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Anglers of Christ was formed in Lafayette, Louisiana in February 2006 and held its first tournament in May of that year. It was organized by a group of Christian men to encourage fellowship, fun, fishing and also to enjoy all that God has created. It was founded on basic Christian beliefs and is open to men that have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Anglers of Christ is a non-denominational bass club. The club normally meets on the 1st Monday of each month at Crossroads Church, 7 PM start time, the church is at the corner of I-10 and I-49.
Every year, members are asked to bring canned/dry goods to each meeting. When Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around, gift and food baskets are prepared for those in need for this special time of the year. We fed 37 needy families this year with a weeks supply of food.
Also in 2009, and through God's guidance and a member's response to what God had to say, we bought Christmas gifts for a family of 7. The mother and father were both without jobs and had 5 children between the ages of 2 and 6. We were looking for a family that had a mom or dad that were serving our country though the military. Both parents had served active duty previous and the mother was wanting to re-enlist with the National Guard. As God would have it, a friend of ours is a recruiter, we called him and he told us about this family and that they had been turned down for Christmas help by an organization because they were a couple of days past their deadline for being able to receive help. This was indeed the family God had in mind. Only God's timing could make this happen. One can only imagine the joy on that family's face come Christmas morning.
Well, in December, 2010, we decided to do something different and had our first (and now annual) benefit bass tournament. We call it "HOT" (Helping Our Military). The purpose being, to raise money in order to help out a military family. 14 teams showed up and paid $20 per boat to fish, do the math...we raised over $1000....hmmm, the rest of the money came from donations...that in turn led us to help out two families instead of one. Blessed we are and a blessing to others in need. We look forward to 2011 and anxious to see what God has in store for Anglers of Christ.
Once again 2011 proved to be a productive year in many ways. Our membership grew to 38 this year and really got help from our newcomers in everything we accomplished. Our fund raising poboy sale was a huge success as we sold 300+ more than we normally do. We donated money to help with storm relief in Joplin, Missouri. We helped out with a donation to the boys and girls club of Lafayette. Our club also decided to help out with giving funds for school kids that do not lunch money. As we have done in the past, we donated money to help out with Thanksgiving and Christmas food/gift baskets. We fed over 30 families again this year. We also helped out with a donation to the young lady that had health issues. And of course, we did our HOT tournament in December and with God's intervention, we raised over $2000 to give to the Hamilton family who lost their husband/father in an auto accident. The father (Aaron) was a navy veteran and left behind his wife and 5 children. So as we set sail into 2012, we look with excitement and joy to the things God has in store for us. A thank you to all that have helped making it another successful year.
“If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10 NIV).
That scripture is somewhat about this club, the club was formed not to serve men or ourselves but to serve Christ through the club. It's not about how many fish you can catch or personal gain but its how many souls we can touch through bass fishing. Remember that the fellowship with each other and with Christ is far more important than self gratification. Serving self is only temporary, serving Christ lasts a lifetime.
2012 Officers
(All area code 337)
Joe Phillips - President 262-0460 wk or 993-2792 home
Randy Prejean - Vice-President 272-2428 wk or 247-0660 cell
Lawrence Brunet - Treasurer 291-9569 wk or 849-8108 cell
Al Perry - Secretary 296-5357 cell or 237-0568 home
Randy Prejean - Membership Chairman