Feb 14, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
As many of you know ministry was never on my radar as a profession. I have been an educator for most of my adult life. I became a teacher because I watched my mom growing up writing lesson plans, cutting out patterns, and assessing children’s progress. Most of her...
Feb 7, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
As we know, the first immigrants in this nation were from England, landing on our shores of what we now call the Commonwealth of Virginia on April 26, 1607. (Yes, I am using the word “immigrants.”) In 1608, more European immigrants arrived, including Polish, German,...
Feb 1, 2019 | Pastor's Blog |
Trip: February 2-10, 2019 “Our group does not go to simply do work for others, thinking they have need and we have the answer. Rather, we will partner with Panamanians who will share in the work we do, assisting them as they serve with us. This is the case on both of...
Jan 24, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
“I am not a stranger to the dark Hide away, they say ‘Cause we don’t want your broken parts I’ve learned to be ashamed of all my scars Run away, they say No one’ll love you as you are But I won’t let them break me down to dust I know that...
Jan 10, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
You are probably aware that as we were preparing for the 2018-2019 school year at the River Road Church Preschool Development Center, we received news that our director, Lyndsay McGreevey, had resigned to take a promotion with the LeafSpring School System. Our sadness...
Jan 3, 2019 | Pastor's Blog, Staff Spotlight
Note: This is a series of posts aimed at helping you get to know your church staff in a more personal way. We hope you enjoy! Suzanne Spicer The director of our Carol Choir is Suzanne Spicer, who grew up singing in children’s and youth choirs here at River Road....