Life of Webster Groves Baptist Church

This springtime offering will be divided between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Appalachian Ministry Project.  Give to the mission offering with gifts in addition to your tithe to the church.

The Christian Appalachian Project is an interdenominational, non-profit Christian organization committed to serving people in need in Appalachia by providing physical, spiritual and emotional support through a wide variety of programs and services.

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great Commission of Jesus Christ and a commitment to Baptist principles of faith and practice. Their mission is to serve Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission. Made up of individuals and approximately 1,800 affiliated churches seeking to be the presence of Christ, the Fellowship serves a larger renewal movement among Baptists. Partnering with 15 theological schools, 18 autonomous state and regional organizations and more than 150 ministry organizations worldwide.

Picnic on the Grounds.  May 27 celebrates Pentecost.  God has come to God’s people and filled them with His abiding eternal presence.  We celebrate with a Picnic on the Grounds.  The color is red symbolizing the flames of fire atop the disciples’ heads when the Spirit of God descended upon the church.  At noon on Pentecost, we will share our picnic lunches around tables beneath and around the drive-through entry.  The church will provide the drinks and the service.  Bring a picnic lunch for sharing.  And consider bringing “RED” food: red jello, cherry pie, red velvet cake, red icing on cookies, etc.

Games, Crafts and Refreshments were also a part of the Egg Hunt on Easter Saturday.

We celebrate birthdays on the first Sunday morning of the month at 9:15 a.m.  Coffee, milk and pastries are available for a donation.  April birthdays include: 2 Judy Holstein, 2 Berdette King, 3 Mark Davidson, 3 Jeff Edwards, 5 Aerin Johnson, 6 Lacreisha James, 9 Dan Bembower, 11, Howard Trump, 20 Kathy Bruce, 30 Betty Durrer

We begin our Palm Sunday Service (4/1/2012) with a moment of remembrance of Kristi Foster. Kristi succumbed to cancer on 3/26/2012.   As an Eden Seminary student, Kristi worked as a youth & office intern with WGBC in 2003 – 2004.  Kristi had recently married Rob Peterson and was serving as the Chaplain of the Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana.  Services were held on 3/30/2012 in Montana and another memorial service will be held in Ohio the latter part of April.