Kids 5 and up are invited to join us Friday, July 31, at the Rain or Shine Drive-In Movie & Custom Car Show. Our evening will include designing our cars, eating supper, and watching a fun movie. Parents can drop kids off in Merriam Hall at 5:30 PM and pick up at 8:30 PM.

Don’t forget we have a special day of Sunday, July 26th!
There will be one service in Springfield at 10 AM (Sunday School at 8:45). A potluck will follow the service.

In New Berlin, we will have a Big Stuf celebration service at 5 PM. Come and join us!

This Sunday, May 3, we will meet for one combined service in Springfield at 8:30 a.m. due to the Lincoln Funeral Reenactment. Sunday school classes will meet at 9:45.

Large crowds are anticipated in the downtown area as the processional passes by the church. 4th street will be blocked off at 9 :00 a.m. and we will lose access to our parking lot after that. There will be no parking on 4th street that day. We will be able to leave the parking lot through the Jackson Street exit at anytime. We encourage you to carpool as much as possible.

The funeral procession will not begin until noon and may not come by the church until 12:30 or later. While we wait for the procession, we will have a potluck in Merriam Hall. The church will provide a meat and cheese tray, bread, beverages, & table service and everyone is asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share.

The funeral procession has not been reenacted since the original funeral so this very likely is a once in a lifetime experience. More info & a link to the entire route map which is on the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition website can be found at:

View an Interactive Google Map of the Weekend’s Activities here.
View Lincoln Funeral Coalition website and the Funeral Route here.

We will still have our regularly scheduled worship service at the New Berlin location at 5:00 p.m.

Also, this Sunday, you may still bring your donation for Undie Sunday for the James Project. Any size donation of new children’s underwear and socks, for boy or girl, is being collected.

And, this Sunday is “Blanket Sunday.”  Your monetary donation to Church World Service helps provide blankets to those whose world has been torn apart by war, severe weather, earthquake, or other disaster. Envelopes will be available in the pews, which say “Blanket” & give as many multiples of five dollars as you can to support this service. Make checks to Central Baptist Church.

Join us for a Maundy Thursday service at 7 PM Downtown in the Sanctuary. Our time of worship and remembrance together will focus on the night before Jesus arrest as he gathered for a meal with his disciples. We’ll sing, pray, and celebrate communion together as we remember the new commandment Jesus gave his followers.

Join us for some pre-Easter fun!

An Easter Egg Hunt will be held for children ages Pre-K- 5th grade at Central Baptist (downtown campus) on March 27 at 5 p.m. In addition to the hunt we will also have snacks and crafts! We would love for you to join us and invite friends.

RSVP’s encouraged by calling Tricia Allen at the church office at 523-3639 or tricia@cbcchurchfamily.org