Lakeshore Outreach

Dear Friend: These are hard days for Love. Read the news and you learn that Love suffers another blow. Look around and you see how Love languishes. Love is weary. Love is lonely. Love is irritable. The fragility of Love … Continue reading A Good Word From a Longtime Friend →

Family, In light of the vote yesterday by the United States Senate not to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump I am changing my sermon for tomorrow. The title will now be “When Our Institutions Fail … Continue reading This Sunday (February 2) at LABC →

Family, These are uncertain days. There is great tension in our nation’s capitol. There are fires raging in our state. There is a hint of smoke from those fires in the air. Along with hundreds of thousands of others, many … Continue reading This Sunday (October 27) at LABC →

This Sunday, June 9, is Pentecost Sunday as well at Graduate Recognition Sunday. Please wear red! A Prayer – O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are rights, and … Continue reading This Sunday (June 9) at LABC →

I get it. There is no Easter Bunny in the Bible. Still, I wear the ears on Easter Saturday for though the journey is long, the joy is great. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Our Sunrise Service is … Continue reading Easter Saturday →

All, It has been a demanding week. I look forward to worshipping with you on Sunday and finding encouragement in our faith and in our faith community. As you are able, please bring a frozen turkey with you to church … Continue reading This Sunday (November 18) at LABC →

Some Reminders and Updates: Blessing of the Animals – Saturday, 2:00 p.m., Front Steps of the Church  “A short, happy service celebrating the sacred bond between human beings and our animal companions.” Our worship this Sunday is a Family Friendly … Continue reading This Weekend (October 6-7) at LABC →

When September 15 – October 15 was called Hispanic Heritage Month, rather than the now preferred Latino/Latina (or even Latinx) Heritage Month, Evergreen Baptist Association leaders Mindi Welton-Mitchell and Manny Santiago wrote and translated this beautiful Oración para la Celebración del … Continue reading This Sunday (September 23) at LABC →

Dear Lakeshore, I hope you can join us in worship and celebration of communion on Sunday. The sermon will be “God, Grief, Love and Liberation,” and the scripture texts are Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 and John 6:24-35.  These texts remind us … Continue reading This Sunday (August 5) at LABC →

In addition to February 4 being the first Sunday of African-American History Month it is also the Annual Meeting of Oakland First Baptist Church. The meeting will begin at 9:00 and will be held in the Family Room. If you are … Continue reading This Sunday (February 4) at LABC →