1st Year Anniversary

Pastor Marc and his wife Cyndi will soon celebrate one year in ministry at WABC. There will be a banquet in Pastor Marc's honor on November 7th at 6 PM at Metropolitan AME Zion, in Norfolk, Virginia. The cost of this event is $20.00 per person ($10.00 for children). On Sunday November 8th at 3 PM we will celebrate through Worship. Our guest will be the Rev. Todd C. Davidson and the members of Piney Grove Baptist Church, Virginia Beach VA. Please come and join in this celebration. If you would like to attend the banquet or would like to purchase and ad for the souvenir booklet please contact June James at 757.651.4129. Please make all checks payable to Woodland Ave Baptist Church. The deadline for the souvenir ads are October 22nd, and the deadline for banquet tickets are October 30th.

This Week at WABC

We would like to thank everyone who join us last week for Revival 09 "Renewed and on Fire for God".

Our regular Wednesday Noon Day and Wednesday Night Bible Study will resume this week.

Pastor Marc and his wife Cyndi will be honored on October 17th at a luncheon sponsored by the Tidewater Baptist Women's Missionary and Education Convention. The luncheon will take place at the Virginia Beach Conference Center at 12 noon. The luncheon will be recorded this year and DVD's will be sold for $10.00 each. For each dvd sold $2.00 will be donated to the Tidewater Baptist Women's Missionary and Education Convention. Please contact Emmerell Williams at 757. 588.6086 if you are interested in purchasing the dvd.

Seniors get ready its your time. There will be a special dinner for those of you age 60 and above on October 10th at 6 PM. We are encouraging our Seniors to bring two guest to this night of dining and entertainment. Special guest for this event will be the Kingston Jubilee. Join us for a night of food, fellowship and fun!

There is a Baptist General Prayer Event scheduled for October 6th at 7 PM at Piney Grove Baptist Church. WABC members are encouraged to attend. Everyone is invited.

Ladies its not to late to sign up for the Cancer Walk which will be held on October 3rd in Norfolk. For more info please see Cyndi Jennings.

The Men's Ministry is seeking donations of Men's Suits for its Men's Suit Drive. If you have gently used suits that you would be willing to donate please speak with Ellis Ivy.

WABC get ready to celebrate 71 years of Ministry at WABC. More details to come!

WABC Ladies

Thank you Nicki, Quisha, Miasha, and Brittaney for blessing the WABC Family with your praise on Sunday Morning during our 11:30 AM worship service.

Church Revival 09

Join us for our last night of Revival 09. The dynamic speaker, Rev. Ricky Lee of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Chase City VA will be bringing the word once again. Services begin at 7 PM.

Coffee and Donut Ministry Highlighted

Join us on Sunday mornings at 10 AM for Sunday Morning Bible Study. Free coffee, donuts and hot tea are available before and after class.

Youth Revival 09

Its not to late to join us. Rev. Cardell Patillo will be speaking again this evening at WABC. Rev. Patillo is the youth pastor at Grove Baptist Church in Portsmouth VA. His message last night was "Ride It Tell The Wheel's Falls Off"! You will not want to miss this dynamic speaker. Join us this evening at 7 PM (and bring a friend, or two).

This Week at WABC

Join us this week (September 21st through the 24th) for Revival 09 "Renewed and on Fire for God". Due to our Revival services this week there will be no noon day bible study or Wednesday night bible study.

Seniors get ready its your time. There will be a special dinner for those of you age 60 and above on October 10th at 6 PM. We are encouraging our Seniors to bring two guest to this night of dining and entertainment. Special guest for this event will be the Kingston Jubilee. Join us for a night of food, fellowship and fun!

Pastor Marc and his wife Cyndi will be honored on October 17th at a luncheon sponsored by the Tidewater Baptist Women's Missionary and Education Convention. The luncheon will take place at the Virginia Beach Conference Center at 12 noon.

There is a Baptist General Prayer Event scheduled for October 6th at 7 PM at Piney Grove Baptist Church. WABC members are encouraged to attend. Everyone is invited.

