Featured events
This Sunday we will honor the wonderful tradition of camping that we enjoy in the American Baptist Convention. Cascade Meadows on Steven’s Pass, Camp Burton on Vashon Island, and Camp Bethel in Hoquiam all bring different kinds of beauty to those who visit them but all bring the special transformative experience that campers find when they visit these camps.
Dress in your favorite camping attire (maybe you have an ABC camp t-shirt?) and come experience some of the songs, stories and pictures of our wonderful ABC camps! And if you have a favorite memory, please feel free to share it! Thank you to Judy Gay who will guide us through the morning fun!
June 16
10:30 AM
In-person
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
6915 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
or online via our Facebook page
Anti Racism Reflection by Jennifer Drury
Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash
Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day (Texas), Freedom Day and Black Independence Day is coming on June 19th. It has been a Federal Holiday for two years but has been celebrated by the Black community for many decades. Here is a list of some of the Juneteenth celebrations in our community.
The event listed here in Seattle is a concert at the Paramount Theater called Songs of Black Folk which our fellow Evergreen church, New Beginnings Christian Fellowship (NBCF) has been helping to organize. NBCF’s gospel choir sang at Folklife Festival two weeks ago and their lead Pastor Leslie Braxton got up to promote the concert. When he did so, he introduced himself and their church and he welcomed all people to worship with them whether they are black, white, brown, gay, straight, etc. I felt proud of our Evergreen community which welcomes and includes all just as God made them.
In this spirit of belonging, here a list of Pride Events in our community this month.
Seattle (Celebrating 50 Years of Pride!)
Our family plans to attend the Woodinville Pride Festival and the Seattle Pride Parade and more as our schedule allows. Let us know if you’d like to join us!
For more information on Juneteenth:
https://www.washingtonhistory.org/event/honoring-juneteenth
Worship with us
Sundays 10:30am in person or
Sundays 10:30am on Facebook
First Saturday of each month: 4:00 p.m.
Worshiping and Office
6915 196th St SW
Lynnwood, Washington 98036
Mailing
PO Box 1044
Lynnwood WA 98046
425-774-1010
Email Pastor Aanenson
aanend@gsbchurch.com
