Pastor Barr sent the following letter to all members,
although the focus is on those members whose
attendance and committment had been lacking.


Community Baptist Church of Walbrook
2311 Garrison Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 947-4023


Reverend Nathaniel L. Barr, Jr., Pastor

Dear Member(s), February 22, 2004

I want to take this opportunity as Pastor of the Community Baptist Church of Walbrook to once again thank you for being a member of God's family through faith in Jesus Christ and I am glad that the Lord led you to become a member of our family here at Community Baptist Church of Walbrook.

We want to know that we are doing the will of God according to His word. I am writing this letter for each of us, so we can know God's will as committed family members of our church. I believe that if we are committed to serving God, then we will want to be in attendance in the fellowship at least twice a month (Hebrews 10:25). I also believe that our commitment as members leads us to support the ministry of our family financially (II Corinthians 9:7-8).

We are in the process of updating our church roll. If you are having a problem getting to church, we want to help. If we have members who have not attended the fellowship in the last six months, we want to know if there is a problem. We are willing to help if we can. As Pastor, I would not be true to our God to allow any of us to think that we are doing God's will when we do not think it is important to be in the fellowship. We have Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday, and Bible Study at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday nights. Please help us to do the will of God. If you have not been to church, we will be glad to see you this Sunday. If you need a ride, call Trustee Michael Kane by Thursday at 410-277-3585.

We will be placing any member who has not attended the church on a regular basis, at least twice a month, on an inactive list; so please let us know your intention for God's fellowship. This would be a good year for some who have not attended for a long time to reinstate their membership with us.

We hope by the will of God to begin our building project soon. We need family members who are committed to God and willing to meet with the rest of the family to do His ministry. Call the church at 410-947-4023 or see our website at www.cbcwalbrook.org.

Yours in Christ Jesus,

Pastor Barr & Church Leaders