Welcome to

Ellis Baptist Association

EBA is an exciting, growing association committed to helping churches reach and disciple people for Christ in Ellis County, Texas and among the Lenca of Honduras. 

We welcome you to our site. May God bless you.

 Church Safety Seminar 

Members of local law enforcement have once again scheduled a county-wide Church Safety Seminar. This seminar will focus on topics such as: protecting your Children’s Ministry from child predators, security policies, responding to a safety emergency during church, dealing with unruly and suspicious people and when it’s appropriate to call the police.

When: September 23, 2010, 9:00am-5:00pm

Where: First Baptist Church, Red Oak

Speakers:

•Dr. Al Meredith, Pastor of Wedgwood Baptist Church

•Detective Mike Carroll, Ft. Worth PD

•Christopher Taylor, Child Safe Abuse Awareness Line of Defense

•Officer Jimmy Meeks, Hurst PD

RSVP to:

Officer Nathan Bickerstaff Red Oak PD,  972 617-7632

Peace Officers attending the Church Safety Seminar will be eligible for TCLEOSE hours.

Lenca Mission Trip

November 1st-November 8th

Who are the Lenca?

• 125,000 Indians living in the mountains of Honduras
• An unreached people group which means less than 2% evangelized
• Most are subsistent level farmers
• There are 37 villages and 567 small villages in the department of Lempira. Most of these villages do not have an evangelical church

Trip Requirements

• Cost per person is $1250 (subject to airfare changes)
• A completed Mission Trip application (go here to download the application), a copy of your passport, and a non-refundable deposit of $700 must be received by September 1st
• A final payment of $550 is due on October 18th

Accommodations Information

• We will be staying at El Capitan Hotel in Gracias Honduras. El Capitan has many ammenities including hot water, air conditioned rooms, a restaurant, a gift shop, cable in all rooms and a pool. For more information, please visit their website at www.hotelfincaelcapitan.galeon.com.