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THE MISSION RECAPPING RECENT EVENTS

The purpose of CBM is teaching the Bible, evangelizing the unreached, discipling believers of all ages, The CBM National Headquarters hosted a number of events in the past year.
encouraging and equipping them for active service for Jesus Christ in their community, local church and Look for details about upcoming events on our website!
on to the world. Read our complete Statement of Faith online.

Our Motto is ‘Win a Child...Win a Life!’ National Conference, September 1-4, 2017
Each Labor Day weekend, CBM hosts a conference for the
missionaries from each of its U.S. and International ministry
Areas and Affiliates. Missionary families, along with any Board
members and volunteers who desire to attend, unite for worship,
The Need
More than 92% of the 53 million public school children are receiving no biblical or moral instruction, fellowship and networking, training and sharing best practices,
and half of these have students no regular contact with a local church and have never heard an adult encouragement, instruction from the Word of God, and fun.
personally read a single verse of Scripture to them. 2018’s National Conference dates are August 31-September 3,
at Cohutta Springs Conference Center.

CBM’s Solution - The Ministry of the Cs
Since 1935, CBM has held fast to our goal of reaching children with the Gospel using the following
methods:
Fellowship in the Smokies, October 9-13, 2017
Classes – Through the ministry of Released Time Bible Education, we are reaching 20,000+ public Every fall (and sometimes spring, if there is enough interest),
school children each month with the Gospel. Classes are taught by CBM missionaries and volunteers. we host a special event at CBM HQ called Fellowship in the
This number is exciting, but is marginal compared to the 48.8 million children we need to reach. Please Smokies. During this incredible week, friends and ministry
pray for new workers to be called into this great harvest! supporters, as well as those interested in learning more about
CBM, come to our HQ for four complimentary nights of lodging,
Correspondence – Free Bible lessons are mailed to children for the purpose of year-round discipleship four home-cooked breakfasts, and awesome fellowship and fun!
and earning discounts toward summer camp! Over 2,500 children are enrolled in CBM’s Correspondence What a blessing that God brought us 60 brothers and sisters in
Lessons, and many ministries across the U.S. use our curriculum. You can sign your kids up at Christ from Louisiana, Virginia, Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
www.childrensbibleministries.net/camps/correspondence. and other parts of Tennessee! For more information on future
Fellowships, visit childrensbibleministries.net/fellowship-
Camp – Summer Camp and school-year retreats are a crucial part of our ministry. More than 8,000 smokies.
children attended CBM summer camps in 2018, and many decisions were made for Christ. Please pray
with us that God will continue to work in their hearts as they begin their shcool year.

Support Teen Retreat, December 30, 2017-January 1, 2018
The work of CBM is accomplished with missionaries who raise their personal financial support. These We had a very special New Year’s Eve weekend with some
missionaries have given their lives to serve full-time in advancement of the Gospel. We are a non- incredible teens! These young people are the kids of the CBM
denominational 501(c)(3) nonprofit. You can support CBM and/or its missionaries at missionaries from various CBM areas. Represented this year
www.continuetogive.com/cbm. were CBM of East TN (Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go), The Filling Station
(Honduras), and Camp Ozone (TN)! We were also so blessed to
have the Redkas cooking for us! We played NERF WARS, were
led in awesome devotions, went to an Escape Room, went ice
skating at Ober Gatlinburg, and enjoyed church together. We
are so thankful for the Lord’s blessing and protection on this
retreat. It was a joy and privilege to host these teens, who are
a vital part of each CBM Area’s ministry. We hope they were as
blessed by being here as we were to have them, and we look
forward to CBM’s 4th annual Teen Retreat!

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