NMBC Enews - 2026-10-02

/ New Minas Baptist Church/

"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe." Proverbs 29:25 

Join us this Sunday morning onsite at 9:15 & 11:00am, and online at 11:00am, as Pastor Jon Dixon shares part 4 of our Fall Sermon Series in Hebrews. This Sunday, we'll cover Hebrews 4:1-13.

Pre-Challenge Worship Night! - Our Youth and Young Adult ministries are inviting you to a worship night led by the Challenge band! Join us TONIGHT, Friday, October 2, at 6:30 pm! Everyone of all ages is welcome!

Small Group study on the life of Elijah (A man with a nature like ours).  Starting Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30pm in the External building, this is a 8 week study. Come enjoy some worship, prayer, God's word and fellowship.  A great option for any parents who have children attending the Grove or Solid Rock Youth, drop your kids off and head over to the external building on the church property. Open to all.  Contact Pastor Al if you are thinking of coming or have questions: al.kirkbride@nmbc.ca

Coffee and Company: Thursday, October 8, between 9am - 11am we would love for you to join us at NMBC for Coffee & Company. It's just a free time in the Café to enjoy a coffee and fellowship with others from the church. No agenda or program, just tea, coffee, lattés, and fellowship. Come and go as you wish and pull up a chair with any one else gathered.

New to NMBC Lunch - NEW DATE.  New to NMBC in the past several months? You are invited to our lunch happening on Sunday, October 18 (following our 2nd service). We would love to connect with you, introduce you to our staff and ministries, and help you feel more at home at New Minas Baptist Church.  Please register to let us know you plan to attend: https://nmbc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/588/responses/new 

Discover Membership Class and Lunch. Sunday, November 1.  Open to anyone interested in being a member of NMBC.  Come hear what we profess as a church and our leadership model.  Hear from staff and share a bite to eat.  We expect to go until 2pm.
Sign up: https://nmbc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/589/responses/new

Men's Basketball at NSCC on Friday nights.  Come for pickup basketball with other guys from the church and community.  Indoor sneakers required.  For more details, contact Pascal Lahoud or Taylor Doucette.

SUNDAY MORNINGS for KIDS! We are excited to offer engaging ministries for kids every Sunday morning! For more information about these and other kids' events or programs, please visit our kids' registration desk in the cafe on Sundays. Questions? Contact Pastor Jon Dixon at jon.dixon@nmbc.ca or 902-670-3387. Learn more about children's ministries here: https://www.nmbc.ca/kids

Our NURSERY [ages 0-2] is available and staffed with caring volunteers during our 915am service each Sunday. The nursery is unstaffed and available for parents and babies during our 1100am service. Our SPROUTS [ages 2-5] program is available during our Sunday morning services each week. All children begin in the main worship service with their families and are dismissed to NMBC Kids a few minutes into the service, where their parents register them in the cafe. The ORCHARD [grades P-5] programs are available during our Sunday morning services each week. All children begin in the main worship service with their families and are dismissed to NMBC Kids a few minutes into the service, where their parents register them in the cafe.

CHALLENGE is an incredible youth conference at New Minas Baptist Church, held annually in late October. Hundreds of youth and leaders join us every year for two incredible days in which God changes lives! CHALLENGE 2026 will be October 23-24.

  • Challenge Registration Info: CHALLENGE 2025 was full, and we had an overflow list. Because of that, we decided to limit Challenge 2026 to Grades 7-12 and no longer include Grade 6 youth.

  • To make as much space as possible available for both Solid Rock Youth and other churches, we are holding space for Solid Rock Youth until October 7. After that date, if we have not received your registration and payment, you may not be able to attend Challenge. 

  • Challenge Registration is now open for Solid Rock Youth. Register here: https://nmbc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/584/responses/new

  • We can't wait for what God will do in the lives of hundreds of youth & leaders at Challenge! Watch for an email with all the event details a week before the event.

Each year at Challenge, we welcome hundreds of youth & leaders! To handle the logistics for an event this size and serve food to a crowd this size, it takes an army of volunteers and lots of donations!

Volunteers:

  • We need volunteers in many different roles all day on Friday and Saturday. 

  • We need volunteers for food prep, in the kitchen, serving food, outside for traffic control, and inside and outside as Shepherds. 

  • You can signup to volunteer at Challenge here: https://nmbc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/585/responses/new 

Food and Donations

  • We need lots of food for hungry Challenge youth and leaders! 

