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A Monthly Publication of Broadway Baptist Church

August 2010

InsideNew Members, Green Tip ........... page 2Finance Committee Update ...................2

Habitat for Humanity Photos .................2

Article from Noel Weaver .....................3

Menus, Church on Lawn Photos ...........3

Announcements .................................4, 5

Adult Small Groups ..............................5

Childrens News/VBS Photos ...............6

Cooking Class Photos ............................6

Youth News/Passport Camp Photos ......7

Thank Yous ..........................................7

140th Anniversary Activities ..................8

Edge Water Ball Update ........................8

Baptist World Alliance Meeting

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Pastor Emeri-tus RonHigdon willbe preachingin both ser-vices on Sun-day, Aug. 8.His topic will

be It is Ab-solutely Es-sential, But

Extremely Difficult, and will bebased on 1 Corinthians 3:5-9. Ronwill also be with us to celebrateBroadways 140th anniversary onSept. 12.

The Higdons finally got the chance tosettle back into their Louisville homethis summer. Since retiring fromBroadway as pastor, Ron has beenserving as an Intentional Interim forchurches in Kentucky, Texas andGeorgia. An Intentional Interim typi-

cally serves a church full time forclose to two years. Especially afterlong pastorates, they are called in tohelp churches make transitions as theyprepare for new pastoral leadership.

Ron tells me hell continue lookingfor opportunities to serve in the Louis-ville area, but he and Pat hope theirdays of long stays in other cities arefinished.

Ill be suffering for our Lord in Ha-waii for a little over a week in earlyAugust. Once every six years, theBaptist World Alliance (BWA) has itsbig international gathering. Thousandsof Baptists from around the world will

be there, and I will be attending asone of three delegates from the Coop-erative Baptist Fellowship (CBF).Every other year for the past six years,CBF has funded my participation inthe annual BWA gatherings. This,however, will be my last BWA meet-ing representing CBF. I look forwardto being back in the pulpit on Aug. 15.

We had a great week of Vacation Bi-ble School. My thanks to BeckyCaswell-Speight and to the manyyouth and adults who volunteered somany hours to turn Broadway intoEgypt for a week!

Dr. Chris CaldwellPastor

MINISTRYFAIRSunday, August 29

8:30 am 9:45 am

11:40 am 1:00 pmAtrium & Family Life

CenterVisit representatives of each

of the Broadway ministries todiscover available opportunities.

Over 25 booths

Complimentary breakfast &lunch finger food

Door prizes

Childrens activities

Worship services will end early

so you can attend the fair.

Explore, Discover,

Sign Up

Photos Needed of Worship, Fellowship and ServiceHelp Broadway put faces on its 140years of history by contributing pho-tos to the 140th anniversary display of

Broadway Through the Years.Many people have contributed pho-

tos but several areas are not as wellrepresented: Worship, Fellowshipand Service.

Worship Photos: We need not only

traditional worship photos, but alsophotos of any kind of music, specialservices and childrens participationin worship.

Fellowship Photos: Any kind of fun

activities, whether in Sunday School

classes, church-wide gatherings, orchurch friends getting together.

Service Photos: Any kind of activity

to help our fellow manorganizedmission projects or simply a few peo-

ple lending a hand.

So please go through your photos tosee if you have anything in thesecategories. Photos will be returned ifrequested; otherwise, they becomeproperty of the church. Please markphotos with the date. You can dropoff photos in the church officemarked to the attention of NancyStopher.


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Our Mission: To learn, live and proclaim Christs message of grace, hope and love through worship, fellowship and service.Broadway Baptist Church

4000 Brownsboro Road

Louisville, KY 40207

502-895-2459 Fax 502-893-9386

www.broadwaybaptist.org

Worship Services:8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School:9:45 a.m.

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New Members

From the Creation Care Team

Learn How to

Read a LabelWords like natural, organic,toxin-free, and eco-friendly haveno legal meaning. Look for the wordsplant-based, readily biogradable,and no synthetic dyes or fra-grance. Avoid ammonia, chlorine,formaldehyde, parabens, phthalatesand sodium laurel sulfate (SLS).

