(An American Baptist Community of Faith)

The Rev. Lawrence R. Cook 
Minister for the Interim

Marty Pendleton, Organist
  Nancy Desterhaft, Secretary
 Steve Geer, Custodian

296 Park Avenue West
Mansfield, Ohio 44906
419-524-3802 

Sunday Worship and Education

9:30 a.m.  Sunday School
10:45 a.m.  Worship

Please note that we will be going to our 
summer schedule beginning June 1, 2008:
Sunday School    9:00 a.m.
Worship    10:00 a.m.

A Community of Faith Committed to Christ and his teachings
Upholding each other with love in joy and sorrow
Accepting the Spirit's challenge to serve a hurting world
Transformed by God's mercy to show mercy

For those interested, the message for Trinity Sunday, May 18, 2008, entitled "Reflections of God" [based upon Matthew 28:16-20], is posted in the Pastor's Corner.  
  
Please notice a journal, dated March 26. 2008, from the Kelseys, our American Baptist Missionaries from Park Avenue and Ohio to Italy, on the Mission page.  It is also posted  in large print font on the bulletin board next to the church office.  If you'd like to contact Jim and Debbie, their e-mail address is jdkelsey@hotmail.com and their website is www.refugeinitaly.org.

Our Church Officers

   Peter M. Moore, Moderator
   Richard Beer, Vice Moderator
   Janice Accardi, Church Clerk
   Judy Hanna, Treasurer
   Bill Purvis, Asst. Treasurer
   Peter M. Moore, Financial Secretary
   Nancy Chernay, Asst. Financial Secretary
   Suzette Hawk, Church School Superintendent
   Nancy Chernay, Asst. Church School Superintendent   
   Donald Wyatt, Deacon Chair
   Robert Beer, Trustee Chair                       

Our Pastoral Search Committee  (please pray for these persons as they seek God's will in this tremendous responsibility they have undertaken)

   Charley Ash, Chair                                              Suzette Hawk
   Robert Beer                                                         Roger Moffett
   Nancy Chernay                                                    Elaine Wuethrich
   Judy Hanna

We are the people of Park Avenue Baptist Church, an American Baptist Community of Faith.  We are a family of believers seeking to grow into the image of Christ.  Worship is at the heart of our life together.  We find challenge and comfort, joy and direction as we worship.  Song and prayer, scripture and preaching are central to the rhythm of our worship.   We try diligently to nurture the gifts God has placed in each of us.  We care for one another in all seasons of life, both joyful and difficult.  Yet, we know that caring for ourselves is not enough.  As fire exists by burning, so the church exists by mission.  We are always seeking new avenues of service in our community. 

A Thinking, Healing, Feeling family in Mansfield for 189 years.

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