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Worship Service
Traditional Worship / Progressive Spirit
Sermon Schedule ~ When
and Where ~ Sunday School ~ Youth
Everyone
seeking Christ is welcomed to worship at St. Charles Avenue
Baptist Church. This congregation strives to create a warm
and open place in which all can come to listen for the voice
of God.
We are
glad that you are interested in St. Charles Avenue Baptist
Church. Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey,
we welcome and affirm you with open minds, open hearts and
open arms. We cherish diversity and welcome all who want
to grow in a community of faith. Whether you are visiting
our web site or looking for a church home, you can find
a place at the table alongside persons from various traditions,
viewpoints, backgrounds and orientations. Please give us
an opportunity to know you. If you have questions or requests,
please do not hesitate to contact the pastor or any of our
members. In the name of Christ, welcome!
Sermon
Schedule
- Paul R. Powell
*
Bless
Them and Keep Them, We Pray: May
12, 2013
*
(Guest Speaker: Stephanie Little
Coyne)
Past
Sermons:
*
In
Defense of Goats: May 5, 2013
* That's
All I Need To Know: April 21,
2013
* Fishing
Off The Wrong Side of the Boat: April
14, 2013
* Now
The Silence: April 7, 2013
* There's
An App for That: March 31, 2013
* The
Wolrd is Full of Gethsemanes: March
24 , 2013
* Yeasty
Pharisees or Salty Servant: March
17, 2013
* Biscuits.
Butter, & Fig Preserves: March
3, 2013
*
Transfigured
and Transformed:
Feb 24, 2013
* Pride
and Prejudice: January 27, 2013
* Baptist
Wine: January 20, 2013
* The
Longest Journey: January 6, 2013
* Whispers
of Hope: December 2, 2012
* Lee
Preaching Series: November 17-18,
2012
* (Guest Speaker: Rev.
Amy Butler)
* Lee
Preaching Series: November 17-18,
2012
* (Guest Speaker: Rev.
Amy Butler)
* Saintly Sinners:
November 4, 2012
* A Child-Like Faith:
October 28, 2012
* Affirming
Another Christian Love: October
21, 2012
*
For The Common
Good: October 7, 2012
*
For
such a time as this...: September
30, 2012
*
Tomorrow
is here and God is still speaking: September
23, 2012
* No Printed Copy, September 16, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: Rev.
Tim Moon)
* Music
That Glorifies God, September
9, 2012
* Subversive Worship,
August 26, 2012
* Worship:
Duty, Diversion, or Dynamite, August
19, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: Dr.
Brian Cleveland)
* Reaching
Out Without Dumbing Down, August
12, 2012
* A Place at the
Table, August 5, 2012
* The
Unexpected Benefits of a Delayed Blessing, July
29, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: Rev.
Sheila Sholes-Ross)
* Preaching To
The Choir, July 22, 2012
* Headless
& Heartless in New Orleans, July
15, 2012
* Dry
Bones, Juicy Steaks, and Dusty Shoes, July
7, 2012
* The Power
to Bless, July 1, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: Dr.
Myron C. Madden)
* God
Helps Those Who Help Themselves, June
24, 2012
* The
Pattern Language of Fatherhood, June
17, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: Kenneth
W. Bickford)
* Light and Shadow,
June 3, 2012
* Babbling Tongues
& Flaming Spirits, May 27,
2012
* We
Must, We Can, We Should, May 20,
2012
* Carry Me!, May
13, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: The
Rev. Betty Penton)
* Bacon and Football,
May 6, 2012
* By The Numbers,
April 29, 2012
* Strangers
in a Familiar Land, April 22,
2012
* I Will
Dance With You, April 15, 2012
* (Guest Speaker: Stephanie
Little Coyne)
* Morning Glories
and Cat Claws, April 8, 2012 (Easter
Sunday)
* So Why
Not the Whole Palm Tree?, April
1, 2012
* WWJD, March
25, 2012
* The
Consuming Fire of Community, March
18, 2012
* ...But Then
There's Jesus, March 11, 2012
* Oh God, How
Can We Know you, March 4, 2012
* Spring
Housecleaning for the Soul, Feb
26, 2012
* Jazz, Justice,
and Joy, February 19, 2012
* Bread of Life, Feb.
5, 2012
* The Trivialization
of God, Jan 22, 2012
* Tingling
Ears and Fig Trees, Jan 15, 2012
* Meditations,
Jan 8, 2012
Worship
Services
Sunday:
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday morning
Bible study offers a great opportunity for participants
of all ages to dialog in small-group settings. St. Charles
Avenue Baptist Church offers classes for all ages, including
several options for adults. A full listing of classes is
available here.
Worship
at 11:00 a.m.
The worship style is classical but not stuffy. This is a
"high Baptist" church; we follow the Christian
year and, usually, the lectionary readings for the day.
The worship service lasts about an hour. We celebrate communion
the first Sunday of every month. Many folk ask what they
should wear to worship. We are an eclectic church, especially
when it comes to fashion. On Sunday mornings you will find
some folk in casual attire while others are "dressed
to the nines." Parking is available along both sides
of St. Charles and Broadway and along all side streets in
the area.
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Sunday
School Opportunities
Sunday
classes meet at 9:30 a.m. in various rooms throughout the
building.
Toddlers
and Preschoolers
Toddlers and preschoolers through
age 5 meet in the nursery suite on the first floor of the
education wing (Broadway side of the church). The children
are cared for
by our capable nursery staff, Maija Robertson and Ashley
Sanders.
Children
Grades 1-6
Children in these grades meet in the bright and airy classroom
on the first floor room on the Sanctuary side of the building.
Dr. Flora Blackstock and Rev. Lynn Hyder co-teach this class
of active youngsters using “The Way of the Child”
plan of studies.
Youth
Grades 7-12
Youth meet in the Green Room on the first floor below the
Sanctuary. Stephanie Little Coyne, our
Youth Director, has significant experience working with
teens. She leads the class in discussions on a broad range
of ethical and moral lessons. The youth also participate
regularly in ministry activities including the NO/AIDS walk
and collecting food for Second Harvest Food Bank. They initiated
and continue to assist in the church's paper recycling program.
The
Phillips Class for Adults
This class for adults of all ages is led by Clay Cotton.
The class does in-depth studies of selected books of the
Bible. Currently they are studying Ezra. The group meets
in the Old Parlor just to the left of the outside door that
leads to the Chapel.
Formations
Class for Adults
Led by Rev. Dick Randels, this class of diverse ages uses
the “Formations” Bible study literature published
by Smyth and Helwys, along with occasional other class-selected
books. They meet in the Parlor which is opposite the kitchen.
Agape
Women's Class
This intergenerational class for women is taught by Judie
Lide. Their current study is on the Ten Commandments.
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