Continued Prayers for Myanmar/Burma

The concerns of Myanmar/Burma have increased yet again as recent violence has caused our Baptist brothers and sisters to flee to the forest and/or to foreign lands. The atrocities remain heavy, with 1.5 million people displaced. Recently, a delegation of American Baptist Church (ABC) Burmese pastors, including DCBC Pastor C Duh Kam; Rev. Dr. Robin Stoop, ABC USA; and Rev. Dr. Trisha Miller Manarin attended briefings at the U.S. Institute for Peace and the U.S. Department of State. ABC is encouraging all of us to do our part to bring about justice and peace.

DCBC shares the following notable events in the lives of its members

 Birthday greetings to our DCBC President, Rev. Patricia Hailes Fears, who celebrated her birthday on May 27.

We congratulate the following congregations and individuals celebrating, ordinations, graduations and other accomplishments:

 Min. Dr. Patrick Barnes of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ (UCC), who earned his Masters of Divinity from Howard University School of Divinity. He is pictured with Rev. William Young IV, Pastor of Covenant Baptist UCC.

 Rev. Dr. Scott Shelton (at center), who earned his Doctor of Ministry from Portland Seminary at George Fox University in Oregon. He is pictured here with DCBC Executive Director/Minister Rev. Dr. Trisha Miller Manarin and Rev. Sean Roberds with MidAtlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship).

 Rev. Dr. George Lewis Parks Jr., the next Senior Servant at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.

 Nevertheless Outreach Ministry Church, which was honored to be invited to the Nationals game on May 1 to introduce how to use Narcan and Fentanyl Strips and distribute other vital drug prevention information about treatment, DC Prevention Centers and the DC Department of Behavioral Health.

 Rev. Dr. R. A. Toogood, II, Sr. Pastor of Purity Baptist Church and Urban Center in Washington, DC, who was selected to serve on the Faith Health Alliance for the National Minority Quality Forum. He is one of 15 pastors nationally who are tasked with ensuring that specific health-related education and access is brought to the faith and larger communities that they serve. In the most recent months, Purity Baptist Church has held symposiums, and seminars monthly for its seniors to accomplish this goal. In June, Purity Baptist Church will host a Summit on Lupus Education and then a Community Health Fair that will include screenings and other activities at the church, located at 1325 Maryland Ave., NE.

 Pastor Walter J. Sadler of Southern Bethany Baptist Church in Burtonsville, Maryland, on his 10th-year anniversary of pastoral ministry with the church.