STAFF CHANGES
• Randy T. McDaniel, to Calvary Church, Floyd, as senior pastor.
• Willard D. Bowen, to Welcome Grove Church, Warsaw, as pastor.
• Robert Putt, now serving as pastor of West Lynchburg Church, Lynchburg. He had served as interim pastor.
• Robert Breckenridge, to Powers Memorial Church, Hopewell, as pastor, effective June 14.
• Allen Mahan, to Scottsburg Church, Scottsburg, as pastor.
• Adam Smith, to Union Level Church, South Hill, as interim pastor.
• Marty Bean, to Fairfields Church, Burgess, as interim pastor.
• Kathi Traficanti, to Second Church, Richmond, as minister of adult education.
• Brian A. Burnette, to Grandin Court Church, Roanoke, as minister of childhood education.
• Robyn Boring, to First Church, West Point, as director of music and youth.
ORDINATIONS
• Lauren Deer, youth minister at Biltmore Church, Glen Allen, was ordained to the gospel ministry on April 19 by Tabernacle Church, Richmond.
• Joe Kendrick, director of youth at Hatcher Memorial Church, Richmond, was ordained to the gospel ministry by the church on May 3.
RETIREMENTS
• Gerald R. Chancellor has announced plans to retire as pastor of Elk Creek Church, Mineral, effective Aug. 30. This will be his third retirement. In 1992 he retired as chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve; in 1999 as pastor of First Church, Seagoville, Texas; and this year from Elk Creek Church.
Frakes
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C. Larry Frakes has retired as senior pastor of Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville after 25 years of ministry there. He and his wife, Barbara, were honored with a celebration service and reception on Sunday, March 29. They were presented with a water color of the church done by church member Sam Williams.
CHURCH EVENT
• Thalia Lynn Church, Virginia Beach, continues to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Baptists with Dan Vestal, executive coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, speaking on May 31 at 11 a.m. on the topic, “Does It Make Sense to be a Baptist Today?”
REVIVALS/HOMECOMINGS
• Buffalo Church, Buffalo Junction; revival May 17-20; Jeff Williams, evangelist.
• Clincho Missionary Church, Clincho; revival May 24-27; Roger Roller, evangelist.
• Craigs Church, Spotsylvania; revival May 14-17; Gary Linton, evangelist.
• Dublin Church, Dublin; lay renewal weekend, May 15-16.
• Dundas Church, Dundas; revival May 17-18; Charles P. Anderson Jr., evangelist.
• Hardy Central Church, Richmond; revival May 17-20; Vander Warner Jr., Paul Beith, William Corey Jr., Stephen Smith and Thomas Gaskins, evangelists.
• Hillcrest Church, Danville; 50th homecoming May 17; former pastor Frank Raymond III, guest speaker.
• Olivet Church, Mattaponi; homecoming May 17; Eddie Heath, guest speaker.
• Pleasant Grove Church, Hillsville; revival May 17-20; Dwight Sechrist, evangelist.
OTHER
• Lynn Litchfield has recently resigned as chaplain at the Fluvanna Women’s Correctional Center. Julie Perry has been called to this position, beginning in September.
DEATHS
• Virginia Mayo Grist, widow of Rev. Arthur W. Grist, died March 21 at the age of 94. Survivors include two sons, Arthur M. and Robert E. Grist; a daughter, Patricia G. Russell; three grandsons; and a sister. A funeral service was held March 29 at Beulah Church, Aylett.
• Former Virginia Baptist pastor Brian Allen Hamrick died April 24 in Fort Myers, Florida, at the age of 32. He had served as pastor of Fairfields Church, Burgess, before being called as pastor of First Church, Clewiston, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Katherine; two sons, Nathan and Luke; his parents, Janet and Wayne Hamrick; and a brother, Mark. A funeral service was held April 29 at First Church, Clewiston. A second service was held at Huguenot Road Church, Richmond on May 1. Burial took place in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News.
• Retired Virginia Baptist pastor Ira D. Hudgins died April 28 in Franklin at the age of 91. He had served as pastor of Franklin Church, Franklin, from 1951 to 1983. Upon retirement, he was interim pastor of numerous churches in Blackwater Association. Hudgins was involved in denominational life having served on the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and as trustee of the Religious Herald, the Virginia Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services, the Virginia Baptist Historical Society and the University of Richmond. He served as trustee of the Southern Baptist Annuity Board and the Radio and Television Commission, SBC. He had served as moderator for Blackwater Association. Hudgins is survived by his wife, Janet Carter Hudgins; sons Carter, Stephen, David and Jonathan Hudgins; one sister and brother; and nine grandchildren. A memorial service was held on May 2 at Franklin Church, Franklin.
MISSION MOMENTS
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• Twenty-five people from seven churches in Shiloh Baptist Association went to Port Sulphur, La., as a missions team Feb. 7-15. The group worked on six homes in various stages of completion while there. Pictured is the team from Shiloh Association.