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BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH. In 2018 "The Church with a Heart for Missions" was located at 940 Walker Street in Dubuque. The missions listed on the church website included: | [[Image:bbc1.png|left|thumb|250px|2004 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH. In 2018 "The Church with a Heart for Missions" was located at 940 Walker Street in Dubuque. The missions listed on the church website included: | ||
1. Bible Baptist Academy. BBA meets Tuesday through Friday | |||
every week during the school year. The ACE Program is | |||
used to teach these children reading, writing, and | |||
arithmetic. | |||
2. Bus Ministry. Begun in 2001 following a popular week at | |||
vacation Bible school, a regular Sunday youth program for | |||
children of different ages that made Bible lessons fun. | |||
The issue was how to get the children from downtown Dubuque | |||
to the church. | |||
The solution was found by purchasing old public school buses, | |||
painting them blue, and after refurbishing them using the | |||
buses to shuttle children from their homes to church. Buses | |||
left the church at about 1:00 p.m. after Sunday worship | |||
service. (1) | |||
In 2018 the church had two buses and two 15 passenger vans to | |||
bring children and adults to church. | |||
3. Children's Church. During the 11:00 am service, classes for | |||
children ages 4-7. | |||
4. Junior Church. During the 11:00 am service, the class for | |||
children ages 8-11. | |||
5. King's Kids. Children ages 4-12 get to enjoy a time of Bible | |||
memory, games, snack, and preaching during King's Kids. This | |||
happens during the 7:00 Wednesday p.m. service. | |||
6. Nursery. For each service, we provide a nursery for children | |||
through age three. | |||
7. Roaring 20s. This class is for single Young Adults ages 20-29. | |||
It meets during the 10:00 Sunday School hour. | |||
8. RU Ministry. Reformer's Unanimous is an addiction program out | |||
of Rockford, Illinois. We have a group that meets at our church | |||
every Friday at 7:00 pm and every Sunday morning at 10:00 am. | |||
9. Teen Ministry. All teens ages 13-19 have their own class during | |||
10:00 am Sunday School hour. There are also many activities planned | |||
during the month for this age group. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 5 October 2018
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH. In 2018 "The Church with a Heart for Missions" was located at 940 Walker Street in Dubuque. The missions listed on the church website included:
1. Bible Baptist Academy. BBA meets Tuesday through Friday
every week during the school year. The ACE Program is
used to teach these children reading, writing, and
arithmetic.
2. Bus Ministry. Begun in 2001 following a popular week at
vacation Bible school, a regular Sunday youth program for
children of different ages that made Bible lessons fun.
The issue was how to get the children from downtown Dubuque
to the church.
The solution was found by purchasing old public school buses,
painting them blue, and after refurbishing them using the
buses to shuttle children from their homes to church. Buses
left the church at about 1:00 p.m. after Sunday worship
service. (1)
In 2018 the church had two buses and two 15 passenger vans to
bring children and adults to church.
3. Children's Church. During the 11:00 am service, classes for
children ages 4-7.
4. Junior Church. During the 11:00 am service, the class for
children ages 8-11.
5. King's Kids. Children ages 4-12 get to enjoy a time of Bible
memory, games, snack, and preaching during King's Kids. This
happens during the 7:00 Wednesday p.m. service.
6. Nursery. For each service, we provide a nursery for children
through age three.
7. Roaring 20s. This class is for single Young Adults ages 20-29.
It meets during the 10:00 Sunday School hour.
8. RU Ministry. Reformer's Unanimous is an addiction program out
of Rockford, Illinois. We have a group that meets at our church
every Friday at 7:00 pm and every Sunday morning at 10:00 am.
9. Teen Ministry. All teens ages 13-19 have their own class during
10:00 am Sunday School hour. There are also many activities planned
during the month for this age group.
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Sources:
1. Pederson, Mary Nevans, "Children Travel Road to Salvation Aboard Bible Baptist Church Bus," Telegraph Herald, November 30, 2003, p. 1
Bible Baptist Church website. Online: https://www.biblebaptistdbq.com/