Becoming Disciples at VBC

Formation for the journey

Our spiritual formation as followers of Jesus Christ involves growing on the inward journey of individual spiritual growth and on the collective outward journey of mission and social justice.

We are called to grow in every dimension of our lives as Christ’s disciples: in daily work, home and family life, devotional practices, spiritual direction, home discipleship groups, and more.

Growing disciples at every stage of life
Children
• Bible study, discipleship classes, children’s camp, choirs, Mission Movers, picnics and outings

Youth
• Bible study, Sunday Prime Time, retreats, summer mission trips, drama, outings

Young Adults
(20s and 30s)
• Tuesday evening supper and Bible study in a home, retreats, socials, community missions, summer mission trips

Families
• Home discipleship groups, parents’ nights out, family retreats

Adults
• Bible study, Wednesday study courses, silent retreats, drama, music, art classes
• Six Sunday morning Bible study classes at 9:45 a.m.

• Adult Discipleship
• Explorers
• Growth and Fellowship
• Living Everyday Discipleship
• Pilgrims

50, More or Less (senior adults)
• Bible study, day trips, potluck lunches, mission action

Wonderful World on Wednesday nights
• Dinner in the Fellowship Hall, 5:30–6:15 p.m.
• Prayer and fellowship around the tables at 6:15 p.m.
• Children’s activities, including choirs and mission activities for K–6th grade
• Spiritual formation program for adults in the Adult Lounge from 6:30–7:30 p.m. (nursery provided)

Recreation and fellowship
One of the ways we get to know and support each other is through relaxing times of recreation, fellowship, and social activities. Our recreational opportunities, which are intergenerational and coed, bring us all together. Visitors are always welcome!
• Softball—A coed team plays in a recreational league from late spring through mid-summer.
• Tennis—Periodically we have an intergenerational tennis party indoors at a tennis club in Falls Church.
• 50, More or Less

Retreats at Lost River Retreat Center
Early in our history, camping and retreating became an important part of Vienna Baptist Church’s life and ministry. In 1980, we acquired the 43-acre Lost River Retreat Center in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.

VBC ministries at LRRC include regular weekend experiences for various age groups: three youth retreats, week-long summer children’s camp, families with youth, family camping, young families, young adults, leadership planning, and more.

We also offer camping experiences to inner-city youth in cooperation with the Johenning Baptist Community Center, a ministry of the D.C. Baptist Convention. Lost River Retreat Center also provides its facilities at an affordable cost to numerous other groups for conferences and seminars, couples’ retreats, children’s camps, youth retreats, planning retreats, and reunions.