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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 CONNECT TheTshteosriteosribesehbienhdintdhethpeepoepoleplaenadndmminiinsitsrtierisesoof fTTooppeekkaaBBiibblleeCChhuurrcchh So Much More Than Sunday Morning: Erin Dykes shares her perspective on being part of the TBC family

UPCOMING CONNECTING EVENTS WOMEN’S GUYS AROUND EXPRESSO THE FIRE hear how God Gather for a is moving in relaxing time the lives of with TBC women refreshments and great 7 PM Tuesday, October 12 conversations. Choose from Saturday, October 9 or Sunday, October 17 FOSTER CARE TRUNK OR & ADOPTIVE TREAT FAMILIES CONNECTION costumes, candy, and chat with fun – oh my! others on the same journey Saturday, October 31 Sunday, October 17 Visit DiscoverTBC.com for details on these and other upcoming opportunities to connect! Connect magazine is a publication of Our thanks to the volunteers Topeka Bible Church, 1135 SW College who contributed to this issue: Avenue, Topeka, KS 66604, 785-234-5545. Todd Fertig (writing) Please email editorial inquiries to Megan Goble (writing) Teresa Jenkins, [email protected]. Heidi Nelson (proofreading) Parker Robb (photography)

CONNECT OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 IN THIS ISSUE We recently asked our Facebook followers to share about Erin Dykes • page 6 the people in their lives who they consider their spiritual heroes. We were in awe of the dozens of comments and emails that poured in – gratitude stories about family members, church staff, neighbors, teachers, and others who had made a significant impact in the lives of our congregation. You can see a 2 Blessings That Build sample of these stories on pages 14 and 15. Character In this issue, we bring you stories of other spiritual heroes, too – the Williams family, The Williams family shares their who have opened their hearts and home adoption story to adopt two daughters; Erin Dykes, who jumped headfirst into serving and takes 6 So Much More Than great comfort from being surrounded by Sunday Morning a community of believers at TBC; and Erin Dykes shares her perspective on being part of the TBC family 10 Pivot to Ministry our new student ministry pastor, Jeremy McGrath, who is already making an impact Meet our new Student Ministry Pastor with our youth. Jeremy McGrath 14 Connection Points: We hope you enjoy and are inspired by 16 their stories. Who has been a spiritual hero in your life, Connor Kraus and why? Lead Pastor Connecting with: Megan Goble NEW TO TBC? Text “NEW” to 785-432-4801 We’re so glad you’re here ... welcome! We know it can be difficult to find a good fit in a new church home. We have several welcome events throughout the year to help you get acquainted and to share more about our ministries and beliefs. To find out more, or to get connected with a Bible study, Sunday school, or small group, simply text “NEW” to 785-432-4801.

Jason and Trisha Williams have taken an adoption journey that included unimaginable challenges. But they count those experiences as Blessings That Build Character When Topeka natives Jason and Trisha (Speaker) Williams discovered a few years into their marriage that they probably wouldn’t have children of their own, TBC was there for them. Having attended the church for a few years as newlyweds, the Williamses were disappointed by their childlessness and sought answers and support. What they received from the church’s Foster Care & Adoption Ministry (FCAM) was help to grow their family through adoption. When the Williamses first were approached about adoption, there were several families studying adoption from Guatemala. The option of international adoption was one the couple was willing to consider. However, the journey to bring adopted daughter Isabelle home from the Central American nation was arduous and costly, and it began abruptly. “We got the call that they had a baby available, and we had about a 24- to 48- hour period to make up our minds,” Trisha recalled. Having made the commitment, the Williamses visited Isabelle when she was a few months old. Shortly after that, Trisha returned to Guatemala to officially receive her daughter, believing it might take a couple of weeks to process all the paperwork. Instead, she wound up staying there four months. Much of the time was spent in a police-guarded hotel, alone to care for Isabelle, washing clothes in the bathtub, and relying on delivery and markets for needed food and supplies. While Trisha spent countless days in hotels and guest rooms, awaiting permission to bring the baby she was already caring for to the U.S., she knew the church was behind her. And she was determined. continued 2 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

