Church community,

We will be giving a presentation and leading a discussion with the congregation this Sunday morning from 9:45-10:45 in the fellowship hall regarding the different prospects we have for domestic and international mission trips this coming summer 2011.  This meeting is open to everyone and we are strongly encouraging all the Sunday school classes to take a week off and join us for this discussion.

The following five summer mission options have garnered interest from people in our church community and will be presented on Sunday:

• International
• Congo
• Haiti
• Honduras

• Domestic
• Appalachian Service Project
• Native American Reservation in South Dakota
• Baltimore/Washington, D.C.
  

The purpose of the presentation will be to learn more about each of the mission opportunities, and since we obviously can’t support all five of these projects this year the purpose of our discussion will be to try and discern which one of these mission projects makes the most sense for us to collectively sponsor as the summer mission opportunity for the whole church.

I’m sure that it will be an exciting conversation!

All are welcome – No exceptions.

We look forward to seeing you all there,

Rev. Ben Boswell and Amber Herman, Social Justice and Service Chair

Come join us at 7pm Wednesday night for a FREE screening of the critically acclaimed movie “Fish Out of Water”, a documentary that explores the impassioned relationship between homosexuality and the Bible. The film follows the journey of director Ky Dickens who came out to her sorority sisters at Vanderbilt University and was “clobbered” with passages from the Bible and rejected by her closest friends. In order to try and understand her friends Ky went on a nationwide journey to ask some of the nations greatest scholars and religious leaders about the 7 passages from the Bible that are traditionally used to condemn homosexuality. What she finds is that it’s all about interpretation. For more information check out the movie’s website: www.fishoutofwaterfilm.com

Come and join us for this important screening event. Popcorn will be provided!

All Are Welcome – No Exceptions

Join us this Saturday as we march with other churches of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists is the Capital Pride Parade. We will be meeting at the church around 5 to head into the city. Please contact our Justice Team chair Amber Herman for more information: amberlherman@gmail.com. It’s always one of the most exciting and meaningful events of the year. Hope to see you there!

Our summer season of BBQ events has returned! Come join us for some food, fun, and fellowship on our new patio from 4:30-6:30 pm on the following Wednesday’s this summer:

May 26th
June 23rd
July 21st
Aug. 18th
Sept. 15th

All Are Welcome – No Exceptions!

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In this issue:

A Choir’s Joyful Noise by Margie Marsh
Photos from the Christmas Eve Service
Church Activities for Lent

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