Columbia Baptist Church
Lora Gravatt serves as the Pastor for Discipleship at Columbia Baptist Church, a position held since June 2008, where Lora leads a comprehensive Discipleship Ministry team that encompasses age-level ministers, preschool staff, and a large number of volunteer leaders, effectively serving over 800 children and students weekly. Additionally, Lora has been an Instructor for the Baptist General Association of Virginia since January 2014, focusing on the Certificate in Family Ministry for church leaders. Prior roles include Minister to Children at First Baptist Church from 2000 to 2008 and District Manager at Windsor Shirt Company from 1986 to 1990. Lora holds a Master of Divinity from The John Leland Center for Theological Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Hood College.
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Columbia Baptist Church
Columbia Baptist Church is a diverse family united under a single mission statement - Igniting Passion for Jesus Christ From Metro Washington to the World. Whoever you are, and wherever you are in life, there is a place for you at our church. Whether you are merely curious about God or have been a committed Christian for years, here at Columbia you can find a group of people like you seeking spiritual answers and community. We have services with different and culture styles, even in different languages. You can explore your faith in settings from coffeehouses to home Bible studies (Ignition Groups). You can make a difference in the world by helping us feed the homeless, teach others to read, or by sharing God’s truth and beauty through music and the arts. Columbia includes: * Six congregations who speak five different languages; Arabic, English, Korean, Spanish & Vietnamese * Food Pantry at our Crossroads location that distributes more than 7,000 pounds of food every week * On-site gardens that produce more than 1,500 pounds of food for the food pantry * Preschool with Full-Day, Half-Day and Bilingual programs * A Fine Arts Program offering music and dance classes * Day Camp during summer, spring and winter break * More than 30 Bible Study groups