It’s a GOLD RUSH at Beacon Church! Special thanks to the group from Yorkshire Free Will Baptist Church in Manassas, Virginia! They brought up all the props and supplies to put on a GREAT VBS this year! You’ll see pictures of craft time, snack time, Bible lesson time, and games & songs, too. Here are some photos of the fun we had digging for treasures in God’s Word!  Also included are photos of our Wednesday night spaghetti supper and Bible Study where Pastor Todd from Yorkshire presented VBS highlights.  Some of the children came up and helped him show the grownups the songs they had learned. We also put in the group pictures from the last day.  They are quite humorous because getting a large group of children to smile all at once is a BIG task. 🙂

Fun Fair 2011

What a spectacular day at our annual Free Family Fun day!  Bouncy houses, slides, and games kept lots of parents and children hopping.  Cotton Candy, Freezie Pops, and Popcorn kept them going–and us, too!!! Special thanks to the youth group from First Free Will Baptist Church of Florence, SC who came up and helped us serve our community with this event!  And special thanks to all our Beacon folks who helped make this day so great for the kids!

Clam Cakes & Chowdah 2011

We were blessed to have the youth group from First Free Will Baptist Church of Florence, SC with us for a week.  On July 24, Youth Pastor Adam Hinson taught the teen/adult Sunday School class and delivered a powerful sermon on God’s love from John 3:16.  As you can see, after church we went over to a member’s home for a fellowship.  The lines formed up for steaming bowls of New England Clam Chowdah and Pastor Bill’s Clam Cakes.   Then we had ice cream cones to cool off after volleyball and horseshoes.  The children enjoyed swimming, as well.  All in all a great day at Beacon Church!

Ground Breaking Ceremony

We gathered at the church property to thank God for providing the land, to ask His blessing on construction, and to dedicate the building for His service.