A Church in Florence, MS - Cleary Baptist Church

DNow Was Great!

2008-01-28T19:54:00.000-06:00

DNow 2008 was great! Lots of youth got lots of attention. Cleary was well represented by our youth. God bless all of them! Stop in and see some pics.

myChurch Premium

2008-01-02T20:48:00.000-06:00

It seems some folks are taking to the Cleary myChurch site. If you don't know about it, drop in and check it out. It is like mySpace for churches. No bad adverts, folks you know. Good stuff. If you would like to help Cleary upgrade the myChurch account you can do so below. The upgrade is $300 per year. I'll post updates here to let you know how this fund raiser is going. Please note: All

Cleary myChurch Now Available

2007-12-23T16:13:00.001-06:00

Do you mySpace? Why not myChurch with Cleary?

West Side DNow 2008-"Who Are You, Identity Crisis"

2007-12-20T16:04:00.000-06:00

DNOW 2008 begins on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 7:00 pm, with a Youth Rally at First Baptist Church Richland and ends on Saturday, January 26th with a worship service at McLaurin Heights Baptist Church in Pearl. This years theme is "Who are you, Identity Crisis." Cleary Baptist Church will be working in conjunction with First Baptist Church Richland, Star Baptist, Briar Hill Baptist, East

Cleary Baptist Church Presents "The Glory of Christmas"

2007-12-03T08:48:00.000-06:00

Cleary Baptist Church Worship Choir presents "The Glory of Christmas" musical. The free presentation will take place on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 6:30 pm. "We welcome everyone to come worship with us. Let us remember the real reason for the season." said Byron Green, Worship Leader. For more information regarding the musical presentation, please call the church

Cleary Baptist Church Ladies Ministry Sponsors Health Fair

2007-11-08T20:06:00.000-06:00

Cleary Baptist Church Ladies Ministry is sponsoring a free health fair. The health fair will take place on Monday, November 12, 2007 from 9 a. m. - 1 p. m. in the new Activities and Recreations Center on the church grounds. It is open to the public and free of charge. Several free health screens will be offered. "We are excited to offer the 2nd Annual community wide health fair. The health

Cleary Baptist Church Plans a "Trunk a Treat"

2007-09-27T15:50:00.000-05:00

Cleary Baptist Church invites local families to have a fun night "Trunk a Treating" on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 from 6:00p.m. to 7:30p.m. "Parents bring decorated cars or trucks to the church grounds and kids go from vehicle to vehicle getting treats", explained Kevin Wade, Associate Pastor for Students and Activities of Cleary Baptist Church. "Families don't have to go walking through

Prospective Pastor Meet, Greet, and Eat

2007-09-18T10:05:00.000-05:00

This Saturday, September 22 at 4:00 p.m., the Pastor Search Team will present our prospective new pastor, Bro K. Bro K. and his family will be at the ARC to meet with and speak with the Cleary Family. Afterward we will be eating in the dining hall. Bring a covered dish and have dinner with our prospective new pastor. Finally, Sunday morning, Bro K. will preach in view of the call from Cleary

Cleary Baptist Church Hosting Ladies Ministry Conference September 14, 15

2007-08-25T20:13:00.000-05:00

The Ladies Ministry at Cleary Baptist Church will host the "Becoming the Passionate Bride of Christ" Conference on September 14 and 15. The conference will cost $20 for each attendee which will include lunch on the Saturday. Cyndi Grace will speak and Mary Moak will lead ladies and youth girls from 9th through 12th grade in worship beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and resuming at 8:30 a.m.

Lunch in the ARC

2007-08-21T15:03:00.000-05:00

This Sunday, August 26, after morning service, we will be adjourning to the gym. The tables will be set up and lunch will be served. The main entree, drinks, and bread will be provided. We will have beef brisket, pulled pork, and sausage. As usual, iced tea, sweet and unsweet, water, and coffee will be available. Some cola may also be availalble. If you are a member of Cleary we request

Grand Opened

2007-08-20T09:51:00.001-05:00

The Grand Opening was great. We had so many children come. It was a real eye-opener. We saw many new faces. Sunday evening we had an activities night. I did see one of our local skate boarders playing ball. I know Bro Kev has been working on and with this young man. It was good to see him there. We gave away many hotdogs and drinks. Bonnie B. was our grand prize winner. She received a

Grand Opening

2007-08-14T14:13:00.000-05:00

Dedication Sunday has come and gone. What a great day for the Lord! It was so good to see Bro. Gene again and to hear how the vision developed. Bro Chris delivered a strong message. Even though the construction of the building is finished, the work is just beginning. What next? is indeed the question! Immediately Cleary will host the Grand Opening for the ARC this Saturday, August 18 from

Face Lift For CBC Site

2007-08-06T14:52:00.000-05:00

The Cleary Baptist Church site has received a face lift. In the past, if you were a visiting member of the CBC Site you were greeted with minimal information and a place to login. This new face will provide more information to the pedestrian visitor. I sincerely hope this new face is pleasing, informative, and useful. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me.

