My journey at Royal Lane Baptist Church began in 1980, and since that time, my church has encouraged me to question, to doubt, and ultimately to develop a deeper faith and a closer relationship to my Creator. Royal Lane members have also helped me get through 30 years of school teaching which is no small task!

Royal Lane is an extremely welcoming congregation whose strong foundation in Biblical principles encourages diversity and accepts everyone as a child of God.

As a freshman at Baylor, I joined 7th & James Baptist Church where our own David Matthews was the pastor. After graduating from Baylor, I moved to Dallas to begin my career and joined a sister church. Unfortunately I never felt connected there, so after not attending anywhere for a while, my friend Nancy Ellett invited me to visit RLBC, especially since she was on the staff! I quickly realized that Royal Lane would be my church home in Dallas. After joining and just casually mentioning to a couple of members that I enjoyed singing, I was recruited to sing in choir which I continue to enjoy thoroughly to this day. I can honestly say that many of my best worship experiences in church have been through music, either sitting in the congregation or in the choir loft.

I am blessed to have met many amazing people in the past 28 years at this church and hope that I have the opportunity to meet many more in the years to come. In my Care Group, I have developed some especially close relationships through our monthly dinners at members’ homes. I would encourage anyone looking for a church home and a place to belong to consider RLBC, or as many of us call it, the best kept secret in Dallas.