Mount Carmel Baptist Church

09/04/2026

Look how much our capital campaign has grown! $1,247,377 raised so far!

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

Did you know that our garden harvested 1,500 lbs of produce at the end of August?! Such an incredible mission!

09/01/2026

08/31/2026

Thanks to our Buildings & Grounds Committee for getting the playground ready for the return of our weekday preschoolers! It's going to be a good year!

08/31/2026

The bible describes the body of Christ as one body with many members, all with their own unique gifts that help to serve the body. When discussing the body, Paul writes "do not think of yourself more highly than you ought", warning that no one member of the body is more important than another. But if we look at what he says in the Greek, he actually says something more akin to "don't overthink yourself". Yes, we have a tendency toward selfishness (to focus on ourselves more than others) and toward pride (thinking too highly of ourselves). But we also have a tendency to overthink...about everything. And we live in a busy, loud, cluttered world. There is so much to think about and so much to do. We survey everything that needs to get done, roll up our sleeves, and dive in, trying to complete task after task. But it's not long before we exhaust ourselves and experience burnout, because the truth is that we simply can't do everything that needs to get done on our own. And if we try to, we'll notice the quality of our work decreases because we're spread too thin, and we become busybodies - running from one task to the next, feeling empty. When we try to do it all, we take up space where others could have gotten involved and we stunt their growth. We may even end up stunting our own growth because we feel less than for not being able to do it all, and so we stop trying to accomplish anything altogether. If we stunt ourselves or others, there's no doubt we're stunting the body. The solution to this is to not overthink ourselves - when we survey all that needs to get done, let us not roll up our sleeves and dive into places God didn't call us to be. Let's first turn inward and seek God's guidance. He will reveal where we need to be and what we should do, for in Him we live and move and have our being.

08/27/2026

This looks like a fun space, right? How would you like to hang out here one Sunday a month with some adorable little friends? We are looking for more volunteers for our nursery and preschool programs on Sunday mornings. Contact Kaylie ([email protected]) if you can help!

08/24/2026

"When I am weak, then I am strong". These are familiar, albeit confusing words. Weakness and strength are opposites. How can we be strong if we are weak?
Paul claims the Lord said to him "my power is made perfect in weakness". When he felt lost, like he couldn't see the road ahead; when he felt like he had no control; when he felt powerless - that's when God stepped in and put His power on full display. Isn't it like that for us too? When we feel like we've hit rock bottom and there's nothing left we can do, we let go and let God. And God does amazing, beautiful things that are far beyond what we could have conceived. His grace washes over us - the free gift that we cannot earn; not dependent on anything we do or don't do. And it is sufficient.