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The Weekly
News and Updates
August 20, 2026
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Sunday, August 23
Worship and Discipleship Schedule
8:00 am
DayBreak Worship
9:00 am
Rise Worship
10:00 am
Sunday School/Discipleship
11:00 am
Abide Worship
VBS Sunday This Week!
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This Sunday, join us for worship as we learn what People Are Saying in Matthew 16:13-20 and the powerful conversation between Jesus and his disciples about identity, faith, and who Jesus is.
Come worship, wonder, and listen together. There’s a place for you here, just as you are.
Backpack Blessings are also this Sunday! Please join in!
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Worship Attendance
Sunday, August 16, 2026
DayBreak: 19 Rise: 168 Abide: 7 Total: 257
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Calendar Reminders
View our Broadway Calendar for more information.
August 20 - Race Onward, 1 pm, Fellowship Hall
August 23 - Backpack Blessing Sunday, Daybreak Worship, 8 am; VBS Sunday 9-11 am; Rise Worship, 9 am, Sunday School, 10 am; Abide Worship, 11 am; Youth Group, 6:30 pm
August 25 - Men's Group, 12:30 pm, Bob Evans
August 26 - Sisters in Study, 1 pm, Fellowship Hall
August 27 - Women's Book Club, 5:30, Conference Room
August 29 - Back to School Bash, 6:00-9:30 pm, Outdoors at BCC.
August 30th - Daybreak Worship, 8 am; VBS Sunday 9-11 am; Rise Worship, 9 am, Sunday School, 10 am; Abide Worship, 11 am; Women's Retreat Planning Meeting, 12: 5PM, Large Conference Room; Youth Group, 6:30 pm
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Bring Your Backpack This Sunday
As a new school year begins, we invite students, teachers, school staff, college students, and anyone involved in education to bring their backpacks, briefcases, or work bags for a Backpack Blessing during worship services on Sunday, August 23. Together, we'll pray for a year filled with learning, growth, safety, and God's presence.
Then, mark your calendars for our Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, August 29! Join us in our Outdoor space from 6-9:30 pm for an evening of fun, food, fellowship, and celebration as we kick off a new school year together. Games and dinner from 6-8 with an outdoor movie beginning at 8 pm. Everyone in the community is welcome, so invite your friends and neighbors to join the fun!
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Mission Trip Sunday is August 30
Join us on Sunday, August 30, for a special Mission Trip Sunday as we celebrate the Broad Reach of Broadway!
At DayBreak at 8:00 a.m., Rise at 9:00 a.m., and Abide at 11:00 a.m., you’ll have the opportunity to hear from our own intergenerational Broadway missionaries who recently traveled to Guatemala. Together, they helped build TWO houses for families in need, sharing their time, talents, energy, and hearts along the way.
Our missionaries will help lead worship and share stories and reflections from their time in Guatemala. Come hear about the people they met, the work they accomplished, and the ways this experience reminded them of what it means to be the church beyond our walls.
Mission Trip Sunday is a chance to celebrate the Broad Reach of Broadway and the many ways our congregation shares our Broad Hearts and Broad Minds with our neighbors near and far.
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Seasoned Spirits Tour Boone County Services
This week, 24 Seasoned Spirits enjoyed an educational and fascinating day exploring some of the services that help keep our Boone County community safe and prepared. The day began with a tour of the Boone County Joint Communications Center.
The center handles 911 and 311 calls, dispatches for EMS, fire, and law enforcement, monitors severe weather emergencies such as floods and tornadoes, provides public safety alerts, and supports emergency preparedness and response.
After the morning tour, they enjoyed a delicious BBQ lunch at Smith Park, catered by COMO Smoke & Fire, before heading to the Boone County Sheriff’s Regional Law Enforcement Training Center.
The new facility, completed in January, provides advanced training for law enforcement officers frthroughout mid-Missouri and beyond. There was the opportunity to see self-defense training rooms, driving simulators, an indoor shooting range, situational training spaces with movable walls and mock homes, a mock jail cell, and a garage housing training and SWAT vehicles.
It was an informative and eye-opening day, giving our Seasoned Spirits a greater appreciation for the people, technology, training, and resources that work together to serve and protect our community.
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Woodhaven Looking for Volunteers
Woodhaven has been in the Columbia community since 1964. They were first on a campus by Nifong Park serving children. In the 1990’s they moved off campus to individual homes to be part of the community of Columbia. The individuals, now adults, continue to be served by Woodhaven.
