On Tuesday night, April 19, 2011, as it was becoming time for most people to enter deeper stages of sleep, Mississippi County was rudely awakened by the sound of sirens whaling that a tornado warning had been issued in the southern and central parts of the county. Among the municipalities included in the warning were Wilson, Keiser, and Osceola.

These towns and others were indeed hit by high winds and unconfirmed tornadic activity. Multiple structures and buildings were damaged or destroyed. Thankfully, we praise God in saying that no lives were lost in this storm. However, widespread power outages are still across the area and Harvest Baptist Church is in the outage.

The Arkansas Baptist State Convention disaster relief teams have been deployed in Mississippi County using Harvest Baptist Church and Eastside Baptist Church of Osceola as command centers in relief efforts. We ask for your prayers and support in this effort to support the communities affected.

We still encourage and invite you to be awakened this Easter, and not by another tornado warning. The Easter morning service will happen this Sunday at 11 am. Come to Harvest Baptist Church and hear a practical message that will help you weather the storms of life. For the uplifting of your spirit, inspirational music will be included in the service. Once again, Easter service WILL happen at 11 am Sunday morning as scheduled.

The final day of work at Harvest Baptist Church in Wilson, AR has come and gone. To all who were involved in today’s efforts to renovate, landscape, and deeply clean, we thank you from the very bottom of our hearts. Your time will be redeemed by God and souls will be saved with the foundation of what was done today.

You can look forward to seeing the youth FAITH Evangelism teams in the Wilson area Sunday afternoon as they will by talking to residents around town to invite and excite the community about Harvest Baptist Church.

Now that we have a house of worship ready for Wilson, we invite any and everyone around Northeastern Arkansas to join us this Easter Sunday. Be Awakened at 11:00 with inspiring music and a practical message that is sure to remind us all of the reason for Easter.

Saturday, April 16 is the final day of church-wide participation in renovating Harvest Baptist Church in Wilson, AR. The previous work day included numerous members from First Baptist Church Marion and the surrounding area. The combined efforts of all involved proved to be an immense success. Pastor Clay Hallmark later commented via Twitter that the efforts of the day helped to accomplish 60% of the total renovation needed in the church. We praise God for the progress that has been made and we thank the volunteers who helped revitalize, rejuvenate, and renovate the building.

With the estimated 40% waiting to be renovated, you may be thinking to yourself, “Wow! That group is really holding it down in Wilson. They do not need my help.” Please, let your next thought be the complete opposite. Harvest Baptist Church also needs help with landscaping, ambience maintenance, and other tasks to be accomplished. In light of this, we strongly encourage anyone who is available to participate in the final work day at Harvest Baptist Church.

For those who wish to do so, a bus will be making the trip to Wilson from First Baptist Church Marion. Please, feel free to ride this bus to get to Harvest Baptist Church. The bus will be boarding at 7:30a Saturday morning.

God is already at work in the community of Wilson and we are extremely excited to be a part of it. We look forward to playing an active role in the community and reaching out to minister to its needs with the message of Your Life Matters.

In the day of social media, we look forward to making both an online connection as well as a personal connection with you.

For those who wish to be involved in the ongoing ministry and stay informed on what is going on at Harvest Wilson, go to the Harvest Wilson Facebook Page and click “like” to receive updates in your Facebook news feed.

We strongly encourage members of our Facebook group to go ahead and “like” the Harvest Wilson Facebook page as this has proven to be a more effective tool in reaching our followers on social media.

Twitter grows more and more by the day and has become an effective tool for outreach and ministry. For encouraging and informative words in 140 characters or less, follow Harvest Baptist on Twitter, username: @HarvestWilson.

We encourage you to invite and inform people about Harvest Baptist Church and it’s ministry. Remember, the first service at Harvest will be on Easter morning as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ with inspiring music and a practical, relevant message.

We’re excited to announce the launch of a brand-new church for Wilson, Arkansas. Harvest Baptist Church begins meeting for worship this Easter, April 24.

We hope you’ll join us Easter morning for inspiring music and a practical, relevant message along with friendly faces and a warm welcome. Come as you are—coat-and-tie or camouflage—for a relaxed, meaningful hour with family and friends that will fill you with hope and encouragement.

Who are we?

Harvest Baptist Church is a mission partnership of First Baptist Church of Marion, the Mississippi County Baptist Association, and the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. You’re invited to become a partner with us as we create this brand-new church and share God’s love with the community of Wilson.

For more information, contact us at (870) 514-7884.