The Church in DC

“1 in 20 people has HIV in DC.  It’s time to get informed.” Saturday, June 25 @ Harriet Tubman Elementary School (3101 13th St NW) Doors open @ 7pm, Movie starts @ Sundown. Get free screening, free food (first 100 people), get information on DC organizations For more information about the film and to watch the trailer click  here . DC churches and medical organizations are banding together to present The Other City , a sobering film about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington. Come see what the story is on Saturday the 25th.

During the season of Pentecost we are reminded of God’s love for all nations and cultures. He still speaks to us in our given language and draws us by His Holy Spirit to Himself. God created and loves diversity. He also reveals His diversity in each unique way He enters into a relationship with us. Come hear Aisha Hussain, a senior at George Mason University and campus DJ, share the unique way God called her to Himself. Aisha owns a Pakistani-Indo-Puerto-Rican-American background. She will be sharing her faith journey story from a Muslim family to trust in Jesus. Her story will convict and encourage you. Please invite friends from any background to attend. Breakfast will be served with a Question and Answer time following Aisha’s story. GBC has a full service kitchen so if you would like to help cook and serve breakfast, please come at 830am. Children are welcome. However no child care will be provided but a nursery/play room is located adjacent to the fellowship hall. If you have...

A good review of church planting in the DC-BMore area came out this past February. The State of Church Planting in the Washington DC / Baltimore Corridor was led by Ron Johnson and published by Accelerate , a church-planting network working in partnership with the Exponential Network. The study recognizes difficulties in cataloging all non-English-speaking churches, churches without formal incorporation or traditional media advertising, and those still under the care of a planting church, but its results are extremely enlightening. Praise God for the hard work, and may the report be useful to you, dear reader, God's servant. Executive Summary Church planting churches, national and local networks, and denominations have planted at least 274 churches in the last five years in the Washington Baltimore metropolitan area. 92 of these churches (34%) are in non-English languages. 1. Church planting churches • 15 church planting churches have been identified (churches that hav...

This Saturday! Frederick Fairgrounds - Gate 3 (off Monroe Ave.) Saturday June 18, 2011 - Beginning at 10:00am, until supplies last! FREDERICK COUNTY CONVOY OF HOPE WILL BE A HUGE COMPLETELY FREE CARNIVAL-LIKE EVENT FEATURING: * GROCERIES * JOB FAIR * FAMILY PORTRAITS * LIVE ENTERTAINMENT * PRIZES AND GIVE-A-WAYS * HOT LUNCH * HEALTH SCREENING * HUGE KIDS FAIR * INFLATABLE GAMES * AND MORE.. Don't forget the... All-Volunteer Rally Friday, June 17th at the Frederick Fairground Grandstands beginning at 7:00pm (Music begins at 6:30pm) For more information, call 240-575-1676 or visit http://www.hope4frederick.com

COME CELEBRATE…   The Porch ’s SWAG   GOD met us this year, this is what we’ll REMEMEBER…… (I Sam 7:12) Community Event Wednesday, June 15 th from 7-9 p.m. at Washington Community Fellowship Church 907 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC Come and enjoy talent, testimony and togetherness as the youth from The Porch share and REMEMBER how GOD has met them this year. It’s FREE, but a love offering will be taken (Please make checks payable to The Porch) The Porch makes disciples of Jesus Christ by providing a safe and welcoming space for the youth of Washington DC to know, receive, and respond to GOD’s message of love, hope and healing. For more information, or to learn how to get involved in the ministry, contact: theporchdc@gmail.com/202.689.4689

Update: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED         Grace and Race Third Anniversary Celebration: You’re Invited! Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM The Board of Directors of Grace and Race Ministries, Inc. and Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Founder and President cordially invite you to share in the Third Anniversary Celebration as we continue to strive to become Ambassadors of Racial Reconciliation Guests speakers will be: Rev. Dr. Valerie Bridgeman is an ordained preacher, professor, published poet, visual and performance artist, and jazz dancer. She is associate professor of Hebrew Bible/Homiletics & Worship at Lancaster Theological Seminary, and a scholar in theology and the arts. Dr. Bridgeman is the founding president and CEO for WomanPreach! Inc., and is a respected Womanist thinker around preaching, bible, and cultural criticism. She has been a lecturer and conference speaker across the country, most notably as the C. Gardner Taylor Lecturer for the ...

Prayer for the Poor On Monday, June 13 at 7 p.m. the D.C. Baptist Convention will host a time of prayer for the poor at Hillandale Baptist Church, 2601 Powder Mill Rd, Adelphi, Md. 20783-1143.