Starting this Sunday and running through the month of July, our special Summer Sunday School class for adults will focus on the Bible – not specific stories of the Bible, but what it means to love the Bible, take it seriously, and wrestle honestly with its origins and history. Read More
We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Sharon Harper as a guest speaker at Ginter Park Baptist Church on Wednesday, June 20th at 6:30 PM! She will speak on the topic of Shalom & Race from her book The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right. Lisa is Read more
Third Sunday after Pentecost 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Celebration of Graduates Today we continue our worship and preaching series on Gratitude Scripture Text: Psalm 100 I Thessalonians 5:16-18 Sermon Title: Emotion v. Ethic Is gratitude a feeling or an action? Proclaimer: Rev. Mandy England Cole Solo: “Thanksgiving Medley” Soloist: Read more
Second Sunday after Pentecost 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Celebration of Communion Today we continue our worship and preaching series on Gratitude Scripture Text: Luke 19:1-10 Sermon Title: Table Communion What does gratitude look like in community? We’ll explore the ways gratitude inherently connects us to others. Proclaimer: Rev. Mandy Read more
During the month of June, we are collecting a Special Mission Offering benefiting children near and far through Camp Alkulana and Journey Partners. 80% of our offering will be given to support Richmond children going to camp and 20% will be given to the work for water education and health for Read more
First Sunday after Pentecost 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Today we begin a worship and preaching series on Gratitude Scripture Text: Luke 17:11-19 Sermon Title: The Struggle Why is it so hard to feel grateful? We’ll explore the challenge of practicing gratitude when we just aren’t feeling it. Proclaimer: Rev. Read more
This coming Sunday will be the first in a five week preaching and worship series on gratitude. The series was inspired by the newest Diana Butler Bass book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks. In the prologue she writes: This book is an invitation to become aware of gratitude Read more
On Monday, May 21st Marty’s Grill will be donating 10% of all sales to our Weekend Backpack Ministry! That’s not a typo – ALL SALES! Marty’s is located at 9357 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville and is open from 7AM-10PM. Our goal is to provide 35 students with a backpack of Read more
Pentecost Sunday 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Pentecost is the day we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit as we retell the story of the day of Pentecost when the Spirit descended on Jesus’ disciples. Scripture Texts: Acts 2:1-21; Isaiah 11:1-3 Sermon by Rev. Sheryl Johnson Anthem: “I Will Read more
Sixth Sunday after Easter 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Commissioning and Blessing of Rev. Sheryl Johnson, Associate Minister Scripture Text: Philippians 2:1-13 Sermon by Sandra Hack Polaski Anthem: “Send Us, Lord, to Every Nation” by Martin