Dodgeball!

Dodgeball today!

Mandi Restanio, Student Ministry Pastor FBC Waynesburg and Student Ministries RMA, reports how FBC Waynesburg, FBC Monongahela, and Jefferson Baptist came together for an afternoon of great fun!! About 40 kids were part of the event.

Out and About

In recent weeks our ABCOPAD staff have traveled across the region making connections with our pastoral leadership. We have some great men and women filling the pulpits and ministering to their congregations and communities in countless ways!

(Clockwise Above) Melody Walden, New Covenant Baptist Church [Pottstown]; Drew Simcox, FBC Wellsboro; Cathie Carpenter, WWJD Christian Center [Waynesburg]; Jeff McCleary, FBC Wellsboro

(Clockwise Above) Jim Carpenter, WWJD Christian Center [Waynesburg]; Valerie Black, Baptist Tabernacle [Wilkes Barre]; Jay VanHorn, New Albany Baptist Church; Sue Wilson-Radel, Forrest Baptist Church [Winburne]

(Clockwise Above) Ruth Moore, ACTS Dean of Advancement; Scott Cunningham; Eleanor Siegrist, Central Baptist Church [Williamsport]; David Hardin, FBC, Bethlehem

(Clockwise Above) Pete Wilson, Calvary Baptist Church [Williamsport]; Christy Wise; Tim Williams , Penn Hills Baptist Church [Verona]; Carol Ross-Irwin, 

(Clockwise Above) Darrell Edgar, Mount Moriah Baptist Church [Smithfield]; Keith Moore, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church [Altoona]; David Barrett, United Baptist Church [Taylor]; Scott Jones, Franklin Union Baptist Church [Worthington]

(Clockwise Above) Deb Provance; Ed Zinser, FBC Bentley Creek; Dorothy Anderson, Love Unlimited Ministries [Williamsport]; David Jones, Watsontown Baptist Church

ACTS Graduate: Deb Copeland

Kudos to Deb Copeland, a recent ACTS Graduate. who received her diploma. ACTS Dean, Rev. Eleanor Siegrist presented the diploma while Rev. Jim Ritter (former ACTS Council Chair and Theology Instructor) presided over the service.

Online Ordination ... (Sort of!)

Dr. Jeff Johnson did a great job facilitating the online Ordination Council for Bob Keiderling held at FBC Bethlehem. While Dr. Jeff facilitated the online council group, Rev. David Hardin facilitated the in-person council members. It was great getting to know Bob and hearing his faith journey as well as his current mission endeavors including ministry to truckers in need.

And He Gave Some... Pastors

It was a great time of worship and fellowship as the congregation of the Union Baptist Church of Swissvale gathered to ordain to the Gospel Ministry the Reverend Jacquelyn M. Lewis. God bless you as you do the work of a preacher of the good news and perform your whole duty as a servant of God.

Fill a Suitcase for Brazil

Paula Sommerfeldt at the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Bell Vernon shows the suitcase the church is preparing for the 2021 Mission Project ---  sending Thrift Shop items to Brazil. Many ladies throughout ABCOPAD are preparing their suitcase. All the info you need for this exciting and fun mission project including what to donate, contact info and suitcase drop off sites is posted on the ABCOPAD website. Here is the link. https://www.abcopad.org/Minis.../ABWM/2021-Regional-Project/

Thanks, Mom!

Did Someone Say Cookies?

The American Baptist Women's Group at Hepburn Baptist Church baked cookies and distributed them to 9 local First Responder agencies (Fire, Police and EMS) as a "thank you" for their service and sacrifice to the community.

Buon appetito!

Rev. Mark McCallion, Pastor at Weslellyville Baptist and ABCOPAD President, spent an afternoon piling on pasta, meatballs, and sauce (that looks so delicious). The church diaconate hosted a Free Drive-Thru Spaghetti Dinner. Wow! What a great opportunity to reach out to our community.

I Did! I Did!

It was such a beautiful day today, and just as the LORD has shined on their 40 years together, so the LORD blessed Dan and Terri McDowell [GraceCrossing, Phoenixville] with a glorious day to celebrate their anniversary. It was such a joy to be with them and a number of dear friends who gathered to support them in the celebration!

I Do! I Do!

Bud Russell [ABCOPAD Web Coordinator RMA] had the unique opportunity of officiating at the wedding of a young man whom he had previously dedicated in 1998. Way back then, Bud was serving as pastor to a PBA congregation in Philadelphia, and the groom's family was an active part of the church. Thanks to Facebook connection, plans were made to reconnect in Delaware. And so the story goes...

Let The Little Children Come

In recent weeks, First Baptist Church of Three Springs welcomed a number of newborns into their fellowship and parents presented themselves and their children to the Lord in acts of Dedication. The words of scripture come to mind: "Remember this! The Lord -- and the Lord alone -- is our God. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Never forget these commands. Teach them to your children."