By Roy Smith Just 21 miles from the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, the world's worst civilian atomic disaster in history, children play in the little village of Kovpyta in rural Ukraine. From the looks of things, they…

Part-time Youth Director: First Baptist Church of Virginia Beach is seeking a part-time Youth Director. Please send résumé with qualifications background and experience to First Baptist Church of Virginia Beach, Attn: Personnel Committee, 401 35th St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451…

Heritage Column for July 28, 2005 By Fred Anderson ROME, Italy – Before we left for the sabbatical, I mentioned to a Baptist friend that I wanted a tour of the Vatican library, one of the world's largest-if not the…

Church Office Position: Branch's Baptist Church in Richmond is seeking a person to work in the church office. Need good computer skills (desktop publishing, including bulletins and church newsletters), pleasant phone manners and ability to help with general office duties….

Cover Story for July 21, 2005 In an unprecedented and historic act of generosity, on Sunday, June 12, the congregation of Weatherford Memorial Baptist Church voted to give its buildings located at 700 East Belt Boulevard to Saint Paul's Baptist…

By Greg Warner At least 12,000 Baptists worldwide will make their way to Birmingham, England, for the Baptist World Congress July 27-31, apparently undeterred by recent terror attacks in London. Registration for the congress climbed above the 12,000 mark July…

By Roy Smith Challenging the commonly-held belief that people who live in apartment communities are inaccessible, Chris McNairy, a missionary with the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, recently led a group of pastors from the Portsmouth and Norfolk…

Cover Story for July 28, 2005 Helena, Arkansas, sits in one of the poorest counties in the United States. But thanks to two former Virginia Baptists motivated by their commitment to Christ, residents of this depressed community are finding hope…

Another View for July 28, 2005 By Michael Blackwell They looked like the all-American family: Jim, the smiling, smartly-dressed pastor of a loving church, and his wife, a short-order cook and concerned mother. The guidance and care they provided for…

Staff Changes Randy Bartley, to Hills Grove Church, Claudville, as pastor. Don McKinney, to Hume Church, Hume, as pastor. Joe Glass, resigning as pastor of Hampton Roads Church, Hampton, to relocate to Kentucky. Parke Deans, to Abingdon Church, Abingdon, as…