STAFF CHANGES
• James W. Holt, to Summit Point Church, Summit Point, WV, as pastor.
• Michael Peedin, to Stanardsville Church, Stanardsville, as pastor.
• Jeff Kinder, to Rosedale Church, Rosedale, as pastor.
• John Hertzler, to First Church, Newport News, as minister of education and discipleship.
• Dan Hearn, to Mt. Tirzah Church, Charlotte Courthouse, as interim pastor.
ORDINATION
• Susie Webb, director of preschool and children’s ministry at First Church, Newport News, was ordained to the gospel ministry by the church on April 10.
• Michael Peedin, pastor of Stanardsville Church, Stanardsville, will be ordained to the gospel ministry by the church on April 17.
• Richard Lavoie, associate pastor at Richland Church, Hartwood, was ordained to the gospel ministry by the church on Feb. 13.
REVIVALS
• Bethany Church, Charlottesville; revival April 24-27; Roger Roller, evangelist.
• Blue Ridge Shores Church, Louisa; revival May 2-4; Chet Smith, evangelist.
• Claybrook Church, Weems; revival April 24-27; Bill Burrus, evangelist.
• Fairlawn Church, Fairlawn; revival May 1-5; Jerry Burgess, evangelist.
• Fairystone Church, Stuart; revival May 1-4; Haywood Alcorn, evangelist.
CHURCH NEWS
• Contemporary Christian artist Nathan Tasker will be in concert at Louisa Church, Louisa, on April 16 at 7 p.m.
• Southampton Church, Richmond, will host Amy Ladd in concert on May 1 at 3 p.m. This is an outdoor concert, so bring chairs.
• First Church, Charlottesville, is hosting a John A. Broadus Lecture Series, May 6-8. Guest speaker is Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
DEATH
• John Peterson, a former vice president of the Baptist World Alliance, died March 22 in Alexandria. He served as pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) in Alexandria from 1964 until his retirement in 2006. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; son, John Jr.; and daughter, Jewelette.
OTHER
• The Virginia Baptist Library Association’s spring banquet and conference will be held May 13-14 at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center. For details visit www.vachurchlibrary.org.
• The SBC Ministers’ Wives Luncheon will be held June 14 at 12 noon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information call 1-770-794-2982 or email [email protected].
EASTER MUSIC AND DRAMA
• Abingdon Church, Abingdon; “The Weeping Tree,” April 21 at 7 p.m.
• Bedford Church, Bedford; “Preparing the Supper,” April 21 at 7 p.m.
• Black Creek Church, Franklin; “Because We Believe,” April 17 at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
• Colonial Beach Church, Colonial Beach; “Who Do You Say I Am?” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Dan River Church, Halifax; “Amazing Grace,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Emmaus Church, Quinton; “Written in Red,” April 17 at 11 a.m.
• First Church, Coeburn; “More Than a Carpenter,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Floyd Church, Floyd; “The Power of the Cross,” May 1 at 11 a.m.
• Jahnke Road Church, Richmond; “The King Is Coming,” April 17 at 11 a.m.
• Kentuck Church, Ringgold; “More Than Just a Man,” April 16 and 17 at 7 p.m.
• Liberty Church, Callands; “The Night Before Easter,” Aril 24 at 11 a.m.
• Lyndale Church, Richmond; “The King is Coming,” April 17 at 6:30 p.m.
• Mill Creek Church, Fincastle; “Then Came the Morning,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Mechanicsville Church, Mechanicsville; “The Shadow of the Cross,” April 17 at 7 p.m.
• New Highland Church, Mechanicsville; “As Sure As My Redeemer Lives…So Shall I,” April 17 at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
• Oakland Church, Disputanta; “The King is Coming,” April 17 at 3 p.m.
• Old Powhatan Church, Powhatan; “More Than Just a Man,” April 17 at 6:30 p.m.
• Pioneer Church, Richmond; “Jesus Christ, Forever, Amen,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Powers Memorial Church, Hopewell; “My Faith Still Holds,” April 17 at 11 a.m.
• Salem Church, Salem; “The Risen Christ,” April 17 at 10:30 a.m.
• Sharon Church, Green Bay; “Hallelujah! Praise the Lamb,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Sycamore Church, Franklin; “I Know My Redeemer Lives,” April 17 at 11 a.m.
• Victoria Church, Victoria; “Christ is Risen! Alleluia!,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• West Lynchburg Church, Lynchburg; “On A Hill Too Far Away,” April 16 and 17 at 6:30 p.m.
• Woodland Heights Church, Richmond; “Lift High the Cross,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
• Woodlawn Church, Colonial Heights; “Then Came the Morning,” April 24 at 11 a.m.
Robert Morgan receives Hobson Prize
Chowan University in Murfreesboro, N.C., has awarded its 17th annual Mary Frances Hobson Prize to writer and poet Robert Morgan. Chowan University’s Hobson Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Letters is gifted each year by the Hobson Family Foundation as a memorial to Mary Francis Hobson, a journalist and poet, who was the first woman to receive the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in journalism from the University of North Carolina.
Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching
This year 184 Baptist churches joined together to observe the fifth annual Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching. This yearly emphasis, sponsored by the Baptist Women in Ministry, invites churches to have a woman preach during the month of February.
The Month of Preaching is named for an 18th-century Separate Baptist woman preacher, who preached alongside her brother and husband in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The emphasis is both a celebration of women’s God-given giftedness and an opportunity to educate congregations about women in ministry.
The event has grown since 2007, when 55 churches took part in the inaugural Month of Preaching. This year’s involvement far surpassed any previous year, with 77 more churches participating than last year’s 107.
Two Virginia Baptist churches had a true “month of women’s preaching.” Crozet Baptist Church in Crozet and Commonwealth Baptist Church in Alexandria invited women to preach all four Sundays in February. Colleen Swingle-Titus and David Collyer are the pastors at Crozet and Ben Boswell is the pastor of Commonwealth Baptist Church.