Ministries / Spiritual Links
Music ~ Agencies
We Support ~ Special Offerings
Saint
Charles Avenue Baptist Church endeavors
to live out the Gospel message through varied ministry opportunities,
both within the city of New Orleans and around the world.
Our congregation sponsors spiritual growth through a variety
of programs. Please take a moment to explore what Saint
Charles Avenue Baptist Church offers to this community
of faith and the community of New Orleans.
There
are many other agencies we support through our prayers and
hands-on work. To learn more about these efforts, click
the links below:
Join
us on FACEBOOK for more!
(Information, Updates, Events)
Music
Music
is an important element of worship at the church. Traditional
worship featuring organ music, choirs, soloists, and a lively,
singing congregation is a staple of our spiritual life.
The
church choir is on hand for Sunday worship, special worship
services, and concerts. This accomplished group counts about
20 regular members, a number that includes four professional
section leaders. Comfortable in a variety of styles, the
choir at worship and in concert typically features music
by composers as diverse as J. S. Bach, John Rutter, Johannes
Brahms, and John Fergusson.
On
any given Sunday styles are likely to vary from medieval
chant, Renaissance motets, and Baroque chorale settings
to American hymn tunes and southern spiritual songs. The
youth choir, which is conceived for singers through 8th
grade, is heard on special occasions during the year and
at Sunday worship services on a regular basis. Music leadership
includes part-time choral music directors for both the adult
and the youth choirs and a part-time professional organist.
The adult choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings at 7:00
and the youth choir rehearses on alternate Sunday mornings.
Membership in both choirs is open to all interested singers.
Back
to top
Agencies
We Support
The
following are agencies that receive funding as line-item
designations in
our annual budget. Our Mission Action Committee reviews
this list every year to determine the level of support we
offer each organization.
Baptist
Friendship House
Offers transitional housing for homeless women and families,
as well as a day center with programs to serve the homeless
and needy on the edge of the Bywater area, just past the
French Quarter. Our regular financial and hands-on support
helps Friendship House and its ministries continue. More
about BFH is available at www.bfh.lifewaylink.com.
Carver
and Rachel Sims Centers
These two Baptist Community Centers in New Orleans’
Irish Channel serve the children and families of this needy
neighborhood. With after school programs, tutoring, food
pantries and other important ministries, these centers are
hubs of healthy community development. We participate in
a various ways to support these centers. For more information,
go to www.neworleansbaptistministries.org.
New
Orleans Faith Health Alliance
NOFHA
is a free-standing, private non-profit organization providing
affordable health care for uninsured workers and their families
in the Greater New Orleans region. Our church members are
excited to be a part of this new ministry to assist those
who are hurting. See www.nofha.org
for more information about this vital ministry.
Second
Harvest Food Bank
There
is a growing need for the services of Second Harvest Food
Bank, both for families and for shelters. Our members provide
financial support as well as hands-on assistance through
workdays and food drives. Our latest drive resulted in 1200
pounds of food collected—our best effort yet! Go to
www.no-hunger.org
for more.
Back
to top
Other
Agencies
There
are many other agencies we support through our prayers and
hands-on work. To learn more about these efforts, click
the links below:
Bread
for the World
Baptist
World Aid
Habitat
for Humanity
Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship Global Missions
The
Alliance of Baptists Global Missions
New
Orleans Churches
Back
to top
Special
Offerings
Each
year, in addition to our regularly budgeted line items,
our congregation collects three special mission offerings.
Recipients of the offerings are decided by the Mission
Action Committee and the Congregational Council.
Spring
Mission Offering
In March, we will collect our annual
Spring offering. Each year the funds collected are distributed
to one or two agencies involved in some area of home
missions or local ministry. This year our emphasis is
the America for Christ Offering, which is used for caring
ministries, discipleship, intercultural ministries, and
evangelism and new church planting.
Hunger
Offering
Each
autumn we collect money and canned goods to help alleviate
the problem of hunger in our city and around the world.
In 2009, the canned goods were donated to Second Harvest
Food Bank, and the funds were given to Baptist World
Aid for emergency hunger relief and long-term projects
to prevent hunger.
Global
Missions Offering
Each
December we have a special offering to provide direct
support for missionaries serving around the world. In
2009, the proceeds were divided between the Bridges of
Hope Offering of the Alliance of Baptists and the Global
Missions Offering of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Back
to top |
