April 15th Speaker - Minnis Ridenour

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the April 15th meeting will be Mr. Minnis Ridenour.  Mr. Ridenour’s career at Virginia Tech spans three decades, beginning in 1974 as the university’s Budget Director and Chief Business Officer, later serving as Vice President for Finance until his promotion in 1987 as Executive Vice President.  In 2001, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and served in this role until his retirement in 2005.  Minnis has remained affiliated with Virginia Tech as Senior Fellow for Resource Development and as an Affiliated Faculty member in SPIA.

Since his retirement, Minnis and his wife, Louise, have been involved as volunteers with mission projects in the local community as well as internationally where they are leading an effort to develop programs in theological education to prepare pastors and church leaders for the United Methodist Church in the post-communist countries of Europe and the Balkans.  In addition, Minnis and Louise have devoted time to programs which assist families at risk and street children in Kiev, Ukraine.

Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “His Hands, Our Hands.”

March 18th Speaker - Shahn Wilburn

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the March 18^th meeting will be Dr. Shahn Wilburn, Pastor of Riverview Baptist Church.  He has been a faithful servant at Riverview Baptist in Ripplemead, VA since 1980.  A native of Giles County, he has obtained a well-rounded education by obtaining degrees from Ferrum Junior College (Ferrum, VA), East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN), Piedmont Bible College (Winston-Salem, NC), Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA), and Golden State School of Theology (Stockton, CA).  Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “His Hands, Our Hands.”

February 18th Speaker - Bishop Anthony Tucker

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the February 18^th meeting will be Bishop Anthony Tucker, pastor of Greater Mount Zion United Holiness Church in Christiansburg.  If your schedule permits, feel free to come and join us for fellowship, worship, and a message that will be based on our 2014-15 theme, “His Hands, Our Hands.”    

January 21st Speaker – Ken Smith

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the January 21st meeting will be Dr. Ken Smith.  He is the Vice Provost for Resource Management& Institutional Effectiveness at Virginia Tech and has been a faithful servant within the campus community since 1997.  Come on out and enjoy the fellowship, worship, and message that will be based on our theme, “His Hands, Our Hands.”

November 19th Speaker – Bret Gresham

Oasis Fellowship would like to announce that the speaker for the November 19th meeting will be Bret Gresham, Director/Campus Minister for the Wesley Foundation at Virginia Tech.  Prior to his current ministry position, he served as the Senior Pastor at Enon UMC in Studley, VA and as the Associate Pastor at Asbury UMC in Harrisonburg, VA.  Bret is originally from Salem, VA.  Bret is also an active member and Ordained Elder at the Blacksburg United Methodist Church in Blacksburg, VA.  He earned his undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise Science at Virginia Tech and went onto earn Master of Divinity at Duke University in Durham, NC.  Bret and his wife Erin have 2 little girls, Clara and Lawson as well as an English Mastiff named Sophie.  He is a huge sports fan and his favorite teams are the VT Hokies and the NY Yankees -- he is also an Assistant Coach for the Blacksburg Bruins high school football team.  Please come out and join us for fellowship, worship, and the message that will be based on our 2014-15 theme, “His Hands, Our Hands.”