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Trisha and Isabelle in the adoption Looking back, Trisha believes that the time attorney’s office in Guatemala, March the mother and daughter spent together 2007. Little did Trisha know, it would helped smooth what was an enormous be months before they could leave the transition for each family member. country. “I spent so much time there that it will always hold a special place for me,” Trisha said. “I “The hardest part was being away from lived in her culture for four months, and I home for so long,” Trisha said. “But I wasn’t learned so much about where she was from.” leaving until she was coming back with me. With James 1:27 as its theme verse – “Pure We call it our ‘character building days.’” and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and I wasn’t leaving until widows in their distress” – FCAM supports she was coming back TBC families who provide foster care or with me. We call adopt children. Jason said the help provided it our ‘character by the church was essential. building days’. “The church led us to the adoption – the road was really paved by some friends at “It was hard not to have a negative opinion TBC,” Jason recalled. “The support they at the time,” Jason said about the process. provided during the process was really “But we look back now, and that was just the important. They supported us with an path that was built for us, and God worked adoption fund. There was a donation one on our hearts through it. So it turned out to Christmas with all the money going to the be a blessing at the end of the day. I know fund. I know there was a lot of prayer for us, that some other families have had even particularly while Trisha was in Guatemala.” worse challenges. So our story wasn’t easy, Both small business owners, the Williamses but it was one of the easier ones.” were open to a second adoption. A baby abandoned at the hospital came to their attention, and the Williamses believed God was prompting them to add to their family. The decision once again was swift, but this time there was no four-month wait. Within the day, newborn Lanie was a part of the family. The Williams girls are now 15 and seven years old, and the parents say they wouldn’t change a thing about their family. “As a couple, you can hope and pray that you will be able to conceive. But as I look back on it now, I think God made us wait for a reason,” Jason said. “He had something better planned. Now I can’t imagine it happening any other way. “We’re all adopted into God’s family. It’s opening your eyes to God’s will. TBC has 4 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

done a fantastic job encouraging and supporting those who adopt, and then surrounding them and reinforcing that this is God’s plan.” “We started this process as part of a Sunday School class,” Trisha recalled. “Having that community is really important. Everybody has a different story, and you need to have people who you can talk to, from knowing how to start the process to what to do once you have adopted a child.” November is National Adoption Month, a month set aside to raise awareness about the urgent need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care. Jason, Trisha, and big sister Isabelle at Lanie’s “Gotcha Jason and Trisha encourage Day” at the Shawnee County Courthouse on February other couples at TBC to 15, 2015. consider adoption. CONSIDERING ADOPTING OR FOSTERING? Email [email protected] to connect with our ministry team and access resources for adopting and fostering families. Connect with others who are on the same journey by attending one of the Foster Care & Adoptive Families Connection coffees at 10:30 AM on select Sun- days mornings throughout the year. Email us for upcoming dates. JUST WANT TO HELP? Pray or Visit DiscoverTBC.com/fcam to access our current donation needs, prayer requests, and more. Volunteer: Sort clothes or pack Blessing Bags, be trained to mentor a foster child or aged-out youth, provide meals for families. Email: [email protected] OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 • CONNECT 5

For one busy couple with three small children, church is about connecting with others and serving together. It’s So Much More Than Sunday Morning Few women would dream of a life that included a breast cancer scare, starting a new business in a new city where you knew no one, finding out that your infant son had a condition that required intensive treatment, and then months later learning that another baby was on the way. Not to mention that through all of this, you’re living hundreds of miles away from family. But Erin Dykes wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s been proven to us that this is where we’re supposed to be,” she said. Erin and her husband, Lance, grew up not far from one another in Columbia, MO. Both of their families valued the church and the community support it provides. They went to church on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, and Wednesday nights. Erin accepted Christ in the second grade at a Sports Crusader soccer camp, and her faith grew from there. But perhaps the thing that had the most significant impact on her faith was a senior high school mission trip to an AIDS orphanage in Africa. She served on the medical team – an experience that was rewarding yet overwhelming. “I had no idea the connection we’d make in such a short time,” Erin said. “The kids had nothing, but they had so much joy. It made me realize that I wanted to stay involved in ministry.” This experience guided Erin’s decisions about college and her course of study. She planned to attend Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. She made a campus visit and ran into Lance Dykes, whom she had known since she was five. Lance, who was struggling to complete a paper, said, “Don’t do it. Go somewhere else.” What Lance said was more than an offhand comment, and Erin took the warning to heart. Looking back, she said God used that encounter to steer her in another direction. She ended up going to the University of Missouri in Columbia as a student athletic trainer. The position provided for her books continued 6 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

