INDIAN WOODS MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
"A Church that Welcomes All"
Website now .net instead of .com
https://www.indianwoodsmbc.net
Indian Woods Missionary Baptist Church
Guest Ministers
July 2026
1st Sunday July 5 Rev. Dyreek Carter
2nd Sunday July 12 Minister Anthony Brown
Assoc. Minister, New Ahoskie MBC
3rd Sunday July 19 Rev. Hal White
4th Sunday July 26 Rev. Gregory Spurlock
Chesterfield, VA
June 2026
1st Sunday June 7 Rev. W. Rob Lewis, II
2nd Sunday June 14 Rev. Bobby Wright
3rd Sunday June 21 Rev. James Campbell
4th Sunday June 28 Rev. Bobby Wright
May 2026
1st Sunday May 3 Minister Gregory Steed
2nd Sunday May 10 Rev. Daphne Williams
3rd Sunday May 17 Rev. Viola Vaughan
4th Sunday May 24 Rev. Mary Harrell
5th Sunday May 31 Revs. Cornell & Tina Watson
Combined Men & Women's Day Service
April 2026
1st Sunday April 5 - Easter Rev. Dr. Oliver Thomas
2nd Sunday April 13 Rev. James Campbell
3rd Sunday April 19 Rev. James Campbell
4th Sunday April 26 Rev. James Campbell
March 2026
1st Sunday March 1 Rev. Hal White
2nd Sunday March 8 Rev. James Campbell
3rd Sunday March 15 Rev. James Campbell
4th Sunday March 22 Rev. Viola Vaughan
5th Sunday March 29-Palm Sunday Rev. James Campbell
Come and join us. Service begins at 11:00 AM.
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in African Attire--- Commemorating Black History
Reverend Oliver M. Thomas, Ph.D., M.Div.
Easter Sunday Service
April 5, 2026
Reverend Doctor Oliver M. Thomas is the Associate Pastor for Young Adult Ministry at Providence Baptist Church, Greensboro, NC. He also serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor of External Affairs at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He is a gifted servant-leader with 17+ years of experience in preparing future leaders, strategic planning, and community building in the public and ecclesial sector. Reverend Thomas has held roles in the Church as an interim pastor and director of social justice ministry.
Reverend Thomas holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from North Carolina A&T State University, a Master’s degree in Divinity from Wake Forest University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies with a concentration in Cultural Foundations from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
In February 2023, Reverend Thomas was a recipient of the Triad Business Journal’s “40 Leaders Under Forty” award. The honor is bestowed upon “talented movers and shakers, highlighting their contributions to the Triad region”. Likewise, in February 2020, he was a recipient of the “40 Under 40 Most Influential African Americans in the Piedmont” award by Black Business Inc. The honor is bestowed upon “outstanding leaders who help build their community, seek new challenges, and serve as a model for all to emulate.” Dr. Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers, Board of Sponsors and Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, in 2014. The honor is bestowed on individuals, Christians and non-Christians, who give their lives in service to humanity.
He is the past chair of The Baptist Commons Advisory Council for the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. He serves on the YMCA of Greensboro Board, the Shirley T. Frye YWCA of Greensboro Board, and the Indian Woods Historical Preservation Society Board.
He is married to the lovely D’Najah Pendergrass Thomas of Charlotte, NC. They have one child, Ayden, who is the heartbeat of their lives.