While the GOP and the Democrats continue their on-going debate about the role of government in easing the plight of the poor, Women’s Missionary Union of Virginia has steadfastly continued ministry to some of our nation’s poorest people. Through the…
VITAL SIGNS: Worth fighting over
As part of our work with congregations which are engaging in the process of imagining their future, we invite them to first look back and connect with their past. One effective tool for doing that is to create a timeline…
Last church with woman pastor to receive Southern Baptist funding marks 30 years
ANNAPOLIS, Md (ABP) — The last church led by a woman pastor to receive salary assistance from the Southern Baptist Convention celebrates its 30th anniversary this month with community-service projects including neighborhood landscaping with Habitat for Humanity. Broadneck Baptist Church…
Lee Ellison to be nominated as BGAV first VP
MOSELEY, Va. — Central Virginia pastor Lee Ellison will be nominated in November as first vice president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia — a position which every year since 2000 has led to the BGAV presidency. Ellison, pastor…
Church’s puppet ministry puts a new face on faith
BERRYVILLE, Va. — Puppets are fun, silly and colorful. They may be associated with children, but puppet ministry leaders will tell you that puppets are for everyone. The Berryville Baptist Rascals, a puppet troupe from Berryville (Va.) Baptist Church, have…
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Mid-Atlantic leaders urge fight against food insecurity
RICHMOND — Top leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region have declared Sept. 29 an Interfaith Day of Service, encouraging faith communities and other nonprofit groups to collaborate to fight hunger and food insecurity. Governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Martin O’Malley…
Mid-Atlantic leaders urge fight against food insecurity
RICHMOND — Top leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region have declared Sept. 29 an Interfaith Day of Service, encouraging faith communities and other nonprofit groups to collaborate to fight hunger and food insecurity. Governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Martin O’Malley…
Mid-Atlantic leaders urge fight against food insecurity
RICHMOND — Top leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region have declared Sept. 29 an Interfaith Day of Service, encouraging faith communities and other nonprofit groups to collaborate to fight hunger and food insecurity. Governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Martin O’Malley…
Bluefield College sees banner year in contributions
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College celebrated a banner year of giving as contributions to the Baptist-affiliated school hit the $3.3 million mark for the 2011-2012 fiscal year — the highest annual gift total in Bluefield’s history. Total gifts to the…
Life still an adventure for 86-year-old UR chancellor
RICHMOND (ABP) — By all accounts there are few people like Bruce Heilman. Friends and family say he’s a hard-charging 86-year-old, working still as chancellor of the University of Richmond, a passionate husband, father and grandfather, active in Baptist life…
Is work intended to be a punishment from God?
(RNS)—On the first Monday of September, America honors working stiffs by taking a paid day off. But does Labor Day celebrate an enterprise that God intended to be a punishment? In a recent New York Times essay on the frenetic…