Travis
Roberts
is a
christian
music
songwriter,
performer,
and
producer.
Born and
raised
in the
Appalachian
Mountains
of
Virginia,
Travis
continues
to call
the area
"home."
Currently
he is an
Associate
Pastor
at
Destiny
Outreach
Ministries,
a church
located
in the
Bluefield/Tazewell,
Va.
area.
Musically,
Travis
helps
lead
worship
on a
weekly
basis at
Destiny,
and
travels;
performing
at
various
venues,
including
churches,
coffeehouses,
youth
events,
festivals,
and
more. In
2008, he
released
an EP on
the
Higher
Plan
Music
Group
label
titled,
"Love's
Revolution."
The EP
was
co-produced
by Mitch
Waddell
of
Majesty
Productions
in
Dallas.
The name
of the
EP was
inspired
by a
movement
among
the
churches
in
Tazewell
County,
Virginia
that are
coming
together
to
combat
addiction
and a
"generational
curse"
that
plagues
the
area. In
fact,
the
problem
is so
bad,
Time
Magazine
reported
on the
issue in
2005.
"Folks
in
Tazewell
County
know
they
better
keep
their
eyes
open,
their
toolsheds
locked
and
their
barn
doors
shut.
Junkies,
addicted
to
prescription
pills
and
looking
for
anything
to steal
to pay
for
their
next
fix,
have
turned
this
520-sq.-mi.
patch of
Appalachian
Virginia--a
bucolic
tangle
of
wooded
mountains,
steep
hills
and
rolling
pastures
dotted
with
sagging
barns
and
country
churches--into
a
society
plagued
by
pilferers.
They
swipe
guns
from
unlocked
cabinets
and push
motorcycles
out of
garages
in the
dead of
night.
They
swap or
sell
stolen
watches,
lawn
mowers
and
sneakers
for
potent
painkillers
like
OxyContin."
--Time
Magazine,
2005.
"For too
long in
our
community,
we've
turned
our
backs on
those
struggling
with
addiction.
We want
to show
the
people
who are
filling
their
hurts
with
drugs
and
other
substance
abuse,
that
their is
hope and
that is
found
through
Jesus
Christ,"
says
Travis.
In
addition
to
Travis'
pastoral
staff
activities,
he also
helps
lead
"Celebrate
Recovery,"
a christ
centered
recovery
program
tailored
for
Tazewell
County's
probation
and
parole.
Often he
leads
worship
at
meetings
and
helps
with
group
sessions.
Travis
has been
married
to his
wife
Rebekah
for 7
years
and they
have one
son,
Carter
who is
now 3.
