Welcome!
Our Meeting Schedule
Our church community gathers throughout the week at different places on The Block, a neighborhood between downtown and the Lakewood area of Dallas, Texas, near the corner of Beacon and Columbia Ave. We'd love to have you join us!
Music!
We've posted a bundle of links to the songs of John Rutledge - including the Psalms of Ascent and the Hallel. Click on a song and sing along.
Audio Archives
If you can’t make it to The Block, you can listen to podcasts from the archive by our late elder, Ole Anthony, recorded at his daily Morning Bible Studies, available here. Sundays
Note: There are no Sunday Morning meetingsPotluck Meal: We gather together for a potluck meal at 4 p.m. Sunday at The Lair, our community restaurant, located at 5644 Columbia Ave., downstairs.
'Big Group': Then we all gather from 5 - 6 p.m. Sunday for worship, singing and Bible study at the home of John and Joysanna Rutledge next door at 5640 Columbia Ave., upstairs. Contact John Rutledge jhnrutledge@gmail.com or call (214) 385-0230.
Spanish-language Bible Study
There is a Spanish-language Bible Study led by Pete Evans, Sundays at 8 p.m. Contact Pete at pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349.Tuesdays
We usually have a pot-luck meal at 5:30 p.m. in the Lair (5644 Columbia Ave.) followed by Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Gary and Judy Buckner's home at 5632 Columbia Ave. Contact Gary Buckner, buckner.construction@gmail.com or call (214) 682-8007.Fridays
At 7 p.m. Fridays, Bible Study taught by Pete Evans at 5640 Columbia Ave., downstairs. Contact Pete Evans, pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349E-mail us: blockoncolumbia@gmail.com
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July 18, 2021 – Observing the Fast of Ab
The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple – first by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. and later by the Romans in 70 A.D. – are marked by Jews each year at the Fast of Ab. It is a time of … Continue reading
July 11, 2021 – Judges 20 – The Tribes War Against Benjamin
The disharmony between the Levite and his wife (Judges 19) results in an atrocity that leads to a civil war between the tribes. Notes on Judges 20:1-48
June 27, 2021 – The Fast of Tammuz
Zechariah 8:19 – “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah … Continue reading
June 20, 2021 – Judges 19:1-30 – The Levite and His Concubine
In one of the most shocking stories in the Bible, a heartless Levite offers his concubine to a Benjamite mob to save his own honor, then cuts up her body and sends the pieces to the Israelite tribes as a … Continue reading
June 13, 2021 – Joshua 17-18 – Micah’s Idol and the Danites
This story looks back at the first rise of idolatry in Israel after the death of Joshua. The people forgot God’s commandments about idolatry, the Tabernacle, and the ministry of priests and Levites. Covetousness leads to a cascade of problems … Continue reading
June 4-6, 2021 – Celebrate Pentecost!
We’ll be celebrating Pentecost at the Rest Yourself River Ranch in Mineral Wells this weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 4-6. We’ll do baptism, eat some blintzes, read the Book of Ruth and relax away from the city! Read the notes … Continue reading
May 30, 2021 – Judges 16:1-31 – Samson and Delilah
Samson submits to the ‘pressure’ from Delilah and reveals his secret. His story represents the faithlessness of Israel, but his last act is self-sacrifice as a type of Christ. Notes on Judges 16:1-31