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dollars, ranking us as the fourth largest contributor. On May 28, concerned citizens held an important meeting in the auditorium of Gulfshore Baptist Assembly. The meeting was held to prevent a casino from getting approval of a site near Gulfshore. It was successful and the casino request was denied. Vacation Bible School for ages 4 through sixth grade was held on June 20-24 and for grades seven through twelve on June 6-10. Rev. & Mrs. James Gilbert, Dr. & Mrs. Bob Mathis, and Dr. Ed Deuschle attended the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, FL, on June 14-16. In July, the church voted on a recommendation to return the Retreat Site to the M. L. Dodson family for development by another interested party. Our church had not been able to develop it into a usable facility, was not able to adequately maintain it, and it was an insurance liability. Mrs. Dottie Gilbert set up an ?English as a Second Language? workshop in July.
In August, a new time schedule was set up. Beginning September 4, Discipleship Training, RAs, GAs, Mission Friends, and Youth Choir will meet at 5:00 p.m. and Evening Worship at 6:00 p.m.. This is a permanent change for all twelve months.
The 1993-94 yearly report of First Baptist Church, Bay St. Louis, to the Association indicated the following:
Total Baptisms	19
Other Additions	27
Resident Members	469
Non-Resident Members	384
Total Membership	853
Sunday School Enrollment	343
Vacation Bible School	292
W.M.U. (GAs)	19
Brotherhood (RAs)	14
Total Receipt	$236,725
Mission Expenses	$ 45,976
Cooperative Program	$ 21,521
Association Missions	$ 12,963
State Missions	$ 1,795
AM Worship Service Attendance	275
The church voted to accept an anonymous gift of a computer system for