Little Things and Big Things

2007-07-12T08:33:00.000-05:00

The crew from Texas is here now putting down the gym floor. They have been here for a day or two preparing the floor and laying it. Once the floor is in place we will lock the place up tight for about a week. During that time no one will enter the building! As with any new building we have many little things to do. I believe most of the touch up painting is complete. Mrs. Sue Thompson is

Finalizing the ARC

2007-07-09T14:14:00.000-05:00

Kevin has taken several dozen new pics. I have replaced the slide show with the Flick-a-Pic widget. This will give you a chance to check out lots of photos. You can check out the newest photos as a slideshow if you prefer. As you can see in the photos the Youth room is now carpeted. That upper room is going to really rock! I can't wait to see how that place fills up. The folks are

Equipping the ARC

2007-07-02T13:54:00.000-05:00

Last night Cleary approved monies for making several purchases to equip the ARC. The short list is a projector system for the Youth Area, with an upgrade to the projector system in the sanctuary, sports equipment, kitchen tools, and chairs, tables, and whiteboards. Now for the breakdown: Projector system: Kevin Wade will get a dual-projector system installed for the Youth Room. This projector

Welcome, Banner, and Clean up

2007-06-30T13:52:00.000-05:00

Well, we have our banner up. As such I hope you're a new reader to this blog about the Cleary Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). We will be making updates regularly regarding the progress of construction as well as planned activities, events, goings on, and anything else we can think of here at the ARC. If you have any questions about it please feel free to contact me. I encourage you to

6 Days, Carpet, Lights

2007-06-26T13:52:00.000-05:00

I had lunch with Bro. Kevin today. Things are rapidly coming together. He had just come from meeting with the electrician to choose the track lighting for the Upper Room Cafe. That should be installed shortly. Eck called Kevin today and asked if he could get some of the Youth to come and help prepare the floor for laying carpet tomorrow. We are really getting down to the final parts of

9 Days, Upper Room Cafe, Gym Floor

2007-06-22T20:58:00.000-05:00

Only 9 more days until we are scheduled to open the doors. Things have appeard to go smoothly. I pray God bless Eckels Evans, Newt Robertson, all the crew and and all the others that have worked tirelessly to get us this far. God is good! Kevin told me today the ceiling tiles are installed in the Upper Room Cafe. Those tiles will be painted. That should complete the ceiling of the Cafe. It

The excitement is here!

2007-06-22T19:58:00.001-05:00

As we near completion of the ARC, I can't even begin to explain the excitement within my soul. What's so exciting you might ask? Is it the fact that we're going to have an amazing gym where hundreds of children, youth, and adults will come together and experience the love of Christ? Is it the new mega kitchen and dinning hall where hundreds of people will not only find the physical food we all

Ceiling Tiles, Steps, Kitchen Equipment

2007-06-20T10:12:00.000-05:00

We have a slideshow with new pictures of the progress that has been made. You will see many of the ceiling tiles and lights have been installed. In the long hall above the gym and in the youth room they are working on the grid for the tile and lights. In one picture you will note the steps going to the upper parking deck in front of the ARC has been poured and is curing. These steps will be

12 Days, Lights and a Drive Through

2007-06-19T17:44:00.000-05:00

The framework for the awning over the drive and up the stairs has been erected. Shortly the skin will be attached and I will be able to drop my wife and child off at the ARC without fear of them getting wet! The electric company has also installed lighting on the electricity poles around the parking lot. I have not been by after hours to see if they are indeed hooked into the grid. I shall

14 Days, Preparing the Floor

2007-06-17T14:44:00.000-05:00

Here you can see the kit we have for testing the moisture that is still in the concrete. The concrete must be dry to a certain point before we can install the SportGrain Plus gym floor. Here is how this kit works: When ready to check the moisture in the concrete, weigh the dish that contains the white pellets (left) and record that weight on the lid. Seal the dish in with the plastic

The Gym Floor

2007-06-16T09:35:00.000-05:00

We are preparing to put in the gym floor. We are installing a product from Sport Court called SportGrain Plus. If you are interested you may read about this very cool product. In a nutshell it is a multi-layer sheet good that looks like a traditional gym floor. From the literature: Combine the advantates of cushioned vinyl with the look of natural wood and you get a multi-purpose flor

18 Days, A/C, Landscaping,

2007-06-14T21:44:00.000-05:00

Only 18 more days before Cleary's ARC opens! Stopping in today I could see many advances. The air conditioning was turned on and running. The upper floor was not as warm even on this near 100 degree day. I took several photos today which I will add to Flickr tomorrow. You will see the checkerboard tile in the Upper Room Cafe. Very cool with a wavy wall. The was quite a bit of the grid work