This Sunday we continue to seek the resurrection with a sermon series entitled, "You Can't Stop the Resurrection." This service is the 7th Sunday of Eastertide and Park Avenue welcomes the Kevin Garcia to our open pulpit and Keith Menhinick leading our Call to Worship and Scripture readings of John 20:11-18, Mark 16:10-11 and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene Chapter 10.  We know you will enjoy this rousing sermon and hope you love our online worship!

About Park Avenue Baptist: Park Ave is a bold, inclusive, and creative community where everyone is welcome. We uplift voices and identities that are marginalized elsewhere. We affirm all ethnicities, racial identities, ages, socio-economic groups, gender identities and sexual orientations because we hold to a theology that refuses to other anyone. At Park avenue our leadership model is non hierarchical and we practice an open pulpit where you will hear a multiplicity of theologically trained voices from different backgrounds and social locations. We don’t just preach and talk about deconstructing systems and structures of power we practice it.

About this Service: This Sunday we continue to seek the resurrection with a sermon series entitled, "You Can't Stop the Resurrection." This service is the 6th Sunday of Eastertide and our message will be delivered by Pastor Henra Chennault. This week’s service, due to complications with the online platform is done by only Pastor Darci and Pastor Henra. You will hear Darci doing the Mental Health Awareness Call to Worship. The pastors both read the Centering Down moment poem by MoonBee Canady, called "Slow Justice." Pastor Henra preaches a sermon entitled, "What will we say? What must we do?"

In this sermon series, "You Can't Stop the Resurrection" Rev. Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza preaches, Deacon Naretha Timberlake reads the first Scripture from Genesis 1:1-31 and Lizz Hutchinson reads our second Scripture from Genesis 2:1-24. Pastor Henra leads our Centering Down moment with a poem by MoonBee Canady, "Slow Justice."   Welcome to the Park Ave. podcast!

In this sermon series, "You Can't Stop the Resurrection" Pastor Darci preaches and Marquis White reads the Scripture from Acts 4:32-35. Deacon Daniel Bass leads our Centering Down moment with a poem by Joy Harjo, "Praise the Rain."  Pastor Darci preaches "Seeing Acts like Afrofurturism". We must envision the new future beyond our corrupt system and futuristic hopeful writing is necessary to imagine the world anew. Welcome to the Park Ave. podcast!

We are celebrating the resurrection throughout this season of Eastertide, with a sermon series entitled, "You Can't Stop the Resurrection." This is Second Chance Sunday, where we focus on those who have been justice involved citizens. This service is the 3rd Sunday of Eastertide and we have Rev. James Blay preaching and Aaron Lamont leading worship.  Acree Macam reads the Scripture from 1 Peter 1:17-23. Rev. James Blay preaches as rousing sermon, "The Resurrection Continues". You can't stop the resurrection because it exists in the love we have and show for each other. We hope you enjoy our online worship!

This 2nd Sunday of Eastertide includes Myles Markham reading our new liturgical Call to Worship and the Scripture from John 20:24-29. Pastor Darci leads our Centering Down moment with a poem by Joy Harjo and leads a children's moment short reflection and prayer. Finally Pastor Henra preaches "The Proof is in the Pudding" and prays for us, not to have no doubts, but to grow in belief.

This extra special episode includes so many of our newest Deacons - Deacon Naretha Timberlake is the liturgist reading the call to worship and a prayer in unison. Deacon Lindsey Huggins speak to our young saints in a children's moment. Deacon Dr. June Chennault reads the second Gospel reading. We hear 2 videos produced by Justin Anderson and he reads scripture with Michael Crute. And finally the Pastors of Park Ave. Darci Jaret and Henra Chennault preach a choreo-sermon to proclaim that "You Can't Stop the Resurrection"! Listen in with us!

On Friday, April 10, 2020 Park Avenue Baptist Church remembered the death of our Black Messiah Jesus in an online worship offering. Hear Pastor Darci open worship with a Good Friday call to worship and Pastor Henra read the poem "Do not Hurry as You Walk with Grief” by Andy Raine. Then hear Nicole Falco read Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Jarrett Heatherly read John 18:4b-19:42 and, June Chennault Psalm 22. You will also hear a choreo-sermon video again produced by Justin Andersen of the Park Ave. Pastors Darci Jaret and Henra Chennault combining their poetic voices on this Holy Week Good Friday service.

This week's podcast is the recording of Park Avenue Baptist's online worship for Palm Sunday April 5, 2020. We used Zoom to connect and each invited each other into our homes. Hear the audio of a video produced by Jarrett Heatherly. Then you will hear Pastor Darci leading our "Centering Down" moment, reading the poem “Do not Hurry as You Walk with Grief” by Andy Raine and Pastor Henra praying.  For the scripture readings you will hear Myles Markham reading Matthew 21:1-11 and Eric Macam reading Psalm 118. Then Deacon Daniel Bass preaches "God Tells Long Stories" and this challenging and inspiring message left us all fed spiritual for this week of Holy Week. Then both our pastors offer communion together! Join us!

This week's podcast is the recording of Park Avenue Baptist's online worship. We used Zoom to connect and each invited each other into our homes. Listen in to hear Pastor Henra leading our "Centering Down" moment, reading the poem “Do not Hurry as You Walk with Grief” by Andy Raine and Pastor Darci praying.  For the scripture readings you will hear Nicole Falco read Psalm 130, Lizz Hutchinson reads Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Marthame Sanders read John 11:1-45. Then Chaplain Raymond Walker III preaches "Out of Death Into Life" and it was just the inspiration we needed in this time of distancing.