The church will have the annual Easter egg hunt and spring extravaganza on Saturday March 26 at 11 AM. The hunt will occur rain or shine. Bring your own basket!

The GABC Annual Yard Sale and BBQ is coming on March 19 from 6 a.m. to noon. Our goal is to pre-sell 250 lbs. of BBQ. We are selling a meal for $20.00 (this includes 2 lbs. of BBQ, 1 pint of slaw and 8 buns) OR you can purchase BBQ by the pound for $8.00/lb. Please pay when you sign up for your purchase. BBQ will be ready for pick up on Saturday, March 19 at 8 a.m. and must be picked up by noon. If you would like to donate items for yard sale (no TV’s or computers), volunteer to help, or purchase BBQ, please contact Pamela Steinruck at psteinruck23@gmail.com. All proceeds benefit youth mission trips.

BINNS, Karen Sue, 51, walked into the arms of the Lord on March 1, 2016. She is survived by her loving family, parents, Frank (Sonny) and Susan Binns; brother, Tripp Binns (Amy); nieces, Kelli Johnson (Adam) and Sara Binns; nephew, Zack Binns; great-nieces, Cheyanne and Savannah Johnson; aunts and uncles, Bill and Bette Binns, Charles and Rosemarie Davis, Freddie and Pam Davis and Jimmy and Polly Davis; and a host of cousins. She found her calling in helping others through her work at Elizabeth Adam Crump over the last 22 years. Through her years with us, she touched more lives than will ever be known with her special love, compassion and humor, and she left her mark on all who knew her. A service to celebrate Karen’s life is planned for Tuesday, March 15, at 2 p.m., at Glen Allen Baptist Church on Mountain Road. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the start of the service. Donations can be made in Karen’s name to Glen Allen Baptist Church.

Due to the bad weather expected to hit our area at approximately 3-8 pm this afternoon with high winds, hail, and 3-6’’ of rain , ALL Wednesday night programs on February 24, including supper, are being cancelled.

WARE, Michael Everett, 54, of Glen Allen, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at Retreat Hospital in Richmond. He was a member of Glen Allen Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, William Everett Ware Jr.; and his grandparents, Edith and William Ware Sr. and Bertha and Elwin Slayden. He is survived by his mother, Alice Ware; four sisters, Brenda Doty (Allen), Sandra Jacobs (Billy), Julia Griffis (Kevin) and Catherine Talman (Paul); four nephews, Jake Jacobs, Ryan Michael Jacobs, Everett Talman and Austin Talman; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016, at the West Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad St., Glen Allen, Va. 23060, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2016, with Dr. Timothy Norman officiating. Interment will follow at Westhampton Memorial Park. Flowers are welcomed or contributions may be made to Glen Allen Baptist Church, 3028 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen, Va. 23060.

 GASSER, Nancy Hope, 91, of Glen Allen, Virginia, passed into Heaven peacefully at home, on February 9, 2016. She leaves behind to cherish her memory, Oswald “Big Boy” Gasser, her loving husband of 62 years; daughters, Patricia “Trisha” Newton (Raymond “Puddin”) and Nancy Edens Wiseman (Roger). She was a beloved grandmother to five precious grandchildren, Kimberly Edens Stepno, David McDaniel Edens, Ginger Newton Long, Gwen Newton Carlson (Ian) and Kristin Newton Farsi (Patrick); and eight beautiful great-grandchildren, Emma, Reagan, Lily, Duncan, Alden, Matthew, Addison and Evan. Nancy was one of seven children. She is survived by three sisters, Mary Hope Poole, Bess Hope Berguin and Lucy Hope Palmes.

She was proud of her family and loved them dearly. For 35 years, Nancy enjoyed her job at Virginia Farm Bureau. Throughout her life, she was a positive influence for the children of Glen Allen Baptist Church, as she served for 45 years in the children’s department. Nancy volunteered with her husband at the Virginia Power Retiree Group. She pursued her hobbies of gardening, sewing, knitting and needlework, leaving many family heirlooms to treasure. She was an excellent cook- a family legend.

For the final three years of her life, Nancy received loving care from exceptional caregivers, Sylvia, Sonya and Shalanda, including a very special, Yvonne Ruttley, who loved her “Baby Nancy.”

We hold onto Jesus until we see her beautiful smile and eat at her table together in Heaven. She will be forever in our hearts, remembering how she smiled each time she received a kiss from her loving husband. God gained a beautiful angel that will continue to watch over her family from Heaven.

The family will receive friend at Bliley’s-Staples Mill, 8510 Staples Mill Road, Thursday, February 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service celebrating her beautiful life will be at Glen Allen Baptist Church, 3028 Mountain Road, Friday, February 12, at 11 a.m., with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall. After the reception, there will be a private graveside service at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, 1214 Wilmer Avenue at 1:30 p.m. Nancy loved flowers and they are welcome, as well as any contributions to Glen Allen Baptist Church.

Baptist Men’s Day will be observed on Sunday February 28.  The entire worship service will be led by the men of the church including the choir, ushers, prayers, scripture reading, and the sermon.

This is the highlight of the winter as our hearts are warmed first by Baptist Women’s Day in January and then Men’s Day in February.  John Tonello is leading Baptist Men’s Day.

Glen Allen Baptist Church will be hosting a movie night on Friday February 5 at 6:30 PM. The movie will be “War Room”.