Patsy Walker

Time Volunteering: 28 years

Department: Nursery, in the past she also served with the choir and orchestra.

Favorite Memory: (The nursery) helps a parent feel comfortable and easy about leaving their baby. Helping parents feel comfortable so they can enjoy the service and learn from the Lord without worrying about their child.

Why I volunteer: I want parents to feel the same way I did when I had young children.

Favorite Book: Devotional books and John Grisham books.

Favorite Movie: The Wizard of Oz

Scripture: Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Mark Bassie

Time teaming-up: 6 or 7 years

Department teaming-up in: Powersource

Favorite memory from teaming up: “When the kids get saved. Seeing them accept Jesus Christ as personal Savior and changing lives is exciting.”

Why do you team-up?: “God has asked us all to serve and use our gifts. It is not an option for Christians.”

Favorite Book: Francis Schafer,  True Spirituality

Favorite Movie: Chariots of Fire

Hobbies: Photography

Scripture: “Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Ps. 119:105

Mark plays a large part in the PowerSource ministry.

“No matter what happens in PowerSource, Mark is always there to say a very kind word … and mean it”, Jeremy Rader, PowerSource pastor said.  “Mark is a huge encouragement, not only to the staff and volunteers, but also to the students.”

Thanks Mark for teaming-up and making a difference in the lives of the students @ Thomas Road Baptist Church.

Free tix to Michael W Smith

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!!

a moment in time

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!!

block party in Danville

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.