Village Church at Park Street Launched on February 23rd
In January 2019, Erik Estep, senior pastor of Village Church in Blythewood, was in downtown Columbia – in the pouring rain. Making a hospital visit, he remembered his wife Emily, a Realtor, telling him about the gentrification of Columbia’s historic Elmwood Park neighborhood. “It had been 30 years since I had driven in that neighborhood, […]
Village Church at Park Street is Why I Do What I Do
Forty-five years ago during the summer of 1975, I visited four cities of the 15 where 100 churches were located I was studying as part of a research project. These were Baptist churches in changing communities. Most of these churches were experiencing membership and attendance decline because they had not been successful in adjusting to […]
The Bullard Journal for June 23, 2019
Sunday, June 23, 2019: “An Answered Prayer” Church Adoption Decision Made. Today Park Street Baptist Church gathered for worship followed by a business session to vote on allowing Village Church to “adopt” them, and for Park Street to become a campus of Village. I attended Park Street today for worship, prayer, support, and encouragement. They […]
The Bullard Journal for June 17, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019: “A Call to Prayer” Church Adoption is Hard! By now the word is out throughout the Columbia Metro Baptist Association. This Sunday Park Street Baptist Church is voting on being adopted by Village Church. It is a tough emotional decision. Do they give up their way of doing church so that […]