The word is Third

Third Baptist Church makes an appearance in this city alphabet game created by the Post-Dispatch. Can you recognize the letter "h" from our sign?

April Environmental Tip

Each month the TBC Environmental Ministry Team recommends small steps you can take to be a better steward of God's creation, with the hope that we can all work together to responsibly manage the resources with which we have been blessed.

Save money while being environmentally friendly. This year (2010), federal tax credits for energy efficient products are available. See www.energystar.gov for more information.

Missouri also offers a Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday on certain energy efficient appliances. This year's tax holiday runs from April 19 - April 25. Search on the preceding name for more information or contact your appliance dealer.

Living Testimony

Our youth participated in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri General Assembly this past weekend by working at two of the service project sites. We began the day at a local elementary school where some of the guys were busy spreading mulch and painting while the girls were given the job of changing out the bulletin boards. After about an hour there, we were moved to the Kids Against Hunger site.

Kids Against Hunger is a humanitarian food-aid organization whose mission is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the U.S. and to feed starving children throughout the world. Six of our youth and five of our adults joined a larger group of people from the Springfield area to help package over 11,000 highly nutritious, vitamin-fortified soy-rice casseroles in 2 hours. Most of these meals will be sent to Haiti.

After the service projects, we had a bit of fun, and expended a LOT of energy at Big Rock Climbing Gym. We also were led in a couple of Bible Studies by Allyn Dault and Terrell Carter. These dealt with being real followers of Christ.

Easter festivities

The Third Baptist kids went on an Easter egg hunt after Sunday School. They hunted eggs in the park next door to the church.