Myers Park Baptist Church's News and Events
Welcome to the Myers Park Baptist Church's News Page. On this webpage you will learn about all of the current events going on at MPBC. The MPBC News Page includes a link to the MPBC Weekly Calendar of Events, a link to the weekly MPBC NewsSheet, a link to the monthly MPBC NewsLetter, a list of highlighted MPBC Upcoming Events, and a list of Recent MPBC News Items.
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Through Saturday, March 27, 2010
.....RITI
Thanks to all RITI volunteers this winter. Sign-ups are full, but save the dates for our next Family Promise week, May 2 - 9, 2010!
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.Sunday, February 7, 2010
.....Joining Sunday
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
.....Valentine's Day Festival!
Click here for more information.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 7:00pm
.....Friends of Music Concert
Friends of Music Presents The Carolina Brass: The Carolina Brass will be in concert on Sunday evening, February 21, 2010 at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary. Donations accepted.
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March 12-13, 2010
.....Raise A Song Children's Choir Festival
Raise A Song Children’s Choir Festival is for the Chapel Choir (grades 3-5) and will be held at Camp Caraway, Asheboro, NC. For more information or to register for this event, please contact Fran Morrison at fmorrison@mpbconline.org.
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ARCHIVED MPBC NEWS ITEMS
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Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
Listen to the April 26th Forum with Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, new President of Union Theological Seminary in New York. The profound theological connnection between this church and UTS makes hers a particularly meaningful visit for us.
AUDIO: Presentation by Dr. Jones »
AUDIO: Forum Q & A »
Dr. Jones' sermon from the 11 A.M. Worship Service can be heard by clicking HERE
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Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations
Changing Landscapes:
The January 10 presentation by Dr. Edward Kessler, Executive Director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, sponsored by the Jewish Christian Dialogue Committee of Myers Park Baptist Church and Temple Beth El in partnership with St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Recordings of this event are on our 1. Education Page.
Sabbath of Dialogue:
Transcripts of the November 21 addresses by Dr. Shoemaker, Rabbi Schindler, and Imam Akbar as part of the Sabbath of Dialogue at Temple Beth El are linked on our Education Page.
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Clean Air Coalition recognizes Earthkeepers
MPBC's EarthKeepers were awarded a 2007 AirKeepers recognition by the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition for their work
in “spirituality and ecology.” We are so proud of what they are doing in God’s name and our church’s name in this crucial ministry of the care of creation.
Read the CAC online announcement »
Visit the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition website »
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5th Grader creates benefit for Preschools
On February 23rd, Alexander
Jones, an
extraordinary 10 year old in our church, put together a benefit
concert here for two high-poverty preschools:
Lakewood and Seigle Avenue. He
recruited about 60 elementary-age musicians (including a
good portion of our own children). He himself played a piano sonata he'd composed. Alexander conceived the event around Christmas time and worked for two months to pull it off, drawing about 200 persons raising $1,000.50 for these preschools.
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 Steve Shoemaker, Robin Coira and others shared impressions about this group of diverse Baptist organizations seeking common commitment. Hear their impressions from our March 9 forum. Click on the following links:
FORUM (part 1 - Speakers)
FORUM (part 2 - Q&A and closing remarks)
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MPBC Honored by Human Rights Campaign
Myers Park Baptist Church was selected in January to receive a 2008 Equality Award from the Carolinas Human Rights Campaign. Founded in 1980 HRC is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBT equality.
Read the entire Jan. 9, 2008 Press Release from HRC Carolinas »
Read the HRC Statement honoring MPBC with the 2008 Equity Award »
See and hear comments by Steve Shoemaker, Debbie Warren, Nancy Walker, Barbara Mishoe, Ray Owens, Fran Cook and Bob Thompson on the meaning of this recognition.
 VIDEO: “HRC Award” »
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N.C. State Baptist Convention 2007
On Tuesday, November 13, 2007 the N.C. Baptist Convention voted to sustain the November 12 ruling of their Executive Committee that Myers Park Baptist Church no longer be considered in friendly co-operation with the N.C. Baptist Convention. These actions came after Myers Park Baptist church leaders spoke to the officers of the Convention and to the Convention itself.
 Emails and comments from the public »
Letter delivered by Dr. Shoemaker »
Letters by other members »
Earlier letters to convention leadership »
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