Easter Cantata Well Attended

The Gretna Baptist Church Choir, under the direction of Terry Stackhouse provided an Easter Cantata entitled In Christ Alone on Good Friday night, March 21, at Bennington Baptist Church in Bennington, and on Easter Sunday morning, March 23, at Gretna Baptist Church. The choir members are Kathie Pieper, Elaine Ney, Lori Waterman, Amy Stackhouse, Kailey Grossoehmig, Tessa Ueberrhein, Jill Stackhouse, Julie Stackhouse, Darlene Hollwager, Erin Shaffer, Craig Neubauer, Tim Shaffer, John Waterman, Roger Ridley, and Duane Pieper. Bill Hollwager provided narration. Mike Mann and Art Perina were the sound technicians.

March Madness

Friday night, March 7, The Gretna Baptist Church Youth Group participated in the statewide lock-in called March Madness, sponsored by the Nebraska Association of Regular Baptist Churches. The event was held at the Champions Sports Center in Hastings. Thirteen churches participated with 200 teens and sponsors in attendance. Skits and preaching was provided by the E3 Ministry Team from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College. Activities for the night included basketball, volleyball, bowling, water slides, and a variety of other activities.

Annual Friends Day Service

On Sunday, February 24, Gretna Baptist enjoyed its Annual Friendship Sunday. In the morning service, Dr. James Maxwell III was the guest speaker. He is the president of Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Ankeny, Iowa. Dr. Maxwell spoke on True Friendship as taught in the book of Proverbs and introduced Jesus Christ as the best friend we can have. The GBC Choir provided the special music for the service, singing Sweet Jesus, a selection from their Cantata which they will be presenting at the church on Easter Sunday, March 23. Following the service, approximately 100 stayed to enjoy pizza as an opportunity to make new friends and enjoy the fellowship of old friends.

Joy Club Meets Every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 P.M.

Joy Club is a discipleship program for children in preschool through grade 6. Through it children learn about the gospel, hear stories of the Bible, and memorize Scripture. Joy stands for Jesus, Others, and You. It is based on Matthew 22:36-40.

Mother's Of Preschoolers Program Started!

On Tuesday evening September 11, a great group of young mothers attended the first meeting of the Gretna Baptist Mops (Mothers of Preschoolers). The speaker for the evening was Cyndy Salzmann addressing the topic of hospitality. Besides the program for the mothers there were also age-graded programs available for their children. MOPS meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, September - May from 6:45-8:15 P.M. For information contact mops@gretnabaptistchurch.com.

Gretna Baptist Seeks to Minister to the whole family!
 

We now offer Nursery Care and a Children's Ministry during each service. Our goal is to make it easier for families to attend our services and to minister to everyone at their level.

Pastor Ridley's Sermons Available For Online Download.