The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) continues its support of relief efforts in Ukraine and to organizations helping the millions of refugees the Russian invasion has created. As you pray for peace and safety for all Ukrainians, please keep these CBF individuals and the other relief workers in your thoughts and prayers:

Gennady and Mina Podgaisky (pictured above) served in Kyiv for 20 years and are currently in North Carolina, providing round-the-clock counseling and emotional support to ministry partners, church councils, church members, Bible study members, and other friends and neighbors. The Podgaiskys provide Ukrainians with evacuation information and connection to in-country resources, such as transportation, relocation to safety, shelters and contact information for medical advice and the location of food and shelter.

They are also sending money from the CBF Ukraine Relief Fund to trusted ministry partners and individuals in Kyiv, Romania, and Spain. The Podgaiskys have partnered with the War Orphan Project, a new ministry established to care for children whose parents have been killed during the invasion. 

Macarena and Eddie Aldape are CBF field personnel in Albacete, Spain, where they serve immigrants and refugees. On March 15 Eddie left Spain to assist CBF staff member Shane McNary in relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia. Many Northside Drivers will remember the Aldapes as the parents of former NDBC member and McAfee graduate Alyssa Aldape.

To read more about Ukrainian relief efforts http://cbf.net/ukraine-response
To make a donation to CBF relief effortswww.cbf.net/ukraine
Who will serve NDBC next year as moderator, deacons, and members of the Personnel and Finance Committees? These are important jobs that serve our church, but they are more important than ever as we welcome our new pastor. Help the 2022 Nominating Committee enlist the right members for these roles by filling out a nomination form at the link, and remember that you are encouraged to nominate yourself for any roles you would like to fill:

You can also use this link to join a Ministry Team--help is needed across all the teams! Please prayerfully consider whom to nominate and how you personally can best serve our congregational family.
The Northside Drive family celebrates with Director of Music Ministries Keith Walker and Michael Temkin, who were married on March 12.

The sympathy and prayers of the congregation are extended to the family of NDBC member Ruth Trager, who died at the age of 96 on March 13. A graveside service will take place on March 29 at 2 p.m. You can read her obituary here.
Art & Soul will meet this Sunday to study the lectionary selections for the week, with special focus on the passage found in Luke 13:1-9, the Parable of the Fig Tree. You can prepare by reading the Feasting on the Word study guide.

Cathy Wooten will facilitate our class this Sunday. Whether or not you have time to prepare beforehand, we hope you will join us at 9 a.m. via Zoom.
Join worship at NDBC this Sunday in person (please register) or online. Rev. Dr. Karen Massey will be worship leader, and guest preacher Rev. Matt DuVall will bring the sermon, "The Temptation to Judge." Director of Music Ministries Keith Walker will lead the NDBC Sanctuary Choir as they present "There Is A Balm in Gilead" in an arrangement by Howard Helvey.
Sunday, March 20
Diaconate Meeting
3:00 p.m.

Monday, March 21
Church Council
7:00 a.m.
Join via Zoom

Wednesday, March 23
Wednesday Morning Pastor's Bible Study
10:30 a.m.
Join via Zoom

NDBC Sanctuary Choir rehearsal
7:30 p.m.
March 20 - Jill Dunn
March 20 - Cameron Tribble
March 21 - Harper Bell
March 26 - Dan Oakley
March 27 - Raj Anantaraman
March 27 - Johnny Elder
March 29 - Anant Anantaraman
March 29 - Calvin Dalke
March 30 - Walter Grant
April 1 - Chance Cooper
April 3 - LeAnna Anantaraman
April 4 - Ann Shiver Hunt
April 6 - Kay Braswell
April 6 - Allison Blaisdell
April 6 - Jackie Hardin
April 8 - Letty Konenkamp
NDBC Staff
Greg DeLoach, Interim Pastor
 
Don Janney, Interim Operations Administrator
 
Keith Walker, Director of Music Ministries
 
Melinda Clark, Organist
 
Mary Lou Swann, Director of Children's Choirs
 
Rose Hidlay, Business Manager
 
Will Mathews, Administrative Manager
 
Nick Bonner, Custodian

David Vaughns, Custodian
 
Church Office Hours
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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(404) 237-8621