The work of Christmas has begun. The work to care for those ignored by mainstream worldviews. The work of elevating voices. The work of encouraging others. The work of caring for God’s people. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Pastor Henra Chennault. Our Scripture Reading, Philemon 1:4-18, will be read by Marcus Foster. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

The work of Christmas has begun. The work to care for those ignored by mainstream worldviews. The work of elevating voices. The work of encouraging others. The work of caring for God’s people. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Pastor Darci Jaret. Our Scripture Reading, Isaiah 61:1-3, will be read by Deacon Naretha Timberlake. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This is the fifth Sunday of Advent. This is the season of holy waiting and expectation. We are calling this liturgical season: “Surprise! (Not Surprised) because we know what we are expecting. We are expecting a change. We are expecting the justice that has been deferred for too long. We call into this season of pandemic and anti-black violence everywhere - hope, joy, peace and love. We wait- but are not inactive. This season as always, we listen for the voices of the prophetesses, the voices of the marginalized, the small and the young voices to lead us in Advent. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Pastor Henra Chennault. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This is the fourth Sunday of Advent. This is the season of holy waiting and expectation. We are calling this liturgical season: “Surprise! (Not Surprised) because we know what we are expecting. We are expecting a change. We are expecting the justice that has been deferred for too long. We call into this season of pandemic and anti-black violence everywhere - hope, joy, peace and love. We wait- but are not inactive. This season as always, we listen for the voices of the prophetesses, the voices of the marginalized, the small and the young voices to lead us in Advent. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Rev. Lindsey Huggins. Our Scripture Reading from Luke 1:26-37 will be read by Marquis White. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This is the third Sunday of Advent. This is the season of holy waiting and expectation. We are calling this liturgical season: “Surprise! (Not Surprised) because we know what we are expecting. We are expecting a change. We are expecting the justice that has been deferred for too long. We call into this season of pandemic and anti-black violence everywhere - hope, joy, peace and love. We wait- but are not inactive. This season as always, we listen for the voices of the prophetesses, the voices of the marginalized, the small and the young voices to lead us in Advent. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Deacon Daniel Bass. Our Scripture Reading from Luke 1:46-55 will be read by Deacon Naretha Timberlake. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This is the second Sunday of Advent. This is the season of holy waiting and expectation. We are calling this liturgical season: “Surprise! (Not Surprised) because we know what we are expecting. We are expecting a change. We are expecting the justice that has been deferred for too long. We call into this season of pandemic and anti-black violence everywhere - hope, joy, peace and love. We wait- but are not inactive. This season as always, we listen for the voices of the prophetesses, the voices of the marginalized, the small and the young voices to lead us in Advent. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Pastor Henra Chennault. Our Scripture Reading from Luke 1:26-38 will be read by Alexia Rice-Henry. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This is the first Sunday of Advent. This is the season of holy waiting and expectation. We are calling this liturgical season: “Surprise! (Not Surprised) because we know what we are expecting. We are expecting a change. We are expecting the justice that has been deferred for too long. We call into this season of pandemic and anti-black violence everywhere - hope, joy, peace and love. We wait- but are not inactive. This season as always, we listen for the voices of the prophetesses, the voices of the marginalized, the small and the young voices to lead us in Advent. Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Pastor Darci Jaret. Our Liturgical Reading will be read by Briana Childs. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This sermon series, Decolonize Church is intentionally chosen during the month of November, Indigenous People's month. We give thanks to the MUSKOGEE, the CREEK, the first people of this land. We offer our respect to those ancestors who may be interred in this land. We are also thankful for the gifts of the People of the land. We hope that this service leads us to reconcile the mistreatment of this land and to those who have been displaced. This series is centered on the roots of colonialism in the western Christian Church, not to simply highlight historical wrongs, but to make the move from deconstructing racist roots toward a constructive faith and church moving toward generative and liberative future Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Rev. Kyndra Frazier, LMSW, M.Div. Our Scripture reading from Luke 22:14-20 will be read by Acree Macam. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.

This sermon series, Decolonize Church is intentionally chosen during the month of November, Indigenous People's month. We give thanks to the MUSKOGEE, the CREEK, the first people of this land. We offer our respect to those ancestors who may be interred in this land. We are also thankful for the gifts of the People of the land. We hope that this service leads us to reconcile the mistreatment of this land and to those who have been displaced. This series is centered on the roots of colonialism in the western Christian Church, not to simply highlight historical wrongs, but to make the move from deconstructing racist roots toward a constructive faith and church moving toward generative and liberative future Come! Let us worship the Spirit of water, breath, earth and fire-This week’s message will be delivered by Grayson Hester. Our Scripture reading from Genesis 21:4-20 to be read by Marcus Foster. 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 nonhierarchical, 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.