Finance Committee Mid-Year ReviewFrom Brad Thomas, Finance Committee Chair

As of June 30, 2010, Broadway hascollected $465,565 in tithes and offer-ings. Our budget through June 30 is

$467,844, so through this date, we areonly $2,279 short of our budget. Com-pared to 2009, we had collected$503,351 for the first six months, sowe are behind last year by $37,786.

Moving forward, our budget for thenext six months is $524,435$58,870 higher than the first sixmonths of 2010. As of the writing ofthis article, we have collected $48,007in July against our monthly budget of$70,459. Our $2,279 shortfall throughJune 30 has now grown to a $24,731shortfall. We have a long way to go tomeet our annual budget of $990,000.

There is a positive note to our fi-nances for this year. Our total ex-penses for the first six months are$460,648, while we had budgeted tospend $480,641so we have spent$19,993 less than budgeted so far.Also, for the first six months of 2009,

we spent $507,614 and have spent$46,966 less this year. This is due inpart to expense controls by our staff

and committees. The Finance Com-mittee thanks you!

What can we as members do to helpBroadway meet its 2010 budget?Keeping our pledges up to date is theeasiest way we can help. During theyear, we may miss a Sunday or two.Please consider signing up for ourACH program to have your contribu-tion automatically deducted from yourchecking account. Maybe you decidedto not pledge this year because you

were uncertain about the economy. Ifyou find yourself in a better positionthan you thought you might be, pleaseconsider a contribution that you arecomfortable with. If you serve on acommittee, please control your ex-penses for the balance of the year.Please remember the growth and suc-cess of Broadway is the financial re-sponsibility of each member.

Robert Thomasjoined Broadway onJuly 18. Robertsparents are Robinand Kevin Thomas.

Jenny Roggenk-amp joined Broad-way on July 18.

Emily Sandersjoined Broadway onJuly 11. Emilysparents are Sarahand Jeff Sanders.

Habitat for HumanitySeveral Broadway members helped build the 15 th Habitat for Humanity Housebuilt by Baptist congregations in Louisville. This house was finished and dedi-cated on June 26. The new homeowner is a woman and her three children.

Drew Dixon, Roger Hahn, Wayne Grif-fin and Rob Eberenz took a break fromwork for this photo. Other Broadwaymembers who helped with the houseinclude Janis Eberenz, Jeannie Guffy,Emily and Susan Hayman, StephenLin, Adam McCoy, Jenny Roggenkampand Katherine Wakefield.

Roger Hahnhelped sawlumber.

Drew Dixon and Wayne Griffin workedon the house.


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Neighborhood Parking Lot Sale

Aug. 7 8:00 a.m. W. Parking LotBroadway will have a neighborhoodparking lot sale on Saturday, Aug. 7,from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Broadway

members and non-members may renta space to sell items in the West Park-ing Lot for $10 (to cover the cost ofadvertising). Tell your friends! Formore information, call Mary or KevinJackson at 895-0534.

Bach Concert to BenefitChoices, Inc.

Aug. 8 4:00 p.m. Bach HausOn Sunday, Aug.8, there will be aBach Haus char-ity concert tobenefit Choices,Inc. The concertwill be from 4:00p.m. to 5:30 p.m.and will feature

David K. Lamb on organ and MadlenBatchvarova on piano. Donations,requested at $40 per person, will fundtransitional housing and counselingfor homeless women and families.Choices goals are to give residents

guidance in obtaining permanenthousing and to teach them skillswhich will enable them to succeed atliving independently.

The Bach Haus is at 4607 HanfordLane off of Blankenbaker Lane.RSVP to Susan Baker at 895-4319 orPat Nightingale at 339-9901.

Help With Wednesday NightDinners

The Kitchen Committee needs volun-

teers to help with Wednesday nightdinners. Volunteers set up the chil-

drens foodtable, cut andserve desserts,fill glasseswith ice, teaand water,and collectpayment from diners. They also help

our caterersTina Burress and Deb-bie Thomaswith a variety of tasksas needed.

You can work one Wednesday amonth or more if you desire. Servers

arrive at 3:45 p.m.; cashiers arrive at4:45 p.m.; and the serving line opensat 5:15 p.m. If youd like to volunteer,contact Frances Lloyd at 893-8201 [email protected]. You canalso contact the church office at 895-2459 [email protected].

