by LottCarey | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 30, 2022
A mission budget of $1.8 million was approved by the board during Lott Carey’s 125th Annual Session in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 15-18.
The budget will support various projects in 11 countries. These include education of more than 12,000 students in India, Liberia, Nigeria, and Guyana; free medical care for leprosy patients in India; and HIV/AIDS education, prevention, care, and support in Ethiopia.
The board approved an individual membership drive to be launched in 2023. Among other things, it will build a strong network around Lott Carey programs and causes and provide fundraising support.
Individual members will be encouraged to engage in advocacy and perform ambassadorial roles on the behalf of Lott Carey in their local churches, organizations, and communities.
A scholarship for students at Lott Carey mission schools in the names of Dr. and Mrs. David Emmanuel Goatley was approved by the board, which granted an initial sum of $5,000 to its launch. Dr. Goatley served 20 years as executive secretary-treasurer for Lott Carey. Other solicitations will be received to boost the fund.
The Thriving Congregations initiative was officially launched at the Annual Session. Focus will be on churches’ response to changing social and cultural contexts, clarifying values, and on mission. It seeks to cultivate Christian practices that strengthen the vitality, faithfulness, and effectiveness of local churches.
The initiative will facilitate four cohorts consisting of eight to 12 congregational teams comprising pastors and lay leaders. Between 50 and 60 congregations are expected to benefit from the program, funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment.
The $1 million development fund launched by Lott Carey President Dr. Gina M. Stewart at the Spring Missions Conference in Atlanta in March, got a major boost during the Annual Session. Several donations were pledged or received, including $25,000 from the Conference of National Black Churches.
Dr. Stewart is encouraging churches to invest in increasing capacity and building the infrastructure of Lott Carey to enable its partners to effectively meet the needs of the people they serve.
The Annual Session was held August 15-18 and incorporated Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There were special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
by LottCarey | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 24, 2022
Lott Carey’s involvement in Nigeria began in the early 1960s when it reopened a school that was closed due to a lack of resources. Located in the southern part of the country, the school served 22 villages that had no other institutions of learning.
This brief history was shared at Lott Carey’s 125th Annual Session in New Orleans by Rev. Kenneth Ebong, superintendent of Lott Carey Baptist Mission, Nigeria. He told the hundreds gathered in-person and virtually that “I am a product of that school.”
Since that first intervention, Lott Carey now operates six schools in the West African country, many located in areas with few options for school-aged children.
“We are very happy and very proud,” Rev. Ebong said. The schools have had such impact that several past students have returned to serve these institutions, including the principal of the Ikot Ebom Nursery Schoiol.
Lott Carey’s Nigerian mission provides incentives to families. Those with three children pay for only two to attend, from kindergarten through to grade 12.
Rev. Ebong commended the global Lott Carey family for its support. In addition to education, Lott Carey helps to support the ministry of 80 congregations. Among other things pastors, many riding bicycles over long distances, received motorcycles to improve their travel and mobility.
Women In Service Everywhere, Lott Carey’s women’s ministry group, provided a revolving loan that enabled women to gain greater levels of independence and autonomy. “Once you emancipate the women, you emancipate the whole family,” Rev. Ebong told the gathering in New Orleans.
Men on Missions, the men’s ministry arm of Lott Carey, provided funds to dig and commission a well in one of the communities.
Lott Carey assistance was crucial during the Covid-19 pandemic, enabling children to continue their education and for communities to meet their basic needs. “God made a way,” the Baptist leader declared.
The Annual Session was held August 15-18 and incorporated Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There were special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
by LottCarey | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 19, 2022
“I am evidence of the great work of Lott Carey,” said Rev. Thembalani Jentile, general secretary of the Baptist Convention of South Arica.
Rev. Jentile was trained and prepared for the ordained ministry at the convention’s seminary. Lott Carey was instrumental in the establishment and maintenance of the institution, an important development in post-apartheid South Africa.
Previously, the convention was affiliated with the white-dominated and -controlled Baptist Union of Southern Africa. After the Baptist Convention of South Arica was established in 1994, Lott Carey became a supporting partner in 1997.
“The first people to come along was Lott Carey,” Rev. Jentile told the 125th Annual Session of Lott Carey in New Orleans, held August 15-18. That help included putting in place the structure and infrastructure of the convention, such as the theological college.
“Lott Carey is the backbone of the convention,” he told the hundreds gathered in-person and virtually in New Orleans.
In addition to the college, Lott Carey helped to establish the convention office. “The convention has a home because of that,” the Baptist leader said.
Other partnership initiatives include assistance in HIV/AIDS education and support.
“When others stopped giving during Covid-19, Lott Carey gave monthly,” Rev. Jentile said. Through the worst of the pandemic, Lott Carey paid staff, pastors, and assistance to others.
