Day Trip to the American Baptist Churches National Biennial Gathering

When: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Where: At the Pasadena Convention Center
Cost: $50 per adult; $15 for youth (before May 31) or $20.
Contact: Hien Huynh for more information.
Adult Registration: Please fill out the Biennial Registration Form for each adult participant and submit to Hien Huynh
Youth Registration: Please fill out the Youth Registration Form for each youth (6th-12th grade) and submit to Pastor Erin
Childcare: Please submit Childcare Registration Form to Hien Huynh

6:15 a.m. Meeting at First Baptist Church of Redlands

8:00 a.m. Registration
Pre-Function Area outside Exhibit Halls A and B

8:00 – 9:45 a.m. Missions Workshops. Click here to view a complete list with descriptions.
•Building Bridges: Reaching Out to a Diverse & Changing World
•Small Churches Can Do Great Things
•Global Perspective on Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement
•Hands-On Discipleship through Economic Development
•Encountering Women and Children at Risk
•Cross-Cultural Equipping of Leaders
•ABCUSA and Baptist-Muslim Dialogue led by ABCUSA General Secretary A. Roy Medley
•And more...

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Biennial Worship Service for Youth and Adults
Speaker - Nick Vujicic, “My Hands...My Feet”. Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs and given no medical reason for his condition. Faced with countless challenges, God has given him the strength to surmount what others might call impossible.

12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch Gathering Discussions
•A Taste of the World Mission Conference Luncheon: Experience an event that has impacted the lives of thousands coast to coast! Different missionaries will share powerful stories of cutting edge ministries. ($20)
•Beneath the Skin: Baptists and Racism: A served luncheon with a panel discussion about the DVD of that name, produced by the Baptist Center for Ethics, with support from National Ministries and other Baptist groups. ($35)

12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Youth Luncheon, Activities, and Games
Jr. High and High School students (6th-12th grades) will have lunch and activities at First Baptist Church of Pasadena. Download a youth registration form and submit to Pastor Erin.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Explore the Mission Fair
Connect with missionaries, agencies, authors, publishers, and leaders who are making a difference throughout our country and world. This year the Mission Fair will have locations where attendees may help assemble personal hygiene kits, school kits and baby kits to be distributed through White Cross and Church World Service. The Mission Fair will include a project sponsored by National Ministries in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. The project involves building playhouses for children living in the Greater Los Angeles area and beyond. This redesigned Mission Fair will provide space for formal and informal gatherings and networking, for a variety of musical presentations, and for attendees to obtain helpful resources to enhance congregational ministry.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. General Session

5:30 – 8:00 p.m. A Multi-Cultural Family Fest Celebration
Celebrate our unity and gift of diversity as a denomination, and to enjoy a fun time of glorious fellowship in an indoor and outdoor setting at the Convention Center. We will enjoy food and music from around the world and be thrilled with the music of a jazz band and the distinct sounds of Taiko drums, Tahitian dancers, hula dancers from Oahu, and a Latino dance ensemble.

8:30 p.m. Head back to Redlands