Thanksgiving Offering Appeal 2025

The Directors of Baptist Faith Missions would like to thank you for your generous support of this vital ministry. God is using our current missionaries to preach the gospel and plant churches in Brazil, France, Kenya, and beyond. We are seeing souls saved and lives changed in numerous communities around the world. This amazing work would not be possible without your help. As we come to the end of the year, we are again asking you to consider contributing to the annual Thanksgiving Offering.
This year our Thanksgiving Offering goal is $60,000. Can you help us reach this goal?
BFM assists local churches with missions in several ways. First, we provide financial stability to your missionaries. Each month, we send the missionaries a base salary, as well as funds for housing and ministry expenses. We also provide health coverage. These benefits are sent consistently, regardless of fluctuations in monthly offerings to the Missionary Support Fund.
Second, we pass along additional designated offerings to specific missionaries. Special projects and unexpected needs are often funded in this way. Third, we provide pension funds for retired missionaries and their wives. We contribute matching funds to investment accounts belonging to younger missionaries. Slowly, we have been transitioning to a more sustainable IRA-based retirement system. Our commitments to pensioners will increase over the next decade and decrease thereafter.
Finally, BFM performs various administrative tasks. Whether it’s filing tax forms, transferring money internationally, complying with government reporting requirements, or advising missionaries on health insurance decisions, BFM lifts the administrative burden on supporting churches while ensuring a strong level of support for the missionaries. We also produce a monthly news bulletin in print and maintain a dynamic website and social media presence.
How does the Thanksgiving Offering help provide for your missionaries? While BFM’s overhead costs are quite low by industry standards, we tend to see a decline in funds to cover these necessary expenses as the year goes on. Offerings designated to missionaries remain strong, but we cannot forget to support the infrastructure that undergirds the entire ministry.
The Thanksgiving Offering is a great way for you to ensure BFM has what it needs to fully support your missionaries, both on the front lines and behind the scenes. We pray that God would stir your heart to help reach our funding goal as we seek to share the good news of Jesus Christ across the globe.
Giving Options:
You can give your Thanksgiving Offering either through your church’s offering, or by mailing your personal check to our Treasurer, or by giving online through our website www.bfmnow.org ‘Give’ tab and typing in Thanksgiving Offering in the memo field.
For ministry donations:
Pastor George Sledd, Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280 | Lake Monroe, FL 32747-1280
or click the yellow “Give” button on our homepage.
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2025 Thanksgiving Conference
70th Annual Thanksgiving Missions Conference
in the interests of Baptist Faith Missions
November 17-18-19, 2025
(Monday – Wednesday)
New Hope Baptist Church
24105 Hass St.; Dearborn Heights, MI
Pastor Terry Adkins // (313) 920-7389
CONFERENCE THEME:
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS IN MISSIONS
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
– Ecclesiastes 4:9 –

MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17TH
6:45 PM – Worship in Singing
7:15 PM – Message: The History and Future of BFM
Presented by Dave Parks and Philip duBarry, BFM Board of Directors
8:25 PM – Message: Dr. David Doran
Pastor, Inter-City Baptist Church; Allen Park, Michigan
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18TH
9:30 AM – Worship in Singing
9:45 AM – Message: Pastor George Sledd
Jordan Baptist Church; Sanford, Florida
10:30 AM – Worship in Singing
11:00 – 11:10 AM – Break
11:10 AM – Message: Pastor Doug Armstrong
Lake Road Baptist Church; Clio, Michigan
12:00 NOON – Lunch
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18TH
5:00 PM – Supper
7:00 PM – Worship in Singing
7:15 PM – Message: Bobby Wacaser, Missionary
Curitiba, Brazil
8:00 PM – Worship in Singing
8:15 PM – Message: Pastor Dave Mitchell
Bluffton, Indiana
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19TH
10:00 AM – Worship in Singing
10:15 AM – Message: Pastor Isaac Heil
7th Street Baptist Church; Cannelton, Indiana
11:00 AM – Worship in Singing
11:15 AM – Message: Pastor Kenny Hurst (Retired)
Storms Creek Baptist Church; Ironton, Ohio
12:00 NOON – Lunch
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News & Reports – August 2025
The Online Edition of the August 2025 BFM News & Reports is available at the link below.

