Oct 18, 2018 | Pastor's Blog |
A year ago this week our lives turned upside down. We took a call from Daniel Glaze asking us to come to Richmond the last week of October in view of a call to RRCB. We took some deep breaths, said some prayers, and told our employers, families, a few close friends,...
Oct 5, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. —Romans 8:28 Nickelsville: you have probably heard this term, and you may have wondered what it means. Nickelsville is a place. It is a small...
Oct 4, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Surely the Lord is in this place: this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And this stone shall be God’s house. (Genesis 28:17) I have been playing the organ for church services since the mid-summer of 1973, a bit more than 45 years...
Sep 28, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Our children did a wonderful job sharing their musical gifts with their church family on May 16. Our children in Cherub and Carol Choirs presented a program of spirituals, which they had been learning about in the spring. They invited the audience to join with them on...
Sep 27, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
People will ask me what is the important thing about ministry to children. For me, it is that children know they are loved; loved by me, and their church family. Part of loving children is meeting them where they are, both on their faith journey and where they...
Sep 21, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Dessert Auction In May, the church gathered for a Dessert Auction to help raise funds to offset the costs of the youth trips for the summer. It was a huge success! The church family showed up for a BBQ dinner, and we auctioned off 62 desserts to raise over $3,000! It...