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When your church gives to DCBC you are helping congregations thrive.

 Skills are learned to help cope with concerns of mental health and wellness.

 Pastoral Search committees are aided in their search process. Leaders are being formed.

 Mission opportunities are expanded locally and globally (glocally).

 Lives are transformed

 Everyday people are given an opportunity to explore their call.

There are endless possibilities when we come together for the call of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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THANK YOU FOR SO GENEROUSLY SUPPORTING OUR WEBINAR WITH TOD BOLSINGER IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND YOUR HELP MADE IT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU TOO FOR THE TOUR OF YOUR OFFICE IT WAS FUN TO SEE THE BUILDING AND HEAR A BIT OF THE HISTORY. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH DCBC, AS WELL AS YOUR WORK WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM BURMA.

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The District of Columbia Baptist Convention, a Christ-centered and faith-based organization, has a position open for a Financial Assistant. The Financial Assistant provides financial support for the Office of Administration and Stewardship. This is a part-time, eight hours per week position. The optimal applicant will be a self-starter who can multitask effectively; have excellent listening and organizational skills; have excellent computer skills with experience utilizing MS Word and Excel, have a minimum of three years of experience serving as a financial assistant; and must be available to work Monday, Wednesday, and/or Thursdays, and evenings or Saturdays for special meetings and events.

Please submit a cover letter, resume/CV, and two professional letters of recommendation to the DC Baptist Convention, Attn: Lashanor Doolittle, 1628 16th Street NW, Washington DC, or email to dcbc-employment@dcbaptist.org. Please indicate “Financial Assistant” in the subject line. The deadline for submission is Friday, August 22, 2023. Visit https://www.dcbaptist.org/_files/ugd/42bc4f_1401521a973a41fbb0a22797d8254a67.pdf for a comprehensive list of the position's qualifications and responsibilities. You will be assessed based on your qualifications, as evidenced by the education, experience, and training you report relative to this position, which shows that you possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Compensated and volunteer experience will be considered.

DC Baptist Convention is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate. However, as a Christian organization, we require that all employees share our religious beliefs and adhere to our mission, vision, and values.

The D.C. Baptist Convention Foundation has burial lots available at

National Funderal Home & National Memorial Park

7482 Lee Highway Falls Church, VA 22042

Interested DCBC active member churches are welcome to contact the DCBC Foundation for more information. Visit our website at https://dcbcfoundation.org

Capital Baptist Newsletter Subscription Information

The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is unique. We live in a place where local news is also national news. For this reason, it can sometimes be easier to find out what Congress is doing than it is to find out what’s going on around the corner. This is especially true as it pertains to finding out news from local churches in the area.

That is why we are inviting you to subscribe to the Capital Baptist! The Capital Baptist is the bi-monthly newsletter of the D.C. Baptist Convention. On its pages, you will find information about special programs, ministry resources, opportunities for spiritual growth, conferences, job listings, the Annual Gathering of Churches information, church news, and other relevant information about what is going on in Baptist life in the D.C. metropolitan area and beyond.

The Capital Baptist is a full-color publication with in-depth and feature-length articles covering a wide range of topics important to Baptist life. And, you can subscribe for affordable rates! An annual subscription is only $30 for members of DCBC churches and $48 for non-members!

We believe you will find it a meaningful resource to stay updated on Baptist life in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and across the nation.

Subscribe today! W e look forward to being connected to you through the Capital Baptist.

Published Rates

Members

Single Copy - $6 each

One Year - $30

Two Years - $55

Institution - $100/year/5 copies per edition

Subscribe online at: https://bit.ly/capitalbaptist

Non-Members

Single Copy - $8 each

One Year - $48

Two Years - $80

2023 Publication Schedule & Article Deadlines

Issue Article Submission Deadline

October – November 2023

December 2023 – January 2024

Friday, September 1

Monday, October 30

Article Submission Guidelines.

• All submissions should be sent as a Word document with one-inch margins on all sides. No PDFs, please

• All articles should be typed in 12 pt. font, double-spaced and limited to 400 to 600 words.

• All articles should feature original content and be previously unpublished, unless reprint permission is provided. Please also provide a brief author bio in the following format: “[Author name is [job title] at [name of church/org. (email address or social media handle –optional).”

• Please provide a photo credit in the following format for any images you provide to help illustrate your article: “Photo courtesy of [name of photographer or owner of image].” Please provide the names of all persons featured in a picture listed from left to right. Please also provide background information about the image: the who, what, why, when, where

• All articles are subject to editing and may be held for a future issue.

• Article submissions that do not meet the guidelines may not be accepted or will be returned for appropriate editing.

• Please email article submissions to cb@dcbaptist.org. Address questions/comments to Sonia Myrick, Capital Baptist Editor at cb@dcbaptist.org.