The third most important word…

Originally published in the 2017 Spring Quarterly Explorer …is “stewardship.” It is third because “faith” and “balance” are necessary antecedents to stewardship. “Faith,” because without faith you would not be reading this article. “Balance,” because without...

All God’s Children

Originally published in the 2017 Spring Quarterly Explorer Our new preschool director is Lyndsay McGreevy. Lyndsay took the reins of River Road Church Preschool Development Center in July, 2016, after Margaret Collins retired. Lyndsey began work right away and...

Our Response

Originally published in the 2017 Spring Quarterly Explorer “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” — Leonard Bernstein These words Leonard Bernstein wrote on the day of the assassination of...

Telling the Story in a New Way

Originally published in the 2017 Spring Quarterly Explorer This year we started a new tradition at River Road Church. As you may be aware, in past years, the Christmas Pageant was held on a Wednesday evening before Christmas. The event required a lot of planning....

Youth “Mystery” Christmas Party

Originally published in the 2017 Spring Quarterly Explorer Reviving a past tradition, 30 youth boarded a bus on a rainy Saturday morning in December without knowing there they were going, nor the type of food they would be having for lunch. The rules on the adventure...