In August, 1954, the Rev. S. J. Phillips was assigned as pastor.
     Improvements during this time included an automatic control on the furnace, the installation of heating ducts for Sunday School rooms, fluorescent lights in the sanctuary, the creation of a church nursery, and storm doors and windows for the parsonage. The church also purchased a $1,500 Allen electronic organ.
     Mr. Phillips' records indicate that he held three baptismal services (baptizing 29 people). Also he conducted two wedding ceremonies, one of which was his daughter, Eula.
     He says, "One outstanding event we will always remember is the wonderful reception we received when we went there to pastor the church. They were really kind and good to us. Another event that we will always cherish deep in our hearts was the farewell service. The expression of love was manifested with many tears and a big love offering of $100.00."

P.W. Hambrick

     During the pastorate of the Rev. Paul Hambrick many improvements were made on the church as well as the parsonage. The present church furnace was purchased in July, 1959, and along with this a furnace room an office were provided by digging out space for these rooms in the basement. The installation of this heating system eliminated the old floor register around which many would gather before and after service.
     Acoustic ceiling and jalousie windows were added to the basement Sunday School rooms. Dirt was filled in at the back of the church and a brick sidewalk was made, leading to the back door.
     Mr. Hambrick recalls that before the family moved in (August, 1957) the church people panted and cleaned the entire parsonage. (Incidentally, he was the inventor of the parsonage clothesline made from telephone poles.)
     Another great improvement for the church and parsonage was the well-water system installed in the summer of 1958 at the cost of $666.
     In 1956, Mrs. Paul Hambrick was elected president of the Virginia Conference Woman's Auxiliary Board. She served in this capacity for three years. In an interview for the Virginia Conference Messenger (May, 1964) Mrs. Hambrick had this to say about her life . . .

   "After reflecting on my life as a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church for 25 years and as the wife of a minister for 21 years, I feel that my contribution to the church and the work of the Lord has been very small, but it has been rich and rewarding to me personally. The many good things of these years have far outweighed the unpleasant ones."

     While pastoring at Natural Bridge Mr. Hambrick served as president of the Weekday Religious Council and conducted morning devotions over radio station WREL.
     Included among memorable events of his five years pastor are a baptismal service on land owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stoner, and Thelma and Lewis Sperka's wedding (March, 1960), in which snow was so deep that the bride had to be carried from the car into the reception building.
     On May 17, 1959, the church celebrated its 40th anniversary at which the Rev. A. H. McGhee was the invited speaker. Present that day were the remaining three charter members of Natural Bridge Pentecostal Holiness Church: Mrs. W. G Fainter, H. A. Williams, and L. H. Firebaugh.
     The Hambricks' son, Wesley, married Joyce Fainter of Natural Bridge Station at the church in 1963.

Q.E. Hughett

     The pastorate of the Rev. Quentin Hughett was unusual in that there were no funerals conducted at the church. Instead, Mr. Hughett performed many wedding ceremonies including that of his daughter, Carolyn, to Jimmy McDaniel of Natural Bridge Station. Charlotte, a younger daughter later married (at Radford Virginia) Danny Station of Natural Bridge.
     Mr. Hughett names as one of the most outstanding events the Sunday morning in which the members of the Ray McFaddin family accepted Christ as their savior. Shortly thereafter this family, along with others, was baptized in a service at Buena Vista Pentecostal Holiness Church.
     Improvements and repairs included the painting of the church and parsonage, the rewiring of the parsonage, and the installing of folding windows to close off the Sunday School rooms from the sanctuary.
     Remodeling of the rostrum in the sanctuary consisted of moving the pulpit closer to the congregation and building a new altar. Also the floors were sanded and varnished.
     Under Mr. Hughett's leadership the Sunday School initiated the position of a downstairs superintendent for the nursery though the teen-age classes. This system has proven to be greatly beneficial.

W.D. Bain

     The present pastor of Natural Bridge Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. David Bain, came to this pastorate in 1964 from Galax, Virginia. (Pastor Bain was pastor from 1964-1969). Having served on the Christian Education Board of the Virginia Conference for 15 years, in June 1968, he gave up this job after being elected to the Conference Official Board.
     For the 1968-69 school year, Mr. Bain was president of the P. T. A. Also for two years, he held the position of chairman of the Weekday Bible Council.
     As many pastors before him, Mr. Bain has won the respect of many citizens of the community not directly connected with the church. One example is Mr. E. N. Chiles, Sr., who has contributed generously to the church on two different occasions.
     In July, 1966, a brick, six-room parsonage (located across the street from the former one) was purchased. Kitchen facilities and paneling were added to the full basement (by Men's Fellowship), providing a suitable place for church gatherings.
     Two new organizations have been formed under Mr. and Mrs. Bains leadership: the Men's Fellowship & the Girl's Auxiliary. The former was organized to create Christian fellowship among men of the church.
     Raising funds for Glasgow flood victims and furnishing paint to cover the outside of the church are recent examples of projects.
     The Girl's Auxiliary (for teen-age girls) was formed March, 1967 using the standard guidelines as set up by the Woman's Auxiliary. Buying a 54-piece Melmac set for the parsonage basement and placing favors on pital trays were two of the first projects of this organization. More recently the Auxiliary has contributed to the cost of summer Youth Camp for its members.
     In 1967 the church made it possible for Mr. Bain of visit the Holy Land (July 21 - August 11) by contributing to his expenses in the amount of $970.41. Fund-raising chairman responsible for the success of class project was Lawrence H. McDaniel. The church received benefit from the trip through sides and the way in which at enriched Mr. Baine's life and his ministry.
     A very important aid to the church program from its origin, the Woman's Auxiliary has continued to exemplify its motto of 'Dedicated to Serve'. In 1960 the Auxiliary purchased a Story and Clark piano for the church. The 1969-70 project is to erect an awning to the south end of the parsonage, providing shelter for the side stoop and basement entrance. Projects of the past five years have included the paying of a parsonage payment, the purchasing of the past five years have included the paying of a parsonage payment, the purchasing of Church hymnals, and the improving of church grounds and church nursery. The W. A. also serves meals to bereaved families in the church. In addition to these local projects, the Woman's Auxiliary contributes to the Feast of Ingathering and the Harvest Train - financially supporting Pentecostal Holiness colleges and orphanage, respectively.
     Although early church records are not complete, it is apparent that from the start the Natural Bridge church has participated in the total program of the Pentecostal Holiness denomination - on the general level and the conference level. This includes the general budget and conference budget, yearly education emphasis for colleges, and annual missions' emphasis. Since 1962, the church has contributed monthly to the support of Linda Howard, daughter of the Hobart Howards in India.
     Since 1959, the church has contributed to "Operation Macedonia" in which financial support is given once a year to a new church in the conference. Some churches receiving this aid in the past have been Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Luray, Virginia, and Charleston, West Virginia.

   The history of the church truly cannot be completed until Christ returns to earth. Until then, the generations which continue the work here have many Christian examples to follow - ministers and laymen, both living and dead, who have spent their lives in service for the cause of Christ at Natural Bridge and, consequently, around the world.