STAFF CHANGES
• Jonathan Hillard, to First Church, Gretna, as pastor.
• Matthew Teves, to Sterling Park Church, Sterling, as pastor.
• Armando de la Merced, to Grace Filipino Church, Woodbridge, as pastor.
• Joey Giles, to James Square Church, Lawrenceville, as pastor.
• Ron Young, to Alum Spring Church, Culpeper, as pastor.
MISSIONS MOMENT: The Woman’s Missionary Union at College Park Baptist Church in Danville celebrated WMU Focus Week on Feb. 10 at their monthly luncheon meeting. The group assembled bud vases using altar flowers from the past Sunday and delivered them to 22 shut-ins in the community. Pictured above are: (back row) Polly Scott, Betty Brown, B.J. Hamlett, Archer McIntire, Alice Gourley, Lynda Lewis, Irene Matherly; (front row) Peggy Matheson, Frances Doss, Ramona Westbrook and Marion Cooper.
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• David Keaton, to Orchard Drive Church, Bassett, as pastor.
• Mark Elrod, to Round Hill Church, Round Hill, as interim pastor.
• Bill Soyars, to Sharon Church, Danville, as interim pastor.
• Gary Tucker, to Vandola Church, Danville, as interim pastor.
• Michael Dyer, to Fairview Church, Martinsville, as interim pastor.
• Charles W. Gibson, to Oak Grove Church, Colonial Beach, as intentional interim pastor.
• Roy Ford, concluding an interim patorate at First Church, Gretna.
• Shelby Jones, to Lakeside Church, Richmond, as minister of outreach and missions.
• Jim Wood, to Downtown Church, Alexandria, as minister of students.
• Jacques Rancourt, to Manassas Church, Manassas, as pastor for discipleship and evangelism.
• Greg Randolph, to Bethel Church, Salem, as worship pastor.
• Christine Jenne, to Plymouth Haven Church, Alexandria, as part-time children’s director.
• Rhonda Holland, to Gayton Church, Richmond, as associate children’s minister.
CHURCH NEWS
• Derbyshire Church, Richmond, will host the 52-voice North Greenville University Concert Choir on Mon., March 23 at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
• First Church, Martinsville, will celebrate its 125th anniversary on April 5. The sanctuary, chancel and children’s choirs will bring special music. Pastor Dennis Knight will bring the message. A covered-dish luncheon will follow the service. Associate pastor John Fulcher will give a brief history of the church following lunch.
• Thalia Lynn Church, Virginia Beach, is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Baptists in 2009. On March 29, guest speaker Bill Leonard will address the topic, “Who Are Baptists?”
REVIVALS
• Bethel Church, Scottsburg; revival March 15-18; Roger Roller, guest evangelist.
• Black Creek Church, Franklin; revival March 22-25; Curtis Faison, evangelist.
• Central Church, Richmond; spring renewal March 21-22; led by Peter James Flamming.
• Falling River Church, Brookneal; revival March 29-April 1; Lynn Marstin, guest evangelist.
• Mathews Church, Hudgins; revival March 29-April 1; Roger Roller, guest evangelist.
• Pleasant View Church, Patrick Springs; revival March 15-18; Johnny Blevins, guest evangelist.
• Randolph Memorial Church, Madison Heights; revival March 29-April 1; Al Thompson, guest evangelist.
OTHER
• Virginia Baptist Women’s Chorale will be in concert on Sat., March 21, at 6 p.m. at First Church, Winchester.
• “Evangelism in My World” is the theme for the Southwest Evangelism Conference sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network. This year’s conference features Ken Hemphill as keynote speaker. Ken is a former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and currently works with Southern Baptists as national strategist for Empowering Kingdom Growth. Identical sessions will be held April 27-28. The Monday night session will be at Green Valley Church in Lebanon, while the Tuesday night session will be at Dublin Church in Dublin. Prior to dinner and worship, a series of breakout sessions will be offered from 4:30-5:45 p.m. Dinner provided by host churches will be served at 6 p.m. Evening worship with pre-session music will begin at 6:45. In addition to Hemphill speaking each evening, both worship sessions will feature combined church choirs from within the association. For more information, contact Gary Chapman at 540-777-3014 or toll free at 866-223-9344 or garychapman@ vbmb.org.
CHURCH EVENT
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Jill Johnson stands beside the Lottie Moon display cabinet.
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ottie Moon, the namesake of Southern Baptist’s offering for international missions and a pioneer of mission work in China, has significant ties to the small central Virginia town of Scottsville. Her parents, Edward Harris Moon and Anna Maria Barclay Moon, were founders of Scottsville Baptist Church in 1840, a time of great progress in southern Albemarle County. In that same year Charlotte Digges Moon was born at the family home on “Viewmont” planation, halfway between Scottsville and Charlottesville. As Scottsville Baptist makes plans to observe its 170th anniversary in 2010, Lottie Moon will be a focal subject of the celebration with a formal dedication of a History Room at the church, according to Robert Spencer, church historian. Enhancing this project has been a recent gift to the church of a private collection of Lottie Moon memorabilia presented by Jill Johnson Harwood of Jamestown, North Carolina. As daughter of the late Gilbert L. and Frances (Nelms) Johnson and granddaughter of the late Charles B. and Ruth (Allen) Johnson, Harwood has roots in the Scottsville Church. She has been assembling this collection from the time she was in the Girls’ Auxiliary, an organization of Woman’s Missionary Union. This collection will become part of the display already at Scottsville Church, including the Victorian parlor furniture from the Moon residence at Viewmont.