A Garden Planted with Memories by Lisa Shoemaker
A headstone in Ireland reads, “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal.” For the past several years, 2BC has set aside a small portion of its grounds on the northeast corner designated as a memorial garden. It’s a place where some of the ashes of thirty-five […]
Why I Serve: A VBS Person by Lisa Long
When my family first began attending 2BC in 2008, we attended a Children’s Valentine’s party, and I jumped in and helped as needed. That very day, I was asked if I was interested in leading music in Vacation Bible School. VBS was a very good way to connect with other families and children at church, […]
Help Us Rebuild Our Children’s Library by Angie Fuller
Our church has had an evolving children’s library for decades (in addition to the extensive Second Friends library), but for a variety of reasons, this collection has had little use in the last 10 years. A group of educators (Suzie Goertz, Michele Peck, Kate Rettig, and Angie Fuller) from our Redesigning Children’s Spaces Team has […]
We See You by Angie Fuller
We see you, parents. We see you walking into church on Sunday morning with a harried face because you already fought battles with your kids to get dressed and out the door. We see you trying to focus during worship as your child pokes you for what must be the 48th time in 48 minutes. […]
1920 Fire Centennial, Part 5 – “A Great Day for the People” by David M. Fulk
This is the fifth in a series of blog articles discussing the destructive March 21, 1920, fire and the five-year journey to a new building and brighter future. By the beginning of 1923, the shell of the new building was in place and finishing work in the education building was nearing completion. 2BC was […]
1920 Fire Centennial, Part 4 – “A Phoenix Out of the Ashes” by David M. Fulk
This is the fourth in a series of blog articles discussing the destructive March 21, 1920, fire and the five-year journey to a new building and brighter future. In my last installment, the church had gone through two construction bidding processes (fall 1920 and spring 1921) only to conclude they didn’t have enough commitments […]