STAFF CHANGES
• Russell Fail, resigning as pastor of Pine Grove Church, Petersburg.
• Shea Shrader, to Harman Memorial Church, Maxie, as interim pastor.
RETIREMENT
• Herman C. Absher has announced plans to retire as pastor of Mount Tabor Church, Keeling, effective May 1.
REVIVALS
• Dan River Church, Halifax; March 20-23; John Upton, guest evangelist.
• Eureka Church, Keysville; March 27-30; Alden Hicks, guest evangelist.
• Laurel Grove Church, Sutherlin; March 20-23; Donnie Pickeral, guest evangelist.
• Oak Grove Church, Cana; March 27-30; Dennis Bledsoe, guest evangelist.
OTHER
• A free planning guide has been published to assist churches in planning their church anniversary celebrations. It contains many ideas used by churches to help make their anniversary year truly spectacular. The guide is published by Church Ministry Enhancers. To get your free guide, go to their website at www.churchministryenhancers.com or call them at 1-800-276-8810.
EASTER MUSICALS AND DRAMAS
• Antioch Church, Sandston; “Alive,” March 13 at 11 a.m.
• Bonsack Church, Roanoke; “Jesus, Son of God,” March 20, March 24-26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are needed. Contact the church at 540-977-5701.
• Brookneal Church, Brookneal; “Behold the Lamb,” March 27 at 11 a.m.
• Burrows Memorial Church, Norfolk; “Behold the Lamb,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Colonial Beach Church, Colonial Beach; “Written in Red,” March 20 at 7 p.m.
• Cradock Church, Portsmouth; “You Are the Christ,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Craigs Church, Spotsylvania; “He Did This For All of Us,” on March 27 at 9:30 and 11 a.m.
• First Church, Hopewell; “The Christ, the Cross, the Crown,” March 20 at 7 p.m.
• First Church, Woodstock; “Lamb of God,” March 25 at 7 p.m.
• Fox Hill Road Church, Hampton; “Believe,” March 19 at 6:00 p.m. and March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Grandin Court Church, Roanoke; the Roanoke Passion Play 2005, “A View of the Cross,” March 24 and 25 at 7 p.m. and March 26 at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are needed. Contact the church at 540-774-1684.
• Hillcrest Church, Ridgeway; “The Risen Savior,” March 21-25 at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are needed. Contact the church at 276-957-2449.
• Ivy Memorial Church, Hampton; “The Borrowed Tomb,” March 24-26 at 7 p.m.
• Manly Memorial Church, “Jesus, Light of the World,” March 24 at 7 p.m.
• Memorial Church, Staunton; “We Have Seen the Lord,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Mount Hermon Church, Moseley; “One Holy Lamb,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Mount Pleasant Church, Roanoke; “Because He Lives,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Mount Vernon Church, Glen Allen; “More Than a Story,” March 24 and 25 at 7 p.m.
• New Highland Church, Mechanicsville; “Once Upon a Tree,” March 20 at 10:45 a.m.
• Newington Church, Gloucester; “God With Us,” March 20 at 7 p.m.
• Northside Church, Mechanicsville; “I Believe,” March 20 at 10:45 a.m.
• Oakland Church, Roanoke; “God So Loved the World,” March 20 at 6:30 p.m.
• Ocean View Church, Norfolk; “One Holy Lamb,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Old Powhatan Church, Powhatan; “Believe,” March 26 at 7 p.m.
• Pine Street Church, Richmond; “Because He Lives,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Raleigh Heights Church, Chesapeake; “The Choice,” March 18 and 19 at 7 p.m.; March 20 at 6 p.m.
• Round Hill Church, King George; “The Way, the Truth, the Life,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Sandston Church, Sandston; “The Living Last Supper,” March 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m.
• Second Church, Petersburg; “The 3-Penny Cantata,” March 12 at 6 p.m.
• Second Church, Richmond; “Messiah, Parts II & III,” March 20 at 5 p.m.
• Shiloh Church, King George; “You Thought of Us,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Skipwith Church, Richmond; “Three Days,” March 20 at 11 a.m.
• Southview Church, Herndon; “Believe,” March 20 at 9:30 a.m.
• Staples Mill Church, Glen Allen; “Bow the Knee,” March 19 and 20 at 7 p.m.
• Tabernacle Church, Newport News; “The Name of Jesus,” March 20 at 6 p.m.
• Tabernacle Church, Salem; “At the Cross,” March 20 at 10:30 a.m.
• Walnut Hills Church, Williamsburg; “The Majesty and Glory of the Resurrection,” March 20 at 11 a.m. and March 21 at 7 p.m.
• Webber Memorial Church, Richmond; “Like A Lamb,” March 20 at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
• West Lynchburg Church, Lynchburg; “Believe,” March 19 and 20 at 6:30 p.m.