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Transitions
ON THE MOVE
Mark Mofield, to Temple Baptist Church, Durham, N.C., as pastor.
Brian Smutz, to Scottsburg (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor.
Ronnie Brewer, to First Baptist Church, Bristol, Va., as pastor, effective Aug. 1. Brewer has been coordinator of the Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship since 2010. Earlier he was pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Madison, Ala., and Baptist campus minister at the University of Alabama.
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Stephen Allen, to South Run Baptist Church, Springfield, Va., as senior pastor.
Andrew Matthews, to Zion Baptist Church, Parksley, Va., as pastor, effective July 7.
Joey Tucker, to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Chase City, Va., as pastor.
Jim Kerr, concluding his tenure as pastor of Wakefield (Va.) Baptist Church, following 12 years of ministry there.
Francisco Muniz, concluding his tenure as pastor of Clover Bottom Baptist Church, Nathalie, Va., effective Aug. 4.
Russell Baldwin, resigning as pastor of Cleveland (Va.) Baptist Church.
Larry Stinson, resigning as co-pastor of Blackey Baptist Church, Hurley, Va. Eugene Whited will continue as pastor.
Scott Spencer, to Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, Va., as interim pastor, effective Aug. 1.
Everett Goodwin, to Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C., as interim senior minister.
Jeffrey Withers, to Gibeon Baptist Church, Village, Va., as interim pastor.
Don Harvey, to Lafayette Baptist Church, Fayetteville, N.C., as intentional interim pastor.
Willard Sturgeon, to Greenbriar Baptist Church, Vansant, Va., as interim pastor.
Jack Marcom, to Bethel Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Va., as interim pastor.
John Boyles, to Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Bedford, Va., as interim pastor.
Joseph Glaze, to Washington Plaza Baptist Church, Reston, Va., as interim pastor.
Kevin King, to Palestine Baptist Church, Huddleston, Va., as transitional pastor.
Layne Smith, to Huguenot Road Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as intentional interim pastor, effective Aug. 1.
Reed Bradley, to Parkwood Baptist Church, Annandale, Va., as youth director.
Phil Lawson, to Gayton Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as interim worship leader.
Paul Mullen, to Ardmore Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., as minister of congregational care, effective Aug. 1.
Brian Williams, to Spring Hill Baptist Church, Ruckersville, Va., as pastor of missional communities.
Michael Kellett, to River Road Church, Baptist, Richmond, Va., as minister of children and youth, effective in August.
Erin Krotz, to Gateway Community Church, Chantilly, Va., as children’s minister.
Ralph Cantrell, completing his tenure as minister for administration at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Va.
April Sledge, to First Baptist Church, Hopewell, Va., as pastor of students and families.
Kyle Caudle, to First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., as minister of congregational life.
Sarah Frook, to Chamberlayne Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as minister of music.
Eve Minter, to Woodland Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as minister of music.
Stephen Arrington, now serving as assistant pastor at First Baptist Church, Monroe, Va. He previously had served as youth director.
Bill Melton, concluding his tenure as minister of Christian education at Ivy Memorial Baptist Church, Hampton, Va.
Molly Brummett, to Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., as minister of youth and community.
Emily Bailey, to HillSong Church, Chapel Hill, N.C., as youth minister.
Correction:
Allison Benfield, to St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C., as director of children’s ministries.
RETIREMENTS
Ron Gilbert, announcing plans to retire as director of missions for Lebanon Baptist Association in Glade Spring, Va., effective Sept. 30. He has served there for over 12 years and over 40 years in full-time ministry.
Jean Hatch, retiring as minister of senior adults and music at First Baptist Church, Clinton, N.C.
John S. Rogers, retiring as pastor of First Baptist Church, Ashboro, N.C., effective Sept. 30, following 20 years of ministry there.
Frederick K. Weimert, retiring as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Towson, Md., following 36 years of ministry there.
