TONIGHT is our final night of Wednesday activities this spring:

• Children's Choirs & Youth Missions Group at 6:15 PM
• Weeknight Worship at 6:30 PM
• Chancel Choir rehearsal at 7:30 PM

Chancel Choir will continue to rehearse at 7:00 PM on the first Wednesday of each month from May until July. All adults are invited to join the Chancel Choir for the upcoming season, when you will only need to commit to one rehearsal per month. You do not have to be a church member to sing in our choir.

This Sunday @ VBC

We have a real treat for you this Sunday: it's Children's Sunday! Join us in celebrating child/parent dedications. Then our children will be leading each aspect of worship - from music to announcements to scripture readings. Travis will begin a new sermon series with the message "A Sacrament." The scripture is Luke 5:1-11.

Prior to morning worship, we will have Sunday School at 9:15 AM. Please click here for our updated Sunday School brochure, which now includes our young adult group meeting at RND Coffee.

If you can't join us in the sanctuary for worship, please do so through livestream at www.vintonbaptistchurch.org or through our Facebook page.

Upcoming JOY Senior Events

If you signed up for tomorrow's day trip to Wohlfahrt Haus, we will depart at 10:00 AM.

This Saturday is the day for our VWCC Arboretum and Plant Sale, with lunch to follow at 419 West. We will depart at 9:00 AM. If you just plan to meet us for lunch, be at 419 West by 11:30 AM. Please make sure you have signed up so that we can give an accurate count to the restaurant.

The May JOY Senior luncheon will be Tuesday, May 20th in the church gym. We will enjoy entertainment from The Brothers Young, who will perform jazz selections this year. Our lunch will come from Three Lil' Pigs BBQ. Please sign up at the JOY Senior table by Sunday, May 18th. You can also choose to bring your own lunch, or you can skip lunch and arrive about 12:30 PM to enjoy the music. Either way, we look forward to the opportunity to fellowship together.

Graduation Info Needed

Graduate Recognition Sunday is May 18th. If you or someone in your family is graduating from high school, college, grad school, or technical school this year, please email kim@vintonbaptistchurch.org or call the church office at 540-343-7685 to let us know the following: name of graduate, school, any special honors, type of degree, future plans, and whether they will be able to attend worship May 18th. If your graduate cannot attend May 18th, we would still like to have their information so that we can recognize them in The Witness.

VBC will also host the WBHS Baccalaureate, presented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, May 18th at 6:00 PM in the sanctuary.

Bibles for our high school seniors are now available in the Welcome Center for you to write notes of affirmation and/or highlight your favorite verses. There are a lot of Bibles! So please plan time in your schedule to visit the Welcome Center after services or during church hours (9 AM - 5 PM daily) to write your notes of encouragement and blessing for our graduating high school students.

Vacation Bible School

True North

July 14th - 18th

 5:30 - 8:30 PM

CLICK HERE to register as a participant or volunteer!

We have created an Amazon wish list for VBS supplies. If you would like to provide needed supplies, please click here. Items will automatically ship to Vinton Baptist unless you change the shipping address. If you prefer not to shop online, stop by the church office and we can give you a list of needed items. Thank you for your help!

Sandra Williams

c/o Our Lady of the Valley

650 N. Jefferson Street, Apt. 312

Roanoke VA 24016

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Buddy Thurman, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday!

Wednesday, April 16, 2025:

• Children's Choirs: 29
• Youth Missions Group: 11
• Weeknight Worship: 36
• Chancel Choir: 22

Sunday, April 27, 2025:

Sunday School: 203

10:30 AM Worship

• in person: 324
• online: 249

Thank you to the Dorcas Sunday School class for their donation to the Youth Choir Mission Trip.

Easter Offering

It's not too late to give to the VBC Easter Offering, which is designated for the William Byrd Middle School Food Pantry. The WBMS pantry helps students and their families who are experiencing food insecurity. There are "Easter Offering" envelopes in the boxes of offering envelopes, or you can simply mark your donation with the notation "VBC Easter Offering." Thank you for your gifts.

Associational Missions Offering

You will find in your box of giving envelopes an envelope dated for May that is marked for Associational Missions Offering (aka Annie Mae Broyles Offering for Associational Missions). Annie Mae Broyles was the first Missionary Director of the first Baptist Mission Center operated by the Roanoke Valley Baptist Association. All Associational Missions Offerings are utilized for local ministries, including Friendship House, Keystone Community Center, Solomon's Mission, Christian Soldiers Food Pantry, and RVBA Mission Requests. If you do not have an envelope but would like to give, please make your payment to Vinton Baptist Church and notate it for "Associational Missions."

Open Position: Minister of Children & Families

Please see our website at vintonbaptistchurch.org for details on this position and how to submit your resume.

Bible Reading Plan

We have followed Numbers until the Israelites are ready to enter the Promised Land. Beginning this Saturday, we will tackle Deuteronomy and remain there until the end of May.

The following is a theological introduction to Deuteronomy that may help you as you begin to read: "Deuteronomy ('second law') derives from the Greek translation of a Hebrew phrase in 17:18, 'copy of the law.' This translation correctly conveys that Deuteronomy (a) is a law which follows upon that given at Sinai (29:1); (b) recasts various stories regarding Sinai and the wanderings as well as laws from Exodus, including the Decalogue [Ten Commandments]; (c) understands that God's law is not a matter given once and for all; it was integral to life before Sinai and develops after Sinai in view of the needs of new times and places; (d) has an authoritative role in how the first law is to be interpreted (from A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament, Birch, Brueggemann, Freitheim, & Petersen). So, although the conclusion of Numbers indicates that the Israelites are on the cusp of entering the Promised Land, Deuteronomy does not chronologically continue that story. We have to wait until we get to the book of Joshua in order to continue the chronological next steps. Instead, Deuteronomy reiterates and expands the laws conveyed through Moses.

Happy reading!

-- Kim

Kroger Community Rewards

Do you shop at Kroger? Do you have a Kroger Shopper's Card? Then you can arrange to have a portion of your Kroger purchases donated to Vinton Baptist Church at no extra cost to you. Create or log into your Kroger account, and select Vinton Baptist Church as the beneficiary of your purchases. Just follow the directions located here. If you need help, call the church office at 540-343-7685.

Last quarter, we received a total donation of $380.75 from Kroger through this program. The more folks who participate, the higher that number can go. Thanks for your support!

Congratulations to our own Wally Mayo, who has completed another collection of hymn arrangements for Lorenz Publishing Company! It is entitled "I Will Sing of My Redeemer: Joyous Settings of Enduring Hymns." Please click here and then click on the audio icon to listen!

Vinton Baptist Staff & Members,

Thanks to all of you who sent cards, made calls, sent prayers, and expressed words of comfort and condolences. All of these helped me cope with the loss of my sister. Thank you, Travis, for leading the service. Your words were very comforting during this difficult time. I am thankful to be a part of Vinton Baptist Church! Sincerely,

Terrie Webber Bigler

Please note that, due to vacation schedules, the church office will close at 4:00 PM tomorrow, May 1st. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.