Worship Service - Sunday, 2/16/25 - 9:30am
Welcome to Oak Lawn Community Baptist Church
At Oak Lawn Community Baptist Church, we support people as they seek to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are an American Baptist Church in partnerships with American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island and American Baptist Churches, USA. We are ecumenically minded and seek opportunities for
worship and service with other community churches.
Our church welcomes diverse families. We provide for Christian Education (Sunday School) for school aged children, as well as a nursery for pre-school children during worship services.
A very important part of our worship at Oak Lawn Community Baptist Church is our music program. We have been blessed with a strong music ministry consisting of a Sanctuary Choir, Hand bell Choir, two
organists, and many musically talented members who readily share their gifts during the worship services throughout the year.
At the conclusion of worship every Sunday all are invited to the fellowship hall to join in conversation and refreshments.
Oak Lawn Community Baptist Church is located at 229 Wilbur Avenue in Cranston. We warmly invite you to worship with us on a Sunday morning at 9:30 am. Until then, may our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ richly bless you!
The OLCBC Search Committee is pleased to announce that the congregation voted unamimously on 2/02/25 to call Pastor Linda to be our settled Pastor, and she accepted the call! We all look forward to this new chapter in the life of our church!
The Search Committee will also look forward to hosting Pastor Linda's formal Installation Service later this year.
More details on Pastor Linda's background and the search process are available in the attached Letter to the Congregation below.
Blessings,
OLCBC Search Committee
Letter to Congregation.pdf
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Church Facility Rental Information
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2023-2024 Church Life Meeting Report
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OLCBC Church Profile
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From The Pastor
February 2025
Winter has certainly had us in its icy grip the past few weeks. With a birthday in the middle of January, I’ve often wished my mom had somehow arranged that differently! In California, it was usually a dreary, rainy day and any birthday parties for me were of the indoor kind. Now that I’m living on the East Coast, it’s typically right in the middle of the coldest days of the winter. If only we could control the weather….
There are so many things in life that we can’t control, and a chilly birthday is only a small blip in the litany of those things. Experts remind us that even as there are many things beyond our control, we do have control over how we respond: we can share our burden with those who care about us, and we can reach out to each other to do what we can to make burdens lighter. We can always do the next right thing, as best as we can see what that is.
On my errands last week, I noticed packets of Valentine’s Day cards for kids. It reminded me that when I was in grade school, we exchanged Valentines with our classmates each year. I also remembered that we were required to bring a Valentine for each student in our class, so no one felt left out.
As I think about this today, I see it in light of Jesus’ message about loving our neighbor as ourselves. It reminds me that God’s love isn’t reserved for some – God’s love is for everyone. Responding from this foundation, we have the strength to face our challenges, and to reach out in love to those who need our support and care.
May God’s abiding love warm you on these chilly days, and may it light your way.
Blessings,
Pastor Linda
The Legend of the Dogwood
There is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion, the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber of the cross.
That it was used for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree. Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in His gentle pity for all sorrow and suffering said to it "Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted, and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross... two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns,
and all who see it will remember."
Submitted by: Robin Butzier
REPEAT DAILY
STAYING POSITIVE IS A MUST
PRAYING IS A MUST
IGNORING NEGATIVITY IS A MUST
STAYING FOCUSED IS A MUST
REMAINING HUMBLE AND GRATEFUL IS A MUST
BEING ON A MISSION TO BE AT PEACE, AND FINDING
A BETTER YOU, IS ESSENTIAL TO LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE
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Worship Service
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Oak Lawn Community Baptist Church
229 Wilbur Avenue
Cranston, RI 02921-1016
Phone: 401 944-0864
Email: olcbc229@gmail.com
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