STAFF CHANGES
• John Boyles, to Colonial Avenue Church, Roanoke, as pastor.
• Bill Wheeler, to First Church, Lynchburg, as worship pastor.
• Ed Haynes, to New Hope Church, Mine Run, as pastor.
• Randy Mathis, concluding his ministry as pastor of First Church, West Point.
• Todd Pyle, resigning as pastor of Cornerstone Church, Falmouth.
• Larry Glover-Wetherington, to Moffett Memorial Church, Danville, as intentional interim pastor.
• Major James D. “J.D.” Moore, to Hillcrest Church, Ridgeway, as interim pastor.
• J. J. Taylor, to Bethel Church, Midlothian, as music minister.
• Jason Whitehurst, to Jackson Memorial Church, Chesapeake, as minister of students and singles.
• Felicia Taylor, to Rhoadesville Church, Rhoadesville, as minister of youth and young adults.
RETIREMENT
• Lewis McElfresh, pastor of Summit Point Church, Summit Point, W. Va., has retired after having served the church for four years.
DEATH
• Lucy Palmer of Virginia Beach. died Feb. 21. She was a lifelong Baptist with a heart for missions. She served on the board of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, the Religious Herald, and as WMU director for Norfolk Association. She was a member of Thalia Lynn Church, Virginia Beach. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; daughters, Linda Clay and Nancy Mairs; three grandsons and a sister. A funeral service was held Feb. 25 at Thalia Lynn Church.
CHURCH NEWS
• Calvary Church, Virginia Beach, will host a concert by McMillan and Life on March 26 at 7 p.m. For information call 757. 499.1572.
• Chesterfield Church, Moseley,. will hold revival services March 24-26. Scott Spencer, professor at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, will be evangelist.
• Ebenezer Church, Amherst, will hold revival March 13-16 with Roger Roller as evangelist.
• La Crosse Church, La Crosse, will hold revival March 20-23 with Al Hodges as evangelist.
• Penuel Church, Altavista, will hold a spiritual renewal emphasis with Kevin and Christy Garber on April 3 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and April 4-6 at 7 p.m.
• Tabernacle Church, South Hill, will hold spring revival March 27-29 with Carl Bagley as evangelist.
Anne Forder (left) and Leary Davis
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• Main Street Church in Emporia celebrated WMU Focus Week on Feb. 13. Members of the Women’s Missionary Union led the worship service and sang in the choir. Guest speaker was Anne Forder, wife of interim pastor Rand Forder, and the vocalist was Leary Davis. Main Street Baptist has five WMU circles that are involved in mission projects throughout the year. They fix hospice bags, visit patients at the nursing home, keep the food pantry stocked and, at Christmas, provide food, toys, clothes and shoes for a needy family. They collect toiletries for the Hope Project and are involved in the Operation Christmas Child shoe box collection by Samaritan’s Purse.
OTHER
• Looking for lodging in Lynchburg on graduation weekend? Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center in Lynchburg is offering lodging at a discounted rate during graduation weekend May 12-16 for families and graduates of Liberty University, Lynchburg College, Randolph College and Sweet Briar College. Reservations are taken on a first-come, first serve basis. To register online go to www.eagleeyrie.org or for questions contact Sandra Bond at 434.384.2211 or sandra.bond@eagleeyrie.org.
Staff changes and church news for this page can be sent to Herald staffer Barbara Francis at bfrancis@religiousherald.org.