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Women's Retreat
(In Spanish)
September 20-22
Women's Retreat
(In English)
Some deluxe housing is available!
September 27-29
Men's Retreat
(In Spanish)
October 11-13
Men's Retreat
(In English)
October 11-13
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| | ObamaCare Seminar |
 Whether you love it or hate it, you've got to understand it! CB has managed to provide this seminar for free for those who can attend. Plan to attend this free seminar presented by Health Insurance Experts and hosted by Missionwell. This event is specifically for nonprofits, religious organizations and churches with fewer than 50 employees.
The seminar will be on Tuesday, September 10 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the La Canada Presbyterian Church Family Life Center in La Canada, CA 91011. Lunch will be available! Only 100 free tickets are available.
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| | Harvest Crusade |
 According to The Christian Post, Greg Laurie and his 2013 SoCal Harvest Event at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., welcomed more than 100,000 people during the three-day event and more than 23,000 watched online. Organizers tweeted that more than 9,000 people made professions of faith in Christ.
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New Births
 Royal Baby George arrived and made many headlines around the world. Someone wrote on their facebook page, "Wouldn't it be awesome if the arrival of every child was as valued and celebrated as the "royal birth" ... Regardless of its lineage?" Well, lineage does make a difference, doesn't it. The good thing is that all of us can be of royal birth if we enter into the family of God by faith in Jesus! Then each spiritual birth is even more of a celebration. Jesus said, "there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents." (Luke 15:10) With people believing in Jesus all the time, heaven must be a continual party. Well, congratulations to the royal family and to all those who also have upcoming births. All births are special. I have 4 kids, 4 grandkids and 2 more grandkids on the way! We celebrate them all. Physical births bring joy, but spiritual births even more so. Planting churches is a powerful way our association is attempting to reach more people for Christ. Join us in prayer and financial support as we look to plant 4 more churches next year!
 Jim Smith
Executive Director
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CB Board Excited About New Vision 
On Tuesday, August 27, CB Southern California's board approved a new vision and re-branding plan for our association. These changes are the result of much prayer, conversation, and counsel. We believe that these changes position our association for a long future of gospel impact in Southern California and beyond. Our goal is to partner with you to plant 76 new churches by the year 2026. That is 76 by 26! This all kicks off in January of 2014. We are thrilled to announce that we have already identified some dynamic church planters to support for 2014. Please consider allocating a portion of your budget to church planting in 2014. Remember that church planting is a very effective way to reach people for Christ! Churches have already increased their giving to help us in our church planting efforts. Calvary Baptist in Huntington Beach has increased their giving by $12,000 and Apple Valley Baptist has increased their giving to $15,000 a year. Two other churches have pledged $20,000 and $25,000 respectively. We will have a free Vision lunch for our pastors on November 6 where we will be announcing several more significant changes for our new network going forward. We are excited to continue to partner with you in ministry and to be a part of kingdom expansion! |
Men's Retreat 
Don't miss this great weekend up in the mountains at Pine Summit. Hear some great teaching, get to know men from other churches, build a deeper relationship with God. Both retreats will share the camp on October 11-13. Two retreats, one weekend. Click here for all the details and to register.
English
Speaker: Brian Howard
Music: Rusty McKinley and the Praise Band from Calvary Baptist in Bishop, CA
Cost: Deluxe $179, A-Frame Dorms: $129
Spanish
Speaker: Dr. Miguel Darino
Cost: Deluxe $179, A-Frame Dorms: $129
Theme: Construyendo puentes hacia la madurez Cristiana ("Cada hombre, un hombre de Dios")
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58-Year Anniversary
Pastor Marcelo Bustos was thrilled to celebrate the 58th anniversary of lglesia Bautista Fundamental (IBF) in Los Angeles. The event was held on Sunday, August 25 at 11 a.m. at the church with many in attendance, and of course, good food. Pastor Marcelo recently began as the new pastor of this established church and has brought some new ideas and excitement.
Help Needed.
If you are a member church in our association, we also want to let you know about an opportunity to help IBF, your sister church, with some needs they have at this time. If you, your small group or church can lend assistance, please let Pastor Marcelo know at the church number: (323) 268-8152 or email: Liglesiabautistafundamental@yahoo.com.
-An electrician who can donate his time for the following: installing a couple of missing lights outside the building for safety of our children and adults; installing a projector (we do have it) in the ceiling and running cables to the monitor room; fixing the interior lights.
