May 25, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
In 2017, the River Road Church Endowment Fund turned 50 — an anniversary acknowledged with celebration and gratitude and highlighted by an invitation. As the 50th anniversary celebration began last spring, the “Celebrate 50 and 50 More” awareness campaign invited...
May 18, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Kids on Mission: Lakewood On a Saturday in November 2017 RRCB children (ages birth to 5th grade) visited Lakewood, a faith-based continuing care retirement community birthed in Christian values and Virginia Baptist traditions. In our Wednesday night TFC-Kids missions...
May 11, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
After the busy Advent season and endless snow days, what better way is there to go get children out of the house than to put an 8- to 10-pound ball in their hand and let them hurl it down an oily, wooden floor? It is better to have this happen at the bowling alley...
May 4, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Catch the Spirit God calls us to feed the hungry in both body and soul, welcome the stranger, clothe the poor, and minister to those who are sick or in prison. The Board of Missions (BOM) strives to respond to this call by ministering to those in need, and in so...
Apr 27, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
I had the opportunity to visit our neighbors at Welborne United Methodist Church to deliver our gifts from the 4 o’clock Christmas Eve service. Gretchen, the church volunteer who runs the pantry, took me around and showed me the food they give, and how they run the...