By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer
LAKE CHARLES – Parents and children will have the opportunity to serve alongside one another during the upcoming Family Serve weekend in Lake Charles.
Scheduled for Sept. 25-26, Family Serve will encourage families to be on mission through a variety of local ministries in the city.
The weekend begins on Sept. 25 at 5:30 pm, with a dinner, opening worship and mission team social at First Baptist Church in Lake Charles. The following day, families will eat breakfast and worship together before heading out to work at mission sites.
Mission opportunities on Sept. 26 include sharing the gospel at block parties, prayer walking in neighborhoods, operating free wellness checks at a block party and assisting church plants with outreach. The Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home will have its Mobile Pregnancy Care Center stationed at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church to offer free ultrasound and pregnancy testing.
Family Serve weekend will conclude with a worship celebration, led by Jeff Slaughter who wrote songs for LifeWay Christian Resources’ Vacation Bible School for 16 years.
The $40 registration cost per person includes program fee, three meals, church lodging, t-shirt and funds for local ministries involved in Family Serve. Lodging at a hotel instead of the church is an option at an additional cost.
Sept. 2 is the registration deadline. To register or for more information, visit louisianabaptists.org/familyserve.
“Our prayer is that this mission trip would encourage families to continually serve together and live a missional lifestyle that glorifies God,” said Jess Archer, children and youth missions strategist for Louisiana Baptists.