Remembering, Rejoicing, Reimagining
Brewster Baptist Bicentennial
1824 – 2024
Remembering, Rejoicing, Reimagining
This year we have been celebrating 200 years of Christian Life and witness in and through Brewster Baptist Church.
Our Celebration service was held December 23, 2024 (you can watch the whole video). And you can also look through all the great pages that were created throughout the year.
Remembering Our Past: Rev. Dr. Fred S. Downs
Former BBC member Rev. Dr. Fred S. Downs went home to glory on Sunday, May 19, 2024, Pentecost Sunday. He died peacefully at his home in North Carolina. Rev. Dr. Frederick (Fred) Sheldon Downs was born in Tura, Meghalaya, India on 15 February 1932. His parents – Dr. E. Sheldon Downs and Gladys Hall Downs…
Rejoicing in Our Present: Sexton Staff
As we continue highlighting aspects of our past, present and future at Brewster Baptist Church, we hope you enjoy learning new things about the life of BBC. This week, we want to introduce the people who work – mostly behind the scenes – to make BBC a beautiful and comfortable place – our Sexton staff. …
Rejoicing in Our Present: BBC Mission Offerings
you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth Acts 1:8b This week, you will receive a letter in the mail about the One Great Hour of Sharing offering that we will be receiving throughout the month of July. We thought we would take the…
Rejoicing in Our Present: The Connecting Team
The mission of the Connecting Core Ministry is to welcome all who come to worship at BBC. Our committee members provide more personalized information about BBC, our weekly worship services, and our weekly, monthly and special events. Originally formed in 2004 as the Assimilation Core Ministry, it works to get people connected with BBC by…
Rejoicing in Our Present: Administrative Staff
As we have been going through the weeks, introducing you to aspects of our past, present and future at Brewster Baptist Church, we hope you have been learning new things about the life of BBC. This week, we want to introduce the people who impact a lot of what you see and do at BBC,…
Remembering Our Past: Golden Links
Found in our church archives, we came across a couple of scrapbooks about “The Golden Links,” a women’s ministry at Brewster Baptist Church in the 1950-1970s. The earlier scrapbook contained two excerpts from the Cape Codder in 1953, sharing about the beginnings of the Golden Links. “On the evening of September 15, several women met…






