The Barnes Family
James and Abby have been married for over 9 years and met as Abby was concluding her graduate work in counseling. They have two kids (Liam and Cora) and have been actively involved in ministry for years. James (originally from Welcome, NC) and Abby (originally from Roanoke, VA) both moved to Lynchburg to pursue college. Since 2016, James has served on the pastoral staff of Bedrock Church Lynchburg. Abby serves as a licensed professional counselor in the community and also helps lead the women’s ministry at their local church.
Over the past couple years God has been orchestrating and leading James and Abby into a new ministry direction focused on planting a church. Directing their steps along the way, God has made it abundantly clear that the Barnes family’s next act of obedience is to plant a church in Madison Heights. Moving forward in faith as exemplified in Joshua 3, the Barnes family is excited for the team that God is establishing and looks forward to how the Lord is going to use the Puig and Barnes families for His Kingdom.