North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell makes a point during the May 11 trustees meeting. (BP photo by John Swain) Tom Elliff, in his first trustee meeting May 20 as president of the International Mission Board, said the IMB…
Second Catholic sworn in as chaplain of U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Patrick Conroy was sworn in May 25 as House chaplain, making him the first Jesuit – and only the second Catholic — to hold the position, and the first candidate forced to navigate around the Catholic Church’s…
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David Goatley (left) and Sam Tolbert are organizing to provide support for victims of disasters long after relief volunteers' chain saws go silent. (Photo courtesy of EthicsDaily.com) photo
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Two Intermont graduates bound for international riding competitions
BRISTOL, Va. — Fresh from this May’s graduation, Virginia Intermont College’s Kate McManis and Jordan Shelburne are bound for international riding competition. Both were members of the Baptist-affiliated school’s national champion competitive riding teams and now will represent the United…
Virginia Baptist working to secure passage of bill to prohibit trafficking
ARLINGTON, Va. — Selling people is the fastest growing criminal activity in the world and the third largest criminal industry after drugs and weapons, according to information distributed by the United Nations. UNICEF statistics indicate that nearly two million children…
VA Briefs
Leland developing 'virtual campus.' The John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Falls Church, Va., is in the process of developing a new “virtual campus,” thanks to $267,000 in donations — including an anonymous gift of $200,000, the second largest…
Baptists in Central Virginia focus on ways to end global human trafficking
RICHMOND, Va. — An April 30 awareness event sponsored by International Justice Ministries, the Richmond Justice Initiative and First Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., drew dozens of people from Central Virginia to focus on human trafficking. The day’s activities included…
US / World Briefs
Religious freedom ambassador sworn in. Suzan Johnson Cook, an American Baptist pastor, author and motivational speaker, was sworn in May 16 as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom by Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero. Johnson Cook…
NC Briefs
Causey to retire. Jack Causey will retire at the end of May as director of services to ministers at the Center for Congregational Health in Winston-Salem, N.C., a position he has held since 1996. Causey, who will continue as ministerial…