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Evangelist Rick Via to be at Living Stones
CLIFTON FORGE - Rick Via of Blue Ridge will preach at Living Stones Ministries beginning Sunday morning, April 20 and continuing through Wednesday night, April 23.
Sunday services will be at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Services will start at 7:00.
Josh and Toshia Via will lead worship through music. The Vias are music ministers in Charlotte, N.C. Rick Via leads several spiritual renewal meetings in the U.S. each year and also leads a number of mission trips to other countries. He takes a large group of people to Uganda Africa at least once a year. He is in Cuba the week before he will be at Living Stones. Via pastored Rainbow Forest Baptist Church for 13 years. During that time, the church grew from fewer than 100 in attendance to more than a 1,000. For the past 15 years he has been a full-time evangelist.
Via is married to Janet Via and they have fiveadult children, all active in Christian service, and several grandchildren.
Mike Rollins, senior pastor of Living Stones, has been friends with Via for more than 25 years. "Rick has maintained a deep passion for the Lord Jesus and a deep desire to see others experience the peace of knowing Him as Lord and Savior," Rollins said. "Rick is a gifted and loving preacher. He will encourage you in your walk with the Lord."
Living Stones extends a warm welcome to join with them of any of these worship times. Those who need need a ride should call 863-4576.
A nursery will be provided for all services.
Living Stones Ministries is located at the foot of Griffith Knob off of Route 42. The church is 3.5 miles north of I-64, exit 29.
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