Kenneth Armstrong, director of the Calhoun Baptist Association, talked to the Bruce Chamber of Commerce about the assocation at the regular meeting Monday.
Armstrong said 42 Southern Baptist Churches in Calhoun are members of the association, with the idea that “we can do more together.”
Armstrong told the chamber that two of the staples of the county association are the disaster relief program and the food pantry.
Kenneth Armstrong
“I was born right here in Bruce and grew up here. I thought I knew Bruce and Calhoun City, but I will tell you, there are a lot of hungry and hurting people in Calhoun County,” he said.
Armstrong said that from now until Christmas the food pantry will provide groceries for over 900 families, which is around 2,000 people.
“That’s not a drop in the bucket of what we could do,” he said.
He went on to talk about the main purpose of the association which is to assist local churches in advancement of the gospel through the approaches of leadership development, community impact and global evangelism.
In another matter, Laura Brower, of Bruce, career-pathways coach at the Calhoun County Career and Technical Center, talked to the Chamber about an upcoming career fair for high school juniors and seniors. She said the event will be Jan. 31 at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro and invited anyone to set up for their business. She said they recently had an elementary fair for county 3rd-4th graders which was very successful.
Vice President J.J. Winter presided over the meeting in the absence of President Theresa Nicks.
Winter reminded the group of the Jesse Yancy Memorial Library Holiday Silent Auction which is underway, Bruce Rotary Auction with soup and live auction Thursday, Nov. 29 starting at 6 p.m., the 20th Century Club’s Pancakes with Santa Saturday, Dec. 1 starting at 8:30 a.m. and the Bruce Lions Club Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m.
Chamber secretary Trina Griffin reported that the Museum was rented out five times in November and there were four reservations for December.
Attending the meeting were Robbie Jo Winter, Kenneth Armstrong, Mayor Rudy Pope, Allison McDowell, Barbara Winter, Jo Ann Denley, Lisa McNeece, Trina Griffin, Minnie Evans, Miles Jeffery, Ben Hogan, Chuck Howell, Laura Brower, Andy Stepp and Connie Rogers.