By the late 1950s, Trinity Baptist Church had already begun to face a good problem: the church needed more room. The congregation was still young. Its first worship service had been held in January 1956, and the church was continuing to grow into its life on Six Forks...
Introduction to our new Church Pianist, Sue Newton
Sue Newton’s lifelong journey with music began at age eight in Oxford, North Carolina, when she first sat down at the piano. By 14, she was already playing for a gospel quartet, choir, and worship services at Delrayno Baptist Church. Her passion for the keys led her...
A Church Takes Shape: The First Pastor, First Ordinances and First Steeple
The first months of 1956 were filled with beginnings for the congregation on Six Forks Road. Worship had begun on January 8, when eighty-nine people gathered for the first Sunday School and Worship Service. Ten days later, on Wednesday evening, January 18, the...
Trinity’s First Sunday: 89 People and a $114 Offering
On Sunday, January 8, 1956, people gathered on Six Forks Road for the first Sunday School and Worship Service of the congregation that would become Trinity Baptist Church. Eighty-nine people attended. The service was conducted by Rev. Lee Pridgen, who had helped guide...
Before It Was Trinity: The Old Schoolhouse on Six Forks Road
Long before Trinity Baptist Church gathered for worship on Six Forks Road, the property already held a place in the life of the community. After difficulties arose in securing an earlier proposed building site, the Raleigh Baptist Association purchased property from...
Twenty People and a Vision: The First Meetings That Led to Trinity
In September 1955, twenty people met in a Raleigh home to begin planning a new Baptist church on Six Forks Road.
Students on Mission: Peru and Beyond
Mission trips have helped shape generations of students at Trinity. Through the years, youth and students have served through choir tours, mission trips, worship leadership, Vacation Bible School, construction, community outreach, and prayer. These experiences gave...
Kenya Mission Trip by Robin Roberts
Next month, Trinity will send a team to Nairobi, Kenya, to begin a partnership with Orbit Village Project. For more than 30 years, Orbit has shared the love of Christ by providing education, meeting basic needs, and offering hope to children and families facing loss,...
Trinity Baptist Church Mission Trip to Plaid Community Church in Pennsylvania
TBC Member, Larry Autry, shares how God led Trinity to Plaid Community Church in Pennsylvania and how a small team was able to encourage a pastor, support a church plant, and experience God’s presence along the way.
Making Room for Children: Trinity’s First Vacation Bible School
In the summer of 1956, Trinity Baptist Church was still in its first year. The congregation had gathered for its first Sunday School and Worship Service only a few months earlier, on January 8. The church was meeting on Six Forks Road in the building that had once...
A Church for a Growing Community: Trinity’s Story Begins on Six Forks Road
Before Trinity Baptist Church had a sanctuary, classrooms, a fellowship hall or a recreation center, there was a growing community along Six Forks Road and a need for a church to serve it. In 1954, the Missions Committee of the Raleigh Baptist Association, chaired by...
Hurricane Helene Relief
A team of 5 individuals spent the week of 1/11 thru 1/16 doing Hurricane Helene relief working from the Hendersonville, NC rebuild center. The team members were Mark Munday, Jen Hall, Ron Hollamon, Brenda Nix, and Steve Goodman. We spent the week working in the home...












