MODERATOR GERNARD E. REED

   Greetings from the Northern Neck Baptist Association, Inc. The (30) churches and (5) commissions of this Association are the product of (124) years of blood, sweat, tears, vision, and faith. I am equally delighted and humbled to serve as the 46th moderator. The song refrain includes: "we have come this far by faith... ", there can be no better description of the Journey of this Association, for the Northern Neck Baptist Association, Inc. was shaped, formed, and established by the only living and true GOD, and it is solely in service to GOD that we press forward. We serve a mighty God who is worthy to be praised, and therefore as a joint body in Christ, we Praise Him, Hallelujah! 
   This new term commenced in the midst of an uncertain political climate and under the black cloud of the coronavirus pandemic. We are therefore grateful that among other things, our Mighty GOD shines as a sun which overcomes any storm clouds. Rather than focus on the horrible news reports of our time, we celebrate our position as GOD'S election as a vehicle which will lead a lost world to Salvation. 
   We have so much to celebrate. I personally salute our immediate past moderator, the Reverend Dr. Barbara Cain who figuratively led this Association through the separatist waters of the Red Sea and toward the Mountain of GOD and the Promised land. We celebrate the purchase of the former Ruritan Club Lot near Lively, Virginia, and its dedication as the Joseph R. Graham Community Center. We finally have a home!
   We celebrate a successful July, 2021, 59th Annual Joint Session; a hybrid session of in-person, ZOOM, and conference calls which came off without a hitch.
We celebrate a complete slate of Association officers where each office is filled.
   We celebrate (30) faithful churches, five invigorated commissions, our first economic Summit, scholarships awarded, partnerships forged and history being made.
   Our work continuing this year with our theme: "Agreement" (Amos 3:3; Matthew 18:19) . We will fulfill our calling and grow through a process of finding agreement in our interactions and likewise using that agreement to invoke and access the promises of GOD.  Please join us as we follow GOD.