Elder Affirmation Vote
2023-07-16 10:45 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Worship Center
We will have an affirmation vote on July 16th provided we affirm the two Elder candidates. W will have an ordination and installation service on July 23rd.

OneBlood Drive
2023-07-22 09:00 - 13:00 | Murdock Baptist Church – Parking Lot, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948
To make an appointment, please visit oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code: 58463.

Men's Saturday Morning Bible Study - Special Gathering
2023-07-29 08:30 - 10:00 | Main Building A, Fellowship Hall, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
Men’s Saturday Morning Bible Study Group will be hosting a special event for prayer, praise and worship.

Summer Wednesday Nights: Dinner/Game Night
2023-08-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Main Building A, Fellowship Hall, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
Dinner, games & devotions. Fun for all ages!

Registration is required and must be submitted by Monday July 31st.

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Good Grief: Wise Counsel for your Family
2023-08-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Main Building, Room #105
Join Ron & Beth Gaudio for this ongoing and practical time to explore and manage the storms in your life. This is an ongoing group will have regular meetings on Sunday morning. We will explore the unique way that grief affects each of us. Weekly you will receive tools to manage your particular grief and assist you in being an encourager to others who are grieving.

To sign up, call the church office at 1-941-627-6352 or for more information email ron@gaudio.net.

This is a 4 week class:

Sunday, August 6: The Early Years

Sunday, August 13: Adult Children, Don’t Rearrange their Furniture

Sunday, August 20: Dividing the Property

Sunday, August 27: The Complexity of Generations

Everyone is welcome!

AWANA Meeting
2023-08-09 17:45 - 18:30 | Student Building B, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
This is for EVERYONE who is serving in any capacity or interested in learning how they can help. AWANA clubs on Wednesdays are a fun way for children to learn about God’s Word, His love and His plan for them. But we need YOU to serve! Listeners are caring and patient adults who listen to children recite memory verses, helping them learn a verse if necessary, from 5:45 p.m. – 6 p.m. Puggles are our youngest group, 2 year olds! Would you be willing to help them learn that God made the world and God loves them? 5:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. There are other ways to serve as we disciple children, 2 years old – 5th grade.

Choir Kickoff Party
2023-08-09 19:15 - 20:00 | Worship Center, Room 104
Join us on Wednesday, August 9th at 7:15 p.m. in Room 104 as the choir resumes from our summer break. If you have ever sung in a choir, wanted to sing in a choir, or have been told you should sing in a choir, come out for a great time of fellowship and driving into some new music that our choir will be singing this fall. You are invited!

PraiSing Event
2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Main Building A, Fellowship Hall, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
This will be a family dinner time where you are able to share a talent, song, or dramatic reading that honors the Lord and would be a blessing to the church.

AWANA Kick-Off: Pop Back to AWANA!
2023-08-23 17:45 - 19:00 | Student Building B, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
We will have a poppin’ good time, with games and popcorn, as we kick off our AWANA year with a carnival themsed evening.

There will be a special presentation “Out of My Hands”, sharing the good news through juggling and illusions, by Gerard Tricarico.

Parents are to stay with their kids this night, it’s a family event!

Any parents that are interested in registering your children, can register online or in person at this kick-off event.

If your interested in volunteering, click here to learn how.

Any questions, please contact Karrie Anderson via email or call 352-672-2223.

Children and Youth Ministry Open House
2023-08-27 08:00 - 12:00 | Student Building B, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
Come see how we have revitalized Building “B” to better serve children and youth with the financial support that you provided last year.

Join us directly after worship service or after you attend life groups on Sunday, August 27th.

We are looking forward to your visit!

Ladies Bible Study: Divine Design
2023-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Building A, Room 106-107
A 7-week Bible study called “Divine Design,” taking a fresh look at Psalm 139, subtitled “Seeing Yourself as God Sees You.” It explores the unique way God has designed each of us. Included is a Spiritual Gifts Assessment, along with the discovery of the passions, abilities, personality types and experiences that make up who God made you to be. This study also includes a “craft” element where we will put together an individual design board of our lives.

