Barb Williams is the director of The Growing Place child-care center at Richmond First United Methodist Church. Barb has been at The Growing Place since 2008, serving as director since July 2015, and has worked in child care since 2001.  She has two wonderful daughters and a fabulous husband. The mission of The Growing Place, a Christian-based, educational outreach ministry of the Richmond First United Methodist Church, is to serve our children and families by showing them God’s love and giving them a safe, nurturing environment in which to grow and develop spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically and socially.