I believe we all love some sort of routine. Make no mistake, we will make adjustments when needed and even find new things to add to our days while dropping some activities along the way. But we like a sense of normal, not boring, but life without major surprises. When disruptions take place it causes us to find new normals and even new routines.

 
I believe the Church should always be on the move. I am not speaking about locations but destinations. Where are we going? What are we doing? Once we figure out where we need to go, how will we get there? The Bible is clear that God has a purpose for His people individually and corporately as His Church. Once we come to faith in Jesus, God puts alongside one another to help each other grow and become more and more like Jesus.

 
This August there will be great opportunities to do just that. On Wednesday nights at Midweek, beginning August 19th, we are offering D-up, a discipleship foundation that sets the bar for making disciples. The offerings have been mentioned in the announcements each Sunday and through our small group grapevines. The discipleship classes are: Jesus the Messiah, Son of God bible study – walking through the life and ministry of Christ chronologically, Re/Engage Marriage Ministry focusing on key issues that strengthen today’s marriages, Experiencing God – discover the seven key areas of experiencing God as He invites you to join Him in what He is doing, and Developing Leaders in the Church – instilling biblical leadership and convictions that fosters a “disciples-making-disciples” culture. Sign up in the church office.

 
With our new Wednesday ministry options, we have also moved our dinner to 4:30 to 5:30 with our discipleship ministry options going from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. I hope you will come and journey with us on Wednesdays. God is doing a new thing, at a new time, with new options.

 
Join me in praying for our students, teachers, administrators and all school personnel as school gets underway. We will be having a 48-hour prayer wall beginning on August 7th at 7:00 am and concluding on August 9th at 7:00 am. There will be a prayer guide distributed for those who sign up to cover an hour of praying. With all that has transpired and is going on around us, it is always time to pray. Join us as we spend time together in God’s presence, on our knees, on behalf of our community and schools.

 
Thanks Trinity for all your kindness in celebrating our 14 years as Pastor. Melinda and I love you very much and are so blessed to call you our Faith Family. We cherish our journey here and those we get to walk alongside. You are a blessing to us and our family. I am so encouraged in the LORD when I look up and see so many of you making a difference in our community. We are truly blessed to be a blessing, thanks for blessing those around us.

 
In Christ,

 

 

 
God Bless America! Praise God for 250 years as a nation. The United States has become a major world leader in such a short span of history compared to other nations. I am reminded that God works through flawed people and God is not through working through our nation, nor His church. May we find ourselves faithful to God’s steps as we follow His leadership.

 
As we come to the anniversary of our tragic flood, July 4, 2025, we are filled with both memories of that day as well as the days following. Over the past year there has been extreme highs and lows. Families had to walk through grief while trying to find God’s comfort and a new normal. We have been blessed to walk with several of them. Many who lost homes have now found new homes and also many have rebuilt what was damaged or destroyed. We are grateful for the many ways Trinity Baptist Church has found to support and encourage.

 
Praise God we are not where we were, nor where we will be, as we continue our journey together. Thanks to all our members who have helped to support the relief, recovery and rebuild in our area. Many have put their feet on the ground for those needing such help. Others have supported Texans on Missions in incredible ways through shower unit support, cooking teams, and serving as site supervisors. The chainsaw unit that has so many Trinity members on it has been busy from day one. Thank you for being a church that is willing to respond and stay around.

 
We continue to support the rebuild ministry in whatever ways we can. I am so thankful to be part of a faith community that is large and continues to show up. Thank you Texans on Mission for your consistent support and continued presence.

 
This August, Trinity will be kicking off a new opportunity of ministry on Wednesday nights. We have been praying through a schedule change that we hope will enable more people to take advantage of next step discipleship. On August 19, we will kick off our new Wednesday night schedule. We will move our Wednesday meal from 5:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Our ministry options will move from 6:00 pm to 5:30 pm. We will offer several options for next step discipleship while continuing to offer our Wednesday Midweek Bible study. The extra time allows for us to offer such ministers as Re/Engage, a marriage ministry developed around strengthening marriages while establishing strong discipleship. Other options include: Experiencing God led by Mark Clemons and Disciple Making Leaders led by JD Templeton. Sign ups will be starting soon. Mike Mullens will be leading our Midweek Bible study through the Life of Christ.

 
We are excited to announce Josh Gill as our next Youth Minister. Josh and Veronica have been members at Trinity for two years. They have two wonderful children, Grace and Alex. Josh will begin serving at Trinity on August 9th. We will have a welcome reception for them after school starts.

 
Thanks to our incredible Youth Minister Search Committee. They took their responsibility very serious and worked together as a team to bring Josh our way. We are so fortunate to have great church members in place to lead us. Thanks again, James Tripp, Julie Boles, Barb Bowers, Jesse Hinton, Loretta Keese, Shelby Peschel, and Becky Watkins.

 
In Christ,

 

 

“I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.” Philippians 3:12

 
Congratulations, once again, to our graduates and their families for this wonderful marker of time and successful effort. We are excited to keep up with and hear about the next steps of our graduates. God has great plans for each one of them and we pray alongside for them to both hear and follow the LORD in the days to come.

 
I have been reading in the papers and social media about so many of our other students and their accomplishments this year. I hope you are aware that we have many incredible students in several schools throughout our county and that they are making a difference both in their futures and those around them. We anticipate a full summer of activities to continue developing strong disciples within our community. Thank you, parents, for your investment with your children. We count it a joy to be on the team that supports you.

