During September and October, we have TONS of great events (online and in person) to help you stay connected. Click here for all the details on Dinners for Eight, Online Game Night, and much, much more! Here are a few of the events coming up in the next couple of weeks:
 Welcome BagsTo provide a personalized welcome to our new neighbors, we are delivering handwritten notes and welcome bags to families who have recently moved into our community. This is a great (family friendly and socially distanced!) opportunity to serve others and share Jesus' love with our community. You can get all the details and sign up here.  Prayer Walk, THIS Saturday, 9/19, 9:00 to 10:00 am Join us as we pray together for our community! We'll have stations set up around the VRBC Parking Lot to serve as prompts to pray for different topics. You and your family (kids welcome!) will walk around the church building several times, praying for different strategic topics. We will meet under the awning on the south side of the building. Hope to see you there! Click here for more info.
Lunch with a Pastor: Facebook Live, Thursday, 9/24, 12:30 to 1:00 pm
Spend part of your lunch hour online with one of our pastors and other VRBC attenders! We'll share a few encouraging words and have some fun along the way. Just go to Facebook and search for "Valley Ranch Baptist Church" or even easier, click
 Men's Breakfast, Saturday, 9/26, 7:45 to 9:00 am
It's been too long! Join us on Saturday, September 26, at 7:45 am for a breakfast with other VRBC guys of all ages! You'll have the chance to have a great breakfast, connect with other men, learn a little, and laugh a lot. Bring your own chair and bring a friend! (Teenage sons are welcome as well!). This event will be outdoors at the south parking lot at VRBC. All the safety measures will be observed (social distancing, hand sanitizers, and masks). No RSVP is necessary.
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VRBC'S FINANCIAL POSITION UPDATE
TOWN HALL MEETING | SEPTEMBER 23 | 6:30 PM
Pursuant to our church bylaws, after approval by Church Council and the Finance/Human Resources Committee, the proposed 2020-2021 Annual Budget is available for online review here.
There will be a Town Hall Meeting for presentation and review of the proposed budget on Wednesday evening, September 23, at 6:30 pm by Zoom (click here a few minutes before the meeting to join). This meeting will be in advance of the official vote on the budget by the congregation on October 18, 2020, during the worship service. If you have questions before the meeting or are unable to attend the meeting, please send your inquiries to Donna Blankenship at dblankenship@vrbc.net.
For more info, click the image to the right.
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WORSHIP PASTOR SEARCH TEAM
We are excited to announce that the Ministry Placement Team and Church Council have called together a team of lay leaders to help us search for our next Worship Pastor. God has been so faithful and has brought us an amazing group! They met for the first time this week and will be prayerfully searching in the months to come. The Search Team is:
- Lester Bell
- Woody Conradt (HR/Finance Rep)
- Kerri Frederick
- Don Harton (Church Council rep)
- John Hewlett (staff rep)
- Shelley Kurian
- Christine Lawson
- Melissa Quintero
- Evangeline Ward
Please be in prayer for this team as they seek the Spirit's direction for this important staff position. If you have candidates you'd like to recommend for consideration, please email John at jhewlett@vrbc.net and he will pass them along to the team.
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WORSHIP PLANS
SEPTEMBER 20 AND 27
For Sunday mornings on September 20 and 27, we'll be streaming our services at 9:30 and 11:00 am each week. Make sure to tune in to vrbc.net/live to check out what's going on those weeks! We'll be experimenting with ways to make the services more interactive and engaging, and Larry will be continuing the important and timely sermon series: "gentle, GENTLE."
If you're interested in getting more information about attending the filming of our streaming services in-person, let us know here and we'll get you connected .
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LET'S FINISH THE FISCAL YEAR STRONG!
Thank you so much for your faithful giving to Valley Ranch Baptist Church. The fiscal year end for VRBC is quickly approaching on September 30 and we have met $2,692,717 of the $2,950,000 budget. To meet the fiscal year budget, we need contributions in the total amount of $257,283 for the final two Sundays in September 2020. Your generosity has allowed VRBC ministries to remain strong and to continue in furthering the kingdom of God during these uncertain times. Please join us in finishing this year strong and beginning an exciting new year fully equipped to accomplish what God is calling us to do. We are grateful for you!
You can give online here or on the VRBC app. You can also use "Text to Give" by simply texting the word "Give" to 972-430-7733 and following the instructions. If you wish to mail your contribution, the address is Valley Ranch Baptist Church, 1501 E. Belt Line Road, Coppell, TX 75019. Please contact the office at 972-304-8722 or dblankenship@vrbc.net, if you need assistance or to request giving envelopes.
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CHRISTMAS STORE 2020 IS COMING SOON!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
SAVE THE DATE! This year's annual Christmas Store will take place on Saturday, December 5. In response to COVID-19, we've been thinking and working on several changes for this year's Christmas Store, but even with those changes, we don't want to miss our main goal of serving through providing toys, clothing, and food at no cost to families in need from our community and from Cornerstone Baptist Church, our sister church in South Dallas. Volunteer signups will begin September 29 - stay tuned!
NEED CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE? If you have been attending VRBC for the past two months or more, and if your family is in need of holiday assistance this year, we would love to serve you. VRBC Registration is October 7, 11, and 14 so please contact Arthur Mendes immediately at amendes@vrbc.net for information.
VOLUNTEER AT REGISTRATION! For the last 20 years, one of VRBC's most beloved traditions has been the annual Christmas Store. At the Christmas Store, we have the opportunity to share hope with hundreds of families in Coppell, Valley Ranch, and South Dallas by providing Christmas gifts for their kids and by visiting with them, praying with them, and sharing the gospel with them. Due to the pandemic, this year's store will be a little different. BUT, we are still excited about all God will do!
This year, we'll be spending more time with the guests during registration from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 7, and Wednesday, October 14, and from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 11, where they'll select all their gifts from an online catalog. In December, all these families will drive up to VRBC and Cornerstone to receive their gifts. Because of this change, we have spots for LOTS of volunteers during October! This is a great opportunity to get to know some of our neighbors, encourage them, and invite them to VRBC. We have opportunities for you to serve as a greeter or as a registration assistant. Note: registration assistants will need to bring their own laptop or tablet. Volunteers are needed both for English speakers and for Spanish speakers, and training will be provided. (Not for learning Spanish - you're on your own for that one!) For more information or to volunteer to help with registration, please click
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