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Transitions
ON THE MOVE
Odell Beauchamp, to Community Fellowship Baptist Church, Gate City, Va., as pastor.
James Denton, to Wytheville (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor. He is the former pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church, Richlands, Va.
John Lester Jr., to Blairs (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor.
James T. Trautz Jr., to Bon Air Baptist Church, Arlington, Va., as pastor.
Jeffrey Dickson, now serving as pastor of Crystal Spring Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va. He had been associate pastor at Crystal Spring.
Tom Stocks, to Big Island (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor.
Jeffrey L. Bayliff, to First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Va., as interim pastor.
Jason Baird, to Leesburg (Va.) Community Church, as middle school pastor.
Jay Rawls, resigning as minister to students at First Baptist Church, Springfield, Va., to relocate to Alabama.
Susan Dorner, resigning as ministry director of children and discipleship at Red Lane Baptist Church, Powhatan, Va.
Mary F. Davis, resigning as director of music ministries at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va.
Brittany Riddle, to Vinton (Va.) Baptist Church, as minister to adults.
Jason Davis, to Calvary Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, Va., as associate pastor of youth.
Matt Sprinkle, to Green Ridge Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va., as part-time student/collegiate director.
Jeff Smith, to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Colonial Heights, Va., as children’s pastor.
Aaron Evans, to Ringgold (Va.) Baptist Church, as youth minister.
Kelly Cahoon and Mary Terwilliger, to Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va., as preschool and children’s ministers.
Brad Turner, to Buchanan (Va.) Baptist Church, as minister to students.
RETIREMENT
R. Lee Gallman Jr. will retire as pastor of Ginter Park Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., effective Dec. 31.
John Graybill has retired as pastor of Crystal Spring Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va.
Jim McLendon has announced plans to retire as pastor of Ocean View Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va., effective Dec. 31.
Kudos
ORDINATION
Nathan Varnier was ordained to the ministry by Berea Baptist Church, Rockville, Va., on Sept. 25. He serves as the intern for youth and worship at Berea and is a student at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond.
RECOGNITION
Robert F. Caverlee, pastor of Fredericksburg (Va.) Baptist Church from 1932-1961, was recently named by the Fredericksburg City Council for inclusion on the city’s Wall of Honor. Located in council chambers at City Hall, the wall honors past residents of Fredericksburg whose lives impacted the community in positive and significant ways.
15 YEARS
Nancy Walker, celebrating 15 years as pastor for congregational care at Columbia Baptist Church, Falls Church, Va.
Raymond White, celebrating 15 years as minister of music at McLean (Va.) Baptist Church.
25 YEARS
Dan Cooper, celebrating 25 years as pastor of worship at Kings Grant Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, Va.
Sammy Williams, celebrating 25 years as pastor of Northminster Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
35 YEARS
Robert G. Moore III, celebrating 35 years as pastor of Bonsack Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va.
Events
SUN., OCT. 16
Calvary Baptist Church, Concord, Va.; 110th anniversary and homecoming service at 11 a.m. Former pastor Frank Casper as guest speaker.
Colonial Beach (Va.) Baptist Church; revival Oct. 16-19; Randy Ashcraft, evangelist.
Dan River (Va.) Baptist Church; revival Oct. 16-19; Tony Brooks, Mike McDowell, Scott Welch and Dave Anderson, evangelists.
Farmville (Va.) Baptist Church; 175th anniversary celebration with worship at 11 a.m. followed by a reunion luncheon and anniversary program. Former pastors and staff members returning for the celebration include Jason Thrower, Leslie H. Giles, Pam McDermott and Charles K. Miller.
First Baptist Church, Appalachia, Va.; 104th anniversary with homecoming at 11 a.m.; special music; message by pastor Nick Brewer; catered meal following the service.
F. T. Baptist Church, Sperryville, Va.; 233rd anniversary with homecoming; Mason Hutcheson, speaker; dinner on the grounds.
Goochland (Va.) Baptist Church; 240th anniversary with homecoming; Darden Battle, guest speaker; dinner on the grounds.
Mentow Baptist Church, Huddleston, Va.; homecoming at 10:30 a.m.; covered-dish dinner; revival Oct. 16-19; Randy Krantz, evangelist.
TUES., OCT. 18
The Virginia Baptist Male Chorale will be in concert at Orange (Va.) Baptist Church at 7 p.m.
SUN., OCT. 23
Calvary Baptist Church, Concord, Va.; revival Oct. 23-26 with Roger Roller as evangelist. Special music each night, including performances by James Puckett and the Sugar Hill Boys Plus One.
Pioneer Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.; revival Oct. 23-26; Donald Bowen, pastor of Cobham Baptist Church, Warsaw, Va., evangelist.
Schoolfield Baptist Church, Danville, Va.; homecoming at 11 a.m.; Alden Hicks, speaker; covered-dish luncheon.
Westville Baptist Church, Mathews, Va.; 137th anniversary with homecoming at 11 a.m.; dinner will be at 12:30 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. program featuring special music, guest speakers and sharing time.
Woodland Baptist Church, Arrington, Va.; homecoming at 11 a.m.; John Upton, executive director of BGAV and president of BWA, speaker.
SUN., OCT. 30
Floyd (Va.) Baptist Church; 135th anniversary celebration.
Kentuck Baptist Church, Ringgold, Va., homecoming with A. C. Smith as guest speaker.
News
First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., is launching an innovative marriage of Bible study and technology by offering a live weekly adult Bible study webcast beginning Sun., Oct. 9 at 9:45 a.m. The “WebClass Bible Study” will be taught by Michael Harton, a popular speaker and educator. Participants will study Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians. Webcast viewers can participate by posting questions and comments and interacting with Harton throughout the webcast. The class will be available at www.FBCRichmond. org/webcast.
Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., dedicated its new education and welcome center building expansion and renovation on Sept. 11. The renovation of an existing 1951 wing resulted in a new education building that provides additional classrooms, a welcome center and a preschool area. A new covered drop-off was added along with additional parking and landscaping.
The fall missions celebration of Goshen Baptist Association was held Oct. 9 at Mineral (Va.) Baptist Church with a meal packing event for Stop Hunger Now. According to Goshen News, the association’s newsletter, churches and individuals in the association have contributed nearly $6,000 to the project.
Elk Creek Baptist Church, Mineral, Va., presented a check to the association to pay for over 4,500 meals. They collected loose change every Sunday, requesting that no member leave with a jangle in their pocket. One young boy brought change his mother collected from laundry. Several brought banks of change. A total of $1,126 was donated by Elk Creek Baptist Church, according the newsletter.
On mission
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Change Matters is a hunger offering collected during the year at youth events sponsored by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. The 2011 offering will provide nutritious meals to children at Virginia Baptists’ new orphanage in Haiti and create a “mobile grocery store” that will bring food to people in food deserts around the state. Sophia Nunez, a member of Memorial Baptist Church, Staunton, Va., cut the hair of campers at a recent Impact Virginia and donated proceeds to the hunger offering. Nunez (pictured at right) took her hair tools to offer staffers a new haircut or style. When it was suggested she offer haircuts to campers for $5 and donate the proceeds to Change Matters, she thought it a great idea. She spent a total of four evenings, about three hours each, cutting hair for those wanting it. “I love what I do and loved finding something I could do at camp for the kids where I got to bond with them and glorify God with my work,” she says.
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Cadets, faculty and staff of Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy gathered at the flagpole on Fraley Circle before classes on Sept. 28 to participate in the global See You at the Pole event. The group prayed for their friends, families, school, communities, nations and the world. In 2010 teens met for See You at the Pole in every state in the U. S. and many countries around the world.