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BACK TO SCHOOL SUNDAY
We are preparing for Back-to-School Sunday on August 18. Please give Deacon Sharon Malone information about student promotions, graduations and honors. SBC is asking for school supplies and monetary donations for our students. If you have suggestions for our program and if you know of students who surely belong on the Pastor’s Honor Roll, please see Deacon Malone.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
National Baptist Annual Session - The 139th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention will be held on Monday, September 2 through Friday, September 6 in New Orleans, LA. For more information or to register, please visit: NBC Annual Session .
Lott Carey Annual Session - The Lott Carey Annual Session convenes on August 11 through August 15. Over 2,000 missionary leaders will gather in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the Lott Carey Annual Session to inform and inspire for investment in Christian missions around the world. For more information or to register, please visit: Lott Carey Annual Session.
DCBC 143rd Annual Gathering - Registration is open for the 143rd Annual Gathering of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention. The churches will meet October 24-25, 2019, at Clifton Park Baptist Church in Silver Spring, MD. Please visit DCBC Annual Gathering for the itinerary or to register.
SUMMER WORSHIP SERVICE
Second Baptist worship services will be held in the Lower Sanctuary throughout the summer.
CHILDREN'S CHURCH
SBC would like to reestablish a Children’s Church. If you want to connect with our youth, consider volunteering to sit with them during the worship service or take part in class sessions. Sis. Claressa Campbell is one of the volunteers who will assist with teaching the children. Consider volunteering one Sunday a month as a Church companion or to be a class assistant. Please contact Rev. James S. Terrell at 202-842-0233, for more information
SBC NEEDS YOU!
If you have a few hours to spare, why not volunteer at the Church. Second Baptist needs your hand. Please see Dr. Terrell or Tr. Sharon Malone if you can clean, make repairs, perform church maintenance or office assignments.
BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER MEETING
To join (dial-in) Second Baptist Church Prayer Meeting on Wednesday at 12 noon, dial 1-866-783-6229 and use access code 712634#.
TRUSTEES CORNER
*Reminders for Ministry Leaders*
Are you planning an event or activity? Make sure you complete the appropriate forms to use the facility, plan your finances, plan a trip, withdraw or deposit funds. Turn in your completed forms to Trustees Willie Dunham or Geraldine Sumpter. Make sure you turn in your forms no less than 45 days before your event. Forms are available in the church office and on the Forms section on our website.
Please make sure you are using the latest forms (revision date 10/2016) when requesting events/usage of the facility. If your event requires funding from the church make sure you complete and submit the financial worksheet with the request form. Please submit forms to the Board during the planning phases of your event. You should not move forward with your event until you have received approval from the Board.
Voucher Procedures
Did you receive the Voucher Procedures Document? Ministry Leaders and/or any persons who write vouchers against a Trust Account or Church Budget line item, please review and sign the Voucher Procedures document. Turn in to Rhoda Shorter as soon as possible so you can start withdrawing funds when needed from your accounts.