EMBRACING THE CRAZY. With three small children, Erin and Lance Dykes have learned that their best family photos happen in authentic moments like these. And the kids (left to right) Griffin, Kensley, and Guthrie) are happy to go along. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 • CONNECT 7

and meals, and she had the opportunity to Mom ministry – first as a participant, then work with football players and other ath- in leadership. letes. Erin said she was in awe of how God Erin and Lance worked together in the used her future husband to steer her there. agency for the first couple of years, then As young adults, Lance and Erin would Erin stayed home when it became apparent occasionally cross paths. Their parents that their second child, Guthrie, needed encouraged them to consider dating one extra care. He was extraordinarily other, but they weren’t interested. Then, one colicky and couldn’t keep food down. night, they were out to dinner with a group At an Intentional Mom gathering, of friends. They ended up sitting next to another mom (a physical therapist) asked each other, and the relationship developed Erin if she’d ever noticed that Guthrie’s neck from there. appeared crooked. Lance, who had grown up and went to Erin denied it at first, but then she started college in a culturally conservative looking at photos of Guthrie. The friend environment, decided to move in August mentioned that she’d heard of a condition 2011 to the freedom and fun of the big called torticollis. A week later, a huge lump city of Austin, TX. The couple dated developed on Guthrie’s neck. Erin took him long-distance for a while until Erin moved to the doctor and asked about torticollis. to Austin in December of that year. The doctor wouldn’t confirm it but referred A few months later, Erin discovered a lump Erin to TARC (an organization that serves that needed to be evaluated. Fearing she those affected by developmental and other might have breast cancer, Erin’s mom and disabilities). A therapist evaluated Guthrie Lance’s parents encouraged them to move and confirmed that he had torticollis – a back to Columbia to be near family. But the twisting of the neck that causes the head to couple decided to stay in Austin, and later rotate and tilt. Fortunately, Guthrie’s case found out the cyst was benign. could be treated. But it would involve a long Lance and Erin were married in 2013. period of physical therapy. They lived in Austin for five years – Lance working for Oracle and Erin working for It was hard to let go Dell. Then, when their daughter, Kensley, of control and let was born, they decided to move someplace someone come in closer to Columbia that was more suited for to work with my raising a family. five-week-old baby. This move involved more than changing locations. Lance and Erin were also leaving “It was hard to let go of control and let great jobs to start their own venture in a new someone come in to work with my Shelter Insurance agency in Topeka. They five-week-old baby,” Erin said. “I had to let had to walk away from two steady paychecks go of my fear and anxiety. I had to let go of to a single, commission-based income. what I thought was under my control. I told Looking back, Erin says it’s been worth it. myself, ‘God’s brought this person into our After moving here, the couple visited TBC home. There’s a reason for that.” and knew it was the place for them. Erin soon became involved in the Intentional 8 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

Lance and Erin Dykes (second family from the left) are grateful for other TBC families with whom they’ve formed a support system, including (from left to right) Josh & Andrea Ellis, Stephen & Beth Osborne, and Nick & Andrea Kaberline. Guthrie then got Respiratory Syncytial Virus “That’s why it’s so important to be (RSV) and was hospitalized. A feeding and connected and have a ministry you believe speech specialist was brought in to address in,” Erin said. “Church is so much more than muscle issues in his mouth, trying to help him a Sunday morning.” eat in a way that he could keep the food down. Erin said that when TBC started the Fed & Erin felt like it was one thing after another. Led program last year during the pandemic, it In Summer 2019, six-month-old Guthrie’s really resonated with her and Lance because condition started to improve. Erin was just that’s how they grew up in the church. settling into a groove with her two small The Dykes have been part of a small group at children when the couple learned they were TBC. They also help with Sunday school for expecting their third child, Griffin. two- and three-year-olds, Lance has helped “I was in shock,” Erin said. “We’d tried for with Awana and Erin with Camp Catapult. over a year with Guthrie, then we were so The couple is incredibly close to a small group underwater with him. We didn’t expect of friends who also attend TBC. They travel another one so soon. Looking back, I can and celebrate milestones together, as well as see that the timing is perfect.” do everyday life alongside each other. Erin is grateful to the many friends who “You have to have a small group of people have been like family throughout all these behind you so you can reach your potential trials. She said she can trace many of them as a Christian,” she said. “You have to do back to her connections through Intentional life together. That’s the whole point of the Mom and experiences like Family Camp. church!” OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 • CONNECT 9

