On Monday, July 19–Thursday, July 22 from 9:30 AM–11:30 AM, children from Kindergarten through 6th Grade enjoyed four fun-filled mornings of free Bible teaching through activities, games, and all-round fun!

Hanover Baptist hosted this summer’s Vacation Bible School in the format of “backyard Bible clubs” at the homes of two church families, one in King George and one in Colonial beach. Thanks to good weather, children were able to enjoy many activities in the fresh air and sunshine. (Some air-conditioned activities brought welcome relief from the heat later in the morning.)

We partnered with a missionary team from Calvary Baptist Church in Union City Tennessee. No one is friendlier than a group of Tennesseans! Our children had a good time and came away with new understanding of Jesus Christ.

Here are some photos of this fun-filled event

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Monday the 19th through Thursday the 22nd, several church members worked alongside the visiting mission team on a plethora of projects around the church and parsonage:

• Re-wired speakers in the sanctuary.
• Ran wires for a video projector in the youth room.
• Ran electricity for a projection screen in the sanctuary.
• Installed wood laminate flooring in the ladies study/choir room.
• Made repairs at the parsonage.
• Drywalled two rooms in the basement.
• Improved electrical wiring in the basement.
• Installed ceiling fans in the sanctuary.
• And the big one—We removed soundproofing from the sanctuary walls, put up new drywall and painted the sanctuary a nice fresh white.

Interspersed with all this hard work, there was plenty of time to share testimonies and tales of previous missions. And the ladies from Tennessee kept us all well fed!

All the work was appreciated, but the work in the sanctuary—the new drywall and bright paint— makes Hanover Baptist seem so much livelier now. When we sing, you can really hear it!

From Friday, July 16th to Thursday, July 22nd, a mission team of fifty from Calvary Baptist Church in Union City, Tennessee came to support our Vacation Bible School and to help around the church. (Help around the church—there’s an understatement!) Many arrived on Friday and visited Washington, DC on Saturday. They all joined us for a delightful barbeque (thanks, Bob!) dinner on Sunday. After a week of love and hard work, they returned home on Friday the 23rd.