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‘THE MAN WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN’
June 25, 2022
‘THE MAN WHO MOVED A MOUNTAIN’
ROCK CHURCHES OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Join us on Saturday, June 25, 2022, as we travel to Carroll County, VA, and tour the former courthouse in Hillsville, the site of the April 1912 massacre. We will also tour the Carroll County Museum and learn more about the Rev. Bob Childress’ work. We will tour the J. Sidna Allen Home in Cana, VA.
As we begin our tour up the Blue Ridge Parkway, we will focus on the six historical churches built by Rev. Bob Childress. These churches are in the counties of Carroll, Floyd and Patrick. In a biography entitled “The Man Who Moved A Mountain,” it is told how Rev. Childress braved the wilderness and brought the light of the gospel to wild and brutal areas. The Hillsville Massacre of 1912 helped Bob Childress to realize that the drinking, fighting and killings so much a part of the mountain people’s lives, were not normal. Come with us and learn how one man made such a huge impact on the mountain people.
We will do fudge sampling at Nancy’s Candy Company and have a boxed lunch at one of the Rock Churches.
PRICE PER PERSON: $99. Seats on the bus are assigned in the order that payment is received.
PRICE INCLUDES: Roundtrip motor coach transportation, tour of Hillsville Courthouse and Museum, fudge sampling at Nancy’s Candy Company, a boxed lunch, visit to the rock churches, tour of the J. Sidna Allen Home, and a tour host.
DEPARTURE TIMES AND LOCATIONS: The bus will depart at 7:00 a.m. from the Clearbrook Walmart, Hwy 220, Roanoke, VA; at 7:25 a.m. from the Bonsack Walmart, Hwy 460, Roanoke; at 7:55 a.m. from the Food Lion, Wildwood Road, Salem, VA.; and at 8:15 a.m. from Hardee’s, Christiansburg, VA. Return time is around 8:30 p.m.
CANCELLATION POLICY: The trip is based on a minimum amount of paid participants by June 10, 2022. If we should cancel the trip, a full refund will be given. If you cancel prior to June 10, a refund less $35 will be issued. After June 10, 2022, there will be no refunds.