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Transitions
ON THE MOVE
Becky Gunter, to Lakeside Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as full-time pastor.
Sean Oliver Allen, to Greystone Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., as senior pastor.
Franklin E. Fishback, to Long Branch Baptist Church, Halfway, Va., as pastor.
Dick Harmon, to Community Baptist Church, Falmouth, Va., as pastor. He previously served as a pastor in California and in Stafford, England.
Ben Boswell, to Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary, N.C., as pastor. He previously was pastor of Commonwealth Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va.
Steve D. Sellers, to First Baptist Church, Mooresville, N.C., as minister of Christian education and outreach.
Jesse Stalnaker, to Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va., as minister to family and community.
Mattea Pavlick, resigning as minister to youth and children at First Baptist Church, Ahoskie, N.C. to relocate to Birmingham, Ala.
Todd D. Higginson, resigning as pastor of Reynoldson Baptist Church, Gates, N.C.
Mark Miller, to First Baptist Church, Clarkson, N.C., as pastor.
Jay Robison, to Viewmont Baptist Church, Hickory, N.C., as pastor.
Chris Fox, to Bethany Baptist Church, Forest City, N.C., as pastor.
Will Cornette, to Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va., as minister to children.
Barbara A. Perry, to Shiloh Baptist Church, King George, Va., as choir director.
Jillian Andrzejewki, resigning as minister of children at Chamberlayne Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., to accept the call to Mooreland Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., as interim pastor.
Barrett Freeman, to Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, N.C., as minister to children, youth and young adults.
RETIREMENTS
Gary Edwards has retired as pastor of First Baptist Church, Ridgeway, Va., where he has served for the past 10 years.
Tom Fowler has retired as pastor of Schuyler Baptist Church, Schuyler, Va., after having served there for 13 years.
Thomas G. Harvey has retired as senior pastor of Cambria Baptist Church, Christiansburg, Va.
Johnnie Taggart, retiring as organist/pianist at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., after serving there for 20 years.
DEATH
Elsie Mae Weaver, widow of James O. Weaver, died July 12 in Richmond at the age of 84. She was a church musician and had served on the staff of Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia. She is survived by two sons, James and Doug Weaver; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters and one brother. A funeral service was held July 16 at Bliley’s Funeral Home in Richmond.
Kudos
ORDINATIONS
Franklin E. Fishback, pastor of Long Branch Baptist Church, Halfway, Va., was ordained to the ministry by the church on July 17.
Evan Hansen was ordained to the ministry by All Souls Church, Charlottesville, Va., on July 24.
Events
SUN., AUG. 7
Cedar Baptist Church, Dillwyn, Va., homecoming at 11 a.m.; afternoon song service led by “Faithful Praise” from Waynesboro, Va.; revival Aug. 8-12 with Jerry Gray from Iva., S.C., as evangelist.
Concert by the Micah Watson Band at 6 p.m. at Huguenot Road Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. No admission.
Indian View Baptist Church, King William, Va.; homecoming at 11 a.m. followed by lunch; afternoon program with Chris Campbell, pastor of Howertons (Va.) Baptist Church, as speaker; revival Aug. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. with Chris Campbell as evangelist; special music on Sunday afternoon by the Custalow Brothers; music each night.
Mount Zion Baptist Church, New Canton, Va.; homecoming at 11 a.m. with pastor Wayne Tyree preaching; meal following worship; revival Aug. 8-10 at 7 p.m. with Johnny Hartless and Kevin King as evangelists.
SUN., AUG. 14
The music ministry of Derbyshire Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., will present a “Good Ol’ Gospel Sing” at 6 p.m. The concert will feature gospel favorites presented by various trios, quartets, the Chancel Choir and an appearance by the Southern gospel group, Dominion. The evening will conclude with an old-fashioned watermelon cutting on the front lawn.
The Jubilate/College Choir will present their annual summer concert on Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. A homemade ice cream social will follow.
Mulburry Grove Baptist Church, Buckingham, Va., 225th anniversary with homecoming at 10:30 a.m. with an address by Gordon Ragland Jr., director of missions for James River Baptist Association, and a message by former pastor Jimmy Dunn. Fellowship lunch to follow.
MON., AUG. 15
Wallers Baptist Church, Partlow, Va.; revival Aug. 15-19 with Edward Moody, evangelist. Kick-off dinner on Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m.
SUN., AUG. 21
Antioch Baptist Church, Unionville, Va.; homecoming at 11 a.m., with Terry Green, speaking; potluck dinner following.
Good Hope Baptist Church, Radiant, Va.; homecoming at 11 a.m., former pastor John Green, guest speaker; revival Aug. 21-24, Kevin Wagner, evangelist.
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Charles City, Va.; revival Aug. 21-24 with David Locklear as evangelist. Aug. 21 service at 11 a.m. with gospel sing at 3 p.m. Monday-Wednesday dinner at 6 p.m. and service at 7 p.m.
Oakland Baptist Church, Gum Spring, Va.; revival Aug. 21-24 with Randy Newsome, pastor of Round Oak Baptist Church, Corbin, Va., as evangelist.
SUN., AUG. 28
The choir of Bethel Baptist Church, Salem, Va., will present the concert “A Night of Worship” on Aug. 28 at 6 p.m.
Central Hill Baptist Church, Windsor, Va.; revival Aug. 28-31 with Roger Roller, evangelist.
News
Holland Road Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Va., began sharing its facility with Awaken Church on July 10. Awaken Church, which had been meeting in a movie theater and in small groups, has not merged with Holland Road but the two churches have formed a partnership in which both can accomplish their mission.
On Mission
Gathered at an SGA planning session in the fall of 2010 are, from left (back row) Dan Schumacher, Cheryl Douglas-Walker, Ilena Hatton, Ryan Clore, April Sledge, Matt Roberts, (front row) Kendall Ratliffe, Brittany Riddle, Katie Boykin, Ka’thy Gore Chappell and (floor) Josh Beeler.
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The Student Government Association of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond participated in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia’s Mission Box project this past academic year. Last fall Ilena Hatton and Caleb Foust, mission chairs, organized a chapel service focused on educating the students on the project to fill boxes for the Lott Cary Mission School in Monrovia, Liberia, with CBFV field coordinator Rob Fox as speaker. As is the case with seminary students (many attending school full-time and working part-time), the endeavor seemed to slip their minds once papers began coming due. So in the spring the SGA utilized its Facebook page to revive the project with a donation blitz asking students to donate specific items on each day of the week. On Friday there was a packing party and 14 mission boxes were filled with school supplies.
Taking part in the delivery of cloth bags are (left to right) Mike Gray, Shannon Bowman, Lillian Cox, Janice Richardson, Robin Cade, Betty Johnson, Virginia Ashford, Christine Wesson, Marisa, Dolores Dean and Julie Sanchez.
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Churches in the Mid-Tidewater Baptist Association recently delivered 157 handmade cloth bags filled with personal hygiene items for migrants on the Eastern Shore. Marisa Sanchez, a Virginia Baptist church and community missionary, will distribute the bags through ministries located at Mappsville Baptist Church in Mappsville, Va., and the Cape Charles Hispanic Church in Cape Charles, Va.
MISSION TRIP: Julie Germain, a member of Ox Hill Baptist Church in Chantilly, Va., recently traveled to Mali, Africa, with a team from Mission 10:14 from First Baptist Church in Georgetown, Texas. While there Julie was able to visit with her World Vision adoptee. She took quilts made by women from Ox Hill Baptist Church and other small gifts for the family. Pictured is Germain (center of photo) and the family in Mali.
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