BaptistLIFE Online

Ninety percent of conversions (from those who are not Christians and then become Christians) occur by the age of 24, Art Murphy told around 50 children’s ministry leaders on May 21. Fifty percent of these conversions happen before the person is 12 years old!

First English Church had VBS in July and used the Boomerang Express curriculum. They had fun with the “Aussi” theme and the music at the worship rally, but First English added a bit more. Church member Todd Vogtman owns a home music studio. Vogtman brought his equipment to the church and recorded the children singing praise music and he worked with the youth to write and record their own original song.

Three years ago I had the privilege of serving as the interim pastor at Montrose Church in Rockville, Md. That same year, at their Christian school’s commencement the speaker made one of the most profound statements I’ve ever heard at such as event. “You teach what you know,” he said, “but you reproduce who you are.”

New Christian Bible Church in Baltimore, Md., commissioned Baltimore native, Vernon Watkins, who will be serving through the Mission Service Corps office of the North American Mission Board, during their Sunday service on June 28.

For about five years now, we have dedicated staff time to answer telephone calls from individuals and families in need. We have found that people most often call because of financial crisis, often one that has threatened them with homelessness or utility shutoffs.

Englise Baptiste du Calvaire (Calvary Baptist Church) is the largest Haitian church in the Washington D.C. suburbs, drawing over 500 people weekly. Some folks come from an hour’s drive away to attend services each Sunday. The church, started by a Haitian refugee, Jean St. Ulme, recently packed their auditorium and parking lot with double its usual number for a spectacular 27th anniversary service on May 16.