150 Anniversary Events

150th Anniversary Celebration Events

All are invited to join us in commemorating our sesquicentennial the weekend of October 14-15. Details about our 150th anniversary events are listed below. We look forward to seeing you as we celebrate our legacy and look toward the future!

Church Birthday Party

Saturday, October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Ed. Bldg. Lawn. Celebrate the church’s birthday with cake, fun mission project, games for children and families, and fellowship!

Celebration of Former Pastors

Saturday, October 14, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., Ministries Center Court. This informal open house will honor former BMPC clergy and their families.

Save The Dates!

150th Anniversary Dinner

Saturday, October 14, 6:00 p.m., Congregational Hall. This dinner will be RSVP only. Featuring the premiere of the BMPC anniversary video.

Organ Concert

Saturday, October 14, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary. Philippe Lefebvre, principal organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, will perform.

Sunday Worship Service

Sunday, October 15, 10:00 a.m., Sanctuary. This service will feature music by the Sanctuary Choir, who will be singing a newly-commissioned anthem by Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen in celebration of BMPC’s 150th anniversary, with a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet.

Rally Day

September 10

Sunday, September 10, 11:00 a.m., Front Lawn. Join us as we kick off a new season in ministry! All are welcome; bring a friend!

Music & Fine Arts

Thursdays in July: Carillon Concerts

Concerts with the Middleton Carillon

We are excited to announce our summer carillon concert series. This summer’s series starts on Thursday, July 6 at 7:00 p.m. and continues on Thursday evenings throughout the month. So that you may see the pyrotechnics required to play a carillon, this series will be projected onto a large screen near the Atrium in the back parking lot.

July 6 - Dr. Laura Ellis - Professor of organ, University of Florida, and president of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. YouTube interview with Dr. Ellis: https://bit.ly/DrLauraEllis

July 13 - Richard DeWaardt - Carillonneur from Netherlands YouTube performance of “The Waltz of the Flowers”: https://bit.ly/DeWaardt

July 20 – Annie Gao - Carillon fellow at Bok Tower Gardens in Florida. YouTube performance of “Carol of the Bells”: https://bit.ly/AnnieGao

July 27 – Simone Browne - YouTube performance of “Valse Triste”: https://bit.ly/SimoneBrowne