DEATHS
Virginia Baptist minister Rolen Conway Bailey died July 5 at the age of 85. He had served as pastor of: Mentow and Palestine Baptist churches in Huddleston, Va.; Straightstone Baptist Church, Long Island, Va. and Cave Spring Baptist Church in Roanoke, Va. He was named pastor emeritus of Cave Spring Baptist Church. In 1974 he was called as the first executive director of Roanoke Valley Baptist Association, where he served for 15 years until his retirement. He served for over eight years as a contract worker to start mission partnerships in Virginia and a partnership between Virginia and Pennsylvania/ South Jersey Baptist Conventions. He is survived by his wife, Frances Stuart Bailey; a daughter, Patricia Bailey Spragg; a son, John Stuart Bailey; one sister; two grandchildren; a step-granddaughter and two step-grandsons. A memorial service was held July 10 at Ridge Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
Michael Scott Baker, pastor of Bluefield (Va.) Community Church for the past 16 years, died July 6 at the age of 49. He had also served as associate pastor of Arrowood Baptist Church, Chesnee, S.C. and senior pastor at Riverside Baptist Church, Chilhowie, Va. He is survived by his wife, Beth Altizer Baker; three children, Cayla, Gray and Toby Baker; mother and father, Doug and Nancy Baker; a brother, Chuck Baker; and other extended family members. A funeral service was held July 11 at Community Heights Baptist Church, Cedar Bluff, Va.
John R. Boon, retired pastor of Oak Hall Baptist Church, Sandston, Va., died May 24. He had served in Virginia and Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Pearl R. Boon; son, John T. Boon; daughters, Carolyn Stowers and Elizabeth Hadley; five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held May 18 at New Bethesda Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, Va.
Richard Allen Justice, an advocate for the deaf community, died May 8 at the age of 74. In 1988 he was one of the charter members of the Deaf Mission at First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. He became pastor of the Deaf Baptist Chapel in Norfolk, which met at Temple Baptist Church there. He was very active with organizations for the deaf, including the Virginia Baptist Conference of the Deaf. He is survived by his wife, Helen Brewer Justice; two daughters, Terri J. Mulvin and Sara J. Durrett; and four grandchildren. A memorial service was held May 18 at First Baptist Church, Richmond.
James Donald Pardue, former pastor of Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., died June 30 at the age of 79. During his ministry he served as pastor of six churches. In addition to Bon Air, he was pastor of Lillington (N.C.) Baptist Church, Temple Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., First Baptist Church, Clinton, N.C., Faith Baptist Church in Baker, La. and Faith Baptist Church in Kaiserslautern, West Germany. Upon retirement he was interim pastor of five churches and served as a consultant for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. He served as president of the European Baptist Convention. He is survived by his wife, Judith Pennebaker Pardue; two sons, James Paul Pardue and John Howard Pardue; a daughter, Amy Pardue Boone; eight grandchildren; three brothers and a sister. A funeral service was held July 4 at First Baptist Church, Tellico Village, Tenn.
Hugh Robert “Rob” Stevenson, pastor of Acts 2 Church in Virginia Beach, died June 12 at the age of 51. He served for 20 years in the U. S. Navy as an entomologist. In 1995 he became pastor of Acts 2 Church, a new church plant in Virginia Beach. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; his mother, Joanna; a brother, Judd; sons, Bryan, Clay, Grant and Mark; and 10 grandchildren. A memorial service was held June 15 at Parkway Christian Center in Virginia Beach.
Ray T. Vinson died June 25 in Stafford, Ky. A former professor at Fredericksburg (Va.) Bible College, he retired as pastor of Ramoth Baptist Church, Stafford, Va., in 2007 after serving for 43 years as a pastor. His ministry included churches in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Kuhl Vinson; four children, Pam Null, David Vinson, Ray “Tony” Vinson II and Robin Lopez; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A celebration of life service was held June 29 at Ramoth Baptist Church.
Kudos
Stephen Welch was named executive director emeritus of NorthStar Church Network at the retirement banquet held in his honor on June 1.
ORDINATIONS
John David Barnette, ordained to the ministry on June 30 by First Baptist Church, Lincolnton, N.C.
Elizabeth Chadwell, ordained to the ministry on June 16 by Salem Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Va. She is chaplain at the Rappahannock Regional Jail and the Fluvanna Center for Women.
Mike Crabill, ordained to the ministry by Salem Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Va., on June 9. He is chaplain for the Alexandria Police Department.
Amy Lee Gallaher, ordained to the ministry on June 23 by Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, Cary, N.C.
Joey Tucker, ordained to the ministry on Aug. 4 by Clarksville (Va.) Baptist Church. He has been called as pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Chase City, Va.
30 YEARS
Michael Blackwell, celebrating 30 years as president of the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina.
Martha Ray, celebrating 30 years as director of music/church musician at First Baptist Church, Liberty, N.C.
20 YEARS
Ray Owens, celebrating 20 years as minister of senior adults and pastoral care at Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va.
