Lakeshore Outreach

Thanks to all who helped make our multi-themed Sunday on September 18 such a wonderful day.  From the Membership Invitation Breakfast to Alliance of Baptists Sunday to the music of Stan and Lenny to the Hispanic/Latino Heritage Coffee Hour and … Continue reading September 20, 2011 →

Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church is a part of several Baptist families.  Our affiliation with a number of these bodies is, at least in part, a consequence of our disfellowshiping in 1996 by the American Baptist  Churches of the West  for our membership in the … Continue reading September 13, 2011 →

Sunday, Sept  11, 2011 is both Homecoming Sunday and the 10th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.  In our worship service we will lift up the immediate and going pain caused by the attacks. We will pray, … Continue reading September 7, 2011 →

The Reverend Robert Wilkins, CEO of the Oakland/East Bay YMCA, member of the Board of Trustees at ABSW, Lakeshore’s  newest member and a long time friend, will be our preacher on Labor Day Sunday. Robert’s Sermon is titled “Work: From … Continue reading August 30, 2011 →

Thank you to everyone who has checked in with me regarding our trip to Kansas. It was both safe and pleasant. We got Ethan set up at Ottawa University. School has begun. His first class was College Algebra at 8:00 … Continue reading August 23, 2011 →

Karen, Ethan and I leave on Thursday to get E set up at Ottawa University (Kansas).  Karen and I will return to Oakland on Sunday afternoon.  Classes at Ottawa begin on Monday. Thank you for your interest, support and continued prayers. Allison … Continue reading August 16, 2011 →

In a city where bad news is the norm and the horrific is not unexpected the shooting yesterday of a three year old child goes straight to the heart. Anger at the shooters, sorrow for the family, numbness at the … Continue reading August 9, 2011 →

Hi All, As I write it is just past noon on Tuesday.  Karen and I flew back from Portland this morning after a very pleasant four days in the Rose City and its environs.  It is an interesting occurrence to … Continue reading August 2, 2011 →

It is another busy week at Lakeshore. The Sanctuary, Family Room and Library have been transformed into the rain forest home of Pandamania, our Vacation Bible Camp.  If you read last weeks message closely you will note that I referred to … Continue reading July 26, 2011 →

The central Scripture in our worship on Sunday will be Psalm 139. In the ancient hymn that is the psalm we hear these words of wonder and joy “For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together … Continue reading July, 19, 2011 →