Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church
A Baptist Church on Carlisle Avenue in Richmond, VA
On Wednesday nights, children and youth learn about global missions. Christians live different lives overseas. Kids explore one country at a time each week and learn how to pray for that country. Children and youth learn to appreciate the things they have and empathize with families from other places. Each night in class we will have a prayer, Bible study, country study, mission study, and craft. We have a fun time learning together and would love to have you join us.
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Fall is here! This season brings shorter days, beautiful autumn leaves, boots, warm clothes, apple cider, bonfires, and smores. It is a season of gratitude! Let us start each day with a grateful heart. Enjoy the season and give thanks to God for your many blessings.
You are invited to join Virginia Baker on Wednesday, October 23 from 4-5 pm to make a beautiful flower arrangement for your home or loved one. Sign up to make an arrangement in the church narthex. These arrangements will be made on a seasonal basis. Come and enjoy the fun!
You are invited to come and spend a day in God’s beauty with friends! We have a fabulous opportunity for you to make beautiful flower arrangements. Virginia Baker is a floral designer who spent five years working for Strange’s Florist and Kroger’s Floral Department. She is leading a new floral arrangement ministry at CABC. Days and time to be announced. If you are interested in making flower arrangements, sign your name on the sign up sheet located in the main hallway. Prices of arrangements very as to what you would like to make and how much product you would like to use. Price list: Wreaths – 7 Sterns Flowers $7.50, 6 inch wreaths are $3, Bow & Foam – $2 ($12.50 total). Bucket Arrangements – Bucket $1, Foam $1, Bow $2, 8 Stems $8 ($12 total). Or you can make something old new again and use your own container with 7 stems of flowers and foam for $8. We hope that you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
At Athens VBS, many volunteers from CABC shared the love of Christ with approximately fifty children and youth from our church and community. It was a fun week learning about “Paul’s Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth.” Families were able to travel together to worship, make an art craft, play arena games, explore the Marketplace, and visit Paul in his tent-making house. They also ate snacks together and learned new songs. A few new faces joined our VBS program from the community and families from our church attended.
Each year we are very thankful to receive VBS materials and resources from other churches doing the same VBS program. This year Richmond’s First Baptist Church shared their VBS resources with us. I would like to thank Candi Brown, Minister to Children at FBC, for making it all happen. I would also like to thank Steve Brown for picking up the VBS materials and for working on the columns. He worked really hard to make them look nice and pretty for us up on the stage. After VBS, he also returned all of the items to FBC with his truck. Thank you, Steve! I would also like to thank our decorating team for spending several hours decorating the gym and hallways. The decorating team consisted of Joy Minozzi, Adam Raskin, Luke Minozzi, Caitlyn Smith, and Steve Brown.
It takes many volunteers to make our VBS program successful. I would like to personally thank each volunteer who served including: Nursery: Allison Lushao and Diane Fulwider; Preschool (Rome): Nancy King and Joy Minozzi; Antioch: Rosa Coleman and Millie Collins; Berea: Maristela Araujo and Pete Collins; Colossae: Judy Bendle and Brenda & Ronald Gilliam; Corinth: Jeff Minozzi and Tara Croom; Ephesus: Steve Brown and Sandra Beale; Galatia: Lynne Lilley and Sandy Beale; Iconium: Caitlyn Smith; Lystra: Adam Raskin and Margaret Robinson; Paul: Allen King and Dionysus: Wayne Conner; Sound: Howard Germany; Music: Joy Minozzi; Crafts: Peggy Coddington and Lee Germany; Arena Games: Scott and Cora Hackenburg; Snack Leaders: Sheliah Dowdy, Linda Pickering, and Virginia Baker; Security and Bell Ringer: Woody Johnson; Registration: Betty Johnson and Howard Germany; and Missions: Nancy King and Maristela Araujo. I would also like to thank Caitlyn Smith for inviting our VBS participants to Sandston Pool on August 16. We had 16 VBS participants attend. Everyone had a great time swimming in the pool together.
This year we raised money in our VBS program for a mission project called “More Than Nets.” This mission project is made up of Virginia and Ghana Baptists who are working together to reduce malaria and plant churches in Yendi, Ghana. Together, we were able to raise $101.08 to support this mission project in Africa. Thank you to everyone who donated money to support this cause.
