Lakeshore Outreach

To Our LABC Family and Friends: Preparations are underway for this year’s Vacation Bible Camp. Although circumstances keep us from meeting together onsite, we are working to bring the experience to you. Login and register your elementary age child(ren) here: … Continue reading VACATION BIBLE CAMP – ROCKY RAILWAY →

Family, We have been publishing a daily LABC update every day since the first Stay at Home Order was issued on March 17th. We hope that effort has been of help to you. Starting today we are going to shift … Continue reading Monday, July 6 Update →

There is more, much more, to our sacred texts than their original meaning. The Reverend Dr. H. James Hopkins Welcome – JimPrelude – Nimrod (from “Enigma Variations” Edward Elgar) Stan Lord’s Prayer – MarleighHymn – “Lift Every Voice and Sing”Children’s … Continue reading LABC Zoom Church, Order of Worship – July 5, 2020 →

“What if this is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb?” suggested Sikh faith leader Valerie Kaur, in the wake of the election of Donald Trump. Her words, pregnant with potential, describe well the moment … Continue reading Growing Light →

A Preview of July 5th Zoom Church From Nurse Jennifer Pancoe Gurney Look people, please social distance, people are dying. I see it, Chad sees it, it’s literally every day at work. We don’t want to be those next victims … Continue reading Friday, July 3 →

On Tuesday the Supreme Court of the United States issued a disappointing ruling in Espinoza v Montana, a case that has to with public funding of religious schools. Here is some analysis of the ruling from Holly Holman, General Counsel … Continue reading Thursday, July 2 →

Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. forwards this op-ed by The Reverend Dr. Marvin McMickle. https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2020/06/to-prevent-human-suffering-we-must-seek-to-learn-and-teach-about-the-suffering-of-all-races-and-creeds-marvin-a-mcmickle.html Wednesday Morning Prayer and Bible Study meets this morning at 10:30. Together In Spirit gathers tomorrow at 6:00. Your financial support of LABC and its … Continue reading Wednesday, July 1 Update →

Loving God, For too many of us, when we consider the letters used to describe groups of people it doesn’t tell us much. POC-people of color, those who are not white, are people who embody the rainbow of human expression—much … Continue reading Tuesday, June 30 Update →

An essay by Pastor Jim https://ethicsdaily.com/remembering-why-the-bible-has-problem-with-statues/ Contact Ally is you would like to support our friend Oscar by having him wash your car this Friday – allison@labcoakland.org Contact Pastor Jim if you are willing to be part of our ongoing … Continue reading Monday, June 29th Update →