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Central Baptist Church was
founded in March of 1963. Our missions program was first started on March 16th,
1966 when two missionaries were taken on for monthly financial support. The
flow of regular financial support of missionaries has been continuous and
uninterrupted for 34 years.
Brother Matthew Schumacher,
our current pastor, is our 13th pastor and was called as pastor June 2004.
Before being called as pastor, he served in Central Baptist Church as Youth
Pastor/Music Director. Our
former pastor Sonny McGuffee was called by God to serve in Monroe, La. We currently support 60
missionaries here and around the world.
At Central, we enjoy a
rich, long missions heritage. We fully intend to continue that tradition,
and expand it, until we are soon raptured.
About
Harlingen, Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.....
Harlingen is located in Cameron
County, Texas- the southern county in the continental United States.
Cameron County is one of the four counties that comprise the "Rio
Grande Valley". Cameron is the second most populated county in the
Valley with a 1998 population of 318,737. Cameron has seen a 23% population
increase since 1990 and a 52% increase since 1980. Harlingen has a
population of 56,657 with a 16% increase since 1990 and a 30% increase
since 1980.
The Rio Grande Valley is the
area of the U.S. that has seen the greatest benefit from the North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The economy, like the population, is booming
in the Valley.
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