Announcements

Covid-19 Assistance

The First C.A.R.E. Ministry of First Baptist Cabot is excited to announce the 2020 Covid-19 Emergency Utility Relief Fund.  Beginning Monday, June 8th First C.A.R.E. will be able to help residents of Cabot, Austin, and Ward who have lost their job, been laid off, or had work hours reduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  This utility assistance is available to any resident of the Cabot, Austin, and Ward communities and is not dependent on income level.  The utility assistance will be available one time per household until funds are exhausted.  Please direct all inquiries for this assistance to (501) 422-8704 Monday-Friday, 10:00am – 3:00pm.

First C.A.R.E. wishes to thank the Arkansas Community Foundation, INEOS Composites of Jacksonville, and our many local supporters for making these additional funds available during these difficult times.  We are blessed to be financially supported by New Life Church (NLC), Fellowship Bible Church, Faith Baptist Church, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Our Savior Lutheran Church, and Old Austin Baptist Church.  Our mission is to meet the physical and spiritual needs in our community, ministering in the name of Jesus to share the love of Jesus.

First C.A.R.E. is located at 404 W. Olive St, Cabot.  Our phone number is (501) 941-7893.  Our current hours are Mondays 9:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesdays 5:00pm – 7:00pm.  We are providing food to residents of Cabot, Austin, and Ward on a monthly basis in a Covid-19 safe drive-through distribution system.



Christian Counseling


 
We would like to introduce you to Teresa Hardy, a licensed associate counselor, that will be working in our association.  We are so excited to have her on board as the need continues to grow daily for a Christian counselor in our area. 
Teresa graduated from John Brown University and has a strong desire to help heal others through the love of Christ.  Teresa is married to Ray and together they have three sons.  She and Ray graduated from Jacksonville High School and continued to stay in the Lonoke County area.  Teresa has been serving as a Behavior Therapist for Families Inc and meeting with students in the Lonoke and Carlisle schools.
Teresa is accepting clients effective immediately in our Lonoke office (Caroline Baptist Association).  You may call the office at 501.676.6558 to schedule an appointment Monday through Thursday.  Our scheduled times are 9:00, 10:30, 12:45 and 2:00 for an hour each session.  The payment scale is based on annual household income and is listed below.  Cash and check only are accepted at the time of each counseling session.  
INCOME                         FEE 
$0.00 to $20,000            $40.00  
$20,001 to $30,000        $45.00                      
$30,001 to $40,000        $50.00 
$40,001 to $50,000        $55.00 
$50,001 to $60,000        $60.00 
$60,001 to $70,000        $70.00 
$70,001 to $80,000        $80.00 
$80,000 or above           $90.00


Volunteers Needed for LCSH

Volunteers are always needed at the Lonoke County Safe Haven Outreach Center/Thrift Store at 201 S. 2nd Street, Cabot.  The greatest needs are to hang clothes and put them out, cleaning/straightening the store, etc.  No heavy lifting necessary.  You can give two hours or a whole day!  They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00-4:00 each day.  Stop by to see how you can be involved in this local domestic violence mission!



New Scholarship Available

The W. T. Byrum Memorial Scholarship is named for W. T. Byrum who served as Director of Missions for Caroline Baptist Association from 1973-1989 and was in ministry from 1939-2008.  This scholarship was established to assist in the financial burden of those in school that have been called to ministry or missions.  The scholarship will be paid to their enrolled school of choice at $500 per semester for one year only beginning with the Fall semester.  https://mychurchwebsite.s3.amazonaws.com/c348/guidelines.pdf



Block Party Machines

Just a reminder that the association has a popcorn, sno-cone and cotton candy machine available to our churches for your block party needs.  This is available at no cost to your church.  Contact Nina at 501.676.6558 or carolinebaptistassociation@gmail.com to make reservations.  



Volunteers Needed

Options Pregnancy Center is in real need of volunteers in their Cabot, Jacksonville and Beebe locations.  They're also in need of volunteers (especially nurses) who are willing to teach abstinence programs in various schools in the association.  You may contact Vikki Parker at 501.941.8047 for more information.