Our Thanksgiving Food Drive is underway! Your contributions are welcome now through Sunday, November 12th. We are collecting canned hams and canned vegetables for the Oregon Hill Baptist Center’s ministry with our homeless neighbors in Richmond. Leave your donations in one of the decorated turkey boxes (created by our children and Read more
What is your relationship to money? What are the messages that influence your financial choices? How do you spend the money you have? Where is your money flow in harmony with your values? And, what changes might you be called to live into that would align your financial and spiritual Read more
How do we measure a year? In people welcomed, forgiven, loved. In backpacks, and food drives, and in compassion for those in need. In prayers said, in marches marched, in young ministers trained up. In songs sung, and anthems raised, in bells rung. In laughter, in meals shared, in scriptures explored. In hellos and in goodbyes and in those precious moments beside the death bed of our dear ones. In packing lists, doors closed, tears shed,
and in learning a new thing. In stories, in banners, in ashes, in candles lit, in flowers on a cross, in bread broken and in cup shared. Read More
Anniversary Sunday 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel We will celebrate our 101st Church Anniversary with prayers of gratitude and thanks! Scripture Text: I Samuel 3: 1-21 Homily: More Than Words by Mandy England Cole Anthem: Speak, O Lord by Chancel Choir
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost Service of Worship 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Scripture Texts: John 10:1-14 Psalm 23 Sermon: Fear, Trust, and the Valley by Rev. Mandy England Cole Handbell Solo: by Sandra Hack Polaski
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost Service of Worship 10:30AM in the BTSR Chapel Scripture Texts: John 6:35-40 Psalm 13 Sermon: Better Than a Hallelujah by Rev. Sheryl Johnson Sheryl has served as a hospital chaplain at MCV and as Minister for Christian Education and Spiritual Formation for RIver Road Church, Baptist, Read more
A reflection written by Britni Hall: My husband, Kendal, and I starting visiting GPBC about the time I got pregnant with our twin boys. We were welcomed with open arms. We went into hiding after they were born for a short time. We needed to (and still are) adjusting to Read more
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Service of Worship 10:30AM in the Chapel First worship service of Ginter Park Baptist Church at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Prayer of Anticipation Celebration of the Lord’s Supper Scripture Texts: Psalm 136 Deuteronomy 31:8-9 Romans 12:1-2, 9-15 Jeremiah 31:2-5a, 8-14 Isaiah 40:12-13a, 21, 28-31 Romans Read more
Our very own Sandra Hack Polaski penned the words to the hymn, “Travelling Song” which was sung as part of our final worship service at 1200 Wilmington Avenue. Enjoy these meaningful words! “Travelling Song” When Abraham and Sarah left kindred, home, and land They trusted in God’s promise and Read more
The following prayers were offered during worship on our final Sunday at 1200 Wilmington Avenue. The prayers were written by Maren Tirabassi especially for this moment in the life of our church. Prayer of thanksgiving for the holy place at Brook and Wilmington There is salt in this Brook and Read more