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A Personal Word from Pastor Gene Tyre

3/13/2020

WHY DID PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH, RICO CANCEL CHURCH FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS?

THE SAFETY COMMITTEE OF OUR DEACONS MADE THE DECISION TO CANCEL
CHURCH SERVICES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. I WANT EACH OF YOU TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS A DIFFICULT, BUT A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE. I SUPPORT THIS DECISION AND AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR
SERVANT LEADERS WHO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE WELL-BEING OF OUR
PROVIDENCE FAMILY. THE FOLLOWING ARE REASONS THIS DECISION WAS MADE:

1. THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC IS VERY SERIOUS. I AM VERY MUCH AWARE
OF THE MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS BEING EXPRESSED CONCERNING THIS
MATTER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WE MUST LISTEN AND HEED THE
ADVICE OF OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO
THIS WRITING, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DECLARED THIS TO
BE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. OUR STATE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE HAS
ENCOURAGED CHURCHES TO CONSIDER CANCELING SERVICES.

2. PERSONS OVER SIXTY YEARS OF AGE AND THOSE WITH UNDERLYING
HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE IN THE HIGHEST RISK CATEGORY TO CATCH THIS
VIRUS. PROVIDENCE CHURCH IS BLESSED WITH MANY SENIOR ADULTS.
EACH DAY THEY BRING BLESSINGS TO OUR FELLOWSHIP AND WE MUST
PROVIDE AND PROTECT THEM DURING THIS CRISIS.

3. WE ARE NOW IN WHAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE CONTAINMENT STAGE
OF THE DISEASE. THIS IS NECESSARY TO STOP THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE
DISEASE. THIS MORNING ON NATIONAL TELEVISION DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
MADE THE OBSERVATION THAT CONTAINING THE DISEASE IS OF UTMOST
IMPORTANCE. TAKING CONTAINMENT SERIOUSLY AT THE PRESENT TIME
WILL PLAY A VERY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SLOWING DOWN THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS. THE CANCELING OF OUR CHURCH SERVICES IS VERY
IMPORTANT IN THE CONTAINMENT PROCESS.

4. DR. FAUCI ALSO ENCOURAGED SOCIAL DISTANCING. THIS SIMPLY MEANS
THAT WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO BE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH ONE
ANOTHER. THE FELLOWSHIP OF OUR PROVIDENCE FAMILY WOULD MAKE
SOCIAL DISTANCING VERY DIFFICULT.

THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME IN ALL OF OUR LIVES. WE MUST REMEMBER THAT
NOTHING, NOT EVEN THE CORONAVIRUS CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD’S
LOVE. EVEN THOUGH WE WILL NOT BE ASSEMBLING OURSELVES TOGETHER,
LET US REMEMBER WE ARE STILL THE FAMILY OF GOD ON MISSION IN THE
NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. DURING THIS TIME, LET US REMAIN FAITHFUL IN OUR PRAYING, IN OUR GIVING AND IN OUR STRONG CONVICTION THAT “WE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US.”

CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME. I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AS TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS MATTER. I THANK GOD FOR THE BLESSING OF BEING YOUR PASTOR.

DOC

“NOT A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF SOUND MIND”

3/12/2020

THESE ARE TURBULENT DAYS AS WE ARE CONFRONTED WITH THE
CORONA VIRUS. THIS IS VERY PREVALENT IN OUR CONVERSATIONS,
ATTITUDE AND ACTIONS. I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY THE RESPONSIBILITY I HAVE AS PASTOR OF PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON HOW PROVIDENCE IS RESPONDING TO THIS VERY CHALLENGING SITUATION. MY PRAYER IS THAT I WOULD BE A VOICE OF HOPE AND UNDERSTANDING DURING THESE TURBULENT DAYS.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK
THE ADVICE OF PERSONS WHOM I KNOW WHO ARE VERY INFORMED
CONCERNING THIS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD, AND WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE, CONVERSATIONS WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS,
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO HELP
STEER US THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT JOURNEY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE LISTEN TO THOSE WHO KNOW. FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE
EXPRESSING THEIR OPINIONS CONCERNING SOMETHING OF WHICH
THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. WE DO KNOW THAT WE ARE TRAVELING THROUGH SOME UNCHARTERED WATERS AND WE NEED THOSE WHO KNOW TO GIVE US DIRECTIONS. LET US PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING INFORMATION THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO US.

AT THE PRESENT TIME, PROVIDENCE WILL NO LONGER SERVE SUNDAY
BREAKFAST OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS. THIS IS PART OF THE
PROCESS WE ARE IMPLEMENTING TO KEEP OUR PEOPLE SAFE AT THE
PRESENT TIME. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE REGULAR SUNDAY
SERVICES. WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED CONCERNING THESE
SERVICES.

THOSE IN POSITIONS OF NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP
HAVE STATED THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP WE CAN TAKE IS THAT OF MAKING SURE WE CONTAIN THE VIRUS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, IT IS ALL ABOUT CONTAINMENT. EVERY DECISION I ENCOURAGE
PROVIDENCE TO MAKE WILL BE MOTIVATED BY THE IMPORTANCE OF
CONTAINING THE VIRUS. WE MUST ALL COOPERATE IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

AS YOUR PASTOR, I WILL STAY IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH YOU
CONCERNING THIS MATTER. THIS IS A TIME FOR PRAYER, WISDOM,
COOL HEADS, AND A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO MOVE BEYOND THIS CRISIS. LET US PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER AND REMEMBER GOD HAS NOT “GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF LOVE AND A SOUND MIND.”

Dr. Gene ("Doc")Tyre, Pastor

Dr. Gene Tyre came to the pastorate of Providence Baptist Church in October of 2005. Dr. Tyre is native of Wayne County Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University and his Master’s and Doctor of Ministry Degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky He has participated in special studies at Central State Hospital and Yale University. For twenty-three years he was Pastor of First Baptist Church, Newnan, Georgia.

Dr. Tyre has also been active in the Georgia Baptist Convention, having served as Chairman of the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Administration Committee, Chairman of the Georgia Baptist Hospital Board, and Vice President of the Convention. He has served as a member of the Mercer University Board of Trustees. In 1993 he was named "Coweta County Citizen of the Year." He is on the Board of the Samaritan Clinic in Newnan. He has participated in preaching missions to Liberia, Kenya, South America, and Honduras.

Dr. Tyre's philosophy of ministry is to "Preach the Gospel" and "Love the People." His wife, Margaret, has served as the President of the Ministers' Wives of Georgia. The Tyres have a daughter, Jenny and a grandson, Mihai.

A Personal Word from Pastor Gene Tyre

“NOT A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF SOUND MIND”

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