by Sharon Mager | Aug 1, 2024 | Disability ministry, Featured, Youth
By Carla Hairston and Sharon Mager MIDDLETOWN, Md. — BCM/D’s Everyone Belongs Camp kicked off on July 26, and 30-year-old Brandan Ehrmantraut couldn‘t wait to get there. He first attended the camp last year where he made friends, gained confidence, and said he...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 20, 2024 | Associations, Children's Ministries, Disability ministry, Featured, Grants
By Sharon Mager BERLIN, Md. — For years, Berlin First Baptist Church (BFBC) Children’s Director Shannon Diehl prayerfully pondered the idea of the church having a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for children affected by disabilities. After all, she had a background of...
by Sharon Mager | Jun 13, 2024 | Featured, Sexual Abuse Prevention
By Tom Stolle In my role as executive director, I have the honor of working with some of the finest leaders that I’ve ever known. Allow me to invite you on a journey with me as I lift up one of those leaders: my friend, Kris Buckman. In 2020, after June Holland, a...
by Sharon Mager | May 29, 2024 | Disability ministry, Featured
By Sharon Mager Through the past two decades, BCM/D Executive Director Tom Stolle has candidly poured his heart out about the journey he and his wife, Shelley, have been on with their 21-year-old son Jimmy, who is affected by severe autism. God has used Tom’s...
by Sharon Mager | Dec 6, 2023 | Disability ministry, Featured
Christmas Day — a day that is celebrated around the world! Believers take joy in the fact that Jesus came to earth, took on human flesh, and ultimately sacrificed His life to save ours. We celebrate Christmas Day as the day our savior entered this world on his mission...