  • You can visit the Challenge desk in the lobby on Sundays, or contact us to make a donation at challenge@nmbc.ca

  • The easiest way to help is to make a financial donation for Challenge food by sending money either via eTransfer to finance@nmbc.ca [add comment Challenge Food] or online at https://www.nmbc.ca/giving [choose Challenge as the giving type]

One of the things that makes Challenge unique is Love Out Loud! On Saturday afternoon, we'll head out into the community to serve! Love Out Loud means living our faith in Jesus by serving others. In the past, we've partnered with organizations making a difference in our community, visited senior homes, picked apples, raked leaves, and done random acts of kindness! Love Out Loud is one of the highlights of Challenge every year!

Signup for Help with Yard Work and Raking Leaves:

  • If you or someone you know could use our help with raking leaves, wedding gardens, washing outside windows, or other general yard work, please let us know! We'd love to send you a vehicle of youth and leaders to come serve.

  • To sign up for help, email challenge@nmbc.ca or call our church office at 902-691-7683.

Next Generations Leaders Night - On Sunday, October 4 at 6:30 pm, we are having a worship/prayer/training/community night for all leaders in our Next Generations Ministries. If you serve on teams for ministries like Nursery, Sprouts, Orchard, Grove, Solid Rock Youth, Challenge, Young Adults, etc., we'd love for you to come. If you'd like to learn more about joining one of these teams, please see Pastor Jon [jon.dixon@nmbc.ca]. 

Canadian Baptist Ministries - Partner In Mission, Andre Sibomana (Regional Team Leader for Africa).  In 2025 we sent a team to serve alongside of Andre and CBM. To learn more about Andre's ministry please visit his profile page at www.cbmin.org

The Search Committee has met to discuss applicants for the position of Senior Pastor. As we meet on a regular basis please pray for God’s guidance.  ~ James Skafte (Church Moderator).

PRAYER REQUESTS: The prayer team would be honoured to pray for you! Please send your prayer requests to Pastor Paul paul.fowler@nmbc.ca.

NMBC PRAYER LOG: The NMBC Prayer Log is available weekly by email. It contains prayer requests from our church family and their loved ones, the CBM PrayerLine, and the CBAC Prayer Link. This weekly publication is available by subscribing at office@nmbc.ca.

WEEKLY PRAYER VERSE:  “So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Spirit-filled prayer time - Join with NMBC brothers and sisters every Wednesday at 7:30PM on Zoom to praise and thank the Lord and ask His blessing and protection of our church and its leaders. These 40-minute sessions are informal and open to everyone and include prayers that worship the Lord, are based in His word, foster communion with the Lord, focus on the Lord's will and power our witness to others. 

Zoom is easy to access via a computer, tablet or smartphone by following this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6568196278?pwd=px80Wc8EZdgu5BbhUzUe7QZjuF9di2.1
Please save this link as we will use the same link each week. We look forward to praying together with you.

"Men are invited to join a group that have been praying for over 30 years faithfully every week. We meet on Wednesday morning @ 6:30 for about 45 minutes on Zoom. We have a short devotional and then take our petitions to the Lord. If you are interested in joining us let Al Daigle know and he will send you the link. Email: al_daigle@hotmail.com.

FUNDY FOOD BANK - Thank you for your continued partnership with the Food Bank as they serve those in need. Monetary donations are also helpful to assist in this vital ministry. Your food and monetary donations can be dropped off at our church office, Mon-Fri 9:00am - 12:00pm, or at the Connections Centre in the lobby on Sunday mornings. For more details on how you can assist the Food Bank, please visit their website.

"Life is Beautiful" FUNDRAISING BANQUET for the mission of the Valley Care Pregnancy Centre

Monday, November 2nd, 6:00 for a 6:30 PM start
at the Old Orchard Inn, Greenwich, NS
Register Today! No tickets at the door.

To Register: Call or Text 902-670-8510 or email  info@asafeplaceforme.com

NMBC ONLINE GIVING - Zeffy is a 100% free fundraising platform that even covers all credit card fees. That means when you give online at www.nmbc.ca/giving, 100% of your donations go directly to the ministries of NMBC. If you have any questions, please contact the office [902-681-7683 or office@nmbc.ca].

Faithful giving is a biblical way that Christians participate in the work of Jesus through the local church. Weekly financial updates are available finance@nmbc.ca. Learn more about giving at NMBC.

GIVING OPTIONS:

  • e-Transfer is now available by emailing finance@nmbc.ca (Charges may apply depending on your financial institution. A security question or password will not be required). For more information email finance@nmbc.ca

  • You can give securely with Zeffy now simply by clicking the Zeffy logo above.

  • You can give through automatic withdrawal from your bank account.

  • You can give by MAIL: 9453 Commercial St., New Minas, NS, B4N 3G3

Our regular church office hours are Monday–Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The office will be closed on Fridays, but you can arrange appointments as needed. To make an appointment, please call 902-681-7683 or email office@nmbc.ca

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