Church of the Nations will host a field trip to the Louisiana State Museum and the State Capitol this Saturday, August 30. People who live on or near the LSU campus can catch a ride at 9:00 a.m. (a few minutes later for Tiger Towers and Nicholson bus stop). Those who want to drive themselves can meet us at the church parking lot - we will leave the church parking lot by 9:30 a.m.
We first will visit the Louisiana State Museum which has many interesting exhibits about the state of Louisiana - its history, culture, and traditions. We will have a short picnic lunch (sandwiches, chips, drinks) then visit the State Capitol. Children may come but parents must watch them at all times.
This trip is mainly for “new” internationals (those who have recently arrived in Baton Rouge) and/or internationals who have not yet visited these places. But people who are interested in participating must reserve a place by Friday morning. (The church bus can only carry so many people and we need to know how much food to bring.) To reserve a place on the trip please contact Rick Wright at rwright AT ubc-br DOT org or call his office at 766-9474 ext 222.
We should have everyone back home around 1:30-2:00 p.m.
You can learn more about the Louisiana State Museum at this website and more about the State Capitol at this website.
Church of the Nations will again offer English Conversation this Friday, August 29 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Linda and Abner Hammond
1047 Oak Hills Parkway, 70810
You can drive yourself or ride on the church bus which picks up from Edward Gay at 7:10 p.m. from Tiger Towers at 7:12 p.m. and from Nicholson bus stop at 7:15 p.m. Please allow 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive.
Directions:
- Drive southeast from LSU along Highland Road for several kilometers
- Drive past Bluebonnet
- Turn left onto Oak Hills Parkway (into the Oak Hills neighborhood)
- At the intersection stay to the right along Oak Hills Parkway
- Look for house 1047 which is before Beacontree
Or:
- Drive southeast from LSU along Burbank
- Stay on Burbank all the way until you reach Highland Road
- Turn left onto Highland
- Turn right onto Oak Hills Parkway
- Follow #4-5 above
Map to 1047 Oak Hills Parkway, 70810 at Mapquest
Our biggest event of the year! Church of the Nations invites you to our Welcome (Back) Party for Internationals on Friday, August 22 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall at University Baptist Church.
- Food (vegetarian and non-vegetarian)
- Drinks
- Lots of friendly people - Americans and internationals
- Dancing (what?!?)
- Short program
- Great gifts (including our famous Church of the Nations T-shirt and with a new design!)
How much? Free. All internationals are welcome!
Transportation is available. A bus will pick people up from Edward Gay (middle parking lot) at 6:00 p.m. and from Nicholson (bus stop) at 6:05 p.m. We can stop at other places near campus - just let us know! Contact Rick Wright at rwright AT ubc-br DOT com or call him at 225-766-9474 (ext 222) for more information or to ask about transportation.
If you wish to drive yourself click here for directions - but turn into the first parking lot at University Baptist Church for the fellowship hall.
Church of the Nations will offer English Conversation this Friday, August 15 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Joey and Chrystal Gauthreaux (goh’-troh)
4115 Hyacinth Avenue, 70808
You can drive yourself or you can ride on the church bus which will pick up from Edward Gay at 7:10 p.m. and from Nicholson bus stop at 7:15 p.m. Please allow 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive.
Directions:
- Drive southeast from LSU along Highland Road
- Turn left onto Stanford
- Turn right onto Hyacinth
- Look for house 4115 which is near Aberdeen (you may need to park on Aberdeen and walk over - you cannot park on Hyacinth which is a main road)
Map to 4115 Hyacinth, 70808 at Mapquest
*Important note - we are aware that Friday, August 08 is when the Olympic Games in Beijing begin.* American television will “delay broadcast” the Olympic Games opening ceremonies from 6:30-11:00 p.m. Many internationals will watch them live that morning over the Internet. So we still plan to have English Conversation as we normally do. We hope you still come!
Church of the Nations will offer English Conversation this Friday, August 08 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Sam and Sarah Rogers
259 Duplantier Boulevard, 70808
You can drive yourself or ride the church bus which will pick people up from Edward Gay at 7:10 p.m. and Tiger Towers at 7:13 p.m. and from Nicholson bus stop at 7:15 p.m. Please allow 5-7 minutes for the bus to arrive.
Directions:
- From LSU drive southeast on Highland Road
- Drive past Stanford
- Turn left into Duplantier Boulevard - before you get to Lee Drive
- At the end turn around and head back to Highland Road on Duplantier
- Look for house 259 on the right
- (Duplantier has a median in the middle - which is why you have to come back on the other side to park in front of the house)
Map to 259 Duplantier, 70808 at Mapquest
