Sunday

Gather | Worship | Learn | Grow

Each Sunday we gather for Worship at 10am in person and virtually via LIVE Stream, Facebook, or on our YouTube channel. Whether you consider yourself religious or not, we hope you will find this time of worship inspiring, complete with music, readings, reflections, and practices that help us all grow as individuals and as a community. Come as you are. You will find people dressed in shorts and people in suits and dresses. You will find Christians; you will also find Buddhists, Jews, Muslims, agnostics, and atheists gathered.

Through worship, we embody our mission in the following ways

In our worship services, persons of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ages, economic statuses, political affiliation, physical or mental capacity, or religious belief play an active role in co-creating an atmosphere of acceptance and love.

As a historic Baptist congregation, we honor the Baptist principles of freedom of conscience and religious freedom. In our worship, we embody this by providing people a variety of means through which to connect to the Divine as well as opportunities to connect with one's own spirit in new and deep ways. 

We believe that Jesus' teachings were centered on justice: for the marginalized, oppressed, rejected, and above all, the poor. Justice is consistently found in the elements of our worship to inspire our community to work for justice for all people inside and outside of the walls of the church.

We believe that gathering together with community is integral for mutual support and for our growth as individuals. During worship, we practice community by joining our voices in song and prayer, our hearts in reflection, and our whole selves in proximity with one another. 

Sunday

Schedule

SEPTEMBER - MAY

10:00 am - Worship in the Sanctuary
                   Worship Guide

10:15 am - Children's Worship 

11:15 am – Children (Infant to 5th Grade) Spiritual Growth in the Education Building

11:15 am – Youth (6th to 12th Grade) Spiritual Growth in the Education Building

11:15 am – Adult Spiritual Growth in the Education Building

Preaching

Schedule

The Free Pulpit

BLACK HISTORY MONTH/LENT

February 4 | CW24 | Dr. Drew Hart
February 11 | Rev. Tara Gibbs
February 14 | ASH WED 
February 18 | LENT 1 | Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler
February 25 | LENT 2 | Rev. Dr. John Blackshire

 

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH/LENT

March 3 | LENT 3 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 2:18-28 | “Fasting from Dysfunctional Religion”
March 10 | LENT 4 | Dr. Toddie Peters
March 17 | LENT 5 | Mark 3:20-35 | “Fasting from Dysfunctional Family”
March 24 | PALM/PASSION SUNDAY | Mark 11:1-11 | “Fasting from Dysfunctional Systems”
March 29 | GOOD FRIDAY

 

EASTERTIDE

March 31 | EASTER 1 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 16:1-8 | “Answers We Never Imagined”
April 7 | EASTER 2 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 16:9-20 | “Good News We Never Received”
April 14 | ALLIANCE OF BAPTIST ANNUAL GATHERING
April 21 | EARTH SUNDAY | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Romans 8:22-23 | “Groaning for Hope”

 

STEWARDSHIP/PENTECOST:

Envisioning Abundance

April 28 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 6:30-44 | “How Much Do You Have?”
May 5 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 7:24-30 | “More than Crumbs”
May 12 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 12:38-44 | “Everything”
May 19 | PENTECOST | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Acts 2:1-18 | “All Were Filled”

 

AFTER PENTECOST/SUMMER

What Makes a Great Leader?

May 26 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | 1 Samuel 3:1-20 | “A True Calling”
June 2 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | 1 Samuel 8:4-20 | “Speaking Unpopular Truths”
June 9 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | 1 Samuel 15:34–16:13 | “Making Good Choices”
June 16 | Guest Proclaimer
June 23 | JUNETEENTH | Guest Proclaimer

 

Discipleship 101

June 30 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 5:21-43 | “Second Guesses”
July 7 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 6:1-13 | “Sending Instructions”
July 14 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Mark 6:14-29 | “Solemn Vows”

 

Characteristics of Profound Community

July 21 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ephesians 2:11-22 | “Create Peace”
July 28 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ephesians 3:14-21 | “Rooted and Grounded in Love”
August 4 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ephesians 4:1-16 | “Grow Up in Every Way”
August 11 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ephesians 4:25-5:2 | “Put Away All Bitterness”
August 18 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ephesians 5:15-20 | “Worship Wisely”
August 25 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ephesians 6:10-20 | “Armor Up for Struggle”
September 1 | Guest Proclaimer

 

Where is the One Who is Wise?

September 8 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Proverbs 1:20-33 & 8:1-21 | “Street Wisdom”
September 15 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Proverbs 31:10-31 & Wisdom 7:26-8:1 | “Divine Wisdom”
September 22 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Esther 4:1-17 | “For Such a Time as This”
September 29 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Job 1:1, 2:1-10 | “Integrity in the Face of Loss”
October 6 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Job 23:1-17 | “How to Complain Wisely”
October 13 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Job 38:17, 34-41 | “The Wisdom of Creation”
October 20 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Job 42:1-17 | “The Wisdom of Humility”
October 27 | Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell | Ruth 1:1-18 | “The Wisdom of Love”
November 3 | ALL SAINTS | Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9

Events

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