Staff Changes
Bryan Brooks, to Windsor Church, Windsor, as pastor.
Phillip V. Faig, to Gayton Church, Richmond, as pastor.
Tim Kirby, to Hermitage Church, Church View, as pastor.
Harold Draper, to Fontaine Church, Martinsville, as interim pastor.
Drexel Rayford, to Heritage Church, Farmville, as interim pastor.
E. E. “Duke” Wheeless, to Arlington Church, Arlington, as interim pastor.
Michael Hollinger, to Long Branch Church, The Plains, as interim pastor.
Bill Kittle, resigning as associate for ministries at Hillendale Church, Woodbridge.
Bill Walker, resigning as pastor of Potomac Church, Sterling.
Rick Allison, resigning as pastor of Walnut Hill Church, Petersburg.
Dick Harmon, retiring as pastor for pastoral care at Mt. Ararat Church, Stafford.
Linwood Peterson, resigning as interim pastor of Holland Church, Suffolk.
Mike Shelton, to First Church, Charlottesville, as associate pastor to students.
Michael Dowd, to Shenandoah Heights Church, Waynesboro, as associate/youth pastor.
Tom Dowler, resigning as minister of music at Waverly Church, Waverly, to accept a similar position in Georgia.
Robert Moody, to Fellowship Church, Ettrick, as associate pastor.
Travis Bush, to Hunting Creek Church, Big Island, as part-time youth director.
Kyle Nix, to Morgans Church, Moneta, as youth pastor.
Church News
Hampton Church, Hampton, will celebrate the 40 years of service of Bill Hurt as its minister of education/administration with a dinner and evening of celebration on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the church.
Death
Former Virginia Baptist pastor Alexander C. Walker Jr. died in Culpeper on April 2 at the age of 88. He had served as pastor of churches in Rappahannock, Orange and Culpeper counties. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Cooksey Walker; three sons, John, Philip and Mark Walker; two daughters, Judith Reid and Susan Parker; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Rosalind Connelly. A funeral service was held April 6 at Culpeper Church, Culpeper, with interment at the Culpeper National Cemetery.
Revivals
Ash Avenue Church, Keysville; April 17-20; Lee Merck, guest evangelist.
Blackberry Church, Bassett; April 24-27; Daryl Joyce, guest evangelist.
Cleveland Church, Cleveland; April 17-20; Tom Edwards, guest evangelist.
Elizabeth River Church, Chesapeake; April 17-19; Lynn Hardaway, pastor of Central Church, Norfolk, guest evangelist.
Fuller Memorial Church, Martinsville; April 24-27; Eddie Honeycutt, director of missions for Henry County Association, guest evangelist.
Furnace Creek Church, Rocky Mount; April 24-27; Mike Palmer, guest evangelist.
Jerusalem Church, Warsaw; April 17-20; John Penny, Donald Bowen, Joseph Toliver and Samuel Hackett, guest evangelists.
Keen Street Church, Danville; April 24-27; Felton Carter, Jeff Wright, C.A. McIntire and Tom Wright, guest evangelists.
Little River Church, Floyd; April 24-27; Darrell Fletcher and Dwight Sechrist, guest evangelists.
Mentow Church, Huddleston; April 24-27; Joy Griffin, Greg Randall and Jonathan Willis, guest evangelists.
Readville Church, Sussex; April 17-20; Robert Livesay, guest evangelist.
Reedy Springs Church, Spout Spring; April 24-27; Roger Roller, guest evangelist.
Stanardsville Church, Stanardsville; April 24-27; Dale Riddle, musical evangelist.
Staunton River Church, Brookneal; April 24-27; Robert G. Millis, pastor of Hollywood Church, guest evangelist.
Other
The Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Broadus Memorial Church, Charlottesville.