Ladies its not to late to sign up for the Cancer Walk which will be held on October 3rd in Norfolk. For more info please see Cyndi Jennings.

We would like to thank Pastor Dickerson and the members of Union Zion Baptist Church for rending service during our annual Homecoming Services. We would especially like to thank our hospitality staff. Pictures of the service can now be found in our church photo gallery.

Revival 09

WABC get ready for Revival 09 "Renewed and On Fire For God"! Join us on September 21st and 22nd at 7 PM for our Youth Revival. Then come back on the 23rd and the 24th for our Church Revival. Our guest speaker will be the Rev. Ricky Lee, Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Chase City VA. We are challenging you to invite a friend (or two) to join us for this special occasion.

This Week at WABC

- Join us Wednesday Nights at 6 PM for Prayer, Praise, Food, Fellowship and a Relevant word. We also offer noonday bible study on Wednesdays afternoon. If you need a ride please contact Caronne Sease at 757.533-5346. We are studying the Gospel according to John.

- Join us on Sunday mornings at 10 AM for Sunday Morning Bible Study. Free coffee, donuts and hot tea are available before and after class.

- There will be a First Impressions Ministry meeting on Saturday, September 19th at 10:00 AM. All members of the hospitality and ushers department are asked to attend. For more info please see Diane Robinson.

- Homecoming 09 is this coming Sunday at 4 PM. Our guest will be Rev. Willie Dickerson and the congregation of Union Zion Baptist Church, Ware Neck VA. Dinner will be served immediately following the service.

- Revival 09 begins on Monday September 21st and runs through September 24th. Our guest speakers are Rev. Cardell Patillo, Youth Pastor at Grove Baptist Church in Portsmouth (September 21st and 22nd) and Rev. Ricky Lee, Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Chase City Va (September 23rd and 24th). All services begin at 7 PM.

- Thanks goes out to everyone who helped support the L.I.P.S program Friday night. Special thanks goes out to Joyce Parker and the hospitality department.

- We need your support for our Food Bank. Please speak with Raymond or Marilyn Caffee for more details.

- Don't forget that our Bread Ministry provides bread on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.

- The Men's Ministry is seeking donations for its Men's Suit drive. For additional info please see Ellis Ivy.

- Ladies please join the Women's Ministry Team on October the 3rd for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. For more info on how you can assist or if you would like to participate in the walk please contact Cyndi Jennings.

Clothing Closet

If you are in the Hamptonroads area and you have gently used clothing items you are willing to donate you can drop them off (this evening only) at 6:30 PM at WABC. We will be donating them to the clothing closet for Victory Home, which is a recovery center. They are accepting children's, women's and men's clothing (including handbags and shoes). Thanks in advance for all you do for the Kingdom.

Be Blessed

We would like to wish all of our students, teachers, and bus drivers a blessed 2009-2010 school year.

This Week at WABC

Join us Wednesday Nights at 6 PM for Prayer, Praise, Food, Fellowship and a Relevant word.


Join us on Sunday mornings at 10 AM for Sunday Morning Bible Study. Free coffee, donuts and hot tea are available before and after class.


Special thanks to everyone who participated and made the Back To School Campaign a success. Thanks to you over 50 plus students from Richard Bowling Elementary School will start the year out right. Thank you Nicole Daye for your vision and special thanks to the Life Enrichment Center for allowing us to partner with you. Photos can now be found in the church photo gallery.

Noonday bible study begins on September 9th. Come join us as we study the Gospel of John.

Only a few tickets are left for the luncheon in which Pastor Marc and his wife Cyndi along with others will be honored. The luncheon which is being held on October 17th at the Virginia Beach Convention Center is hosted by the Tidewater Baptist Women's Education Convention. The cost of the tickets is $30.00 per person. For more info please speak with Irma Rogers.

Please remember to give to our Food Bank. For more info please contact Raymond or Marilyn Caffee.