Word from our Pastor

Eight years ago as I was considering the possibility of becoming the Senior Pastor of Petaluma Valley Baptist church, my wife and I spent a weekend meeting with various members of our prospective church family.  Following those meetings, I asked my wife what she thought about the people she had met.  After a moments consideration she said, "These people are real."  The wisdom of my wife's initial assessment has been borne out by the 7½-year journey we have now shared with these people.

The PVBC family is comprised of people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, racial and educational backgrounds.  We are white collar and blue collar, old and young, married and single, new to Petaluma and lifelong "Petalumans" drawn together by a common desire to develop the kind of personal relationship with God that provides strength and guidance for the challenges we meet in the real world where we live our daily lives.

The 7½ years I've shared with the PVBC family have been among the most exciting and rewarding years of my life.  We are, every one of us, works in progress and it continues to be a real joy to see the good work that God is doing in our midst.  If you are looking for the kind of church experience I've described, I hope you'll visit us.

Joyfully,

Pastor Tom