Special Monthly Events

American Red Cross Blood Drive

On Monday, March 23, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Rakestraw fellowship hall we will be hosting another blood drive.  If you would like to participate, please bring a driver’s license and a list of your medications since certain meds make a person unable to give blood.  Snacks and drinks will be provided after you give your blood.  For more information, contact the church office or Ronnie Koger.  Come, and help save lives!

Children’s Easter Party

On Saturday, March 28 we will gather at 10:00 a.m. in the Rakestraw Fellowship Hall for a briefing of our schedule of activities.  We will have egg hunts for older and younger children, a craft, a Bible story, a visit from the Easter Bunny, and lunch will be provided.  Please bring your Easter basket.  The event will be over at 1:00 p.m.

Please reserve by Sunday, March 22 at the numbers below.  We will need your name and a headcount of the number in your family who will be attending.  You can reserve through the church office (276-629-5394), LA Director Karen Mayhew, or through our LA Committee Chair, Donna Anthony.  Hope to see you!

Holy Week 2026

Sunday, March 29: Palm Sunday Service, 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary

M – TH, March 30 – April 2: Walk the Prayer Labyrinth, hours:      9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Rakestraw Fellowship Hall.      Please plan to arrive before 1:00.

Thursday, Apr. 2: Maundy Thursday Service, 6:00 p.m. in the Rakestraw Fellowship Hall

Friday, Apr. 3: Good Friday Service, 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary

Sunday, April 5: Potluck Breakfast , 9:45 a.m. in the Rakestraw Fellowship Hall (no Sunday School)

Sunday, April 5: EASTER SERVICE Celebration of the Resurrection  11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary

Regular Monthly Events

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

AA meetings happen in our church fellowship hall each Monday night at 7:00 p.m.

We are glad to house this very important ministry.

Monthly Community Meal

Each third Thursday of the month at 5:30 in our church fellowship hall, our members come together to provide a hot, nutritious meal for our community, which is completely free of charge.

Usually feeding 50 to 70 friends from Henry County and Martinsville, we begin with a brief devotion and a time of prayer, followed by the serving of the meal, complete with dessert. When all have been served, we join our guests to eat and converse around the tables. In addition to providing a needed service to our community, this ministry has been a blessing to our homebound members, as we also take meals to them.

Pickers and Fiddlers Bluegrass and Gospel Musicfest

“Pickers and Fiddlers” is a 2-hour gospel, bluegrass and mountain music program which meets from 10:00 a.m. to noon on the 2nd Saturday of each month in our fellowship hall.

It began in 2009 so it is now beginning its 16th year. Singers and musicians from around the area join together to share their talents. Some come from as far away as Roanoke and Patrick County.

We invite folks of any skill level to come, bring their instruments and play along. The entertainment is free of charge, and we also offer free beverages and breakfast pastries. Not even a love offering is ever taken.

Come on out and join us any 2nd Saturday of the month! It’s a great time!

Community Bible Study

Initiated sometime around 2017, this Bible study met in one of the rooms in the JD Bassett Event Center on Wednesday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to noon.

These days, we continue to meet on Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m., but in our church fellowship hall.  Our attendees come from several of the Christian churches in our area. Among them are Methodists, Brethren, Disciples of Christ, and Baptists, so we have quite an interesting and varied perspective on the scriptures. Bible-book based, our method is to read through a book, while also learning about its author and historical context. Most recently, we have studied the books of Hebrews, the gospel of John, and the letters of John. We are presently studying the gospel of Luke. Come and join us!  All are welcome!