Museum of the Bible

We’re thrilled by the incredible response to our one-day visit to the Museum of the Bible (museumofthebible.org) in Washington, DC, on Friday, November 7, 2025! We hope everyone who truly wants to attend can secure a space. Please read this information carefully before registering below.

What’s Included:

• Museum admission
• 1-hour Highlights tour upon arrival
• Boxed lunch after the tour
• Free time for individual exploration

You’ll pay for: Train tickets and Metro fare for the day

Important Limitations

• Maximum 30 participants – first come, first served. Registration closes: Sunday, October 19, at midnight. Any registrations received above 30 participants or after October 19 cannot be honored. We will contact anyone to whom this issue applies. 
• GUESTS: Because space is limited, we ask that you do not register any guests who are not affiliated with SBC as either a member or recurring visitor until after registration closes. We will notify everyone of any remaining vacancies on Tuesday, October 21, via another email blast. At that time, we will reopen registration for any remaining spaces until we reach our cap of 30 participants. 
• WAITLIST: We will also take a limited number of waitlist names after we have reached capacity. Those will also be first-come/first-served.

Schedule on Friday, November 7, 2025

• Arrive by 8:00 am for parking and boarding at Staples Mill (RVR) station- Carpooling to the station is encouraged.
• Departure: 8:23 am from Staples Mill (RVR) → arrives Alexandria (ALX) 10:22 am
• METRO/ON FOOT: We’ll take the metro from ALX station to the museum. It’s about a 15-minute walk total from the metro stop to the museum (including 2-3 blocks and going up from underground). After visiting the museum, we’ll take the metro back to ALX station. You can buy Metro tickets with your phone or credit card when we get there.
• Return: 6:17 pm from Alexandria → arrives Staples Mill 8:20 pm

*Please note that we cannot catch an earlier train back to Richmond and allow sufficient time to see the museum and return by metro. If the train schedule does not work for you, please do not register to attend.*

Transportation Requirements

• TRAIN TRAVEL REQUIRED – We strongly request that everyone arrive via train as opposed to any other method of transportation. Museum Tickets will not be given out until the time of entry, and we must all enter as a group. We cannot wait for late arrivals.
• Flex Option Recommended – We also strongly suggest that when you purchase train tickets, you do so with the Flex option. That provides free cancellations/changes in case of illness, if cancelled before departure.

REGISTER BELOW

Register below, please select ONE meal option only. Hit Submit to complete your registration. If you encounter a message that says “Unfortunately, we have reached our capacity of 30 attendees for this event,” we have met our capacity of 30 participants, and your registration cannot be completed.

Confirm registration – you’ll receive an automated email from the church within 2 minutes of completing your registration.

If our capacity of 30 participants has been met, when you submit your request to register, you will receive a system-generated message that the maximum attendance has been reached, and your registration cannot be completed. If you wish to be placed on the waitlist in the event of cancellations, please email Vicki Hamby – vhamby864@gmail.com.

INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASE YOUR AMTRAK TRAIN TICKET

• Use this link to access the Amtrak website to book both legs of the train with a credit card at www.amtrak.com/home.html
• On the top left, click the One Way blue box for the drop-down menu and select Round Trip
• Enter RVR as your From, and ALX as your To destination
• Select November 7 as both your Departure and Return Date, then click Find Trains
• Scroll down to select 8:23 a.m. as your Departure (it will show 10:22 arrival at ALX): 84 Northeast Regional. Select the $24 fare option, which will display both the standard $24 fare and the $27 Flex fare. Select the Flex fare $27 and click Add to Cart
• Scroll down to select 6:17 p..m as your return (it will show 8:20 arrival at Richmond Staples Mill): 93 Northeast Regional. Select the $17 fare option, which will display both the standard $17 fare and the $19 Flex fare. Select the $19 Flex fare and click Add to Cart
• Click Continue. When the next screen appears, click Continue again
• Enter Traveler Details
• Check the box on the right below the fare balance due of $46 to agree to the terms and conditions
• Enter your credit card information, then click Purchase
• You will receive an email from Amtrak with your ticket. We recommend that you keep your confirmation email, which includes your e-ticket, on your phone AND print it as a backup.

Train prices have fluctuated throughout the day on 9/29 & 9/30, so we cannot predict what the exact price listed will be when you go to book. Just be sure to book the indicated train times and the flex option for each leg. If you have any questions or concerns about booking the train, contact Vicki Hamby at vhamby864@gmail.com.

That’s it, you are all set! We will email all participants with more detailed instructions before the trip date. We look forward to learning more about the Bible with you!