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Our first official “Serve our City” event at Campbell RiverBaptistChurch took place on June 15, 2013.  About 30 adults and their families came out on Saturday morning for “Behind Your Walls,” a teaching time by Darin Phillips from OceanviewChurch and Steve Sundby from Saanich Baptist; both churches have made an impact in the community around them and seen people in their churches changed in the process.  We were motivated to get out of our comfort zone in the church to serve our community in practical ways, so that people would encounter God’s love and grace and would actually notice and care if our church were to close.

In the afternoon of “Serve our City,” we took Darin and Steve’s teaching and applied it.  We broke into teams and went out into the community to serve.  One team went to clean up garbage around CedarSchool, another team cleaned up the neighbourhood around the church property, another team went out to Cambellton to clear a vacant lot in preparation for an event another non-profit organization was hosting later in the day.  The fourth team was at the DickMurphyPark on the Spit cleaning up litter in the park and along Spit Road and serving hamburgers and hot dogs to the public.  All teams met for celebration and a burger at the park after they had completed their service projects.  Everyone was pumped about serving Jesus in a practical way and looking forward to the next event.  Some in our team had spiritual conversations; others visited casually with the public.  We look forward to seeing what God will do as we come out from behind the walls of our church and get involved in our community.

Although June 15 was our first official “Serve our City” day, many in our congregation are already serving in the community on a regular basis.  

 Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the LORD require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

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