Jul 6, 2017 | Pastor's Blog |
At River Road Church, Baptist, we partner with a number of church and parachurch organizations to advance the work of God in the world. While we are ecumenical in our fellowship, we are Baptist in our congregational structure, and we are Baptist in that we send...
Jun 30, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the 2017 Summer Quarterly Explorer Chicken Hatching Program This year the children have loved taking part in the Rent a Coop-Chick Hatching Program. This amazing program offers our students the opportunity to observe as the chicks develop...
Jun 29, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
A few weeks ago, I ran into some members of our Chancel Committee Flower Team making the arrangements of flowers for worship. If you’ve never seen the process, here’s how it goes: you get two big buckets of flowers, then it’s up to two or three people to create...
Jun 23, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the 2017 Summer Quarterly Explorer When I think of the Endowment Fund, I think of the past, present, and future of River Road Church. by Seth Roberts I think about the past, and those visionary members whose hard work, love, and dedication...
Jun 22, 2017 | Pastor's Blog |
The church of Christ, in every age beset by change but Spirit-led, must claim and test its heritage and keep on rising from the dead. This is the first stanza of Hymn 421, which we will sing during the worship service on Sunday morning. The poet, Fred Pratt Green, a...
Jun 15, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
The God of the psalmist always provided companionship for heavy-laden pilgrims traversing the valleys of life. This month, six Stephen Ministers are in training to better become equipped to offer care to folks in various transitions. The 50 hours of training invite...