The public is invited to attend the annual Bay Hundred Covenant Churches tent service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 22, which will be held this year in coordination with the all-day Community Block Party at the waterfront Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. This yearly event unites clergy and laity from every church located between the Royal Oak/Bellevue area westward to Tilghman Island for a time of worship and celebration.
Pastor Tonya McClain from St. Luke’s UMC in St. Michaels will deliver this year’s sermon with other area clergy uniting in prayer and the reading of scripture. The tent service will also feature a gospel choir under the direction of Leroy Potter, music director at Union Baptist Church in Easton.
Underwritten by a large number of generous community sponsors, the Community Block Party at CBMM opens after the tent service at 10:00 a.m. and is offered free of charge to the general public. Bay Hundred Covenant Churches is an in-kind sponsor to the event, which wraps up the museum’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration and features several performance stages, free boat rides, live music, regional foods and libations, Chesapeake-related family activities, and more.
The mission of the Bay Hundred Covenant Churches is to strengthen and encourage one another through joint worship, outreach, and service. The group consists of Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and non-denominational congregations. The BHCC also sponsors a Lenten program, an Easter Sunrise Service at CBMM, the St. Michaels High School’s baccalaureate service, and the Christmas in St. Michaels choir concert, among other initiatives. For more information, contact Pastor Chris Pettit, BHCC chairperson at 410-739-4364.
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