15 YEARS
Richard Krauss, celebrating 15 years as student pastor of First Baptist Church, Frederick, Md.
Carol Ann Hoard, celebrating 15 years as minister of students and activities at First Baptist Church, Shelby, N.C.
5 YEARS
Mark Snipes, celebrating 5 years as associate pastor to youth and young adults at Central Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
CHURCH TRANSITIONS
New Covenant Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., held its final service on June 30. This congregation which was constituted in 1982 was located on Patterson Avenue. Larry Frakes was serving as interim pastor. On Sept. 8 Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond will launch its newest campus, Bon Air Baptist @ the village, at this location. Travis Collins is senior pastor of Bon Air Baptist Church.
Stukeley Hall Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., held its final service on July 15. Richard Landess was pastor of this congregation constituted in 1947 and located on Azalea Avenue. The Light Community Church, currently worshiping at Parham Road Baptist Church in Richmond, will hold its first service at this location on Sept. 8. Kimberly A. Ridley is pastor of The Light Community Church which was organized in 2010.
Events
SUN.-THURS., JULY 14-18
The Hymn Society Annual Conference in Richmond, Va.; Sunday, Planted by Flowing Water, led by Carl P. Daw Jr. and Delores Dufner, at River Road Church, Baptist, at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, Gathered Under the Tree, Called Forth the Light: An Ecumenical Easter Vigil, led by James Hart Brumm and Andreas Teich, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, at 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Ingrafted Branches: The Old Hymns & Music of the Retuned Movement, led by Greg Scheer, Bruce Benedict and Kevin Twit, at River Road Presbyterian Church, at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, A Springtime of Song: A Service of Prayer in the Spirit of Taize, led by David Anderson at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, at 7:30 p.m.; and Thursday, New Shoots & Buds: New Directions in Congregational Song, led by Tony Alonzo & Hilary Donaldson, at Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music, University of Richmond at 10:30 a.m.
SAT., JULY 20
Azalea Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va.; evening of gospel music by The Harvesters Quartet at 7 p.m. Love offering requested.
Derbyshire Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.; “Good Ol’ Gospel Sing” at 6 p.m. as part of the church’s 50th anniversary homecoming weekend; presented by various trios, quartets, the Chancel Choir and special appearance by Southern gospel group, Dominion.
SUN., JULY 21
Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.; African Children’s Choir in concert at 10:30 a.m.
TUES., JULY 23
Praise in the Park, sponsored by Linden Heights Baptist Church, Staunton, Va., at the bandstand at Gypsy Hill Park. Music by Spirit Led, the Allred Family and Fidelis at 7 p.m. and the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship worship team at 8 p.m.
SUN., JULY 28
Montague Baptist Church, King George, Va.; homecoming celebration with Charles P. Anderson Jr. preaching, at the church which ordained him to ministry.
SUN.-WED., JULY 28-31
Cobham Park Baptist Church, Warsaw, Va.; homecoming and revival with Eddie Heath as evangelist. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. followed by homecoming luncheon; revival Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m.
New Chapel Baptist Church, Rustburg, Va.; revival with Roger Roller, evangelist; Sunday at 11 a.m. and Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m.
SUN., AUG. 4
First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Va.; Strengthening the Family Sunday, with Roger Roller bringing an evangelistic message on marriage and family relationships, followed by fellowship meal.
SUN.-WED., AUG. 4-7
Mount Zion Baptist Church, New Canton, Va.; 175th anniversary; homecoming on Sunday at 11 a.m. with Earl Clarkson of Madison Heights, Va., as guest speaker; lunch following worship; revival Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m. with Roger Roller, evangelist.
SAT.-SUN., AUG. 10-11
The Virginia Baptist Women’s Chorale in concert at Temple Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C. at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. on Sunday.
SUN., AUG. 11
Rocky River Baptist Church, Siler City, N.C.; homecoming at 11 a.m. followed by covered-dish lunch.
SUN.-WED., AUG. 11-14
Pope’s Creek Baptist Church, Montross, Va.; homecoming and revival with Roger Roller, evangelist. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. followed by lunch and musical with local talent. Revival Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Rhoadesville (Va.) Baptist Church; 125th anniversary; homecoming and revival; Sunday worship at 11 a.m. followed by dinner; revival Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m. with James E. Baucom Sr., evangelist.
Welcome Grove Baptist Church, Warsaw, Va.; 137th anniversary; homecoming and revival with Eddie Heath, evangelist. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. followed by lunch. Revival services Sunday-Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.