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We're excited at Campbellsburg Baptist Church! A lot is going on, and even more is coming.

Let me share with you.

One thing I love about this part of our great country is that we have four distinct seasons. Winters can be rough, with long days and grey skies, but there is beauty, too. When a soft snow comes, just enough to blanket the fields in pristine white and make the trees glisten, it's a very special scene. Add in the astonishing silence, because the snow absorbs and deadens the day's noise, and you have a great moment to enjoy coffee or hot chocolate on the porch, perhaps wrapped in a cozy blanket.

Fortunately, those days don't go too long, and Spring comes to break Winter's hold on the world. The grey skies give way to crystal-clear skies. The sun warms our backs and faces. Buds appear on the Redbud trees, and we know the world will soon be awash in color again. By mid-spring, we celebrate our risen Lord with Easter events.

Then summer heat arrives, bringing days on the lake, swimming, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Just when we're sure we'll melt in the dog days of August, the heat starts to retreat, and that tells us Fall isn't far behind.

Fall, beautiful Fall, sneaks in with cool mornings and hot days. The trees begin putting on their glorious robes of many colors. Fun holidays begin with fall festivals and Thanksgiving, and before we know it, Christmas is upon us.

I believe Fall is my favorite of the four seasons. I love the Fall season at church too! We decorate the sanctuary with oranges, yellows, and reds. We invite the town to enjoy our hospitality at our Fall Festival, where we get to see the children and some grown-ups in costume. Then comes Thanksgiving with our church-wide Thanksgiving meal; this year, it's scheduled for Sunday the 22nd after our morning worship service. That is followed by our Thanksgiving celebration at home, with family gathered around the table. Here at Campbellsburg Baptist Church, on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, we open the Christmas season with a Hanging of the Greens. That's when everyone in our congregation helps decorate the sanctuary. We read scripture, sing Christmas carols, and rejoice as we prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the Christ child.

Fall is a wonderful season to reaffirm the joy we have in God through Jesus Christ. It is also a great time to renew your faith, which may have been ignored, or to discover the real gift of Christmas: the free forgiveness of our transgressions through the redemption Jesus purchased on your behalf. Wherever you are in your walk of faith, the folks of Campbellsburg Baptist Church invite you to worship with us. We know that you'll find acceptance, grace, and friendship because that is part of what we've found at our church. There are many riches in store when we worship the one, true God, the Creator of all, and the giver of life.

Community Involvement

Proclaiming and teaching God's word is our primary focus at CBC. Jesus also taught us to help people with their day-to-day practical needs. To follow our Lord's example, CBC is involved in several ministries. One ministry our folks support is our community backpack ministry. This ministry involves all of our Campbellsburg churches. During the school year, volunteers prepare backpacks with food to ensure our children have something to eat through the weekend. The number of children served has doubled over the past year, and without this ministry, many would go hungry.

Another project we began this year is to create a community garden where local residents may plant and harvest food from their own garden. CBC has partnered with the Henry County Board of Education to make garden plots available on the Campbellsburg Elementary grounds. Any resident can receive access to a 20' x 20' plot of land that has been plowed, tilled, and made ready for planting. If you are interested in having our garden, please contact our church office to apply. CBC is handling the land preparation and administration of the community garden.

Everyone who has lived in our county for any length of time knows that some years we face tornadoes and severe storms. Some in our community need a safe, centrally located shelter to wait out these storms. CBC's basement is ideal for this purpose. It is surrounded by thick, sturdy walls and a ceiling. The windows are small and protected, and a working bathroom is available. CBC has partnered with the City of Campbellsburg to provide our basement as a safe place for the community during such times. Our city police and other employees have been given keys to the building. When severe, dangerous weather is coming, they will unlock the doors so residents can take shelter. We are continuing to improve our basement with a refrigerator, a ping-pong table, a TV, games, and more in case residents need to shelter for several hours. If dangerous weather is forecast, please contact Campbellsburg City Hall.

We also plan to make the basement available as a recreational site on weekends so that local residents have some place to go close by where they can enjoy a night of recreation.

The last project I'll mention is developing our property with outdoor recreation fixtures. Recently, our church members voted to approve installing basketball goals, a volleyball court, and a tetherball court on our property. We installed two basketball goals in our upper parking lot at the end of our Education Building. We are installing poles for a volleyball net on the land behind our Education Building, and we will install a tetherball court nearby. We're making all of these available for our local residents to use. The city maintains some basketball goals across Hwy 421 from our church, but children in our area have told us their parents don't allow them to play there because crossing the highway is too dangerous, including tractor-trailer trucks zooming by. We installed the basketball goals to give our youth and children more places to play without crossing the busy highway. Some children have already been enjoying having these basketball goals available to them. When the volleyball court is ready, we hope our neighbors in Campbellsburg will form teams and play volleyball. Individuals or pairs can play tetherball too! As this develops, we hope to offer other services like grilling food and providing drinks. Another idea is to provide child care inside in the evenings while the adults play their games! We believe these offerings can help our community by providing a recreational space, a safe place, and a place to grow fresh vegetables, while also being a church where our neighbors can come and worship our Lord God.