In defiance of his own stubbornness, Jeremy McGrath shifted away from his career plans in obedience to what God has planned for him. Pivot to Ministry When TBC announced in August that it had found the man who would succeed Connor Kraus as student ministry pastor, it felt like a final hurdle had been cleared in the story of TBC’s lead pastor transition. After more than five years of searching for the next lead pastor of the church, Connor Kraus was named as Jim Congdon’s successor. But who would take Connor’s place? And when? For Jeremy McGrath, being offered the student ministry position was the end of a different journey. Jeremy, a Chicago native, graduated from college with a degree in communications and planned to seek a career in that field. However, people in Jeremy’s life encouraged him to pursue ministry because of his solid theological foundations and his lifelong involvement as a church volunteer. But Jeremy had other plans. “I was on a crusade at the time,” Jeremy admits, “because of a mentor in my life, of not going into ministry.” With so few evangelicals influencing media, government, and higher education, Jeremy desired an opportunity in one of those fields. “I was going to change the media world. Make an impact for God there,” he said. But Jeremy felt God pulling him toward a Master of Divinity degree. When he enrolled at Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago, Jeremy still planned to use his theological training – but not for his career path. As Jeremy closed in on completing his degree (he still has about four credit hours to finish this semester), he began applying for communications training or development positions. “I was getting nowhere. After six months of applying for communications jobs, I got only one interview,” Jeremy said. “It was a brick wall.” During those months, three individuals reached out to Jeremy and encour- aged him to go into ministry. “I was still kind of stubborn,” he admitted. “But I prayed about it and developed some resumes for ministry positions.” Then God rewarded Jeremy for his obedience. He was overwhelmed with positive responses. continued 10 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

Fresh from the Windy City, Jeremy and Caroline McGrath are making their new home in Topeka as they lead our student ministry. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 • CONNECT 11

“I felt like God was saying I was finally on underbelly of mental illness,” Jeremy said. the right path, despite my stubbornness,” “Dieting disorders, depression, suicidal Jeremy said. tendencies. It was shocking how rampant Of all the opportunities he was presented it is among both sexes and all age groups. with, Jeremy feels like TBC is where he It was sad, but it was also important and and his wife, Caroline, are supposed to be. enlightening to see how much need there is Caroline was born in Kansas but moved with for counseling and good, solid discipleship.” her family to Chicago when she was young. Jeremy has had a couple of weeks to settle However, some of her siblings are still located into his new role. He plans to maintain here (in Topeka, Manhattan, and Sabetha). So consistency in ministry programming for the McGraths are glad to be rooted near them. the most part – continuing the same events In addition to Jeremy’s theological and programs the ministry has had in recent background, he’s had plenty of experience years. But Jeremy said he looks forward working with teens – through church and by to using what he’s learned through school serving two years during college with Youth and volunteer experience to bring a fresh for Christ in Chicago. There he learned about approach to some elements of the ministry. the importance of relationships with the Connor is also excited to have Jeremy on the students and walking through life with them. TBC team. “These kids were coming, not just for the “He’s going to be a fantastic addition to our programming,” Jeremy said, “but because team,” Connor said. “He’s a hard worker, they wanted something more.” with a great knowledge of the Bible, and Jeremy said he enjoyed seeing the has a big heart for leading students to life excitement in the students as they learned in Christ. We’re fortunate that Jeremy and more about Christ. But there was also a dark Caroline chose to make Topeka their new side to his experience that equipped him to home, and I look forward to seeing him take pastor to students. over the student ministry and making it “I was exposed a lot more to the ugly better than ever before.” Jeremy cheers on a group of students as they participate in Wednesday night large group time stage games. 12 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

