By Robert Marus Baptists in Italy-among Virginia Baptists' key mission partners-are asking their American counterparts to help bring an end to that conflict. In a letter sent Nov. 12, the Italian Baptist Union's president, Anna Maffei, asked “all the Baptist…
Church & People News for November 18, 2004
Church & People News for Nov. 18 S T A F F • C H A N G E S Terry McMillian, to Rome Church, Hillsville, as pastor. Tim Boschen, to Slate Hill Church, Scottsville, as interim pastor. Cecil Chambers,…
BGAV to seek a global link through the BWA
The Baptist World Alliance, Averett University and the Baptist campus center at Virginia Commonwealth University all captured the attention of messengers attending the 181st annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. By Robert Dilday Virginia Baptists will seek…
300 candles brightly shining
On July 27, 1707, representatives of five churches formed the Philadelphia Baptist Association. It was the first Baptist association in the United States. Earlier, there were “yearly meetings” and occasional gatherings among the scattered churches; but in 1707 the urge…
OUT LOUD
“I can’t think of a religious group he didn’t offend. He even did a cartoon that upset the Episcopalians, and you know how hard it is to upset Episcopalians. John Shelton Reed The longtime friend of Baptist cartoonist Doug Marlette,…
The sacred in us all
Singer's statement brings into sharp focus two very distinct world views. The view held by Christians is that God created humans as spiritual beings living for a time within a physical body. Theologians have called this foundational concept the “Imago…
NASCAR great Shepherd finds ‘victory in Jesus’
Though Shepherd had to pull out of the Sept. 18 race for mechanical problems, he has experienced many successes as a NASCAR driver, both winning races and finishing among the sport's top 10 drivers several times. It's not been easy…
Virginia Baptist pastors to meet at Thalia Lynn
The 2006 Virginia Baptist Pastors Conference will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Thalia Lynn Baptist Church in Virginia Beach. The conference will feature a time of worship, testimonies, teaching and preaching. The theme for the conference is “Surviving…
Seven states pass constitutional amendments defining marriage
A majority of states in America now have adopted constitutional marriage amendments. Seven states—including Virginia—passed amendments Nov. 7 defining marriage, bringing to 27 the number of states nationwide that have adopted amendments aimed at prohibiting gay marriage. An eighth state,…