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Let Your Voice Be Heard!

All constituents of the D.C. Baptist Convention are invited to take part in the search process for a new Executive Director/Minister. In order to get your feedback, DCBC will be conducting four (4) Town Hall Meetings in the coming weeks. Choose to attend one of the meetings listed below and you will have the opportunity to pray and to share your views regarding the type of person to be called for this position. To print out a flyer of the Town Hall Meetings, click here. In addition, the Search Committee has developed a survey to help determine the most important qualities the new Executive Director/Minister should have. You can complete the survey online by clicking here or you can print out a copy, (click here) and mail or fax it back to DCBC at 1628 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009, fax: 202.667.8258. Responses to the survey should be completed no later than March 1, 2010. The Town Hall Meetings will be held at the following locations:

Wednesday, February 3
10 a.m.

Washington, D.C.
Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church
3000 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
202.581.1500

Montgomery County
Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church
801 University Blvd. W
Silver Spring, Md. 20901
301.593.1130

Prince George's County
Village Baptist Church
1950 Mitchellville Rd.
Bowie, Md. 20716
301.249.6448

The Search Committee will gather the information from the Town Hall Meetings and will present the results during a Special Meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 25 at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church, 9727 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, Md. 20910. To print a flyer for the Special Meeting, click here. For more information or to RSVP, contact DCBC at 202.265.1526 or via email at info@dcbaptist.org. Please RSVP so that we will be able to properly prepare for each town meeting.

Help for Haiti

There will be a special PRAYER SERVICE for HAITI on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1900 Beechwood Road, Hyattsville, Md. 20783. Please join us for this time of prayer to lift up the people of Haiti and Haitians around the world.

The D.C. Baptist Convention will be collecting donations to help support the humanitarian relief efforts of our ministry partners assisting the people of Haiti. Your help is needed! Please send donations to the D.C. Baptist Convention and indicate the ministry partner who you would like to receive the offering. Click here to download the Global Mission Support Form, which you may use to send your offering. Please continue to pray for Haiti.

Eglise Baptiste Du Calvaire will be collecting supplies for Haiti's earthquake relief. Items needed include water, non-perishable food, clothing and medical supplies. Items should be taken to the church which is located at 10002 Riggs Road, Adelphi, Md. 20783. For more information, click here. You may also visit the church's website at www.ebducalvaire.org. The church is also asking for pledges to help with the long-term recovery efforts. Click here for details.

UPDATE (as of Janary 22, 2010):

U.S. AID is leading a "whole-of-government" response to assist the Government of Haiti following last week's earthquake. Questions and feedback about on-the-ground coordination and delivery of goods can be submitted to RebuildHaiti@usaid.gov. Daily updates are posted at 5 p.m. at: www.whitehouse.gov/haitiearthquake.

DCBC also had communication with Dr. Fritz Olivier, pastor of Eglise Baptiste de la Foi, who is currently in Haiti. They lost many students, teachers and staff as well as a seven-story building in the earthquake. In addition, members of their church in Haiti also perished. He asks that if anyone would like to help to visit their website, www.universitegoc.org. Please keep Pastor Olivier, his family and the church in your prayers.

DCBC also received an update from American Baptist International Ministries and Lisa Rothenberger, ABC/USA's World Relief Officer. Click the link to read those reports. News and updates about the earthquake relief efforts can also be found at the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, www.imb.org or Church World Service and World Vision.

To find out general information about how your congregation can help during disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a brochure entitled, "When Disaster Strikes." It can be downloaded here.

(This update is based on information from a meeting at Eglise Baptiste Du Calvaire on January 14 and from a conference call on Friday, January 15 with White House staff updating concerned communities).

Help is arriving to Haiti and more help is on the way from the United States and the international community. Right now the best way to help the relief efforts is to give cash donations. Other items will be needed later as the recovery will continue for months and years to come. Logistically, there is no way to distribute clothing and other items at this time but churches can begin collecting supplies knowing that they will be needed later. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking that anyone with items now that they feel will be helpful to the recovery effort to send an email to helphaiti@state.gov and indicate in the subject line the items that you would like to donate.

In addition, Church World Service (CWS) desperately needs hygiene kits and baby kits. CWS's inventory of kits in New Windsor is down to just one container of kits (8700 blankets, 3870 baby kits and 25,000 hygiene kits). Those kits will be packed up and shipped to Haiti as soon as possible. CWS is appealing to all denominations to encourage churches, women's groups, etc. to provide more kits; they are greatly needed.  For more information on hygienge kits and baby kits, click here.

Below is additional contact information for those with questions or trying to find out information about loved ones:

For information on family members in Haiti: (305) 728-6356
To find out about family members in Haiti who are U.S. citizens: (888) 407-4747
For additional information or other questions, e-mails may be sent to public@who.eop.gov.

