Jet Trails

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,...
Nickelsville Mission Trip 2018

Nickelsville Mission Trip 2018

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...

Meeting God on Pilgrimage

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...
Children’s Choirs’ End of the Year Performance

Children’s Choirs’ End of the Year Performance

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...
Not Just a Building

Not Just a Building

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...
Youth Summer 2018

Youth Summer 2018

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...