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It was a joy to welcome a new couple into membership at the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church on Sabbath Day, March 5, 2022. Before the church members voted to accept the new members, Dan Gillham shared that he had come to believe in the Sabbath on his own. Then he began looking for a group that kept the Sabbath and met on Saturday. He had been looking for a while when he and his wife Jana found this group originally through their recorded & streamed services.

As they began to look closer at the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church, they felt more and more welcome and in agreement with the church’s beliefs so they knew it was time to join the church. Jana heartily agreed with him!

Also during the morning worship service the congregation read the Church Covenant together and recommitted themselves to join with Jana & Dan, as well as the other church members, to this covenant.

Following the worship service there was a Pot Luck Fellowship Meal for a continued time of fellowship.

An energetic group of people met on Saturday night, February 26, 2022 at the church for a Lip Sync Battle Family Night (and Ice Cream!). We had around a dozen creative and fun groups and individuals lip syncing to a variety of music videos projected on the wall. The pre-selected panel of judges had a tough time choosing winners with the criteria of syncing believability, song choice amazingness, and pizzazz.

After a break for ice cream sundaes and birthday cake (Happy Bday, Jessica, with a beautiful and delicious cake from Cora’s Confections), the judges conferred and the winners were announced. It was hard to choose between so many great acts!

Starting with third place Cora and Elias P. won with their lip sync to “The Cuppycake Song”. The judges were all charmed with their performance.

In second place was Dave P. with his lip sync of an oldie but goodie “She wore an Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” and had the whole room singing along with him. Thanks for reminding us of that song, Dave, now we can’t get it out of our heads!

And first place went to Pastor Chuck and Jessica lip syncing to “Love is an Open Door”. They were one of two couples choosing that song and giving great performances. We find our Pastor and his wife certainly have a flair for the dramatic as well as love for each other!

Check out some other pictures of the acts in the slideshow below. A big thank you to all who were judges, all the performers, and for the enthusiastic and appreciative audience!

It was an exciting day on December 11, 2021 when the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church celebrated 45 years since formally joining to form a church. Five of the original twelve charter members when the church was formed were able to be present at the Anniversary Celebration. It was formerly called the First Seventh Day Baptist Church and met in rented facilities in Columbus and Westerville. The name changed after purchasing the present building at 12161 Broad Street SW in Pataskala, OH in 2004.

Pastor Dale Thorngate, former pastor when the church was formed 45 years ago, was the special guest speaker. There were MANY good memories and pictures shared! Following the worship service, the festivities continued over a Pot-Luck luncheon in the Bond Fellowship Hall, in memory of Helen and Ernest Bond who first moved to Ohio and began meeting in their home.

A video of photos old and new was put together to commemorate the event. You can view them here: LINK TO PATASKALA SDB CHURCH CELEBRATION (about 7 min)

The Appalachian Association has announced it will hold the annual Women’s Retreat the weekend of September 24-26, 2021 at Camp Joy in Berea, WV. It is a guaranteed time of refreshing scenery, Bible learning, worship, and fellowship with other women.

The theme for the weekend is Mountaintop and the planned guest speaker is Brandi Smith. Verses are Isaiah 52:7 & Micah 4:2.

You can pre-register here.

There were cars, there were food trucks, there were prizes and winners, there was face painting, and there was FUN at the 1st Annual Car Show at the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church on June 20, 2021.

It was a beautiful sunny day and there was a great turnout throughout the afternoon. Planning has already begun for the 2nd Annual Car Show scheduled for July 17, 2022. Hope you can join us!

This video and has covered all the vehicles with the various awards! If you didn’t make it you can get the feel of things (just imagine it with two awesome food trucks out of view!) PRESS TO ACCESS CAR SHOW VIDEO

And here are some more pics just for fun!

