Category: <span>General News</span>

On Sunday, November 18th is the annual men’s community Thanksgiving breakfast held at First Baptist Church in Burlington. First Baptist has been hosting this men’s breakfast for more than 50 years and each year it is a great time of fellowship. The breakfast begins at 8:00 AM and is over by 9:15 AM so everyone...

Join us on Saturday, November 17th, at 9:00 AM as we once again will be gathering with the churches of Burlington to clean up a local playground. We will re-mulch the playground area, clear away any overgrowth, wash the playground equipment, and do some repainting at the Jones Ave. & Linden Ave. Totlot (500 Linden...

Due to some scheduling conflicts for some of our teachers, because of the school calendar this week, we are going to have to cancel Kids Church and Youth Group this Thursday, November 8th. We hope you all can enjoy some time family time this week, praying and reading God’s Word together.

There is an old saying that goes, “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know”. Peter’s second letter seems to affirm this statement. Twice, at the very beginning of the letter Peter stresses the importance of “the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord”. From this knowledge flows grace and peace, flows “all...

Once again, Paul and Barb Schellhardt are hosting a hayride and bonfire at their home, 1103 Perkins Lane, Edgewater Park, on Friday night, October 26th, starting at 5:00 PM. Come join us for hot dogs, roasted marshmallows, s’mores, and a time of fellowship with CORF friends and family. Just bring a lawn chair for sitting...

The next men’s Bible study at Tabernacle Baptist Church is this Saturday, October 6th at 10:00 AM. Abie teaches this study on the first Saturday of every month. We are focusing on the theme of I Corinthians 15:49, being transformed from the image of Adam to the image of Jesus, studying Jesus’ character as a...

Join us Wednesday, October 3rd at 7:00 as we close out our verse by verse study of the book of I Peter. The entire letter has been an encouragement and a challenge, to a suffering group of Christians, to be different, to rejoice in the gift of salvation, to trust the character of God and...

Please join us on Tuesday, October 2nd at 7:00 PM for our Women’s Connections Group. Connections is a women’s fellowship group in Burlington. All women 18 and over are welcome. Come learn about exciting service projects you can be involved in, fun events and opportunities to dig a little deeper into our hearts and connecting...

We will be starting a new “Experiencing God” small group on Tuesday nights in mid-October. Originally we had planned to begin on September 25th, but we have run into some scheduling issues that have pushed it back. The group is a 13 week study of the book, Experiencing God, by Henry Blackaby. We make our...

Peter began the conclusion of his letter to the church preparing for the suffering of persecution by calling the leaders to lead like Christ. Peter made himself equal with them, pointed them once again to the joy of the promised return of Christ and then, he exhorted them just as he had once been exhorted...