Dianne will tell you that life as a Christian is not always easy, but the blessings and miracles along the way are worth every heartache, disappointment or tragedy in life.
Her first mission trip, and the journey to get there gave Dianne a determination to live out the life of a Christian as God commands; to be His hands and feet.
She knows that enjoying a relationship with God, being confident of where she’s spending eternity, and living in day-to-day fellowship with Him is far greater than any opposition she may face.
Elkhorn Baptist Association
The Elkhorn Baptist Association, located at 1161 Red Mile Road in Lexington, Kentucky, is comprised of 87 cooperating Southern Baptist churches in central Kentucky. The Association is a voluntary cooperating member of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Kentucky Baptist Convention
There are more than 760,000 Baptists in Kentucky who are members of more than 2,500 autonomous Kentucky Baptist churches. Cooperating together, these churches form the Kentucky Baptist Convention. These local congregations also comprise 74 self-governing, autonomous Baptist associations. Each church is self-governing under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Churches elect messengers (not delegates) to various denominational meetings, including the annual convention.
Southern Baptist Convention
The term “Southern Baptist Convention” refers to both the denomination and its annual meeting. Working through 1,200 local associations and 41 state conventions and fellowships, Southern Baptists share a common bond of basic Biblical beliefs and a commitment to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the entire world.
WMU – Women’s Missionary Union
Founded in 1888, Woman’s Missionary Union is an auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention that seeks to equip adults, youth, children and preschoolers with missions education to become radically involved in the mission of God. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., WMU is a nonprofit organization that offers an array of missions resources including conferences, ministry ideas and models, volunteer opportunities, curriculum for age-level organizations, leadership training, books and more.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
CBF is a fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great Commission and a commitment to Baptist principles of faith and practice. The Fellowship’s mission is to serve Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission.
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky prepares leaders who persuasively present the Gospel and articulate what it means to be Christian. They will be students of the Scriptures and the historical roots of Christianity, persons of ethical integrity skilled in the tasks of ministry while maintaining fidelity to historic Baptist principles. Gary “Sonny” Price, Jr. & Lee Davis from our congregation are attending at this time.
Oneida Baptist Institute
Oneida Baptist Institute opened its doors January 1st, 1900 as a school for children of the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. OBI was the vision of Professor James Anderson Burns, a converted feudist who believed that the Christian Gospel and education were the answers to the cycle of violence between families in the mountains. God blessed Burns’ vision and the school was established and prospered. We continue to have a vital mission to the children of Eastern Kentucky.