Another ABCOPAD Grant

Thanks to a generous grant from ABCOPAD, Lower Providence Baptist Church was able to purchase an AED. On Sunday 3/26, 13 members of the congregation took part in a training/certification class. Lord willing, what we learned will never be needed.

Feeding The Multitudes

A Key Interval

A Good Read

Well, in this case: A good Reed! Rev. Dr. Mac Reed is relatively new to the congregation at the Great Bethel Baptist Church of Uniontown ... and from the smiles found among the folk, they're quite pleased with their new pastor. Welcom, Pastor Mac!

Victorious!

Four sister ABCOPAD churches have recently gathered for a weekend retreat at Camp Ichthus.: FBC Lansdale, FBC Bethlehem, Royersford Baptist Church, and Calvary Baptist Newark have been getting together for regional youth events for several years. This weekend we are studying the Book of Colossians and focusing on the theme “Victorious”- How Jesus’ victory over sin empowers us to live victoriously! Pray for the students to continue to connect with Jesus and with one another. It’s always great to worship and join together with friends within the region!

Adventure Awaits!

Pastors Eric Kraihanzel (FBC Lansdale), CG Coats (FBC Norristown) and Kelly Legg (West Shore, Camp Hill) gathered at Mission BBQ to celebrate Rev. Doug Stratton's ministry upon his retirement from FBC Hatboro. For everything there is a season... Let this be your time to embrace new things!

Fresh Expressions Disney-Style

ABCOPAD Southeast GPS Dan McDowell met in Orlando with a dozen pastors who are learning from the tremendous example set by a Fresh Expression of congregational life known as Disney World Cast Member Church. Most of the participants in this church are from other nations, working for a year at EPCOT (the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow). Very few of them attended church before joining the Cast Member congregation. This ministry is changing lives! Pastor Dan writes: :"I look forward to applying the principles demonstrated here in other places!"

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Hello, Pastor Jeff

Meet Pastor Jeff Shanaberger. He is the new Interim Pastor at the Colonial Park Baptist Church in Harrisburg. Pastor Jeff has served in numerous congregations throughout his ministry and while semi-retired still loves serving the Lord and providing pastoral care to congregations.

Vision Team 2/23

The ABCOPAD Vision Team recently met in Bedford, PA with our newly hired consultant, Brian Dunks of Vanderbloemen. The team walked through their journey and great work in 2022 and Brian asked pointed discussion questions to discover the best way to get us to where we want to be, and more importantly, where we need to be to be in order to be successful with our staffing and vision for the future of ABCOPAD. We discussed what is going well and what needs improved and a common theme in all areas of discussion were connection, relationships, and partnerships. It was encouraging and helpful to break things down and have open discussion with these key leaders.

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Valentine Tree

Check out the Valentine Tree at Calvary Baptist Church of Williamsport. At a recent worship service, Rev. Howard Woodruff did a great job not only talking about the importance of Christian Love but also tied in a Super Bowl Theme focusing on Team Work in the Body of Christ.