Fill Backpacks for Children

Aug. 16 9:00 a.m. Meet at Church

On Monday, Aug. 16, the Dare toCare Backpack Buddies program be-gins for the new school year. TheLydia Class needs people to help fillbackpacks with food for the weekends

for more than 1,115 children in ourarea. Please meet at the church officeparking lot promptly at 9:00 a.m. tocarpool. Afterward, the group willhave lunch at the Masonic Home Bis-tro. Please come helpthe groupneeds you!

LAF Luncheon Goes Hollywood

Aug. 20 Noon Friendship HallOn Friday, Aug.20, the Life AfterFifty (LAF)

luncheon willbreak newground by show-ing its first Hol-

lywood movie, Amelia, featuringHillary Swank and Richard Gere. Asalways, lunch will be at noon and willcost $5. Please make your reservationby noon on Thursday, Aug. 19, andBYOPC (bring your own popcorn).

The LAF group thanks Mary Jacksonfor suggesting its July guest speaker,

Mary Lowry, who presented a won-derful program about the EquestrianGames coming to Kentucky in Sep-tember. The group needs more ideasfor lunch programs. If you have a sug-gestion, please contact Shirley Burbaat 896-6186.

KBF-Morocco Voices UnitedChoir to Sing at Broadway

On Wednesday, Sept. 1, the 2010Voices United Choir will perform atBroadway. This choir is comprised of12 students from the Protestant Churchin Morocco and 18 choir membersfrom Kentucky Baptist Fellowshipchurches throughout the state. Duringthe concert, the choir will sing Africansongs (sung in French) and will teachAmerican and African worship stylesand liturgy. The concert will be at 6:00p.m. in the Sanctuary and is free andopen to the public.

As the choir tours Kentucky, they willstay in homes provided by each host

Announcements

Volunteers who had helped at Dare toCare surrounded Foster Burba asBarbara Taylor presented him with aSuperman T-shirt for being so faith-ful to the cause.

Volunteers fill backpacks with food atDare to Care.
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church. For information about hostingchoir members in your home, contactSusan Reed at 895-2459 [email protected].

Nice Friendly Lunch

The Nice Friendly Lunch (NFL) startsup again in September after a breakover the summer. The lunch is alwaysthe first Friday of the month so thenext lunch will be Friday, Sept. 3.

Watch the worship folder insert formore details about the lunch site.

Shop at the Farmers Market

Sat. 8:00 a.m. W. Parking LotBroadways farmers market is open onSaturday mornings from 8:00 to noon

in the West Parking Lotrain orshine. Youll find seasonal produce,fresh-baked pies, buns and breads, anda jewelry vendor.

Weekday Womens Bible Study

Sept. 14 11:00 a.m. LL Mtg Rm.On Sept. 14, Alice Herrington will be-gin teaching a Tuesday morning studyof the book, Jesus Is Lord: Exploring

the Meaning of Jesus Lordship. Thisseven-week study will meet from 11:00

a.m. to noon in the Lower Level Con-ference Room across from the Chil-drens Learning Center. This bookseeks to help believers better under-stand what it means to say that Jesus isLord and focuses on ways to say thiswith our hearts and our heads.

If you would like to participate in thestudy, please call the church office tosign up so that the office staff can or-der the books. You can get more in-formation about the book atbaptist-

waypress.org.

Off Broadway Deadline

The SeptemberOff Broadway dead-line is Friday, Aug. 27, with a pub-lish date of Tuesday, Sept. 7. Yournews and photos are always wel-come. Please e-mail news [email protected], or dropitems by the church office.

Announcements Fall Adult Small GroupsSmall Group Studies

Parents and Grandparents asSpiritual Guides A six-week book study

Leaders: to be announced

Sundays 5:00 p.m., starts 9/12

A New Kind of Christianity: 10Questions that are Transform-ing the Faith

An eight-week book study about theChristianity of the future

Led by Josh Speight, 895-2459

Sundays 5:00-6:30 p.m., starts 9/12

Drama in Worship

An eight-week workshop designedto bring creativity into worship

Led by Mark Benz, 819-9301

Mondays 7:00 p.m., starts 9/13

Womens Weekday Bible Study

A seven-week study of Jesus is

Lord: Exploring the Meaning of

Jesus Lordship.

