Right now there are people and resources available to help your church become structurally and attitudinally accessible. If your church is doing all it can to minister with persons of special needs, consider offering yourself as a resource to other churches in your Association. In case you haven't noticed, in New England one of the most rapidly growing members of our American Baptist family is Brazilian congregations. Many share space in long established churches and all bring an exciting vitality and enthusiasm to worship that is catching everyone's attention, including ours. A multi-cultural group of about thirty will visit four great cities including Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, and S o Paulo.
Space is limited so please hurry.
The proud tradition of 110 years of ministry and mission that was part of the Horace Memorial Baptist Church in Chelsea will continue in many different ways. On June 28 the membership of Springfield First Park Memorial Baptist Church voted to honor Frank H. Knight and Charles W. Griffin as Pastors Emeriti of the church. A service of installation was held in September to honor the ministry that the two men have given to the church. A reception followed the service. Shep is a hand puppet who mysteriously appears from behind the pulpit and talks with Christina Belogour, the assistant in pastoral care at the church.