Teacher: Barb Miller

Morning Class Available

Ladies Bible Study: Divine Design
2023-09-13 09:30 - 11:30 | Building A, Room 106-107
A 7-week Bible study called “Divine Design,” taking a fresh look at Psalm 139, subtitled “Seeing Yourself as God Sees You.” It explores the unique way God has designed each of us. Included is a Spiritual Gifts Assessment, along with the discovery of the passions, abilities, personality types and experiences that make up who God made you to be. This study also includes a “craft” element where we will put together an individual design board of our lives.

Teacher: Barb Miller

Night Class Available

Good Grief: Wise Counsel for Life Events
2023-09-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Main Building, Room #105
Join Ron & Beth Gaudio for this ongoing and practical time to explore and manage the storms in your life. This is an ongoing group will have regular meetings on Sunday morning. We will explore the unique way that grief affects each of us. Weekly you will receive tools to manage your particular grief and assist you in being an encourager to others who are grieving.

To sign up, call the church office at 1-941-627-6352 or for more information email ron@gaudio.net.

This is a 4 week class:

Sunday, September 17: My Death

Sunday, September 24: My Birth

Sunday, October 8: My Family

Sunday, October 15: My Not-Negotiables

Everyone is welcome!

The WATOTO Children's Choir
2023-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Main Stage, Worship Center, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlote, Florida, 33948
Open to the Public

All the way from Uganda, the world-renowned Children’s Choir is returning to Murdock Baptist Church for their Better Days concert.

Be a part of this vibrant worship experience and invite your friends and family to join us.

Learn more about the WATOTO Children’s Choir…

Feel free to download this poster and post it in your local community or share with friends and family.

Church Members: If you would like to be a host home for the night, please contact the church office at 941-627-6352.

Men of Murdock Prayer & Praise
2023-09-23 08:30 - 10:00, 2023-11-11 08:30 - 10:00 | Main Building A, Fellowship Hall, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
All men are encouraged and welcomed to participate.

Bible Study
2023-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Main Building A, Fellowship Hall, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
Join Pastor Ron and Bryan Skupin as they teach a 12-week study called “Holy Sexuality”.

Operation Christmas Child: Full-Circle Event
2023-09-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Murdock Baptist Church, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948
Please come join us at our Operation Christmas Child Event featuring Full-Circle Speaker, Anabel Rosario Fermin. Learn how receiving an OCC shoebox gift as a child in the Dominican Republic Impacted her life.

Doors are open at 9:30 am. Event from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Please invite friends to hear Anabel’s story.

For more information, please contact Elyse Ingle at 1-941-755-1613.

Download Poster and feel free to post in your local communities.

Register Here for the Event >>

Good Grief Life Group
2023-10-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Main Building, Room #105
Join Ron Gaudio for this 4 week series beginning with “Have you ever thought about the involvement of the Holy Spirit in the Grief Process?” We will be referring to the book by John R.W. Stott, Baptism and Fullness. You may want to purchase the book and read it ahead of time.

For more information email ron@gaudio.net or call 305-496-4152.

Everyone is welcome!

Quarterly Church Conference Meeting
2023-10-25 18:00 - 18:30

Murdock Baptist Church 2023 Fall Festival
2023-10-28 10:00 - 13:00
Murdock Baptist Church will once again be engaging with our community through our Fall Festival. Open to the Public.

There will be Trunk or Treat sweets, hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, inflatable slides and games for the kids. A cake walk, photo booth, an escape room and more!

Come out and enjoy the fun. Feel free to let everyone know.

Church Members: Please consider how you can use your gifts to welcome and serve guests and show them the love of Christ. Please fill out a commitment card found on the tables in the Fellowship Hall and drop it in the offering box at the information desk.

