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Re-gathering for Sunday Worship
Re-gathering for Sunday WorshipIn addition to ongoing online gatherings, we have a few opportunities to gather together in person in the coming days. Our leadership team has many precautions in place and we are monitoring the pandemic situation closely. Here you’ll find important information about upcoming Sunday events:Outdoor GatheringThis Sunday, August 9th, at 7:00 pm, we will have an outdoor gathering in the parking lot behind the church. We will celebrate Jeninne’s retirement and the progress of the Capital Campaign, lament our losses, and give glory to God through it all. Here are the details you need to know: bring your own chair; we will maintain 10 feet of distance from one another; there will be congregational singing; masks are required when moving around or singing but may be removed while seated; bathrooms will be available and sanitized between uses; guests will not be screened upon arrival (we encourage you to self-screen by taking…
Mission Focus
Each week we are asking our congregation to be in prayer for one of our supported missionaries or local mission agency. This week we ask that we each bring Covenant World Relief to God in prayer. Through holistic community development and international disaster response, Covenant World Relief has been the Evangelical Covenant Church’s response to poverty, human suffering, and injustice in the world for more than 70 years. This is a key way we – Batavia Covenant Church – join in God’s mission of transforming lives by loving, serving, and working together with the poor, the powerless, and the marginalized through partners around the world. Please join together this week in praying for: Peace, especially in areas of great conflict and strife where CWR partners in South Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon and in the Middle East are working to care for displaced people and serve as peace makers. CWR partners around…
New Sermon Series
What does a life of following Jesus look like? How can we stay connected to Jesus once and “abide in him” the way that he calls us to? Join us for six Sundays beginning August 2nd to dive into discipleship’s CALL, COST, and COMMISSION.
High School Parking
The results for the BCC / BHS Parking Lottery are in! Please click on the picture below to see the results. Thank you for your interest in our high school parking program.PaymentIf your number is chosen, you have until July 30,2020 to make payment ($175) for the spot. Please note that if your payment is not received by July 30, your spot will be given to the next name on our waiting list. Cost per parking spot for the 2020-2021 school year is $175. Payment can be made by check to our church office (please check office hours), either in person or via mail (Batavia Covenant Church, Attn: BHS Parking, 1314 Main St. Batavia, IL 60510.)Waiting ListAfter drawing for available spots during the selection lottery, we will also select a waiting list of eight people. Those people will be contacted if spots become available over the summer or during the…