More about the McGraths Jeremy was raised in a Christian Caroline is a Kansas native and household and homeschooled through still has family here. As such, she’s high school. When Jeremy was eight, already got Jeremy cheering for the his dad fell away from the faith. But he correct NFL team! continued to attend church and was supportive of Jeremy and his siblings as they were involved in church activities. Jeremy said this was an emotional event for him. Still, it had an interesting impact on his faith – his mother worked even harder to make sure her children were firm in their beliefs and could defend them. “I had a different perspective on my faith than most of my peers,” he said. Jeremy was involved in Awana at his church throughout his childhood and teen years. When he was 11, the Chicago area Awana missionary Ken Krup was a guest speaker. “He spoke about being the salt of the earth and what it meant to be salty for Christ,” Jeremy said. “Having a full and personal relationship with God. It was at that point I realized I was just riding the coattails of my parents’ faith, and I made a personal commitment to the Lord.” In high school, Jeremy met Caroline through a group of friends who played ultimate Frisbee. However, they didn’t start dating until Jeremy was working on his undergraduate degree. Caroline had moved to North Carolina with her family but returned to Chicago to visit friends, including Jeremy. “She was really interested in theology and was asking some great questions,” Jeremy said. Jeremy and Caroline kept in touch long distance, going through the book of 1 Corinthians via weekly calls. This went on for about a year as the two worked their way through the Bible. But neither were interested in dating at the time because of school. Then Caroline told Jeremy that they couldn’t continue to talk anymore because she had developed feelings for him and didn’t think he shared those feelings. “I was oblivious,” Jeremy admitted. He contacted Caroline again to set things straight, and the two dated (long distance) for the next two years. They tied the knot on August 3 of 2019. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 • CONNECT 13

CONNECTION POINTS We asked TBCers: Who has been a spiritual hero in your life, and why? My parents, Virgil and Sharon, who served the Lord for 20 years as missionaries in South America, have been an example and inspiration of serving people for the Lord. – Kendall Crook My Mom was my spiritual hero. She set the example of going to Church, spending time in the Word, and having a personal relationship with God. She had great biblical advice and showed Christ’s love thru her acts of service. She remained steadfast in her love and faith for God even during her battle with cancer. – Shawna Palmer Student Ministry Assistant Lori Scofield-Tennyson and volunteer Hannah Kraus. Whenever I was on a rough patch or journey straying away from the path I knew I needed to be on, they never let me down and supported me. Whether that was a late night call/drive, ride to Bible study or for ice cream, or even to pick their brain about life events and share perspective and common experiences. They were always directing/leading me to God’s Word and not my own. For that I am grateful. – Shailiegh Piepmeier Young Adults Pastor Alex Wolfe! I was able to connect with him through soccer, and since then he’s been a super helpful figure for me by showing me and visualizing the Bible and bringing the story of God’s perfect love and mercy to real life. – Luke Ottman My mom and dad, Mary and Roy Proctor – always standing firm as one in Christ. – Mike Proctor 14 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

Several come to mind, but probably the biggest influence in my quest to be a better Christian is Kerry Livgren. Kerry has always inspired me, and I had the fortune to be mentored by him for the light show. After he told Sam that I knew what I was doing and that I had the “stuff,” my self-confidence went through the roof of the College Avenue Building! I started learning everything I could about his coming to Christ, and every single time, the conviction to do better than I am hits me like a ton of bricks. Without knowing Kerry, I would still be a Christian saved by Christ but not to the level Jesus and God would like me to be. – TBC Technical Arts Assistant Jesse Whitehead My grandpa, Pastor Frank Kirkland, was a Baptist minister for 60 years. He dealt with a lot of church politics and drama, but he always showed people kindness and compassion. He always told me at the end of our phone conversations to “stay on the road.” I love him so much and know he is smiling from Heaven. – Rebecca Phillips Frank Foster has been one of the most influential Christians in my life. The memories I have of his love for Jesus, his joy in the Lord, and his enthusiasm for the gospel have all been so inspiring to me, even though I haven’t lived in Topeka or seen Frank for many years. Frank radiated God’s love. – Kevin McCarter There was an older couple, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moffett, who lived next door to my church and were very faithful. Mr. Moffett was always bursting with joyful love and always had a quarter to give any and all of us kids. Once, someone broke in to their house and stole a bunch of valuable and no doubt, sentimental family heirlooms. I remember Mrs. Moffett not being angry or fearful. They didn’t report it to law enforcement, but they prayed FOR those who had broken in and stolen from them, seemingly giving it to God and caring MORE about those who had wronged them. Within a short time, they found everything returned to them sitting on their large front porch! What an incredible lesson for this young girl! – Bobbie Reid OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 • CONNECT 15

