I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I couldn’t help myself. It was this past Monday, our first day of meeting for this year’s TAG summer camp, and I was watching a scene unfold. Western music blared from the speakers and a stage full of dancing children were singing in unison about the “Wild, Wild West”.…
Terrific Tuesday was full of children and adults doing hands-on missions work between Main Street Mission in Pineville and the Food Bank of Central Louisiana. There were four 1st-3rd graders and three adults who helped at Pineville’s Main Street Mission. They decorated and packed sack lunches, sang to visitors and helped clean up after the…
“One more thing? I can’t do One. More.Thing!” How often do we tell ourselves this when our schedules get too full? I like to think that we’re always going about doing good even when we’re not planning or thinking about it. We’re “bearing fruit in active goodness of every kind… (Col. 1:10b REV) That’s just…
Ten seconds after I told Chris I was willing to accept some leadership responsibility for the Connections Campaign, I asked myself, out loud, “Why did I say yes??!!” As if I already didn’t have enough to do? I immediately went on a rampant search for something inspirational, some famous quote, focusing on something about what…
As you are well aware, these last few weeks represent a particularly important season in the life of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Through our Connections campaign, we have joined together in prayer and discernment, seeking God’s wisdom for the next phase of our shared ministry. On Sunday, May 18, we all have an opportunity to make…
Stone Soup is one of my favorite children’s stories. You may remember it is about the three soldiers returning from a war. They were hungry and weary so they entered a town and requested some food to eat. The continual response from the townspeople was “No, we don’t have anything.” One soldier asked if he…
Would you like something to enrich your spiritual life? What do you have available to increase your biblical knowledge? How would you like to have a meaningful family experience? Check out the church library. Your church library offers abundant resources and more to make a difference in your faith. You will find books by contemporary…
Central Louisianans are invited to the Community Holocaust Observance on Monday, April 28, 2014, in downtown Alexandria. George “Pat” Waters, grandson of Gen. George S. Patton Jr., will be the featured speaker. The observance, entitled “The Central Louisiana Connection,” will begin at 6 p.m. with an opening service at the Alexandria Holocaust Memorial. The opening…
We are just a few short weeks away from the official beginning of our capital campaign for the building renovation plan. The idea of Connections will serve as our campaign theme. On a literal level, our renovation plan fosters better connecting points between our buildings. We currently have a main entry through the covered parking,…
Deacons at Emmanuel are committed to a servant ministry. Tom Robinson was elected by the Deacon Council (those who are now serving a three year term) as Chair. Lynn Clark is the new Deacon Vice-Chair and Virginia Short will be the secretary for this year. These officers along with the rest of the Deacon Body…