-Donation of the following: an electric screen, wireless mic (either hand held or headset), a bass guitar.
The church would be very grateful for any help anyone can give.
Church Facebook Page
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Still Time to Help
Many travel across the ocean to help churches on mission trips, but we thought we should also travel a few hours north to help one of our own churches.On September 13-15, CB is assisting our small church in Independence, Sierra Baptist Church, with some of their construction needs. Painting, landscaping and finishing a patio outside of the church would really help bless Pastor Perry White and his wife Sally. Calvary Baptist Whittier and Calvary Baptist Bishop are planning to send some help, but there's still time to add you or your church group to the work crew. Please contact our CB office at 909-944-5900 or info@cbasc.com.Cost is minimal and the appreciation is great.
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 Riverside to Sunrise
Pastor Keith Crosby announced his resignation as Senior Pastor at Fellowship Baptist Church in Riverside. He will join the staff as Associate Pastor at Sunrise Church in Rialto. Keith's last Sunday at FBC will be on September 15. |
Journey of Faith Bellflower now Independent 
In 2008, Bellflower merged with Journey of Faith Manhattan Beach to form a two-campus ministry. The Bellflower campus adopted the missional vision of the Manhattan Beach church to Make, Mature and Mobilize disciples. After years of working together to strengthen the church, the Bellflower campus became an independent church as of July 1st. Campus Pastor Joseph Fiktarz is the now Lead Pastor of Journey of Faith Bellflower. |
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Hispanic Youth Successful Summer Retreat
 About 50 leaders and students gathered up at Pine Summit for a summer retreat called Onset last month. This was their first attempt at putting together an event for many of the Hispanic youth from 5 CB Hispanic churches. The retreat was in English, and they felt it was a huge success. The youth had a great time, including participating in outdoor activities like the climbing wall and a massive squirt gun game. Many thanks to Joshua Davalos and his team for putting this event together. Rolman Mazariegos of our church, Iglesia Bautista El Calvario, in Santa Barbara was the main speaker for the event. |
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Exponential Tickets Available
We have partnered with Exponential to offer deeply discounted tickets for the upcoming debut of Exponential West, Oct. 7-11, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. This is a great conference to get some helpful ideas and insights into church planting and growing a healthy church. Normally $179, Exponential West has graciously helped us to offer a price of only $50. We have a limited supply of tickets. Click here to get your tickets before they're gone.
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 Hispanic Picnic in the Park Over 150 people from various CB Hispanic churches gathered for a time of fellowship, games and good food at El Dorado Park in Long Beach. Pastor Jesus Rubio from Maranatha Church (Iglesia Hispana Maranatha) in Long Beach, led this August gathering and has done a wonderful job planning special events for our Hispanic Churches for almost 10 years. Pastor Rubio also has a full-time job throughout the week.Thank you, Pastor Rubio! |
Filipino Family Camp
Over 100 people from our CB affiliated churches Fil-Am Christian Fellowship in Long Beach and Christian Bible Fellowship in Arcadia held a family camp at Cedar Lake Camp in Big Bear. Pastor Pol Pili from Long Beach and Pastor Oscar Baldemor from Arcadia were pleased with the camp and the encouragement and spiritual renewal it provided for those in attendance. |
Hope Again Scholarships Needed
Executive Director Ross Lokken of Hope Again would love to send a van full of people up to our retreats this fall. Hope Again is a Christian ministry to the needy in the Hollywood area. Every year, they provide a weekend of spiritual renewal at the women's and men's retreats at Pine Summit, sponsored by CB Southern California. Could you provide the funds for someone to attend the retreats? If so, please contact our office at info@cbasc.com. |
We have recommended Brotherhood Mutual Insurance for your insurance needs. Brotherhood offers excellent insurance coverage for your church and as an added benefit, Brotherhood gives proportionally to the regional office based on the churches that participate. CBSC should be shown on all policies, whether Brotherhood or not. The reason for this is because when churches are sued, denominational offices are regularly brought into the suits, even though there is no involvement by the denominational office. By naming CBSC as Additional Insured (no charge for this), the individual church is protecting CBSC for the first $1,000,000 and not affecting other churches working within CBSC. If you are with Brotherhood, you will notice that CB Southern California is on the form. This will not affect your insurance rates, but it does help Brotherhood identify you as a CB church and part of our affiliation program.
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CB Southern California
909-944-5900
2520 N. Euclid Avenue
Upland, CA 91784
cbasc.com
info@cbasc.com
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