The Friday Finish - Chapel Baptisms - Be & Share Love - Championship Medal - Senior Volley Night - Succoth
- Tim Crawford
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October 10, 2025
A Legacy of Faith. A Future of Promise.
Alumni Homecoming Kicks Off Today
The 2025 Annual Alumni Homecoming weekend started today with students from Red Bird Christian School (RBCS) travelling to the original Beverly Campus for a chapel service in the historic Beverly Church. Otis “Odie” Carroll (’80) delivered a timely message, “In Whose Hands” to students, faculty, staff and family gathered. The worshipers then proceeded to the confluence of Cow Fork and Mud Lick where 10 students were baptized as an outward demonstration of what God has done in them through Jesus Christ.
This evening, a young alumni event will bring graduates from 2000 to 2025 to The Cardinal House on the Queendale Campus for a meal and connections.
The Red Bird School Alumni Association (RBSAA) will hold its annual meeting on Saturday to bestow several annual awards. Alumni Jon (’08) and Samantha (’09) North are set to deliver an inspiring message as the keynote speakers after lunch. The gathering will move outdoors for the formal dedication of the Daugh Sizemore Field and the presentation of the new electronic baseball scoreboard, a project sponsored by RBSAA.
On Sunday, Rev. Bob Schaeffer (’67) is slated to preach at the Beverly United Methodist Church. A dinner will follow the service to close another momentous Alumni Homecoming weekend.
Alumni Impact Campaign Continues
When Dr. Taylor Collins returned to Red Bird Mission in 2010 to keep Red Bird School from
closing, he began challenging his fellow alumni to be a solution to the financial needs of continuing the legacy of Christian leadership formation at Red Bird School. Alumni now take leadership every year at the annual Red Bird School Alumni Association Homecoming by giving first to their alma mater and challenging others to give.
Please join our alumni and friends that have already given half of the fall goal of $100,000, by making a gift or committing to make a gift to Red Bird Christian School. This campaign is not about a financial goal, rather, it’s about providing the resources so that today’s RBCS students have the opportunity to receive an excellent education, grow spiritually, learn to lead, and begin practicing service that impacts the world.
Be and Share Love, an Elderly Meal Update
Tracy Nolan, Community Outreach Director, shared the following:
An elderly disabled client called in today to thank our Elderly Ministries staff for all we are doing to try to continue the meals on wheels program so he can get the meals he needs. He humbly shared that he understands if we are not able to continue it for long, and he wanted us to know (naming each of us by name) that he thanks us for everything we have done for him.
We are not just here to serve a community. More importantly, we are here to be and share Love. We are a caring family that is thankful to the Lord for all of His blessings and to one another for the holistic, supportive relationships we have with one another, staff and clients. This client knew we were hurting too by this devastating news that government support for meals on wheels has ended.
There has been no breakthrough funding coming from government this week to solve this hunger crisis among low income elderly in Kentucky, many of whom are unable to cook for themselves. However, Red Bird Mission supporters are stepping in to feed the hungry by giving to cover elderly meal delivery costs in hopes that state government will find a way to appropriate money to fulfill their obligation so that nonprofit organizations can continue this essential service.
If you haven’t responded yet, you can do so today by giving a donation today online, or mailing a check to Red Bird Mission, Inc., 70 Queendale Ctr, Beverly, KY 40913-9607 marked “for elderly meals”. Current cost is $180 per person per month, but any amount is appreciated to partner with others to prevent elderly hunger.
XC Championship Medal Comes to Red Bird
Red Bird Christian School (RBCS) Cross Country competed Monday at the 13th Region Elementary and Middle School Cross Country Championships at Lynn Camp School in Knox County, Kentucky. Eleven (11) Cardinals competed in four of the six races in a field of 395 runners from 24 other schools.
Most of the RBCS runners had their fastest times of the season. Eighth grader Bryan William Smith medaled in the Boys Middle School race finishing 10th to close out his middle school career but will be competing in the remaining 2025 varsity races.
Coach Angela Crawford looks forward to the 11 elementary runners’ return for the 2026 season: Elementary Girls – Madalyn Smith and Cambree Holland; Elementary Boys – Bobby Smith, Andrew Howard, Christopher Howard, Finn Smith, Kayson Couch, Marcus Adams, Lucas Howard, Bristol Smith and Jon Smallwood.
Cardinal Pride Sweeps Volleyball Senior Night
Kayla here, reporting Senior Night in the Nest, Red Bird vs Harlan! Our JV set the tone Tuesday night with grit and clean execution, and Varsity slammed the door with momentum swings that shook the gym. Every time Harlan made a run, our girls answered with heart, hustle, and heavy hits. You could feel the crowd lock in and you could see a team that trusts each other.
At the center of it all, we honored our senior, Bryleigh King. Powerhouse at the net. Brings the heat every time. Bryleigh walked the court with her family and her teammates, and it was exactly right. Photos, cheers, a few tears, and then a whole lot of volleyball. A JV win and Varsity win. A perfect Senior Night for a senior who has given her all to this team. Proud of you, Bryleigh. Proud of this team. Congrats, Cardinals. 🔥🏐
Feast of Tabernacles Celebration
Our 8th Grade Bible class at Red Bird Christian School didn’t just study Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, they stepped into it together last week. Under a simple booth of branches and blankets, they heard the shofar’s call, prayed honest prayers, lit gentle candlelight, and spoke blessings that have echoed through generations. They learned the Four Plants and discovered how every kind of person belongs in God’s family, then ate in the sukkah and gave thanks for daily bread.
It felt humble and holy at the same time, like God meeting us in a shelter made by our own hands. By the end, you could feel a quiet joy settle in, the kind that says God provides, God forgives, and God is with us. Special thanks to Mrs. Rebecca Smallwood and Ms. Leslie Hensley for the beautiful adaptation, and to Mr. Smallwood and Mr. Brett for building the sukkah that held it all.
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