Announcements 

March 16, 2025

Today, March 16, 2025 153rd Church Anniversary – Our guest speaker will be Elder Derek House of Light House Community Church.  Please welcome Elder House and members of Light House who will be joining us for service and a repast following service.  The color will be shades of blue.

Today, March 16, 2025 – Black History Moments

We will have the following (3) minute Black History Moments:

JIM CROW LAWS – Dwayne Cole

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2pm, Missionary Circle Meeting

Saturday, March 22, 2025 10am Missionary Ministry Workshop, Second Baptist Church, 1325 10th St. Columbus, IN 47201

Educational Grant Opportunities!!  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kappa Tau Omega Chapter has announced the Constance K. Holland Memorial Scholarship and the Dr. Audrey T. McCluskey Book Grant application information.  We also have the Eva M Thomas Book Grant available through SBC.  The deadline for submission is March 31, 2025, for all three.  Information is on the table outside the office  and our website, https://www.sbcbloomington.org , under “Announcements”.  

Keep In Prayer

Harry Price, Christopher Clark, Kreed Dabney, Michael Dabney, Pauline Bridgwaters and the Melvin Jones Family, Ann Love, The Shirley Owsley Family, Terry Drescher, LaVon Thomas, Stella Richmond, Diane Smith, Richard Brown, Percy Webb, Dr. Jacqueline Webb, Lola Thompson, Lisa Stieglitz, Todd Roberts, Ethel Cole, Maria Coronel, June Drake, Marlene Griffin.

Today, March 9, 2025 – Black History Moments

We will have the following (3) minute Black History Moments:

4. The BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING CAR PORTERS—Jim Sims                           

5. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM---Doris Sims

6. MARY McLEOD BETHUNE----Jarrel Gray

We will continue these moments throughout March.  The complete list of of subjects/presenters are posted on the bulletin board.

Saturday, March 8, 2025 10am-1pm  SED Usher Board Workshop-SBC 400 W. Madison St. Franklin IN 46131 

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 6pm Trustees’ Meeting 6pm

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2pm, Missionary Circle Meeting

Saturday, March 22, 2025 10am Missionary Ministry Workshop, Second Baptist Church, 1325 10th St. Columbus, IN 47201

Educational Grant Opportunities!!  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kappa Tau Omega Chapter has announced the Constance K. Holland Memorial Scholarship and the Dr. Audrey T. McCluskey Book Grant application information.  We also have the Eva M Thomas Book Grant available through SBC.  The deadline for submission is March 31, 2025, for all three.  Information is on the table outside the office  and our website, https://www.sbcbloomington.org , under “Announcements”.  

Keep In Prayer

Kreed Dabney, Michael Dabney, Pauline Bridgwaters and the Melvin Jones Family, Ann Love, The Shirley Owsley Family, Terry Drescher, LaVon Thomas, Stella Richmond, Diane Smith, Richard Brown, Percy Webb, Dr. Jacquilin Webb, Lola Thompson, Lisa Stieglitz, Todd Roberts, Ethel Cole, Maria Coronel, June Drake, Marlene Griffin.

Eva M Thomas Book & Educational Materials 

Grant Application

The mounting cost of higher education even with substantial financial aid, often limits access for many of our students.  This grant is intended to help students with the purchase of books and educational materials, as those costs also steadily rise.  The grant is administered through Second Baptist Church on an annual basis for a three-year period beginning in 2023.  It is named in honor of the benefactor’s mother, the late Eva M. Thomas, a woman of faith and courage who believed in the power of prayer – and of education.  

The application deadline is March 31, 2025.

alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kappa Tau Omega Chapter announces the Dr. Audrey T. McCluskey Book Grant available to current Ivy Tech and IU Bloomington Students.  Application Period February 10, 2025 to March 31, 2025.

Alpha Kappa /alpha Sorority, Inc. Kappa Tau Omega Chapter is announcing the constance K Hollad Memorial Scholarship for Graduating High School Senior Affrican American women and women of African American descent.  Application Period is from February 10, 2025 to March 31, 2025.

The following is a link to our Zelle QR Code

In the Rapture – https://www.folkstreams.net/films/in-the-rapture

In 1976, late folklorist Professor William Wiggins  filmed a religious drama, In the Rapture at Second Baptist Church staged by Mrs Margerine Hatcher and members of the Second Baptist Church Choir.    The original 16mm film is in the Indiana University Archives; however, Folkstreams.net is streaming a converted VHS version of the film on its website to view.  It’s truly wonderful to watch what Rev. Dr. E.D. Butler called “the demonstration of a group using their talents to portray an idea”.

You can access our live stream service by two platforms - Facebook  and YouTube -If you have not live-streamed our service before, do a search on Second Baptist Church Bloomington, IN. We will go live shortly before 10am .