Friends and Family Event/Chili Cookoff

Sunday night, October 22, 2023 Covenant Baptist Church celebrated our first All Church event called Friends and Family night which included a Chili Cookoff. This event will be the first of many bi monthly “all church” events. These events stem from our philosophy of gathering the church rather that dividing it up. So, instead of a small group ministry we have an all church ministry. Don’t get me wrong, small group/home hospitality is also a ministry element at CBC. We have charged our members to utilize their homes as centers for hospitality to visitors and the community. Hospitality is an organic ministry at CBC that stems out of heartfelt service rather than a program that the church manages.

Back to the Friends and Family night. We called this friends and family because we have many church friends who attend elsewhere on Sunday morning but they have a desire to see what is happening at the new church plant. So, friends and family came and we had seventy five-ish men, women and children along with around twenty pots of chili. I must say that the deserts were amazing and I confess to eating more sweets than chili. Jake Rice is Covenant Baptist Church’s 2023 Chili Champion and has taken home the trophy. His chili was spicy! He will return with the trophy next year to pass it on to the next champion.

We sang a couple of Psalms together to kick off the night, which gave me a taste for the sound of seventy five people singing on Sunday morning. It was loud and glorious.

I met so many wonderful new people. Also, in attendance were the generous couple who have leased us the building which we gather in to worship. It was a blessing to say, “thank you” and let them see all the renovations in the Zion Oak Grange.

Our next All church event will be in December as we prepare for Christmas. Plans are happening. Look for announcements in your weekly email newsletter for the date and time.

See yall there.