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Church & People News for March 17, 2005

NewsReligious Herald  |  March 14, 2005

STAFF CHANGES

• Joel Bradberry, to Black Creek Church, Mechanicsville, as pastor, effective April 3.

• Charles Peterson, to Cheriton Church, Cheriton, as pastor.

• Karl Hrebik, to Crooked Run Church, Culpeper, as pastor.

• Dan Ficklin, to Tuckahoe Church, Richmond, as pastor.

• Troy Hickman, to La Crosse Church, La Crosse, as pastor.

• Thomas R. McCann Jr., to Winfree Memorial Church, Midlothian, as intentional interim pastor, effective April 1.

• Jim Stone, to Mineral Church, Mineral, as associate pastor.

• Richard Hanks, to Pocahontas Bassett Church, Bassett, as intentional interim pastor.

• Wayne Colton, to Goshen Church, Spotsylvania, as interim pastor, effective April 1.

• Sandy Martin, to Slate Mills Church, Sperryville, as interim pastor.

• Kelly Dampeer, to Cedar Bluff Church, Buchanan, as interim pastor.

• Catherine Williams, resigning as youth minister at Bethel Church, Falmouth.

• Lisa Wolfe, to Main Street Church, Emporia, as associate pastor for family ministries.

• Andrea Mason, to Deep Run Church, Richmond, as organist.

• Mark Wingfield is now serving as full-time minister of education and students at Smyrna Church, Dinwiddie.

• Tom de Graff, resigning as interim minister of music at Temple Church, Norfolk.

ORDINATIONS

• Troy Hickman, pastor of La Crosse Church, La Crosse, was recently ordained to the gospel ministry by the church.

• Mike Smith, pastor of Mount Vernon Church, Axton, was ordained to the gospel ministry by the church on Jan. 29.

DEATH

• Minnie Rutland Cole, treasurer emeritus at Wakefield Church, Wakefield, died Feb. 11. She had served the church as treasurer for 30 years.

REVIVAL

• Tazewell Church, Tazewell; March 27-30; Roger Roller, guest evangelist.

CONFERENCE

• The Virginia Baptist Media Library Association will hold its 2005 Spring Conference at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center on May 13-15. The guest consultant is Beth Andrews from Dallas, Texas. For more information contact VBMLA director Nancy King at 804-781-0151, email NancyKing@ URonline.net or visit their website www. VAchurchlibrary.org. Reservations should be made to Eagle Eyrie by May 1. Registration forms are available at 434-384-2211 and www.eagleeyrie.org.

EASTER MUSIC

• Beaver Dam Church, Troy; “Jesus, Son of God,” March 18 and 19 at 7 p.m.

• Bethel Church, Palmyra; “The Night Before Easter,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Bethel Church, Reva; “The Living Lord's Supper,” March 20 at 7 p.m.

• Blairs Church, Blairs; “God's Holy Lamb,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Boones Mill Church, Boones Mill; “Lamb of God,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Chamberlayne Church, Richmond; “Sing Hallelujah!” March 27 at 10:30 a.m.

• County Line Church, Ruther Glen; “Thank You for the Cross,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• First Church, Newport News; “Save in the Cross,” March 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.

• Hilton Church, Newport News; “The Resurrection and the Life,” March 19 and 20 at 6:30 p.m.

• Hunton Church, Glen Allen; “The Love of Jesus,” March 20 at 9 and 11 a.m.

• Monument Heights Church, Richmond; “The Passion of His Love,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Nomini Church, Montross; “Footsteps of Jesus,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Pocahontas Bassett Church, Bassett; “Glorious Savior,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Riverview Church, Woodbridge; “God's Holy Lamb,” March 20 at 11 a.m.

• Schoolfield Church, Danville; “A Risen Savior,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

• Springwood Church, Buchanan; “Nail-Scarred Hands,” March 27 at 11 a.m.

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