This month, we’ll share stories by and about believers and churches in the Eastern Baptist Association (EBA). Our first is a Q&A with EBA Director of Missions (DOM) Keith Myer.
On March 26, Grace Seaford Church (GSC), partnering with other organizations, hosted “Gemstones Prom.” Close to 100 guests with disabilities registered along with buddies to accompany each one and over 200 volunteers plus family members who attended.
According to a 2020 North American Mission Board Ministry Report, an average of 1,000 churches disappear from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) database each year.
God has designed the church to be the remedy to the isolation and separation that is proliferating in our generation and He has made you and I the solution to loneliness. You are the answer to the loneliness of those with disability.
Too many churches are implementing “strategies” that have little to no connection to their community. This is because too many churches are completely out of touch with their surrounding community.
Pastor Henryk Skrzypkowski and members of CBC opened the Christian Transit Center (CTC) for Ukrainian refugees and have received more than 2,000 refugees. The center has beds for 200 people, and their registration desk and kitchen are open 24 hours.