January 16th Speaker

Welcome back.... it's been a while, the January 2013 speaker is Pastor Debbie Hutton, a native of Roanoke, Virginia and has her degree from Averett University in Danville, Virginia.  Upon graduation she taught special education in Henry and Roanoke Counties.  She was named Roanoke County teacher of the Year in 1990.  Responding to the call of the Lord upon her life, she left teaching in the public school system and opened a private tutorial program, called "One-to-One," operating out of the basement of her church in Salem until 1997.  During that time she worked upstairs in the church as secretary for her Pastor and worked to complete her licensure for Ministry through Maranatha College of Pastoral Ministries of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.  She was ordained in 1998 and became Associate Pastor / Director of Pastoral Care at Christian Life International in Salem, VA until 2009.  Following the lead of the Holy Spirit and the passion of her heart, she now serves as Senior Pastor at Faith Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church in Pearisburg, VA.  Pastor Debbie is married to her beloved husband of 41 years.  She has two sons, one who is the Youth Pastor of her former home church and the other who serves our country in Iraq as a civilian contractor.  She also has two beautiful grandsons whom she loves and teaches the faithfulness of our Lord from generation to generation.  Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “Salt and Light.”

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