Some of the homes are looking for individuals or groups to come and help them with their landscaping, pulling weeds, planting flowers, helping them to make their home look great. By using volunteers this will help their funds go further to support the individuals served by not having to pay land scapers to come do the work. If you or your group would like to be a volunteer, please contact Jeff Kitch at 573-875-6181 or jkitch@woodhaventeam.org.
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Calling All Planners and Creators
All are invited to join the planning group as we prepare for Mid-Missouri PrideFest, September 26-27. Come join our joyful team as we prepare to spread God’s love to the community! All meetings will be in the BCC large conference room.
Monday, 9/9, 5-6 pm - Planning
Monday, 9/21, 6-7pm – Final details (float fluffing/repair and final prep)
Even if you aren't able to make the meetings, you can help by providing items from their wishlist. Choose from tissue paper, friendship bracelets, skittles, and more ways to help Broadway and this ministry make an impact in our community. Find the wishlist here.
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Building Safety & Access Reminder
As part of Broadway's commitment to providing a safe and welcoming environment, our governing board implemented an enhanced keypad and keycard access system in August 2025. To help protect our congregation, guests, staff, and community partners, all exterior doors remain locked except during worship services, weddings, and funerals.
We ask everyone to support this effort by not propping doors open or requesting exceptions to the policy. All Broadway members are welcome to obtain a keycard by contacting the church office, signing a keycard agreement, and accepting the responsibilities of keycard access. Ministry teams and regularly scheduled groups may also be assigned a building access PIN.
Thank you for partnering with us to ensure Broadway remains a safe, welcoming, and caring place for everyone.
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Open Mic Night This Sunday
Hey Youth! Mark your calendars! Our next Open Mic Night is Sunday, August 23, at 6:30 p.m. We'd love to see you there, whether you're performing or cheering on your friends!
Have a song, poem, instrumental piece, or other talent you've been working on? We can't wait to see the incredible gifts and talents you'll share!
Youth Music Ensemble Rehearsals
It is time to begin our rehearsals for Pride Sunday and more. Join us at 11:15 am on September. 6, and at 12:15 pm on September 13 and 20.
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VBS Continues Through August 30!
Broadway children (and our youth and adult volunteers) are having a blast at VBS and we hope more can join us for VBS Week 6!
Each Sunday morning from 9-11 am, we’re helping children explore faith and this week we follow along on Paul’s journey, learning, growing, and discovering God’s love along the way.
Bring a friend and join us! We’d love to see you there!
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Intercessions
Richie Crosset, Cindy Davis, Leanne Forbis, Scott Fisher, Paul Hinshaw, Jean Morrow, Eileen Perry, Dave Sleper, John Thorne
Birthdays
8/20 Gary Blackwell, Karen Rawlings
8/22 Jessie Becker, Landon Crews, Mary Helen Horton
8/23 Janine Voelker
8/24 Brent Ghan
8/25 Robert Evans, Cheri Ghan, Dave Sleper, JoAnn Wait, Chuck Watts
8/28 Ed Stansberry, Ed Varnum, Rick Wesley
8/29 Helen Black, Leo Manson, Zachary Willmore
8/30 Mary Cunningham
8/31 Tom Brintnall, Bob Eichenberger
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Columbia CROP Hunger WALK
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Stephens Lake Park – Gordon Shelter
1:00 PM - Registration opens
1:30 PM – Welcome – Music – Blessing our Work – WALK Step-off
Columbia CROP Hunger Walk www.crophungerwalk.org/columbiamo
TOGETHER WE: WALK… GIVE… IMPROVE LIVES… around the block and around the world!
First easy way to improve lives: create and sign up your walking and fundraising team NOW! Organize and Register Yourself, Your Team, or Your Group
Second easy way to improve lives: walk with friends and neighbors (in person or in spirit) at Stephens Lake Park on September 20
Third easy way to improve lives: donate online through our website (more than once), bring donations to the Walk, create a FaceBook fundraiser page and send challenges to all your friends
Columbia CROP Hunger Walk Donations
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Contact Us
Broadway Christian Church
2601 W. Broadway
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573.445.5312
Fax: 573.446.7300
By Email
Find Us on the Web
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Office Hours
Sunday
Church Open for Worship
Monday-Thursday:
8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Friday: Office Closed
Messages are checked regularly.
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Worship & Discipleship Hours
8 a.m. Daybreak Worship
9 a.m. RISE Worship
10 a.m. Sunday School and Refreshments in Fellowship Hall
11 a.m. ABIDE Worship
10 a.m. All Means All on 1st Sunday of the Month (with 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School)
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