TBC Communications Director
One Church Across Generations

One Church Across Generations

Trinity’s story has never belonged to only one generation. From the beginning, the church has been shaped by people in many seasons of life: children in Sunday School, youth on retreats and mission trips, young adults finding community, families building friendships,...

The Word Was “Move Ahead”

The Word Was “Move Ahead”

By the late 1970s, Trinity Baptist Church was looking toward a permanent sanctuary. The church had already grown through earlier building seasons. Educational space had been added. Fellowship space had been developed. Ministries had expanded. But the desire for a...

The White Goose

The White Goose

Some church history lives in buildings and business meetings. Some of it lives in nicknames. In the 1970s, Trinity Baptist Church had a church activity bus affectionately called “the White Goose.” The anniversary book records that the pastor reported the first Church...

Classrooms, Kitchen, and Fellowship

Classrooms, Kitchen, and Fellowship

In December 1964, Trinity Baptist Church approved a major addition to its first permanent unit. The Board of Deacons recommended that the church proceed with a $200,000 addition. The church approved the recommendation at its regular business meeting on December 16,...

When the Bids Were Too High

When the Bids Were Too High

Not every step in Trinity’s building history moved forward easily. By the early 1960s, the church had dedicated its first permanent educational unit and continued to look toward future needs. On December 18, 1963, Clarence Pritchard, Chair of the Building Committee,...

A Permanent Place to Learn

A Permanent Place to Learn

On Sunday, July 16, 1961, Trinity Baptist Church took an important step toward its first permanent educational wing. That day, the membership gave $5,319.50 to secure the loan for construction. Work began on August 7. Less than a year later, on Sunday, May 20, 1962,...