The Church in DC

Dear Church, Please get involved in this great ministry to communities nationwide and worldwide. Convoy of Hope is taking a three-pronged, D-M-V approach on Saturday, September 22. www.convoyofhope.org Saturday, September 22 10:00am   Alexandria, VA Outreach When Sat, September 22, 10am – 2pm Where Cora Kelly Recreation Center, Alexandria, VA ( map ) Description For more information go to www.alexandria. convoyofhope.or g or call 202-544-0414 ext. 114 more details»    copy to my calendar 10:00am   Hagerstown, MD Outreach When Sat, September 22, 10am – 2pm Where Fairgrounds Park, Hagerstown, MD ( map ) Description For more information, please call 301-739-1167 ext. 201 more details»    copy to my calendar 10:00am   Washington D.C Outreach When Sat, September 22, 10am – 2pm Where Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20009 ( map ) Description For more informati...

For those with kids entering school (again), those looking to help the kids, or both: THC has a copy of DCPS' official K-12 School Supplies List:  http://www.thcdc.org/images/uploads/DCPS_School_Supplies_2011-2012.pdf Central Union Mission's Operation Backpack - Donations (monetary or supplies ) due August 9; Backpack giveaway August 18. Contact: Tracy Duncan, Central Union Mission Outreach Manager: 202-745-7118 x 260, or TDuncan@missiondc.org . The Redskins are accepting donations at their training camp facilities:  http://blog.redskins.com/2012/07/23/help-area-children-with-backpack-drive/ Transitional Housing Corporation (THC) DC - Backpacks for homeless & at-risk youth. To donate, contact Andrew Adams, THC Development & Volunteer Manager at 202-291-5535 x 405, or aadams@thcdc.org . NBC 4 Backpacks for Kids - Contact Aisha Karimah, aisha.karimah@nbcuni.com Fashion Empowering Women Foundation - Build a Backpack Drives . Donations end August 18. -- ...

TCDC is now on Twitter . Please follow us @thechurchindc. And while you're at it, check out some of the great local churches on twitter as well: Mount Carmel Baptist Church - @mymcbc Open Door Presbyterian Church (English Congregation) - @ODPCEC Glee Kingdom Church - @gleekingdommd Fairfax Community Church - @FairfaxCC Metropolitan AME Church - @MetropolitanAME McLean Bible Church - @mcleanbible Capital Baptist Church - @capitalbaptist Washington International Church - @WIC_CMA The New Macedonia Baptist Church - @mytnmbc The Church in Bethesda - @ChurchnBethesda Restoration Church - @RestChurchDC Beulah Baptist Church - @BeulahDC ... and many more! The Spirit is present with His churches. Sanctify us, Lord! -- John Marienau Turpin

As was already posted below, this Tuesday, July 10th, at 7pm there will be a one hour workshop on HIV/AIDS at the Festival Center in Columbia Heights. DC has the highest infection rate of any city in the U.S., yet the Church has been largely silent when it has come to fighting this epidemic over the past 30 years. Christ calls His Church to love like He loves, and there is no question that He would confront this issue face on, fighting the spread of this disease and loving passionately those who are affected by it. The workshop on July 10th is an opportunity for Christians to come together and learn more about HIV/AIDS, see how DC faith communities are already responding, and see where God might be calling you to be His hands and feet when it comes to this issue. The International AIDS Conference is in DC at the end of July, which presents an awesome opportunity for the Church to become better educated on HIV/AIDS and how to best take action. The workshop on the 10th will talk about...

Dr. John Hutchinson, head pastor of McLean Presbyterian Church , will start in September as head of Redeemer City to City , a gospel-centered church planting movement in global cities across the world. Dr. Hutchinson and McLean Pres have been involved in City to City's fostering of a church-planting network in Berlin . See the story at  http://redeemercitytocity.com/blog/view.jsp?Blog_param=442 . -- Posted by John