Led by Alice Herrington, 895-2459

Tuesdays 11:00 a.m.-noon, starts 9/14

Writing Your Life Story An eight-week workshop for writing

small slices of your life story weekly Led by Charline Kimbell, 243-9873

Thursdays 10:00 a.m., starts 9/16

World Religions A six-week study of the worlds

major religions

Led by Evarose Gutmann, Ph.D.,420-2890

Wednesdays 6:00 p.m., starts inOctober

GenNext

A young adult Bible Study Group-led, call Susan Reed, 895-2459

Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.

Spiritual Formation Groups

Five Practices of Faithful Living A seven-week book study for culti-

vating a life that matters

Facilitated by Bill and Mary Alex-ander, 937-689-3263


Companions in Christ/The Wayof Grace A nine-week journey of disciple-

ship using the gospel of John

Facilitated by George Coleman &Reba Cobb, 895-2459


Companions in Christ An ongoing prayer group for previ-

ous CIC members

Group-led, call Reba Cobb, 895-2459

Mondays 10:00 a.m.

Support Groups

Facing the Empty Nest

A four-week support group Led by Leslie Townsend, Ph.D.,

895-6190

Wednesdays 6:00 p.m., starts 9/15

Mens Coffee Hour A self-described geezers support

group

Group-led, call Terry Waddle, 897-2913

Thursdays 7:30 a.m.

The Menders A support group for people who

have lost a spouse

Led by Reba Cobb, 895-2459

Last Monday of each month, noon

What are the benefits of

being in a small group?

Experiencing spiritual

growth

Making new friendships

Promoting spiritual and

mental health Learning more about the

Bible issues of faith

Strengthening prayer

and devotional life

Sharing life experiences

with others

Join a Small Group This Fall!
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Childrens News: Birth Grade 5Parents of Children Meeting

On Sunday, Aug. 22, parents whohave children from birth through fifthgrade are invited to a meeting to learnabout the exciting activities, programs

and lessons for children and familiesduring the 2010/2011 school year.

Each family will receive schedules forthe upcoming year, the ChildrensMinistry handbook and covenant, and

a brief description of this years smallgroups for children and families. The

meeting will be at 4:00 p.m. in thesitting area of the Family Life Center.

Vacation Bible School PhotosBetty McKay ledthe linen shop.With Bettys help,the children atVBS made blan-kets for children atKosair Childrens

Hospital.

A boy made abrick in the Brick-maker's Shop.

Joseph,along withsome ofthe chil-dren, toldhis story atthe Thurs-

day nightVBS re-view.

On Thursday,Kevin Jacksonand his reptiliancrew visited theanimal courtyard.

Blair Rid-dle let her

teamwrap herlike amummyduring aPyramidPlay-groundrace.

Youth leaders sat with their childrenduring opening celebration.

Shirley and Foster Burba helped chil-dren make sarcophaguses in the Em-balmers Workshop.

Cooking Class a

SuccessIn late July, the Peacemakers Womenon Mission circle sponsored an Ar-gentine cooking class which was gra-ciously hosted and taught by Edgardoand Lisa Mansilla at their home. The

class was a fundraiser for the annualwomens retreat.

Edgardo demonstrated grilling techniques.

There was a great turnout for the class.

Drew Dixonand Steve andGlenna Hessenjoyed theevening.

Lisa andEdgardoMansillaprovided agreat mealand ex-periencefor thegroup.


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Youth News: Grades 6 12Fall Sunday Night Activities

Aug. 22 5:00 p.m. ChurchSunday night youth activities start upon Aug. 22 with youth choir at 5:00p.m., snack supper at 6:00, and a back-

to-school kick-off party from 6:30 to7:30. The party will have games, prizesand fun! All youth grades six to 12 arewelcomeinvite a friend!

While the youth are in choir from5:00 to 6:00 p.m., there will be ameeting for parents and guardians ofyouth to talk about upcoming events,answer questions and fill out newmedical release forms.

