclaimer: Caleb Foust
Senior Pastor at Piney Grove Baptist Church of Mount Airy

Co-Proclaimer: Mary Beth Foust
Birth Doula, Writer, Educator, Advocate

Co-Worship Music Leader: Blaine Russell
Director of Music, Fletcher United Methodist Church

Co-Worship Music Leader: Christina Goings-Russell
Director of Youth, Fletcher United Methodist Church

COST

SCHEDULE

Friday, October 25

Saturday, October 26

Sunday, October 27

Registration is open now through October 16!

REGISTER HERE

Monday, October 28 – Tuesday, October 29
Hilton Raleigh North Hills, Raleigh

All pastors and preachers are invited to attend The Compelling Preaching Conference on October 28-29 in Raleigh at the Hilton North Hills. The Compelling Preaching Conference will bring together exemplary preachers, professors of homiletics, theologians and thought leaders to teach, educate and inspire participants. Preachers and pastors from the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (GBSC) and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBFNC) will also lead participants through roundtable conversations.

The conference will serve as a platform for sharing effective, creative and faithful preachers from North Carolina congregations. The conference will also address the many challenges facing pastors who seek to preach and interpret faith for diverse and often divided audiences. Preaching that confronts social, cultural and political realities that divide congregations and communities will also be modeled and encouraged.

The conference is made possible through a collaborative grant among GBSC and CBFNC from Lilly Endowment, Inc.’s Compelling Preaching Initiative. It is being held in conjunction with the GBSC’s Annual Meeting and participants are invited to attend any and all sessions.

Learn more & register here.

November 9, 2024
Primera Iglesia Bautista de Huntersville

Re-imaginando las misiones: mujeres de fé y cambio

Conferecista: Rev. Laura Ayala, CBF Coordinadora de Misiones Globales

14813 N Old Statesville Road, Huntersville
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Inversión: $25.00 (Incluye almuerzo, actividades y conferencia)

November 9, 2024
Huntersville First Baptist Church

Re-imagining Missions: Women of Faith and Change

Speaker: Rev. Laura Ayala, CBF Global Missions Coordinator

14813 N Old Statesville Road, Huntersville
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $25.00 (Includes lunch, activities and conference)

Helping Churches Thrive Creative Workshop Retreat
November 14-15  |  Catholic Conference Center, Hickory

Church in today’s world is complex and challenging.

But what if churches could embrace their potential to THRIVE instead of accepting the pressure to simply survive?

CBFNC’s Helping Churches Thrive (HCT) program is cultivating opportunities to foster congregational vitality through a series of Creative Workshops Retreats. The interactive retreats are designed to engage congregational leaders and clergy from across our fellowship as they explore new, practical and innovative ways to flourish in ministry.

This is not another program that will leave you with lingering questions. It is a shared learning experience with other CBFNC churches that will empower you to identify, celebrate and grow the characteristics of thriving congregations for your church, all under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Click here to learn more about the characteristics of a Thriving Congregation.

The design of the 24-hour retreat will quickly bring into focus the urgency and profound opportunity of today’s church context. The retreat kicks off at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, and wraps up by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 15.

The cost is $50 for double occupancy rooms and $100 for single occupancy rooms, with dinner, breakfast, and lunch provided. The retreat will be held at the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory, NC.

Space is limited to 40 participants.

REGISTER HERE

Helping Churches Thrive is funded by a grant from Lily Endowment, Inc’s Thriving Congregations Initiative.