*Remember you can click on any headline to view the post/letter on our website.
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News & Reports – June 2025
The Online Edition of the June 2025 BFM News & Reports is available at the link below. This month, we are featuring our Veteran Missionary Pensioners.
*Remember you can click on any headline to view the post/story on our website. To view a VMP’s profile online, click on their picture.

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BFM Summer Conference 2025

Join us in
Lexington, Kentucky
for our Summer Missions Conference!
July 28-30, 2025
(Monday – Wednesday)
Hosted By
New Life Baptist Church
333 Redding Road; Lexington, KY 40517
Pastor Steve Wainright
(859) 983-9335
Speakers
Dave Parks
Sugrim Ramesar
Michael York
Landon Copley
Bobby Creiglow
David Pitman
Jud Hatcher
Barry Delaney
Donnie Burford
Schedule
| Monday Evening | July 28 |
| 5:30 PM | Supper |
| 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Singing |
| 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Speaker: Dave Parks |
| 8:00 PM – 8:15 PM | Singing |
| 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM | Speaker: Sugrim Ramesar |
| Tuesday Morning | July 29 |
| 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Singing |
| 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM | Speaker: Michael York |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Singing |
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Speaker: Landon Copley |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Speaker: Bobby Creiglow |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| (1:30 PM) | (Director’s Meeting) |
| Tuesday Evening | July 29 |
| 5:30 PM | Supper |
| 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Singing |
| 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Speaker: Dave Pitman |
| 8:00 PM – 8:15 PM | Singing |
| 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM | Speaker: Jud Hatcher |
| Wednesday Morning | July 30 |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Singing |
| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM | Speaker: Barry Delaney |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Singing |
| 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Speaker: Donnie Burford |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| Wednesday Evening | July 30 |
| 5:30 PM | Supper |
| 7:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Singing |
| 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Speaker: Sugrim Ramesar |
Accommodations
A special rate is available at Hampton Inn Lexington Medical Center/UK (1953 Nicholasville Rd; Lexington, KY 40503), which is less than a 10-minute drive to the church.
Please use the following link if you are interested in booking at the special rate for New Life Baptist Church: Click here to Book at Hampton Inn
(Note: The rates are good for July 27-30. “Shoulder dates” have been added for those who may want to arrive a day prior or stay a day later; this is only an option and not required.)
[Click here for directions from hotel to the church.]
Things to Do In & Around Lexington
If you’re coming from out of town, take a look at New Life’s recommendations for things to do in the area.
[Click here for Things to Do In & Around Lexington.]
Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
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News & Reports – April 2025
The Online Edition of the April 2025 BFM News & Reports is available at the link below.
*Remember you can click on any headline to view the post/letter on our website.

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BFM Spring Conference 2025
BFM Spring Conference at Grace Baptist Church of Fairborn, Ohio

Date: Friday-Saturday, April 4 & 5
Theme: “The General Call and Effectual Call of God”
Speakers: Pastor Steve Wainright, Dr. Hershael York, Dr. Matt Shamblin, & Pastor Chuck Hunt
Conference Times:
- Friday, April 4: 6:30 PM-9:00 PM
- Saturday, April 5: 9:00 AM – Lunch
Contact Info:
Grace Baptist Church [Visit Website]
2920 Beaver Valley Road
Fairborn, Ohio 45324 [Google Map]
Pastor Mark Pyles
Email: pastormark@gbcfairborn.com
Cell: (304) 545-0603
Church: (937) 878-9992
Lord willing, the services will be livestreamed Friday Night and Saturday Morning. If you cannot make it in person, we hope you can tune in using one of the links below.
https://www.gbcfairborn.com/#livestream
https://www.facebook.com/GBCfairborn
https://www.youtube.com/@gracebaptistchurchfairborn5433/streams
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A Note from David Pitman, President
Through the generosity of our donors we were able to send a $500 “bonus” at the end of 2024 to our missionaries and retirees. A small token but much appreciated. I was so blessed by Brother Asa Mark Bratcher’s response and I share it now with his permission:
“Dear Bro. David: Just a note to express my deepest appreciation to you and the directors of BFM, for the bonus I just received. It is so amazing how our Lord works sometimes. Exactly 2 minutes earlier I had transferred to a couple in Manaus, 500 dollars as a down payment for a piece of property, next to the building of the Bratcher Memorial Baptist Church in the middle of the rain forest. Thanks once again, and to our Faithful God, whom we try to serve, all the glory!”
We are very thankful for how our retirees continue to represent BFM so well. Please give to the Missionary Support Fund!
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