Pastor & Staff AppReciation

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Pastor & Staff Appreciation Month in October is dedicated to giving focused attention to appreciating pastors in tangible ways. 

Thank you for living out the words of the Apostle Paul who wisely encouraged us “to respect those who work hard among you . . . hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work” (1 Thess. 5:12-13)

Together in faith, let’s expect God to do great things in the coming months to affirm and appreciate the pastors and spouses

October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Of course, we are encouraged to show love to our pastors year-round, but in October we want to be more intentional.



  • Lynn Parsons

    Pastor Lynn Parsons. He has been faithfully married to Mrs. Becky for 46 years. They have 3 wonderful grown children, Jessica, Bethany and Jared, and 3 grandkids: Drew, Paisley ,and  Evie. Thank you Lynn N Becky Parsons for saying "Yes" to God 19 years ago when He called you to start Day 3 and thank you for continuing to lead us closer to Him daily. 


    Fun Facts: His favorite “fast food” is of course Jesus’ chicken: Chick-fil-a. In case you haven’t been to the gas pumps recently it takes $52 to fill up his Toyota from empty. His favorite hydration is “Body Armor Light” (the diabetes won’t allow for Sun Drop or Cheerwine). He likes dark chocolate. His go to pizza is Piccolo’s Pizza or the new Happy Valley Filling Station. If he and Mrs. Becky are going to sit down and eat, it’s going to be JD’s but maybe Captain’s Galley, Mayflower, Dos Amigos, Olive Garden, or Outback. As a true Baptist he pretty much drinks dark roast, strong brew coffee, black

  • Daryl Triplett

    Pastor Daryl. He has been faithfully married to Sandra for 39 years. They have 2 wonderful grown children, Adam and Emily, and 7 grandkids: Elliot, Haddon, Annie, Samuel, Callen,  Lottie, and Haven.  Thank you Daryl  and Sandra for saying "Yes" to God 19 years ago when he Called you to help start Day 3 and thank you for continuing to lead us closer to Him daily. 


    Fun Facts: His favorite “fast food” is also of course Jesus’ chicken: Chick-fil-a.

    In case you haven’t been to the gas pumps recently it takes $60 to fill up his ole beat up Toyota from empty.

    His favorite soft drink is Pepsi or Coke and he also likes Reese’s Cups

    His go to pizza is Dominos. If he and Sandra are going to sit down and eat, it’s going to be Texas Roadhouse or JD’s Smokehouse.

  • John Lewis

    Pastor John. He has been faithfully married to Regina  for 23 years. They are raising a basketball team of 5 amazing children, Kara (17), Caleb (15), Zoe (11), Raelyn (7), Rayna (7). John serves as our worship pastor along with many “other duties” which some days may even include fixing broken toilets. Thank you John and Regina for answering the call to join Day 3 many years ago and for continuing to lead us closer to Him daily. 


    Fun Facts:His favorite “fast food” is Bojangles or Cookout. In case you haven’t been to the gas pumps recently it takes $82 to fill up his big ole diesel from empty (we are fairly certain Regina’s minivan isn’t far from that. He doesn’t drink soda, but he enjoys a good sweet tea! (Not too sweet, though). A grab and go option would be a Lipton green tea. His go to pizza is Papa Johns (imagine that). His sweet tooth weakness is a Kit Kat or Reese’s (pieces or cups, he’s not picky). If he and Regina are going to sit down and eat, it’s going to be Amalfi’s or Brushy Mtn Smokehouse. His coffee order is Large Macchiato with almond milk and 2 splenda’s

  • Brandy McBride

    She serves alongside Brad as our youth leader and all around swiss army knife by working behind the scenes on everything from graphic design, video editing, decorating, to trying to keep everyone in line. She never misses a chance to attend a ballgame or cross-county meet and cheer on one of our awesome youth. Brandy and Brad have been faithfully married for 22 years. Thank you Brandy and Brad for all you do behind the scenes and for pouring into our young people each and every day.


    Fun Facts: Her favorite “fast food” is also of course Jesus’ chicken: Chick-fil-a (are you starting to see a trend?). In case you haven’t been to the gas pumps recently it takes $98 to fill her big ole Suburban. Her favorite drink is Amino Vital Action Grape (we’ve never heard of that but it sounds tasty) and she also likes Reese’s Cups but her true weakness Acai bowl from palmberries. Her go to pizza is Mellow Mushroom. If she and Brad are going to sit down and eat, it’s going to be Old Tavern. And depending on the day her coffee order is Decaf White Chocolate Mocha or Hot Chocolate.