Insight - Riverland Hills Baptist Church

PAGE 2 MARCH 2008Celebrating Our Great Adventureby Dr. Ed Carney, Senior Pastor“LET HIM WHO OFTEN TOOTS HIS OWN HORNTAKE HEED LEST HE RUN HIS BATTERY DOWN.”That is a free translation of the verse that says, “Don’tpraise yourself; let others do it!” – Proverbs 27:20It is so hard not to brag because God did it and thereis no other real explanation. The memories, stories,testimonies, family experiences and friends makeRHBC an Adventure to remember.In the past 40 years Riverland Hills has had steady,Dr. Ed Carneysignificant and marvelous growth. RHBC was bornwell. It started a mission 44 years ago and was self-supporting when our peoplemet in their new building. By 1968 it was an independent church influencing ourcommunity, sending missionaries and starting new churches.Our health has come from the continuous infusion of new life. “Most of themembers of Riverland Hills, were not native to Dutch Fork area, but came fromneighboring communities.” New people have kept us from stagnation. New ideas,new energy and new passion have challenged us to grow spiritually and in numbers.Here we are at our 40th Anniversary month and for us it is “just one mile markeramong many” as we breeze on down the road. It has been a wonderful trip thusfar, but we’ve only begun to see what God will do.SOME FUN FACTS:■ The Sportsman’s Restaurant, Columbia, was the place the dream took shapeduring a committee meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. (1964)RHURIVERLAND HILLS UNIVERSITYEquipping Believers For Priority LivingCLASS 101: Discovering Church MembershipCLASS 201: Discovering My Spiritual MaturityCLASS 301: Discovering Your MinistrySaturday, March 15Saturday, April 12Fellowship HallChildcare is offered and preregistrationis strongly encouraged as classavailability may vary each month.Contact Sharon at 772-3227.Adult Bible FellowshipLeadership HuddlesEach Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.in the Hospitality Room.Focus on reaching, teaching &ministering, plus a teacher previewof Explore the Bible lessons.March 5, 12, & 19. ALL ABFleaders should plan to attend.■■■■Lexington Baptist Church voted to be the RHBC sponsoring church.A lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, Miss Mary Lou Corley, sold landon St. Andrews Road for a church. She joked, “I wanted a Lutheran Churchthere; but if it can’t be Lutheran, then I would rather it be a Baptist Church.”Irmo High School was the site of the first RHBC services.On March 3, 1968 the RHBC mission was constituted as a Church.Our Homecoming Anniversary Reunion is planned for May 4 at 5:00 p.m. Pull outthe pictures and bring them home. We’ll meet for about an hour and then just enjoythe company afterwards while we eat.