Minister of Pastoral Care

Robert serves as the Minister of Pastoral Care. A native of Portsmouth, Va. he has served in Virginia his entire full-time ministry. He has been privileged to serve with the First Baptist Church of Annandale, the Corrottoman Baptist Church, the Woodland Heights Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Ashland where he retired in 2012 after twenty years in Ashland.
He is married to Kathy Hales Thompson since 1979. Kathy touches all of FBC life: Sunday School teacher, Bible study teacher, choir member, children’s music, handbell choir and heads the Women’s Ministry. They have two sons, Matthew and Christopher and six wonderful grandchildren, Peyton, Cavern, Ben, Caitlyn, Lane and Austin.