Sep 22, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
I’ve always loved lighthouses. The way they stand stall amidst a storm, and the way they guide boats to remind them where the shore is. My youth group took a trip to the Outer Banks one summer to lead a Vacation Bible School. We took a trip down the shore to see the...
Sep 8, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Bill Wilson serves as Director of the Center for Healthy Churches. If the name sounds familiar, it should. He is the consultant who has been working with the RRCB Pastor Search Committee for a number of months, helping guide the process as the church seeks its next...
Sep 1, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
There has been much written lately about how young adults are not attending church and millennials have better things to do on Sunday mornings than worship. There are instruction manuals and suggestions for how to make your church more welcoming and how to make your...
Aug 25, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
A new school year A new semester A new adventure Each year around the end of August, most American communities are wrapping up their summer festivities and preparing for a busy new season of school, sports, and church activities. Summer provides time and space for...
Aug 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
A new season is upon us, and many aspects of our life at River Road will most certainly be new or renewed in the coming months! Children’s and Youth Choirs Children and Youth are headed back to school soon – a new academic year full of excitement and challenges....
Aug 11, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
It’s VBS week!!! We have 120 preschool- and elementary-aged children going through the halls of River Road this week learning about Jesus our Good Shepherd who leads, comforts, cares, loves, and provides. They are hearing stories about Jesus calling the disciples,...
