Before beginning this update, I want to note that Lakeshore Baptist Church has a facebook page which is updated weekly and includes full albums of pictures from these and other events. Please take a look :)
Each summer, the city of Kewaunee hosts a large weekend event we call Troutfest. The community and tourists enjoy music, food, a parade, fireworks etc. This year our church was privileged to add a "free" kids penny carnival to the excitement. We handed out penny bags with coins, gospel literature, and an invitation to our upcoming VBS program. What a great time we had as a church body preparing for and working the carnival, knowing we were also doing something that would help the entire community! We've posted a complete album of pictures from this and all of our events on our church facebook page for those interested.
In addition to the Kiddie Carnival, the church worked together to host a Vacation Bible School in July. We were happy to see all of our church children each of the four days, plus two other families from area churches. A neighboring business allowed us to use their empty lot to hold our game times, and we had just enough room for Bible lessons, crafts, snacks, and assembly in our Ellis St. building. We are pleased and encouraged to note that between these two events, we had 100% participation in workers from our church family!
Later in the summer, and even more exciting, our church held our first baptism service. A gentleman who had been recently saved before finding our church, and two children - including our own daughter Megan- stepped into the water of Lake Michigan and followed Christ in beliver's baptism. God has truly blessed our family, our church, and our new city with His working this year.
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