BeFree Church

Welcome! If you’re visiting in person, watching online, or are new to BeFree, we're glad you're here! Please visit https://befree.church/barrington-card to let us know you joined us.

Students ages 5 through 4th grade are excused during the first set of songs to attend DIG on the lower level. If your student isn't registered for DIG, please fill out our online form: https://befree.church/barrington-digform.

For parents of kids ages birth through four, our childcare center is available to you. Our service streams live on the quiet room television for parents who need to be with their kids.

Are you new to our in-person gatherings or livestream? Do you have a prayer request? Do you want to get connected with a small group? Fill out our electronic communication card at https://befree.church/barrington-card with as much or as little information as you'd like. The form is automatically delivered to our office inbox where someone will connect with you.

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• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BeFreeBarrington)
• Twitter (https://twitter.com/befreechurch)
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Visit http://barrington.befree.church for sermon audio and video, news, resources, and more!

We’ve established several ways you can give to BeFree wherever you are and whenever it works for you.

• At the Church: If you're at our building and you came prepared to give, please use one of the wall-mounted offering boxes.

• On your Phone or Tablet: Download the PushPay app from your device’s app store. Search for BeFree Community Church, and add it to your favorites list.

• Online: Visit http://give.befree.church to be redirected to our online giving site.

• By Mail: Mail a check to PO Box 618, Barrington, NH 03825.

Are you a mother of a child ages birth through five? Alyssa Gifford (Somersworth) and Ellie Treadwell (Dover) are starting a new multisite Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group and need your input. The group is especially interested in connecting with area moms who would attend, experienced moms who want to mentor, and individuals who could volunteer to provide childcare during meetings. Email befreemops@gmail.com to fill out a brief interest/availability survey.

"Connections through Kindness" is a group that assists with feeding the unhoused and caring for community members in Dover by distributing grab bags on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Dover Train Station. The group publishes a monthly signup sheet to request donations (each unit on the signup sheet is for 20 people): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0b4ea5a623aaf94-july. For questions or to arrange a donation pickup or delivery, contact Katie Poole <ktpoole94@gmail.com>.

Got time for some summer reading? Here are recommended titles for your TBR lists:

Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home Through Time, Moments, and Milestones. Chandler and Griffin. 189 pages. This book will encourage and equip parents to be spiritual leaders in their home, enabling them to design a personalized discipleship plan focused on time, moments, and milestones. Each of these sections provides Scriptures to consider, questions to answer, simple practices to implement, and lots of ideas to try
out.

Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church. Muehlhoff and Langer. 200 pages.
In the 21st century as throughout much of church history, Christians find they have differing views and convictions on a variety of social, political, and non-essential doctrinal issues. In our current polarized culture, American Christians face an ancient two headed beast: the insidious and antichrist problems of quarreling and disunity. How do we cultivate maturity to seek mutual understanding with the ability to agree to disagree on non-essential matters and live in unity as a witness for Christ?

Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible. Michael F. Bird. 200 pages.
Being knowledgeable and confident in the inspiration, authority, authenticity of Scripture is a foundational component of our growing faith and ability to explain it to others. This is a short, readable introduction to how we got the Bible and why we are confident it is God’s Word.

A Change of Affection: A Gay Man’s Incredible Story of Redemption. Becket Cook. 190 pages.
A gay man in Hollywood with a successful career as a set designer, Cook rarely thought about God—until an unexpected encounter in a coffee shop changed his life forever. Part memoir, part apologetic, and an astute look at what the Bible says about homosexuality, the book is above all a witness to the power of the Gospel

Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus. Heather and Ashley Holleman. 196 pages.
The Hollemans relate their experiences and provide practical ideas to develop skills for recognizing opportunities, asking good questions, having conversations and sharing the good news of Christ in ways that feel natural for us and are helpful to others.

Evangelical Convictions Audiobook Collection
If you are interested in getting an excellent introduction to Christian theology, this is one of the best resources available: https://helps.efca.org/bundles/evangelical-convictions-audiobook-collection

Attention golfers: join us for a round at Nippo on Tuesday evenings beginning at 5pm. Contact Pat Bell <pbellgolf60@gmail.com> for more information.

We have several ways that you can get involved and serve here at BeFree:

Tech Team: Are you computer savvy? Interested in learning the ropes for our sound, slides, and/or video equipment? Our tech team is looking for a few more people to join the monthly rotation. Thorough training provided! Contact Peter Poole <ppoole118@gmail.com> if you're interested in learning more about video and/or slides, and contact Paul Stewart <Stewart.L.Paul@gmail.com> for information about running sound.

DIG Children's Ministry Team: DIG children's ministry volunteers make a huge impact on our kids and our church as a whole! Our DIG team is in need of a few extra teachers to add to the monthly rotation, and emergency subs to jump in and assist on the fly. Contact Deb Wake <wakedebo@gmail.com> for details.