Pastor John Lawson was born and raised in Elkton, Va. Pastor John was later called into the ministry. He studied at Nazarene Bible College. He then served on the pastoral staff at Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene before returning to the valley in 2017 to join the pastoral staff at Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene. He shares his testimony with us today.

David Gilbert was born in Augusta County and grow up on a farm there. He shares his testimony and about how God called him into ministry and also about how God is still using him to minister to those around him today.

Pastor Kerry Willis was born in Harkers Island, North Carolina. He and his family came to the Shenandoah Valley in 1994 where he was the pastor of Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene for 24 years. In 2018 he answered the call to become the District Superintendent for the Philadelphia District Church of the Nazarene.

Mandy Lawson grew up in Harrisonburg and started attending Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene with her parents at age four. After getting married Mandy lived in Colorado Springs, and Lynchburg before they moved back home to the Shenandoah Valley in 2017. She shares her testimony today on Front Porch Talks.

Teresa is from Dublin, Virginia. She met her Husband Jim in Appomattox, Virginia and a few years later they moved to the Shenandoah Valley where they have lived ever since.