STAFF CHANGES
• Samuel Feemster, to Mount Vernon Church, Arlington, as pastor.
• Rodney A. Bracey, to Shalom Fellowship Church, Richmond, as senior pastor.
• Samuel Feemster, to Mount Vernon Church, Arlington, as pastor.
• Joao da Rocha, to Second Church, Richmond, as pastor of its Brazilian mission.
• Gene Burris, to Liberty Church, Skipwith, as interim pastor.
• Charles Gibson, to Bybee’s Road Church, Troy, as intentional interim pastor.
• John Johnson, to Black Creek Church, Mechanicsville, as interim pastor.
• Krista Shinew, to Moffett Memorial Church, Danville, as minister of music/organist.
• David Brown, to Calvary Church, Lynchburg, as part-time director of music.
• Jennifer Pollard, to Jackson Memorial Church, Chesapeake, as children’s ministry coordinator.
• John Mark Skammer, resigning as associate pastor of student ministry at Gayton Church, Richmond.
• Roger Littleton, resigning as minister of youth at West Lynchburg Church, Lynchburg, to accept a position in Oklahoma.
RETIREMENTS
• Joe Edmonds has retired as pastor of First Church-Ballston in Arlington. He has been named pastor emeritus by the church.
• Carl Freeman will retire as minister of music at River Road Church, Richmond, effective Aug. 31. He has served there for 42 years.
ORDINATION
• Ryan Clore will be ordained to the gospel ministry by Patterson Avenue Church, Richmond, on May 2. He serves as minister of youth and young adults at the church.
REVIVALS
• Chestnut Hill Church, Lynchburg; April 25-28; Tom Stocks, evangelist.
• Childrey Church, Nathalie; April 25-28; Roger Roller, evangelist.
• Dublin Church, Dublin; lay renewal weekend April 23-25; Dennis Jones, pastor.
• Dundas Church, Dundas; April 18-21; Jonathan Dundalow, evangelist.
• Mulberry Church, Nathalie; April 18-21; R.G. Rowland, evangelist.
• Sandford Memorial Church, Brodnax; April 25-28; Mike Fitzgerald, evangelist.
• State Line Church, Danville; April 25-29; different speakers each night.
• Woodlawn Church, Colonial Heights; April 25, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Bert Rait, evangelist.
CHURCH NEWS
• Unity Church, Prince George, held a marketplace evangelism weekend March 19-21 with Bob Foy, national coordinator of Church Renewal ministry leading the visiting team.
EVENTS
• CrossRoads 25th Celebration, May 22, 2010. Were you part of the past 25 years of CrossRoads Camp and Conference Center’s history as a camper, staffer, volunteer, nurse, missionary or retreat attender? Celebrate 25 years of ministry on May 22 beginning at 12 noon. There will be a reunion for summer staff on May 21. Registration is open. Check the website at www.crossroads25th.info or call 800-255-2428, ext. 8267.
• Ridgecrest Staff Reunion, Aug. 12-14; Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center; for all former Ridgecrest staffers. For reservations call 1-800-588-7222. Contact person: Neil Nation, 615-395-7664.
ASSOCIATONAL NEWS
• NorthStar Church Network has established its annual offering as the Dorothy Allport Network Missions Offering. For over 25 years Allport has been a volunteer serving the members of NorthStar churches and for 77 years has been an active member of First Church, Alexandria.
• Dan River Association’s third annual senior revival will be April 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Southside Church, South Boston. Rick Via will be guest speaker.