The personal touch of Lott Carey representatives was special. Rev. Jentile said few missionaries stayed in local homes of Baptists whenever they visited his country, some of which were in humble settings. Not so those visiting from Lott Carey. He recalled how participants in the Pastoral Excellence Program stayed in homes and ate the local food.
The Annual Session incorporated Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There were special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
by LottCarey | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 18, 2022
Lott Carey international programs continue apace despite the adverse impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic that caused widespread disruptions and dislocations.
Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn reported to the 125th Annual Session in New Orleans that projects, programs and emergency relief were carried out in roughly one dozen countries.
This includes disaster relief assistance in Haiti, South Africa, Ukraine, and the United States; support to more than 12,000 students in India, Liberia, Nigeria, and Guyana; free medical care for leprosy patients in India; and HIV/AIDS education, prevention, care, and support in Ethiopia.
More than $1.1 million were given in mission support and approximately 60,000 meals were packaged through the Kids Against Hunger initiative.
Rev. Dunn hopes the ministry and mission of Lott Carey will “inspire you to remain engaged as together we embrace all that God is calling us to be and do.”
The 125th Annual Session comes at a difficult time for the global mission agency. “The last two-plus years have been challenging for us here in the United States and worldwide,” Rev. Dunn told the roughly 700 face-to-face and virtual participants.
“Notwithstanding, we took the initiative to maintain our commitments to all our partners, including responding to needs brought on by Covid-19.”
There was indeed much to celebrate. The 125th Annual Session is the first to be presided over by the first female president, Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart, and it is the first hybrid Annual Session ever held.
It also happens when the organization marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Rev. Lott Carey on the African continent. A pilgrimage to West Africa is planned later in the year to celebrate and commemorate the milestone.
The Annual Session incorporates Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There are special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
by LottCarey | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 17, 2022
For more than 50 years, Lott Carey has been a constant support to the Caribbean/South American nation of Guyana.
Superintend of the Guyana Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Brenda Harewood, told the 125th Annual Session in New Orleans that “Lott Carey is a sister-friend that can be counted on.”
She recounts the global mission agency continued support during the recent Covid-19 pandemic that enabled students to receive materials and continue school. Even in circumstance where they lacked technological capacity or amenities.
A question that rural communities in Guyana and elsewhere needed to answer was, “How do you minister when there is no streaming services available?”
Rev. Harewood lauded Lott Carey for “providing a high touch support to rural communities” that answered the question.
The school materials it provided “compensated for lack of technology and enabled students to continue their education.”
She is “grateful that it continues to invest in lives,” that it “puts people before things,” and that the organization “partners with God to transform God’s world.”
The Guyana Missionary Baptist Church requires additional assistance in building infrastructure and repairing structures. She noted that several buildings in Guyana are both old and termite infested.
Rev. Harewood has had a longstanding association with Lott Carey. She is the former director of the Pastoral Excellence Program and was regional liaison for the Caribbean and South America.
Ministries of the Guyana Missionary Baptist Church include a health center and hospital, church-based food distribution centers, and learning clubs for primary and high school students.
The Annual Session, held August 15-18, incorporates Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There are special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
by LottCarey | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, News, News
August 16, 2022
Since 2015, Lott Carey and its partners have provided tens of thousands of dollars in support and assistance to Mission of Grace in Haiti.
This was revealed during Lott Carey’s 125th Annual Session in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 15-19.
Mission of Grace was founded in September 2009 by Mrs. Linotte Joseph and her husband, Jean. Lott Carey support includes disaster relief, hunger relief, education, and volunteers.
Mrs. Joseph told the roughly 500 persons gathered in New Orleans that “Lott Carey showed up” when her mission and country needed help the most. “Being with Lott Carey means being with family.”
Among the things she disclosed were the $20,000 that Lott Carey sent immediately after the 2021 earthquake, the roofing of about 1,000 homes after the disaster, meals for 15,000 families for seven days, tents to help house the 390 students in the Mission of Grace school, and funding for 45 teachers in three schools.
Two Lott Carey partners, Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, and First Baptist Church of North Brentwood, Maryland, sent more than $100,000 to build a school for more than 300 students.
“When you open schools, you close so many prisons,” Mrs. Joseph said about the educational support.
Most impressive were the Lott Carey partner volunteers who showed up. “The children saw those who turned up as big uncles,” Mrs. Joseph told the attendees at the specially organized mission dinner.
Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn told the Annual Session that Lott Carey will send another 60,000 meals to Haiti by Christmas of this year, as well as a team of volunteers.
The Annual Session incorporates Bible Study, worship, mission education classes, mission service opportunities, and presentations on issues of concern such as human trafficking, voting rights and social justice. There are special events for children and youth, among other activities and programs.
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