We are delighted to welcome to the ministerial staff Reverend J. Matthew Hensley, who will serve as Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Missions.

A native of South Carolina, Matthew is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BA in Journalism and Political Science. He earned the Master of Divinity degree from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in 2007.

Since 2004, his place of ministry has been the Haymarket Baptist Church in Northern Virginia, where he served first as Minister to Students and more recently as Minister of Education. He has experience in virtually every area of church education, discipleship and missions ministry.

Matthew and his wife, Beth, are the parents of three children: Jack (age 6), Reese (age 2) and Haley, born in May. Beth is a nurse educator.

Pray for Matthew and his family as they make the transition to the Midlothian area. We know it will take a while for them to put names and faces of the HRBC family together, and longer still for Matthew to know the congregation well enough to offer his most effective leadership and ministry.

As we invest in this young family’s future, remember that they, too, are making a significant investment of themselves in the life and future of HRBC, as well.

Remember to repeat to them often your name(s) and your appreciation for their desire to serve with us and among us!

Bert Browning