Prayer Changes Things!

There will be a special PRAYER SERVICE for HAITI on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1900 Beechwood Road, Hyattsville, Md. 20783. Please join us for this time of prayer to lift up the people of Haiti and Haitians around the world.

Remember to be in prayer for DCBC Haitian congregations as well as the Haitian community in the United States and abroad. DCBC Haitian congregations are listed below. We will update the website regularly with information about how you can help. Please continue to check for updates. If you would like to give an offering to help with the earthquake relief efforts, you may do so by clicking here.

Eglise Baptiste Du Calvaire
10002 Riggs Rd
Adelphi MD 20783-1205
301-431-0030
Pastor:  Rev. Jean St. Ulme

Eglise Baptiste de La Foi
Meets at:  First Baptist Church, Silver Sprintg 8415 Fenton St, Silver Spring MD 20910-4445
Mail to:  8415 Fenton St, Silver Spring MD 20910-4445
301-585-5454
Pastor:  Rev. Fritz Olivier

First Haitian Baptist Congregation
Meets at:  National Baptist Memorial 1501 Columbia Rd NW, Washington DC 20009-4213
Mail to:  1501 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC, 20009-4213
301-838-5775
Pastor:  Rev. Israel Philogene

DCBC 2010 "My Passion Is..." Calendar Available!
The 2010 DCBC "My Passion Is..." Calendar of Activities is now available! Each month features a pastor from one of our member churches and shares a little bit about what motivates them. The calendar also includes a directory and features the activities of DCBC and its member churches during the year. You may purchase a copy of the calendar for $12 by contacting DCBC at 202.265.1526 or click here to purchase online.

Pastors who are featured this year include:

Rev. Kip Banks, East Washington Heights Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Turner, Dayspring Community Church
Rev. Dr. Bob and Rev. Becky Albritton, Vienna Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Connie Stinson, Luther Rice Memorial Church
Rev. Rollin Van Bik, Lai Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Ernest Trice, Takoma Park Baptist Church
Rev. Phillip Hurst, Trinity Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Marion Criddle, Rivers of Joy Bible Fellowship
Rev. Dr. Lynn Bergfalk, Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. James Martinez, Agape Baptist Church
Rev. Essentino Lewis, Clifton Park Baptist Church
Rev. Kip Ingram, Twinbrook Baptist Church

Increase your church attendance!
Christianity Today reports that in 2007, 80-85% of people searched for a church via the Internet. DCBC’s innovative new Church Finder will help increase Sunday Morning and Key Event attendance at all DCBC Churches. Your basic information has been entered into the DCBC Church Finder. Go to the DCBC Church Finder to insure that your church information is accurate AND to add the additional criteria that church searchers are looking for to visit your church.

Religious Educators Support Group
Informal quarterly meeting and lunch for ministers and laypersons who lead religious education in their churches. Meetings will be 11:00am to 1:00pm, January 19, April 13, July 13, and October 12 at the Baptist Building, 1628 16th St NW, Washington DC. Sign up for specific dates here.

Church Starting Support Group
Informal quarterly meeting and lunch for those engaged in starting new churches. Meetings will be 11:00am to 1:00pm, February 16, May 19, August 12, November 8, at the Baptist Building, 1628 16th St NW, Washington DC. Sign up for specific dates here.

Forgiveness Seminar - "The Power of Forgiveness"
Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 10:00am to 12:00pm Video, Bible study and discussion. Facilitator: Robert Cochran. Seminar to be held at the Johenning Baptist Community Center, 4025 Ninth Street SE, Washington DC. Register here.

In-Service Training for Teachers and Leaders
Training for Teachers and Leaders of Sunday School and Missions Education. All classes will be held at the Baptist Building, 1628 16th St NW, Washington DC.
*Training for Sunday School Superintendents and Directors - Friday, February 26, 2010 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, led by Dr. Robert Cochran.
*Training for Teachers of Adults - Saturday, February 27 from 9:30am to 12:00pm, led by Dr. Connie Stinson and Gail Lacy.
*Training for Teachers of Youth - Saturday, February 27 from 1:00 to 3:30pm, led by Rev. Dub Pool and Rev. Arleen Anderson.
*Training for Teachers of Children and Preschoolers - Saturday, February 27 from 1:00 to 3:30pm, led by Rev. Deborah Cochran and Jennifer Newman Ives.
Register here.

Telephone Encouragers Training
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 10am to noon. People from all over the DC metropolitan area and the United States call the Evangelism Response Center to find out more about following Jesus Christ. Telephone Encourager Training will prepare you to help answer these phone calls and lead people to Jesus. DCBC is participating in this program through "God's Plan for Sharing". The workshop, led by Larry Hentz of Fort Foote Baptist Church, is free and will be held at the Baptist Building, 1628 16th St NW, Washington DC. Register here.