 
Summer is here. School is out. Teachers are looking to the days of rest and renewal as many will begin at some point to plan for next year. Others will look at these summer months and plan for time away, vacations and trips. I hope that families will enjoy the extended time together and build great memories.

 
Mission trips, summer camps, day adventures, Bible studies, faith connections, and Sunday worship will all be part of our summer calendar. We hope you will take advantage of all that is offered and be renewed and refreshed when the fall comes around.

 
We are grateful that Texans on Mission are still supporting and assisting those in our community with rebuilding. I have said it more than once, it is so good to be part of a larger family. In just a few weeks, we will be hosting over 250 on our campus, sleeping everywhere and serving in many places throughout our county. Bounce Ministries, Discipleship and Missions, Mission Serve, will be just a few larger groups with many churches still coming together throughout the summer. Thank you, Trinity, for the interruption and adjustments it has taken to provide such support to Kerr County. As a result, we will have some adjustments from week to week regarding rooms for our continued ministries.

 
As a staff we have been discussing a different approach to what we are offering to the church regarding next steps discipleship. This fall we will begin a new time on Wednesday nights for both meals and ministry options. There will be much more to share in our next Trinity Life. For now, pray with us as we seek the LORD’s direction in how we can make the best use of times and efforts. We have an incredible staff and it is a joy to sit, pray and plan together.

 
Continue to pray for our Youth Minister Search Committee. Our students have a full schedule of ministry events and we are excited about the process the LORD has led our search team in looking for our next Youth Minister.

 
Next Month we will be remembering last year’s flood while also preparing for the 250th celebration of our country. There are special events for July 3rd and July 4th. Stay tuned this month as we will be sending out reminders of planned events to both help us in recovery and to celebrate God’s goodness to us as a country.

 
In Christ,

 

 

Congratulations to our graduates. It has been encouraging to see these students mature in life and faith. Now, as they begin to make plans for great futures, we celebrate their achievements and their potential. We have been blessed through their growth and leadership within our student ministry and church family. We wish the best to all our graduates as they leave their legacy here and begin to make their mark wherever God sends them.

 
We also celebrate Charlie Barganier’s third anniversary this month. We were blessed when Charlie, Vanessa, Noah, Micah and Hannah came to Trinity to serve alongside us. I am excited to see where the LORD will continue to take us under Charlie’s leadership and direction. We have an incredible ministerial staff. Keep praying for our Youth Minister Search Committee as they work through the process of searching for our next Youth Minister.

 
The summer will afford Trinity many opportunities of continued ministry. Texans on Mission will continue to supply support for rebuild and recovery through the many participants already signed up to come and stay with us this summer. Thank you, Trinity, for your willingness to do things a little different because of the demands on our shared space throughout the week. You are amazing and I am blessed to see your faithfulness and ability to adjust.

 
We will have a few guest preachers this month. Robert Wheat will be filling the pulpit on May 17th with Jack Bowers also preaching at our 9:45 service. Josh Gill will be preaching on May 24th. What a blessing it is to know we have capable and qualified people to share God’s word with us.

 
I am always amazed at our Scripture reading together and how it so often fits with our combined journey on Sundays and Wednesdays. If you have not been reading with us, consider joining us for the summer as we read one chapter each day. God’s word never returns without accomplishing the purpose for which it has been given. It never returns empty. We are blessed when we not only read it but live it.

 
With the summer just around the corner, don’t miss out on finishing May strong and heading into our journey of camps and mission trips with the intentions of understanding more of all God is asking of us and providing through us. To God be the Glory!

 
In Christ,

 

 

This month we celebrate the events that transform the world, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At Trinity Baptist Church, we pray for the Muslim to receive Jesus all year but especially during Ramadan. We pray during the Jewish festivals in September for the Jews to come to receive Jesus as Messiah and we pray during the season of Resurrection that all lost will come to hear the truth of the gospel. We also pray that believers in Christ will be renewed in their commitment of making Jesus known as we share in our Holy Spirit empowered assignment.

 
Our world has been in a mess from the beginning. God has been at work redeeming our brokenness and calling us back to Himself for the same amount of time. Our world seeks answers from sources that can only provide band-aids, whereas God provides our ultimate answer in Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, for the Cross. Thank you, God, for the empty tomb. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for empowering our words and actions. To God be the glory!

 
Thanks to our Worship Ministry led by Charlie Barganier for another incredible offering of the Victor. Thanks to all who participated in so many different ways from choir, to drama, to technically producing this gospel story, to those who invited others to attend. It is a blessing to be a part of the church that takes seriously the presentation of the gospel in so many ways. When we gather with one focus of sharing the gospel, the Holy Spirit uses our offering to produce fruit in the lives of both believers and not yet believers. Praise God for the many blessings He bestows upon His faithful people.

 
This month we celebrate JD Templeton’s tenth year as our Minister of Adult Discipleship. He and Kimberly have been so faithful to help lead us in the path of faith while both setting an example and calling us to follow the LORD. We are blessed through JD’s ministry.

 
We are also blessed by our Youth Minister Search Committee as they are faithfully gathering to help find our next called ministerial staff. They have been diligent in their efforts and prayers as God leads them. Please continue to pray by name for James Tripp, Julie Boles, Barb Bowers, Jesse Hinton, Loretta Keese, Shelby Peschel and Becky Watkins. Commit to pray for our 6 prayer points at 7:00.

 
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21

 

In Christ,