CONNE CTING WITH: When God tells someone to go, He always gives them a direction and a MINISTRY INVOLVEMENT: purpose. It is easy to see these adventures Young Adults, Technical Productions all through the Bible. Megan, who was Team living in California at the time, felt a FAMILY: similar calling while responding to While her family is back in California, an email from Melody Congdon she considers herself to be a part of (head of Cair Paravel Latin the TBC family! School), inviting her to come LIKES TO: and work and live in Topeka. Travel to new places, cook new Megan packed her possessions dishes, and read old books. and drove east toward a new life and a new community. She felt God revealing more of His character to her through the eyes and hearts of every new person who reached out to her when she first joined TBC. Megan remembers the Young Adult Minis- try in particular making a big impact on her. From Sunday morning chats to Thursday night conversations, she realized the deep way the Scriptures have shaped the lives of so many people her own age. “It amazed me that people here were interested in both what I did for fun last weekend, as well as where my walk with Him is heading. You just don’t see that in every Christian community in America.” Megan said, “It made me realize how much He can use community to call us closer to Himself. Megan greatly values the Biblically-based lessons she has learned from the leaders at TBC. She has taken in more about the re- demptive history of the Scriptures than ever, particularly from TBC pastors Jim Congdon and Alex Wolfe. Megan hopes to use her experiences and understanding of God’s character to reach out to those who are new to TBC and welcome them to the community, just like the congregation did for her. 16 CONNECT • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021

#discovertbc – photos from our feeds 20 YEARS The Will family (left to right) – FAITHFUL AND THANKFUL (Left to Levi, Matthew, Paula, Evan, Doug, right) Hank and Nan Nelson, Jim and and Drew, as well as Drew’s fiancée, Melody Congdon, and Nat and Patty Anna Dexter, gathered on August 29 Diliberto gathered to record a video after the congregation surprised Doug looking back over the past four decades with a celebration of his 20th year on of TBC history. The video was shown the TBC staff. during Jim’s last Sunday as lead pastor, on September 12. SOGGY SERVERS A rainstorm the THEY’RE HAPPY The friendly faces of morning of August 10 didn’t keep Elyssa Judge Tommy Webb (and wife Judy, Bolze, Clyta Bolze, and Libby Beier from to his left) show why they’re a natural helping out at our Harvesters food dis- choice to serve on our Greeting Team! tribution! CONNECT WITH US! @discovertbc @topekabiblechurch Topeka Bible Church

UPCOMING EVENTS Some events require registration. Visit DiscoverTBC.com for details or to register. OCTOBER 2021 NOVEMBER 2021 9 Guys Around the Fire 9 Harvesters Food 12 Choose from this night or Distribution 17 Sunday, October 17. Gather for refreshments and time in 8 AM, Stormont Vail Events conversation with other men. Center parking lot 31 Harvesters Food Women’s Expresso Distribution 7-8 PM, Mulvane Lower 8 AM, Stormont Vail Events Center parking lot Auditorium Volunteers needed. Anyone can receive food. 14 GriefShare: Surviving Women’s Expresso the Holidays 7-8 PM, Mulvane Lower 2 PM, Mulvane Building Auditorium This special workshop is Bring a friend! Gather with designed to address the others for refreshments and emotional and relational hear how God is moving in the challenges of grief during this lives of TBC women. time of year. Foster Care & 16 Lit Wits Book Club Adoptive Families Connection 6:30 PM, College Ave Library Gather for connecting time 10:30 AM, College Avenue and snacks; discussion of the Building Basement, West End book In Pursuit of Love: One A great time to connect with Woman’s Journey from others on a similar journey! Trafficked to Triumphant begins at 7. Guys Around the Fire 20 Men’s Breakfast Choose from this night or Saturday, October 9. Gather for 7:30 AM, College Ave Lobby refreshments and time in Invite a friend to join you for a conversation with other men. hearty breakfast and a compelling speaker. Trunk or Treat 21 Foster Care & Visit DiscoverTBC.com for details. Adoptive Families Connection 10:30 AM, College Avenue Building Basement, West End Find more events at DiscoverTBC.com!