Dr. Mark Franklin, a long-time leader within the Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches and Pastor of Hardingville Bible Church, peacefully entered into the presence of the Savior he loved on the morning of October 7, 2013 after an extended bout with cancer.  

Pastor Franklin served as the Pastor of Hardingville Bible Church for over 30 years and was very active in the FFBC during that time, serving as the President of the FFBC for seven years and spending many more years serving on the Executive Committee of the FFBC.  Pastor Franklin was a gifted administrator, a powerful preacher, and a loving mentor to many of the men in the FFBC.

The funeral for Pastor Franklin was held on Saturday, October 12 at Hardingville Bible Church with Dr. Jack Keep officiating.  Pastor Ron Whitehead, President of the FFBC and a former intern under Pastor Franklin at Hardingville Bible Church, was among those who spoke during the funeral.  

A scholarship program for young men who sense God's call into the full-time pastorate is being established in Pastor Franklin's honor.  

Pastor Franklin's obituary is available online at the Hardingville Bible Church website -  
http://www.hardingville.com/2013/10/news/pastor-franklin-with-the-lord.

Please continue to keep Mrs. Franklin, the children, the rest of the family and the church in your prayers.

Over 60 young people from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland descended onto the Fun Plex in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey for the 2013 FFBC Youth Rally.  Young people and their sponsors had a great time of fellowship together as they raced go-carts, bowled, drove bumper cars, played lazer tag and other activities.  After spending a couple of hours at the Fun Plex, the group then loaded up and went to Community Bible Church in Barrington, New Jersey.

At Community Bible Church, the group enjoyed a delicious cook-out prepared by the folks at CBC, followed by a message from Frank Sansone encouraging the young people to go on towards spiritual maturity (from Hebrews 5 and 6).  

We appreciate the hard work that the folks at Community Bible Church put into hosting this year's FFBC Youth Rally.  A special thanks goes to Mr. Ray Klein for his work in organizing the Youth Rally as well as to all the sponsors who helped to bring the teens to this activity.  

Dear Pastor and Youth Leader,
 
It's already that time of year to begin planning the Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches
fall youth rally. This year's rally will take place Saturday, September 28, 2013. We will again
meet at the Fun-Plex in Mt. Laurel, NJ at 1 p.m.  After our time at the Fun-Plex we are planning,
to have a brief devotional and (weather permitting) a cook-out at Community Bible Church Barrington.
 
We are expecting another great rally this year.  Last year we had an exciting time at the Fun-Plex and at our cook-out with over 68 youth and 17 leaders in attendance.  The cost is $25.00 per young person, however the first 45 young people to register will receive a half price discount courtesy of the FFBC.  There is no cost for Pastors and youth leaders acting as chaperones unless you want to participate, then it is $19.95.
 
I look forward to seeing you Saturday, September 28!  If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about the rally please email me.
 
Ray Klein
Event Coordinator
Community Bible Church
 
P.S.  Some of you were very creative with your FFBC Fall 2012 Youth Rally tee-shirts.  I can't wait to see what you come up with this year!

Plans for the Summer 2014 trip to Rio de Janeiro are underway. If you are interested in participating in the trip, or are just looking for more information, please take a look at this brochure.

The 2013 Annual Conference of the Fellowship of Fundamental Bible Churches is Monday, August 12 - Thursday, August 15 at Tri-State Bible Camp and Conference Center.  

We are looking forward to a great week of preaching, teaching, fellowship and business.  Our speaker this year is Dr. Tim Keesee of Frontline Missions International.  For over 20 years, Dr. Keesee and Frontline Missions International have been focusing on bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost - especially in those regions of the world that have the least Light.  

Many of our churches and pastors have benefited greatly from the DVD series produced by Frontline called "Dispatches from the Front" as well as from the emphasis to preach the Gospel where it is not known.

In addition to the preaching sessions and workshops from Dr. Keesee, some of our own men will be leading workshops on Priorities, Church Finance, Technology and more.  Of course, there will also the Tri-State Ladies Fellowship, Pastor's Wives' Fellowship and other activities for the ladies.  

If you have not made reservations yet, give Chris and Michelle Jenkins at Tri-State Bible Camp a call and join us.

The Summer 2013 Youth Camping season at Tri-State Bible Camp has begun.

Each year, Tri-State offers a number of great camps for young people from third grade through 12th grade.  This year, Tri-State has four weeks of youth camps - two Teen Camps and two Junior Camps.  

Teen Camp 1 - July 8 - 13 with Evangelist Ron DeGarde
Teen Camp 2 - July 15 - 20 with Evangelist Mark Herbster
Junior Camp 1 - July 22 - 27 with Evangelist Frank Sansone*
Junior Camp 2 - July 29 - August 3 with Pastor Jeff Griffith

For more details about the camps or to register, visit the camp's website at www.tristatebiblecamp.org.

* The original speaker for this week was Evangelist Seth Ferguson, but he is unable to join us this week.