Clifton E. Hudgins has been named associational ministries coordinator for the Pittsylvania Baptist Association. Hudgins has been a Virginia Baptist Mission Board staff member since 1997, serving most recently as field strategist for the Ridge and Valley region. He will…
Foundation names Hurst donor relations director
Former pastor Rick R. Hurst has been named director of donor relations of the Virginia Baptist Foundation Inc. Hurst was pastor of the former Weatherford Memorial Baptist Church in Richmond. Hurst has been pastor of churches in Georgia, Kentucky and…
Virginia Baptist disaster relief coordinator Terry Raines is working with other
Terry Raines, who heads disaster relief for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board left for Hungary and Pakistan on Oct. 16. After spending a couple of days in Budapest with Hungarian Baptists planning their work, Terry left for Pakistan. Following are…
Birth control, not liberalism, explains mainline decline, say researchers
The decline of mainline church membership over the last century had more to do with reproduction than theology, according to research by a trio of sociologists. The popular notion that conservative churches are growing because mainline churches are too liberal…
CBF Coordinating Council votes to add ‘Jesus’ to group’s constitution
National leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship voted Oct. 14 to restore explicit references to Jesus deleted from the group's constitution in July. A preamble to the constitution was approved by the CBF Coordinating Council with little discussion and no…
The dry Mr. Claybrook
Heritage Column for October 27, 2005 By Fred Anderson Richard Claybrook liked a hot toddy in the evening. He enjoyed sipping on a julep in the morning. Twice a day Richard Claybrook imbibed. On the Sabbath Richard Claybrook preached from…
What to look for in a retirement community
Another View for October 27, 2005 By Franklin T. Fowler Many senior adults are looking for, thinking of or planing for a retirement community home in their future. Some may be ready to move now, others are thinking of it,…
Re-examining capital punishment
Disaster relief update
The latest on Virginia Baptists' disaster relief ministries. • Hurricane Wilma: Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief teams are once more springing into action to assist victims of Hurricane Wilma in Florida. Our feeding unit that had been assigned to Slidell, La.,…