Every year TRBC hosts a men’s outreach called Beast Feast or Wild Game Dinner. In 2010 thousands of men came out and over 140 men accepted Christ as their Savior. This year the event will be March 26th at 4:30 PM. This event requires the help of around a hundred volunteers. WE NEED YOU! Please click here to register to volunteer. We need help Friday evening and Saturday all day, whatever time you choose to volunteer we will meet in the indoor track at the start time there you will pick what you would like to do.

Opportunities to team-up and serve:

• Friday:  5:30-10p.m. (Dinner Provided)
• Saturday:  10a.m.-3:00p.m. (Lunch Provided)
• Saturday:  3-10 p.m. greeters and meal service (and to get water put on the tables)

Please register online so we can keep you up to date and so we know what T-shirt you need.

Again our thanks to you, and looking forward to a great weekend.

Have you been looking for a place for God to use you at TRBC but you can’t because your time is limited, or you are homebound, or you are on-call all the time. One exciting opportunity for you to serve in is on our Welcome Calling team. Welcome Callers make a first phone contact with those who visit TRBC on the weekends, primarily thanking for the visit and inviting folk to come back. This is something you could do on your own time schedule, during the day or during the evening. It is simple, instantly rewarding and you can make lots of new friends. You determine how many calls you will make and you can do it all from the comfort of your own home.

On any given Sunday morning on our campus, it can be EXTREMELY difficult to find a parking space.  That is a good problem to have because it means that there are a lot of people hearing the Gospel being presented.  It is a bad problem because…well, there is no space to park your car!!

There are over 300 spaces at the Lahaye Ice Center that are not being used effectively on a Sunday.

Starting last Sunday, TRBC Guest Services has started running shuttles from that lot to the front of the church.  There is also free coffee and donuts available to anyone that uses this service.

We need people to help drive these shuttles.

If you have a valid Virginia CDL drivers license and are wanting to team-up to serve in our church, we have a place for you.  We start running the shuttle at 8:15am and conclude at 1pm.  We are needing approximately 10-12 drivers that can rotate in serving on a monthly basis.

If you can assist for only an hour on a Sunday, that would help as well.  All that you need to do is to send an email to Jay Rebsamen by clicking here.

Thanks in advance for your help!

At Thomas Road, we believe that God has designed each of us with a unique S.H.A.P.E.  Our S.H.A.P.E. is the combination of traits that defines who we are.  Our S.H.A.P.E. also determines where our best ministry “fit” will be.

We will be most effective and fulfilled in ministry when we use our Spiritual Gifts and Abilities in the area of our Heart’s desire in a way that best expresses our Personality and Experiences.  Therefore, gaining an understanding of our individual, God-given S.H.A.P.E. is vital for experiencing success and fulfillment in ministry.

Completing your profile will help you in finding a good ministry fit here at Thomas Road Baptist Church.

How do you get started?

1. Open up the file by clicking here on the Shape/Servant profile.  You can fill in the form on your computer.  You don’t have to print it off and fill it out.
   
2. When profile is complete, email servant profile to teamup@trbc.org for mobilization director to help assist you with your next step of getting plugged into TRBC.
3. Feel free to browse this blog for opportunities to serve @ TRBC.

Yesterday morning’s weather was a surprise to alot of people, I think even including the weatherman!!!  The day started of with rain and LOTS of it, the temperature had dropped 20 degrees overnight, and the rain was not going to let up till the afternoon.  Not the greatest time to be outside for any extended amount of time for ANY reason!!!  This was also the first Sunday that TRBC parking team had faced this type of weather head on!

Putting on the parkas and opening up the umbrellas, the parking lot team faced the inclement weather with such enthusiasm and zeal that I am humbled just to be lead such a great group of people.

People were coming inside the front doors making comments of how impressed they were of the dedication of the people greeting them IN THE RAIN BEFORE they walked inside the doors of TRBC.

I just wanted to brag on for a little bit some of the people that help lead the guest service team – Jim, Calvin, Dennis, Danny, Aaron – as well as all the other team members that sacrificially give of their time and talents every Sunday morning to make SOOOO MANY PEOPLE, maybe even you, welcome!!  To all  the men and women that help out in parking lot, shuttle bus, greeters, as well as being an usher – YOU ARE APPRECIATED!!

We are always needing people to team-up with guest services.  You can get plugged in by clicking here to send me, Jay Rebsamen, an email to begin the process of teaming-up on this great team.

On October 30, 2009  at 7pm, Michael W. Smith will bring his “A New Hallelujah” tour to Thomas Road Baptist Church for an unforgettable night of worship through music.  Matt Maher, Phil Stacey, and Liberty University grad Meredith Andrews will be joining MWS on this tour.

50 volunteers are needed to help make this night go as smooth as possible from being an usher, to selling product at product tables, stagehands, etc.

Each volunteer will receive a free ticket to this concert. You will also need to be at Thomas Road Baptist Church by 5:30pm for a volunteer meeting.  There will be no volunteer meetings prior to this one to attend.

Thank you in advance for teaming up to serve at this event!!

Many months of planning finally came to a head at 10am this past Sunday on the campus of GW Highschool in Danville, VA.  Dan River Church, a campus of Thomas Road Baptist Church, launched it’s first service.  What a morning it was!  Over 364 people were in attendance.

65 volunteers from both Danville and Lynchburg teamed up to help with the first impressions, children’s, and worship/tech team’s. Asking some of the volunteers their experience on Sunday was absolutely amazing, “God showed up in a powerful way”, “I have been involved in several church plants, this tops them all”, “Was blown away by all the people that showed up; they kept coming in the doors!”

You can team up to serve on one of the several Dan River teams by clicking here.  God is up to something amazing in Danville, VA!!

Thank you to all the volunteers that are helping Dan River Church.  It doesn’t go unnoticed!!

More than 40 people from TRBC and LU piled in one bus and two vans last Saturday to setup a block party and show the love of Christ to the residents of Danville.  People of all ages poured onto the future site of  Dan River Church where there was plenty of free food and games. More than 300 people from the community came through and participated in the festivities.  A good time was had by all.

A very special thanks to all volunteers that teamed up to make that day such a special event in the history of Dan River Church.

An informational meeting will be held Sunday, Oct. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in Pate Chapel about the Women’s ministry trip to Guatemala on Feb. 22-27. Volunteers will be feeding hungry children, caring for infants, delivering food and supplies to villages, sharing Christ’s love with orphans and attend the dedication of a new clean water well.

More information can be found here.

TRBC members will leave Tuesday Oct. 6 for Atlanta, Georgia to team up with Samaritan’s Purse and help those affected by the recent flooding. Transportation will be provided and volunteers will be housed at the West Ridge Church where Brian Bloye is lead pastor. Meals will also be provided, except during travel. Volunteers will return to Lynchburg on Sunday Oct. 11.

E-mail Tim Grandstaff or call him at 434-592-4669 for more information.