The search process for our new senior pastor is gaining momentum. Notice of the open position has been provided to dozens of CBF affiliated organizations, seminaries, and contacts throughout the nation. We are receiving resumes on a daily basis, and the search committee is now meeting weekly to review potential candidates.
Lunch and Learn Event
Sunday, April 22
The Finance Committee asks that you attend a "lunch and learn" on Sunday, April 22, following the 11 a.m. service. The purpose of the program is to share with you information about our budget, the process of stewardship as we move through this year and into 2019, and features a giving analysis over the last five years.
First Friday Flick - Coco
Graduate Recognition
If you or a member of your family is graduating from high school, or receiving undergraduate or graduate degrees, we would love to hear about it and celebrate with you in the newsletter and on Graduate Recognition Sunday on May 20! Please submit the following information to susanr@broadwaybaptist.org.
Community-wide Block Party
Wednesday Night Activities in April!
Children's Fundraiser at Blaze Pizza
April 19, 4-8 p.m.
Please join Broadway's children and families at Blaze Pizza in St. Matthews (Shelbyville Road Plaza) to raise money for the new preschool/kindergarten option at Creative Arts Camp! Invite your friends and tell them to mention "Broadway Baptist Church" at check out, and 20% of the proceeds will go directly to our children!
April Love in Action Bins
For the month of April, the Love in Action Bins will be used to collect items for Samaritan Patrol (ministry to people in Louisville who are homeless). Please bring items to the church and place them in the Love in Action Bins by the church office, in Friendship Hall, or in the Atrium by May 1. We will collect:
Hearty Canned Soups with pull top lids
Fruit cups
Sunscreen
Bug Spray
Women on Mission Spring Luncheon
The 25th Annual Habitat for Humanity Baptist House "Raise the Roof"
April 12 - 14
This year, we celebrate the 25th Baptist House with the building of two houses, and two Raise the Roofs, right across the street from each other! This means, we need double the volunteers. We are looking for a men's crew of five on Saturday, as the ladies will be at the Spring Mission Luncheon. We also need a group to provide lunch on Friday the 13. If you would like to participate, please contact Sharon Davis at gdavis3@bellsouth.net, or 502.939.4682. New folks are welcome!
Courtyard Concert in May
Delight in great music in a cozy setting as our Courtyard Concerts return in May! Join us on Sunday, May 6, immediately following worship in our newly renovated courtyard. Musicians from the Louisville Orchestra are our featured guests, and a great meal is provided by Gracious Plenty.
Admission is $10, and everyone is welcome! Space is limited, so please make a reservation by calling the church office at 502.895.2459.
Grounds Beautification Day
Saturday, April 28,
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join in the fun of a morning spent trimming, raking, cutting, blowing, and laughter. This is an opportunity to help care for our beautiful church grounds and get some fresh air and exercise at the same time! Our plan is to focus on the west side of the church and prepare our grounds for the Community-wide Block Party on May 19.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
From the Deacon Chair
2018 Season of Lent: God of Wilderness and Water
The season of Lent is an ancient tradition of the Church. Beginning with Ash Wednesday, Christians across the world participate in a time of reflection, repentance, and renewal.
This year, we will experience Lent anew through the theme God of Wilderness and Water. We invite you to journey with us as we meet God in unexpected places.
The season of Lent is an ancient tradition of the Church. Beginning with Ash Wednesday, Christians across the world participate in a time of reflection, repentance, and renewal.
This year, we will experience Lent anew through the theme God of Wilderness and Water. We invite you to journey with us as we meet God in unexpected places.
Special thanks to our resident artisan Claudia Wells for her inspiring artwork created exclusively for the journey of Lent.
A Message from Our Interim Pastor
In 1995, Thomas Cahill began a series he called The Hinges of History. Perhaps the two best known are How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews. In his introduction to the series, he wrote:
We normally think of history as one catastrophe after another… but history is also the narratives of grace, the recounting of those blessed and inexplicable moments when someone did something for someone else, saved a life, bestowed a gift, gave something beyond what was required by circumstance.
Wednesday Nights in March!
March Small Groups for Adults
February 28 - March 21
5:15 - 5:45 p.m., Friendship Hall
Qualities of Discipleship, led by Susan Reed
March 7 - March 21
6:30 - 7:15 p.m., Friendship Hall
The Meaning of Words in The Word, led by Ron Newcomer
*On February 28, following dinner at 6:30 p.m., there will be a volunteer time to help prepare for the Yard Sale.
Thank You!
A Look Back at the Activities in January and February
In January, the elementary children hosted friends from Buechel Park Baptist Church for a sleepover in the Family Life Center. The students played games together, worked on crafts, and had an evening devotion before bedtime and a movie. The children have already talked about how excited they are to do this again next year, and invite other churches!
Love in Action Bins
In preparation for our Summer Service projects, the Love in Action Bins will be used to collect travel size toiletry items, disposable razors, and men’s crew socks throughout the month of March. Please bring items to the church and place them in the Love in Action Bins by the church office, in Friendship Hall, or in the Atrium by April 1.