October 17th Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the October 17^th meeting will be Dr. Catherine Taylor, Senior Pastor of Blacksburg Presbyterian Church.  Catherine has been the Pastor at Blacksburg Presbyterian since May 2010 after four years as an interim/head of staff in Ithaca, NY.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Duke University, and then worked for many years as a freelance writer and editor before earning her Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degrees from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA in 1992 and 2004 respectively.  Catherine and her husband, Robert Dean, PhD, MD, have two children.  Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Salt and Light.”

September 19th Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the September 19^th meeting will be Jonathan Tagg, Pastor of The River in Blacksburg.  Jonathan has been in full time ministry since 1989, pastoring in Pittsburgh, Florida, and Colorado as well as working with the Navigators on their 20something National Leadership Team in North Carolina.  He accepted the call to lead The River in 2008.  Jonathan is currently finishing his doctorate while being a husband and father to five.  Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Salt and Light.”

August 15th Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the April 18^th meeting will be Rev. George Warner Sr., Pastor of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, VA.  Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our 2012-13 theme, “Salt and Light.”

2012-13 Theme and Meeting Dates

We would like to announce the Oasis Fellowship theme and meeting dates for the upcoming academic year. The Theme for the year will be “Salt and Light.” This is a shortened version of “You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world.” We will meet at the War Memorial Chapel from 12:10pm to 12:50pm on the 3rd Wednesday of every month starting on August 15th. .

Wednesday, August 15th at 12:10pm
Wednesday, September 19th at 12:10pm
Wednesday, October 17th at 12:10pm
Wednesday, January 16th at 12:10pm
Wednesday, February 20th at 12:10pm
Wednesday, March 20th at 12:10pm
Wednesday, April 17th at 12:10pm

April 18th Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the April 18th meeting will be Rev. David Dickerson, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Radford. David is originally from Hillsville, VA and went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Radford University. After working in industry for several years, he felt the call to enter the ministry in his late 20’s and attended Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA. Prior to beginning his ministry as the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Radford in 2006, he served as pastor of Olivet Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA, and Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Rockbridge Baths, VA. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Making a Difference.”

March 21st Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the March 21st meeting will be Johnny Shelton, Campus Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Chaplain for the Virginia Tech football program. Johnny has been on staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for 8 years. He is from the Midwest and attended Southeast Missouri State University where he majored in criminal law and was captain of the football & track teams. After a three year stint in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers, Johnny began a 12 year career in corporate America with Procter & Gamble. While also serving as a youth leader at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC, the Lord led Johnny to full-time ministry in September of 2004 as the Eastern Triad Director of the Central NC Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Making a Difference.”

February 15th Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the February 15th meeting will be Rev. Todd Millsaps, Associate Pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church in Blacksburg, VA. Todd is a local fellow originally from Radford, VA. He served as a counselor along with adjunctive professorships at both New River Community College and Radford University before answering God’s Call to the ministry. He has served as Senior Pastor at Pearisburg Baptist Church and then Spray Baptist Church in Eden, NC before eventually returning to the NRV. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Making a Difference.”

January 18th Speaker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the January 18th meeting will be Rev. Gustavo Segovia, Pastor of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, VA. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Making a Difference."