Mark Your Calendar to Serve

Sept. 11 9:00 a.m. CommunityOn Sept. 11, from 9:00 a.m. to noon,Broadway will join Cooperative Bap-

tist Churches all over the UnitedStates in performing mission projects.All ages are welcome! Participantswill meet at Broadway at 9:00 a.m.,go to various organizations in Louis-ville, and work until noon. Please

mark this date on your calendar!

Youth Meals Needed!

Each Sunday night, the youth groupeats a meal together at church from6:00 to 6:30. This is great time of fel-lowship for our youth between choirpractice and Bible study. There arearound 20 to 25 youth and leaders inattendance. If you would like to pro-vide a meal for the youth sometimethis fall or spring, please contact

Susan at 895-2459 or [email protected].

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One of theyouth workedon his morningdevotional.

The youth enjoyed the Rec Party.

The youth took part in the bucket game.

Two membersof the youthgroup partici-pated in one ofthe many activi-ties at camp.

Camp participants gathered for a photo.

Passport Choices Photos

In July, Broadways youth attendedPassport camp in North Carolina.Here are photos from their trip:

Dear Broadway Friends,

1 Corinthians 12:27 says Now you

are Christs body and individuallymembers of it. That verse has beenlived out by you as you have minis-tered to Wayne and me over the last

several months. Our words are sim-ply insufficient to describe the depthof what we have felt. Every timeone of you walked through that hos-pital door, every card you sent,every phone call made reminded usof love. We have been strengthenedby your constant prayers, uplifted byyour continuing support, and sus-tained by the wonderful meals youhave prepared for us since our returnhome.

We thank God for Waynes con-tinuing recovery and we thank Godthat we are blessed by such a won-derful church family. You haveshared our journey with compas-sion, understanding, and patience.Someone once asked me if Ithought there were really angelssent by God. My reply, our reply, isabsolutely. They are you, dearBroadway friends.

With deepest gratitude andappreciation,

Wayne and Debby Griffin

Many thanks to our church familyfor their care and concern duringmy recent surgery and recupera-tion. The visits, flowers, cards andprayers helped me and my familyso much to come out of this experi-ence with a feeling of being trulyblessed.

With much gratitude,Amy Reynolds

Broadways ministers thank Jona-than Hilliard for all of his assis-tance during the summer as the pas-toral intern. We wish Jonathanmuch success as he leaves to attendDuke Divinity School this fall.

Thank You
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Broadway Baptist Church4000 Brownsboro Road

Louisville, KY 40207

Phone: 502-895-2459

Fax: 502-893-9386

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Edge Outreach Water Ball UpdateIn June, Broadway members provided Edge Outreach with funds toproduce a prototype of a water ball to help people in impoverished ar-

eas transport 25 gallons of water down dirt roads and paths to theirhomes. Edge Outreach reports that 30 water balls were loaded onto theUSS Iwo Jima and were received in Port au Prince, Haiti, around July25. They will be distributed to people in Haiti for field testing.

Here are notes from the water ball inventor and the Edge staff:

I am a pragmatic man of reason and intelligence; however, it is dueonly to the glorious mysteries of God that we have come to knoweach other, and for this I thank Him. I thank Him for our human limi-tations that allow us to marvel at His will. I cannot be certain that mywork is His will. But, I do believe that our attempt to please Himdoes in fact please Him, and for that I thank you. I thank the people

of Broadway Baptist for their support, because alone I cannot do thework I was made to do.

May the peace of Christ be with you,

Kyle Hunter, Water Ball Inventor

Dear Broadway Baptist Church,

We, at EDGE, want to thank you for your donation. Your support andconfidence in EDGE is the backbone of our cause. EDGE and every-one we help would like to thank you. God Bless You,

EDGE Staff

On Sept. 11 and 12, Broadway will celebrate its140th anniversary with worship, music, fellowshipand a collection of photos commemorating its his-tory. Here is the schedule of activities:

Saturday, Sept. 11

9:00 a.m. to noonService Project:Joinother church members to perform mission pro-jects in our community.

5:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Visit the photogallery in the Library hallway celebrating 140years of Broadway history.

5:30p.m.Church-wide Cookout

7:00p.m.Church on the Lawn

Sunday, Sept. 12

8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.WorshipCelebrationwith Dr. Ron Higdon, pastor emeritus

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