Back Station Hill hosts first family-style picnic and lakeside baptism celebration
August 23rd, 2010
On Sunday, August 22, Station Hill Church hosted their first family picnic—complete with watermelon for dessert—and baptism celebration at Deer Run Retreat from 1:00–5:00 p.m.
The baptism celebration in the lake took place at 3:15 p.m. where they baptized 14 people.
Jason Swain, Station Hill Community and Discipleship Pastor, said, "We had a number of people getting baptized—both children and adults. The reason we planted here was to reach out to this community, so we're thrilled that God is bringing those people from our neighborhoods in. It was a huge celebration."
After that, until 5:00 p.m, families swam in the lake and participated in games of whiffle ball, horseshoes, volleyball, soccer, flag football, and more, and lined up for the climbing wall.
"This was just a great opportunity for us to play together," Jason said. "One of our distinctives is 'fun.' That means we don't apologize for enjoying community and life together. This was exactly that—a chance for our church family to laugh and hang out."