GriefShare - "Surviving the Holidays"
2023-11-01 18:00 - 20:00
You’re invited to join this one-day holiday prep session where we learn how to Survive the Holidays. We have all suffered the loss of a loved one and can relate in some fashion to what you’re going through. This is GriefShare, not GriefFix. The healing is found in sharing your grief experience; while coming to terms with the new life you are left with after your loss. Share only what you’re comfortable with as you come to be with others who are learning to grow in a new way. They need what you have to offer as marvelous healing comes through your service to others.

Room 101/102 Building A. Watch for the ground sign directing you.

$5.00 (Includes survival guide)Scholarships available

Free Movie Night
2023-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Student Building B, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
The Pilgrim’s Progress

You will love this 113 minute epic story of Pilgrim who escapes from the City of Destruction in his quest for truth in the Celestial City. The movie is based on the book which is one of the top two best settling fictional books of all time!

It will be show in the Student Building (B) with free popcorn. Invite a friend or a family member!

Quarterly Church Conference Meeting
2023-11-08 18:00 - 18:30
We operate as a congregational church polity which means the membership is informed and votes on church business. Our church conferences are scheduled quarterly so the church membership can vote on membership requests, hear reports from various teams, and review the church financials for the previous quarter.

We have special call church conferences, announced prior to the meeting, for purposes that are time sensitive and cannot wait until the normal conference time, or to vote on hiring staff or personnel, and other such matters.

Agenda to be supplied shortly.

One Blood Drive at Murdock Baptist Church
2023-11-11 09:00 - 11:00
All donors will receive:

$20 eGift Card

OneBlood Blanket

Check-fil-A- Coupon

Wellness Checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening.

Appointments are encouraged, please visit oneblood.org/donate-now and use sponsor code: 58463.

Gratitude in Tough Times
2023-11-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Rooms 106-107, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
Ladies, are you Grappling with Gratitude? Let’s prepare our hearts for Thanksgiving by talking about gratitude in these tough times. Devotion by Barb Miller, prayer time together and sharing our thoughts on gratefulness.

Let me know your coming: bajumil@yahoo.com.

Cuba Report Night
2023-11-15 18:00 - 18:30 | Main Building A, Fellowship Hall, 18375 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948, United States
Come and hear how God is moving in the hearts of the Cubans and in the volunteer missionary’s lives. Also, hear how God has answered your prayers for the Cuba team. You might just feel God speaking to you about going next year.

Office Closed
2023-11-23 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-11-24 00:00 - 23:59

Pregnancy Solution's Fa La La La GALA Event: Plantation Golf and Country Club
2023-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Plantation Golf and Country Club, 500 Rockley Boulevard, Venice, Florida, 34293
Annual Fundraising Gala

Join us for an unforgettable evening of impact and generosity at the Pregnancy Solutions Annual Fundraising Gala! Don’t miss this opportunity to attend one of our Galas, in Venice and Punta Gorda, where your contributions will impact more than 2,600 lives in 2024, bringing hope and stability to families throughout Charlotte, DeSoto, and South Sarasota counties.

The Pregnancy Solutions Annual Fundraising Gala is a night to remember, sharing a meal with like-minded individuals who share a passion for reaching families in their time of crisis. You’ll hear client stories, a great key-note address, and a message from our CEO, Jacqueline Zdrojowy. By attending one of our galas, you directly contribute to the ongoing success of our mission and enable us to make a significant difference in the lives of women and men who need support through their unexpected pregnancies.

Don’t miss this opportunity to become part of a community that is dedicated to empowering men, women, and youth with life-affirming options and support.

Why attend the Gala?

The funds raised at our galas play a vital role in sustaining and operating our four centers, ensuring that we can continue providing essential services to those who rely on us. By attending one of our galas, you directly contribute to the ongoing success of our mission and enable us to make a significant difference in the lives of women and men who need support through their unexpected pregnancies. Your donations directly impact women and men facing abortion decisions in south Sarasota, Charlotte and DeSoto counties through…

No-Cost Pregnancy Tests

Options Counseling

Ultrasound

Life Coaching

Parenting Classes for Women and Men

Boutique

1:1 After Abortion Support

Youth Outreach and Education

And so much more…

Register Now
