Oak Ridge Baptist Church (Oak Ridge, TN)

Our Sunday of ministry at Oak Ridge Baptist Church with Tom Craig was certainly one of the most educational for our team. On Saturday when we arrived, Pastor Tom educated us on the beginnings of Oak Ridge, the government’s use of the city as the secret location for the Manhattan Project of World War II and current location of facilities such as Y-12. We also explored the American Museum of Science and Energy on Sunday afternoon. Hidden in the Appalachian Mountains, our team found a city full of history and scientific discovery.

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But more importantly, we found a church family readily and abundantly welcoming us into their church, wanting to serve and support us. Oak Ridge has been a special part of our ministry, and we consider them Gospel partners. It was a joy to go back to their body and share what God was doing and thank them for praying for our ministry. Pastor Tom and Kim were a special encouragement to our team as they loved, counseled, and prayed with us. It was also a blessing to reconnect with Pastor Bobby and Sarah McCoy, as well as get acquainted with Pastor Dave and Christy Massa. We filled the weekend with laughter, conversation, challenges, and the Word. Even though the Super Bowl was on that Sunday night, the Lord blessed us with a wonderful service with those who came out. After the service, many church folks stayed around to watch the Super Bowl together and fellowship over some delicious football finger food! A couple of college guys impressed us with some amazing chili and a 10 layer chocolate cake! Wow!

It was a joy, as it always is, to spend time in fellowship with the sweet people of Oak Ridge. Thank you, Pastor Tom and Oak Ridge Family for allowing us to serve with you. We look forward to ministering together in the future!

Click here to see our Facebook album from Oak Ridge.