[img_assist|nid=7574|title=New Family Life Center|desc=Pastor Dwayne Monk (in suit) and members of New Hope Choudrant break ground for a Family Life Center.|link=none|align=left|width=640|height=427] … [Read more...]
Special Baptism
[img_assist|nid=7576|title=Special Baptism|desc=Harry Wilson, 96 and a member at Amite Baptist Church in Denham Springs, recently baptized his great-granddaughter, Meghan Dunn, 7, at Amite. In previous years he had baptized his mother, his daughter, his granddaughter and two other great-granddaughters. Terry Booth is pastor of Amite Denham Springs.|link=none|align=left|width=481|height=640] 0 … [Read more...]
New Hope Choudrant prepares for disasters
By Staff, Baptist Message CHOUDRANT – When Hurricane Katrina hit six years ago, New Hope Baptist Church gave money and labor to help refugees at Camp Harris. “The Red Cross wouldn’t certify our building [to house refugees] because we didn’t have showers,” said Pastor Dwayne Monk. “We’re going to do away with their objections.” The church is doing so by building an 8,750 square foot family life center. Groundbreaking was Aug. 14. It’s a metal building with regulation high school gymnasium, three classrooms, restrooms with showers, and a laundry. “We want to be able to minister any way we can,” Monk said. “We want to be able to help in disasters. Showers and laundry are among a thousand ministries we can provide.” About 130 people participate in Sunday morning worship at New Hope Choudrant. Monk has been pastor there 12 years. 0 … [Read more...]
First-ever event: LBC Sunday School leader training via webcast
[img_assist|nid=7579|title=Sunday School webcast training|desc=A webcast, featuring six cameras, a teleprompter and big screen, was presented by the LBC's Sean Keith on Aug. 21 for Sunday School training. This first-ever event was broadcast live to churches across Louisiana as well as in Mississippi and Texas.|link=none|align=right|width=640|height=427]By Karen L. Willoughby, Managing Editor ALEXANDRIA – “In too many churches and too many Bible study ministries, we settle for good when God wants us to accomplish the great,” writes Sean Keith in The Value of a Vibrant Sunday School. Keith is Sunday School/Discipleship Strategist for the Louisiana Baptist Convention. He used the five values he writes about in the book for the LBC’s first-ever webcast of Sunday School training, which took place Aug. 21 in the Baptist Building, with Tioga First and Parkview Alexandria serving as the studio audience. The webcast replaces major regional Sunday School training this year. Six cameras, a teleprompter and big screen were among the equipment used. A producer from LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville provided her expertise. LBC Media Production … [Read more...]
After Katrina, God brings four churches to a better place
By Marilyn Stewart, Regional Reporter A trial by fire. A transformation by grace. No church in the New Orleans area – flooded, or not – escaped the refining fire of Hurricane Katrina’s wrath.[img_assist|nid=7581|title=Return to normal|desc=The renovated worship center of Edgewater Baptist Church in New Orleans.|link=none|align=right|width=640|height=427] Though the story of these four churches reads differently, the ending is the same. God has brought them to a better place. What a storm reveals Some members still joke that Edgewater Baptist Church, four blocks from the London Avenue Canal levee break, was “Underwater Baptist Church” after Hurricane Katrina came to call. The flood meant devastating loss and an almost complete turnover of membership. It was also an answer to prayer. Three miles from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary campus, the church struggled before the storm to be more than simply a “seminary church.” “Now we are more intentional in reaching the community, have more community members involved, and are more willing to work with other churches in ministry,” said Charlie Ray, a long-time member and deacon. This … [Read more...]
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