Don’t miss our 2010 World Impact Conference, The World Mission and The Orphan.  Check out the schedule here.

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• Ashland Avenue Baptist Church
• August 20, 2010
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Free Chickfila Lunch

AABC is committed to serving the 145 million children around the world who right now are languishing in abandonment.  This is why we want to connect our church family with others in our community who are passionate about caring for orphans.

On August 20, 2010, we are hosting an Adoption Awareness Luncheon.  If you are family who has adopted or who is looking into adoption, we want you to join us.  If you want to know how your church can be more effective in ministering to orphans, we want to meet you. Or maybe you are involved with an organization who helps to assist families and churches in adoption and orphan care. If so, we would love for you to join us as well.

Our prayer is that this lunch will help to increase the network of people in our community who are concerned about serving the fatherless around the world.

The lunch will include a special testimony about God’s grace in adoption along with a discussion, “Creating An Adoption Culture In Your Church.” The discussion will be led by Pastor Jeremy Haskins and Pastor David Prince.

For more information call 8592664341 or email Pastor Jeremy Haskins here

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Visiting orphans in their time of need is not a task that must be left to women who are nurturing by nature.  Men who are protectors and defenders by nature must lead the charge.

At AABC we believe that adoption is a community project.  Our adoption ministry is not a segmented group of people who have the ‘adoption process’ in common.  All who are trusting in Christ alone have been adopted by God.  Therefore, we all have adoption in common. As a church body we must work together to rescue spiritual orphans, who have never heard and believed in Jesus, with the gospel. We must also work together to rescue the 145 million abandoned and vunerable children around the world through adoption.  This is why at AABC adoption and orphan care are both woven into our commitment to the Great Commission.

One of the ways we will be fleshing out this church centered vision for adoption in 2010 is through our ABBA Forum.   On January 15, 2010 we will have our first ABBA Forum beginning at 6:30p.m. ABBA Forum is for anyone who has questions about adoption. It is for families considering adoption but also for church members who simply want to encourage and support those families who have and will adopt.

ABBA Forum will be hosted on the 1st Friday of each month at David and Jessica Evan’s home.  The Evan’s recently brought their daughter Lilly home from China.  They cannot wait to share their story and help encourage our church family in the mission of adoption.  For more information you can call or email the church office (8594558244).

Jason Kovacs of ABBA Fund sends a word of encouragement concerning the adoption culture at AABC.

Orphan Sunday Audio

November 8, 2009 was Orphan Sunday.  Around the world churches came together to remember the plight of 145 million children around the world without families.  At AABC, we featured a practical conversation on adoption between Pastor David Prince and Pastor Jeremy Haskins.  This audio also includes a song that Pastor Nate BeVier wrote, “Rescue Me!”

 

 Rescue Me by Pastor Nate BeVier : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 A Practical Conversation on Adoption between Pastor David Prince and Pastor Jeremy Haskins: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (184)

On November 8, 2009 churches across America will be called to remember the plight of 145 million children created in the image of God who are suffering without the love of a family.  At AABC, one of the primary ways our commitment to the fatherless is fleshed out is through adoption. Not everyone can or should adopt, but everyone in our congregation is called to be apart of the process by supporting families who are adopting.

On Orphan Sunday we will gather at 6:00 p.m. to hear a practical conversation about adoption between Pastor David and Pastor Jeremy. Topics will include: the adoption process, financial issues, transracial adoption, AABC’s ABBAA Fund, the personal reward and struggle of adopting.

Even if you never plan to adopt, join us to hear how you can personally walk with those who do adopt and how you can invest in the lives of the children who are being rescued by our church family.

If you have specific questions you would like us to answer, please email us or drop them off in crossroads Orphan Sunday Q&A box.