Thought of the Week

The Psalmist said, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” (Psalms 122:1) It is my prayer that every Sunday you feel gladness, joy and delight in coming together for worship.

  Over the past two weeks with the trauma of Larry Nunnery’s unexpected death in our church family, the loss of Ronnie Stallings, Whitt’s brother and the devastation of Hurricane Florence, an uplifting song of inspiration and consolation has been

With the sickness, death, trauma, confusion, chaos  and natural disasters like fires, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes  in our own community and around the world  – not to exclude the hate, animosity, bigotry, lying, murders, gang violence, political turmoil and

You have been hearing me say for some time now that “We are a little church with a big heart”.  I sincerely believe that. Being small doesn’t mean that we are helpless. Being small does not mean that we are

Next Sunday, September 9th, we will hold a solemn service of Deacon Ordination for Iva Snyder during morning worship at 11:00am. Ordination is grounded in Biblical practice and teaching. It is a ceremony of setting apart or commissioning a member

Senator John McCain of Arizona died last Saturday afternoon, August 25, after a courageous fight against an aggressive Glioblastoma tumor of the brain. Services in his honor will be held in Arizona and Washington DC with burial in Annapolis, Md.

The term “Due Diligence” is used in the business world to describe the careful examination of all issues involved in a transaction. A failure to exercise due diligence could be a financial disaster. “Due Diligence” is also important in spiritual

The Book of Proverbs is filled with wise sayings. Proverbs 25:11, for example, says, “A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” This single verse could be a commentary on every wise saying in the

Wilton Harris, former member of Crabtree Valley Baptist Church went home to be with the Lord on August 4th, in Winston Salem, NC.  He had a distinguished Career in the Navy, retiring as Ship’s Cook First Class, farmed, drove a

On Wednesday evenings we are focusing our attention on missionaries who changed the world.  Of the six missionaries that we are presenting, not one of them would have considered themselves extraordinary.  They were in fact as human as anyone of