It was a great day to have a baptism! Lillian Royer had been waiting about a year due to COVID-19 shutdowns and was now able to publicly share her decision to follow Jesus Christ. During the morning worship service on June 5, 2021 at the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church the pastor Chuck Meathrell had the privilege of baptizing her. The baptism was happily witnessed by the church congregation including Lillian’s proud parents.

The Seventh Day Baptist Church of Pataskala (in Pataskala, Ohio) was privileged to host the Glory Way singing group on May 8, 2021. It was a treat to hear their lively banter and enjoy the fun as they shared their voices with us. Glory Way quartet is a mens singing group based in Mansfield, OH.

Following the concert everyone was invited to stay and share in pizza provided and board games to continue the fellowship.

On Sabbath Day January 30, 2021 we had a very special worship service led by the young people in our congregation. Following the opening prayer led by Josiah Van Horn, there was a Youth Choir singing a song arranged by Pastor Chuck Meathrell titled “Let Them Come”.

Following that was praise time and then a Responsive Reading led by Cora Patterson and Davis Meathrell. The Children’s Message that day was a puppet show by Fur & the Gang.

Lillian Van Horn gave a well prepared and thought out message titled “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. Then following the closing hymn Emma Van Horn gave the benediction. It was a blessing to have our young people participating in leading the worship!

Our church said “Thank You!” to our two Summer Dedicated Service workers, Vanessa Ormsby and Collin Green, on Sabbath July 20, 2019.  Due to the efforts of these two college age people, along with their Project Director Susie Fox, our church has been able to complete three Kids Bible Clubs at Summit Ridge Estates, JFK Park in Reynoldsburg, and at the church in Pataskala.  In addition to the Bible clubs, they also played a significant role in having a church booth at the Pataskala Fun Fair before the Fireworks on June 29, 2019 and were counselors for a week at Camp Joy in Berea, WV.

During the summer Vanessa & Collin also volunteered on Tuesdays & Thursdays at Didomi Redistribution Center for Non-Profit organizations, gave special Children’s Messages, testimonies, and special music during the Worship Service, and spent time getting to know the other people in the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church.

Vanessa is visiting from Toronto, Ontario, Canada where her home church is located and she will resume her studies in college this fall.  Collin is visiting from Milton, Wisconsin where his home church is located and where he also is continuing his college studies not far from there this fall. They are working under Seventh Day Baptist program called Summer Christian Service Corps (SCSC) which is a leadership program for college age students during the summer among selected Seventh Day Baptist churches.

On Thursday, July 25, the Summer Dedicated Service Team will be leaving to attend a few days of evaluation and then the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference annual session in Lancaster, PA.  “Well Done!” Vanessa & Collin! Thanks for all your hard work in sharing the love of God and Good News of Jesus with so many people this summer!

Here are some more pictures of our SCSC team in action this summer:

 

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We had a fun time ending each day with a Kids Bible Club (think outside Vacation Bible School!) at JFK Park in Reynoldsburg.  Each evening started & ended with a skit featuring a gold-seeking pirate named Pete and a delightful and encouraging fairy named Truly Bell.  Teacher Mary also showed up along with a variety of other characters who Pirate Pete managed to involve helping him follow treasure clues.  The skit was followed by Bible Lessons concerning heavenly vs. earthly treasures, real vs. fake treasures, listening to God’s voice, making wise choices, and keeping material treasures in balance with other treasures.  We also had a craft project, games, and a snack each day!

This was the second time using this material called The Great Treasure Hunt.  We also had a Kids Bible Club in the mornings June 24-28, 2019 at Summit Ridge in Pataskala.  A third Bible Club using different materials “God’s Love in Colors” will be held each morning July 15-19, 2019 at the Pataskala Seventh Day Baptist Church each morning Monday thru Friday at 10:30 am to noon each day.  This Bible Club will follow a similar format, but will feature a different color based on the Wordless Book each day.  Kids 4-12 are invited to attend!

Here are some pictures from the Bible Club at JFK Park:

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