LCBA April 2026 Newsletter

Helping Southern Baptist Churches Reach the Lake Cumberland Region and the World for Christ

Tommy Floyd — Associational Mission Strategist
Kim Floyd — Administrative Assistant

Website: https://www.lakecumberlandbaptist.org
Mailing Address: 286 Bogle Street, Suite 3, Somerset, KY 42503
Phone: 606-678-4465
Email: lakecumberlandba@gmail.com
Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

A Message from Bro. Tommy

Because He Arose

I trust God blessed you with a wonderful Easter weekend. What a glorious time of year it is as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The angelic proclamation spoken to the women who came to prepare Jesus’ body with spices after the Sabbath has echoed through the centuries:

“He is not here, but is risen!”

That was good news then, and it continues to be good news today — our Savior is risen.

Death, hell, and the grave have been defeated. Our sin has been atoned for, and through His grace, by faith, we have not only been restored into fellowship with our Heavenly Father, but we have also been given the gift of eternal life.

Every Easter season, I am reminded of this Good News, and it fills my heart with excitement and gratitude.

The Love of God

It is truly overwhelming to consider that God loved mankind so deeply that He sent His one and only Son into the world to die a substitutionary death on our behalf.

Yet He did.

I am reminded of the beloved hymn written more than one hundred years ago, “The Love of God.”

“The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell.
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell.
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin.”

Let us give glory, praise, and adoration to God for reconciling us to Himself through His Son and for pardoning our sin — past, present, and future.

May we continually worship the risen Savior every day, not just on Easter.

Because He Arose,
Bro. Tommy

A Note from Your AMS

Below is a list of upcoming events for the spring that I hope you will share with your groups and make plans to engage in. We look forward to seeing you at each of these.

Upcoming Events

April 10–11

KY WMU Annual Mission Celebration
Highland Baptist Church, Shelbyville, KY

May 3

Lake Cumberland WMU Annual Tea
Calvary Baptist Church • 2:00 PM

This will be our 25th year of hosting this wonderful event. I hope you are making plans to join us for this special occasion.

May 5

Associational WMU Quarterly Meeting
Calvary Baptist Church • 6:00 PM

Melissa Nevels, Director of Our Place, will be sharing how you can become part of this wonderful non-profit organization. She will also share ways you can volunteer to help continue supporting the community and ministering to those in need.

Spring Mission Focus

We will be promoting scholarships for Laurel Lake Church Camp.

Each scholarship this year will be $155.00.

Please share this with your WMU group, Sunday School groups, and church family. When sending money to the Associational Office, please be sure to designate your gift for church camp scholarships.

Pray for Our Churches Without Pastors

• Pulaski Floyd Switch
• Hopeful
• McKinney
• Bethany
• Good Hope
• Eubank

Bluegrass Senior Living Services

Services begin at 2:00 PM

April

• 5th – Easter Sunday
• 12th – Living Hope Baptist Church
• 19th – Immanuel Baptist Church
• 26th – Okalona Baptist Church

May

• 3rd – Neeley’s Creek Baptist Church
• 10th – Sunrise Baptist Church
• 15th – Quinton Baptist Church
• 31st – Cumberland Baptist Church

If you are unable to fulfill your committed time, please call 606-679-4578 so residents will not be left waiting. They look forward to these services.

Ministry Calendar & Upcoming Dates

April

• 3rd – Good Friday
• 5th – Easter Sunday
• 15th – Personal Evangelism Emphasis Sunday
• 25th – Disaster Relief / Chaplaincy Training
  Henderson, KY

May

• 3rd – SBC Seminary Sunday
• 7th – National Day of Prayer
• 12th – Executive Board Meeting
  Community Baptist Church
  Please note the time change:
  Meal at 6:00 PM • Meeting at 6:30 PM
• 17th – Children’s Ministry Sunday
• 25th – Memorial Day
  LCBA Office Closed
• 31st – Disaster Relief Sunday

June

• 7–8 – WMU Mission Celebration
  Orlando, FL
• 9–10 – Southern Baptist Convention
  Orlando, FL
• 18–20 – Worship Leader Boot Camp
  Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
  Pineville, KY
• 19th – Juneteenth
• June 29 – July 3 – Kentucky Student Worship Camp
  Boyce College, Louisville, KY

Association Office Updates

2024–2025 Minute Books are now available for pick-up.

We also have several desks at the office that have been donated to the association and are free to any church or individual interested.

For more information, please contact:

LCBA Office: 606-678-4465
Bro. Tommy: 606-278-0215