The Better Hometown Tour Committee is busy planning a Christmas by Candlelight Tour of Homes to remember. All proceeds of the bi-annual event will be dedicated to downtown projects-making 2010 an important year as the upcoming tour will be the first since 2006. (The tour was cancelled in 2008 due to the poor economy.)

December 7th is the date so please mark your calendars for this big event. (Updates to follow.)

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 Going Green Initiative: Starting in 2010 the Chamber would like to be able to send out all information on upcoming events and news by email. All Chamber members please contact Lynn Lamb at the Chamber office to make sure the Chamber has your email address on file. Also, anyone wishing to join the Chamber should contact Lynn at 478-864-7200 Mon-Fri 8:00 am-3:00 pm. Corporate and individual membership options available.
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We are Community Missionary Baptist Church located in Wrightsville, Georgia at 863 James Grove Church Road. Our Pastor, Rev. Clifford L. Hunter Jr., is a native of Johnson County. Our Mission is to empower people for Kingdom Living and we do this by proper teaching and preaching of God’s word thereby equipping the saints of God to the extent of doing God’s will effectively in communities, on our jobs,  in our homes and in our nation while allowing us as a church to alter our situations through the power of God (mission statement).

We have 16 active ministries. Some of these ministries have played prominent roles in our quest to build the community. CMBC’s Youth Choir and Liturgical Dance Team have participated in the American Red Cross Hero Jam, performed for AFAC (The Lighthouse Advocate for Alzheimer’s Care) in Dublin, and at present, work closely with Community Youth in Action, an organization in Wrightsville that is striving to offer children a positive alternative from the negative streets and gang activity.  It is our prayer that we can provide life changing experiences by posing new perspectives through God’s teachings to all of our youth. CMBC’s Outreach ministry has also been instrumental in community care. We have sponsored a clothing drive for Johnson and surrounding Counties as well as a Christian based basketball tournament.  CMBC’s men’s fraternity (Omega Chi Sigma Tau/Ordered Christ like and Standing Tall) had its 1^st annual cook off this past October, which was a huge success. Seniors in Action, a ministry focused on the elderly of the church, sponsors an annual fishing rodeo for young men in the community. Our women’s ministry, Women on the Move, does community visitations of sick and shut in people. CMBC’s drama ministry and Mass Choir performed the original stage play “Saved by Grace” at the Dublin theatre on two different occasions. The Mass Choir also performed during the Johnson County Crusade for Christ.  CMBC also has a thriving radio ministry on 107.9 fm and 1330 am every Sunday morning at 11:00 am.  As you can see, we have been busy during our first four years of existence. 

CMBC has great goals and plans for the future of Wrightsville and the world.  We pray that God will continue to allow our ministry to play an integral role in community improvement.  We hope to continue such projects as our annual Cook-Off, Basketball Tournament, clothing drive, and FEMA funds dispersion. We are also preparing for a life center that will provide CMBC with the space and functionality to incorporate more exciting things in the future allowing us to continue to build the kingdom of God. For more information, our address is P.O. Box 606 Wrightsville, GA. 31096. On the web, you can locate us at http://www.cmbcminitries.com.  CMBC’s public relations representative is Robyne Taylor.  Her email address and phone number are as follows:
      co2gbi@hotmail.com 
      Phone: 478-697-0619.

Charlene Milligan retired in August 2009 from the Chamber after serving in the capacity of Administrative Officer for ten years. She will be missed! The Chamber hosted a surprise retirement reception to honor Charlene on September 3, where many of Charlene’s family, friends and chamber members gathered to wish her well.  

Taking her place is Lynn Lamb, a Johnson County resident. Lynn began working alongside Charlene Milligan on August 24 to learn the tricks of the trade and she is eager to serve the Chamber members in this capacity. A resident of Johnson County since 1993, Lynn and her husband, Jeffery, live in the Buckeye district, and have two sons, Sean, 11, and Wade, 8.  She and her family are active members of Ivey Baptist Church, where Lynn has served as the AWANA Commander for the past three years, and also serves on the Youth Committee. She also served as the 2008-2009 Johnson County Elementary PTO President. She is the daughter of Ronald and Lynn Todd of Kite. We encourage you to stop by the depot and welcome Lynn to the chamber. She looks forward to working with each of you to reach our goal of building a better community.

Deidre Ledford, President  
Sheena Newsome, Secretary
Lisa Keyton
Teresa Lamb                        
Jim Ledford
Wendi Lord
Rusty Oxford
Mary Slaughter

Lynn Lamb,  Administrative Officer