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Transitions
ON THE MOVE
James “Bob” Pipkin, to West End Baptist Church, Suffolk, Va., as pastor.
Joey Giles, to Eureka Baptist Church, Keysville, Va., as pastor.
Ben Jamison, to Effort Baptist Church, Palmyra, Va., as pastor. He previously served as Virginia coordinator for Fresh Expressions for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board.
120 YEARS: Nelson Baptist Church celebrated its 120th anniversary on May 19. Pastor Don Wilson is pictured at right with one of the antique cars that were on display at the church for the celebration. |
Bill Duganne, to Westhampton Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as pastor.
Don Campbell, to St. Stephens (Va.) Church, as bi-vocational pastor. He recently celebrated 50 years in the ministry.
Daniel R. Wilson, to First Baptist Church, Martinsville, Va., as assistant pastor for family ministry and education.
Shelley Shust, to May Memorial Baptist Church, Powhatan, Va., as interim youth director.
Jeremy Humphrey, to Emmaus Baptist Church, Poquoson, Va., as youth minister.
Shane Faircloth, to Thalia Lynn Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, Va., as youth minister, effective June 17.
Paul Westray, to Leesburg (Va.) Community Church, as interim worship leader.
Chris Robbins, to Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as part-time youth minister.
Tim and Laura Cooper, to Glen Allen (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim co-directors of youth.
Jarrett Booker, to Childrey Church, Nathalie, Va., as youth minister.
Kudos
RETIREMENTS
Chris Jenkins, retiring as minister of music and worship at First Baptist Church, Springfield, Va., following 16 years of ministry.
David Murdock, retiring as pastor of Eureka Baptist Church, Keysville, Va.
Temple Myers, retiring as pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Staunton, Va., following 40 years of ministry.
Daniel E. Scott, retiring as pastor of Lithia Baptist Church, Buchanan, Va., effective Feb. 28, 2012, concluding 46 years of active ministry.
ORDINATIONS
Jennifer Ann Clamon, ordained to the ministry by First Baptist Church, Waynesboro, Va., on June 2.
Terry Blackburn-Parker, ordained to the ministry on May 26 by Salem Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Va. She has been on the church staff for 26 years, currently serving as ministry coordinator.
Rhett Travis, ordained to the ministry on May 26 by Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Lisa Willis, ordained to the ministry by Vision Community Church, Fredericksburg, Va., on June 2.
25 YEARS
Lenn Lloyd, celebrating 25 years as senior pastor of Leawood Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va.
Larry Sprouse, celebrating 25 years as pastor of Melrose Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va.
15 YEARS
Peiling Zhoa, celebrating 15 years as music minister of Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Moseley, Va.
Charles Stover, celebrating 15 years as pastor of Lighthouse Community Church, Norfolk, Va.
10 YEARS
Wes Taylor, celebrating 10 years as pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Newport News, Va.
5 YEARS
Jon Greenhill, celebrating 5 years as associate pastor for youth and college ministries at Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
Terry Riddle, celebrating 5 years as pastor of Southside Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va.
Jim Somerville, celebrating 5 years as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
Events
THURS., JUNE 13
Chesterfield Baptist Church, Moseley, Va.; seminar on human trafficking led by Sara Pomeroy, founder of the Richmond Justice Initiative, at 7 p.m.
SUN., JUNE 16
Vienna (Va.) Baptist Church; special music, two Coronation anthems by G.F. Handel presented by Chancel Choir, accompanied by strings, winds and organ.
SUN., JUNE 23
Derbyshire Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., IMAGE youth choir and Jubilate! young adult chorale will conclude its “A13 Tour” to Atlanta, Ga., in concert at Derbyshire at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
WED., JUNE 26
First Baptist Church, Greensboro, N.C.; Baptist Women in Ministry 30th anniversary celebration. Worship at 7 p.m. followed by a reception.
News
Ivy Memorial Baptist Church
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Ivy Memorial Baptist Church in Hampton, Va., will celebrate its 100th anniversary in July. It was established on July 27, 1913, with 26 charter members in the town of Kecoughtan which became a part of Newport News. The weekend celebration, July 26-28, will include three special services with former pastors preaching and special music. Messages will be brought by Michael Poole on Friday at 6:30 p.m., David Bounds on Saturday at 2 p.m., and Gene Fant at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Soloist on Saturday afternoon is award-winning singer/songwrighter Mona Faith (Ramona Fant). Special music on Sunday will be presented by a celebration choir of current and former members directed by former minister of music Philip Johnson. John Etcher is senior pastor of Ivy Memorial. For further information contact the church at 757.838.3107 or [email protected].
Georgia Compton and John Fulcher have been elected to the board of trustees of the Charles B. Keesee Educational Fund, a Martinsville, Va., foundation which provides grants to Baptist university and seminary students. Compton is controller of the Martinsville-based Harvest Foundation, which supports health, education and community projects. Fulcher is pastor of First Baptist Church in Martinsville. Keesee Fund grants are provided to residents of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina who attend a seminary or divinity school associated with the CBF or the SBC. They are also given to students at colleges, universities and military academies associated with the BGAV. During 2012-2013, the fund distributed $2,283,000 to 734 students.
Alley Rally
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This year Virginia Commonwealth University is working with CARITAS, a collaborative network of people and institutions that help those in need, in an effort to put unwanted student belongings to good use by providing families struggling to overcome homelessness with basic items they need as they move to permanent housing. CARITAS has dubbed the effort the “Alley Rally.” Lori Schmiege, its social enterprise developer, has been working with neighborhood associations to get financial support for the effort. CARITAS offers Central Virginia’s only furniture bank and has made a significant impact helping the homeless population in the Richmond area, serving about 800 families each year and providing beds to 2,000 children since 2010. “In addition to facilitating long-term stability for families, the furniture bank also helps the environment by receiving, repairing and dispersing tons of reusable goods and materials that would have gone to landfills,” said Lori Schmiege, CARITAS social enterprise developer.
Chaetoria Harris, who will graduate from J. H. Rose High School in Greenville, N.C. in June, has been awarded the 2013 Lakewood Manor Employee Scholarship. She is the daughter of Victoria Little, a CNA at Lakewood Manor, and will attend East Carolina University in the fall. Lakewood Manor Baptist Retirement Community is part of the ministry of the Virginia Baptist Homes, Inc.
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Noodles for Newborns is a way for the members of NorthStar Church in Blacksburg, Va., to show Christ’s love. Every family leaving The Birth Place at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg receives a bag with a box of noodles, sauce and a box of brownies. Members donate the ingredients which can easily be prepared for a quick and simple meal for families returning home from the hospital with a newborn. The bag also contains information on the church. Recently on its website, a post read: “We had a new addition to our family earlier this month and we just wanted to thank you for the Noodles for Newborns. We used the meal the first night we came home and it was not only helpful to our family, but certainly a wonderful showing of our Savior’s love. God bless you all and we look forward to working with your church in the future while we are living here in Blacksburg.”
The Shawl Committee at Pocahontas Bassett Baptist Church in Bassett, Va., was formed in 2005 for creating knitted and crocheted shawls, hats, scarves and washcloths. Since that time it has made over 1,800 items that have been given to nursing and assisted living facilities and elementary school from as far away as China and New York and Florida in the U.S. Each item is labeled with a prayer note and is blessed by the church. A committee for quilts was formed two years ago and since that time over 45 children have received quilts.
Hispanic Community Day
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The James River Baptist Association held its second annual Hispanic Community Day on April 20 at Arvon Baptist Church in New Canton, Va. With approximately 100 in attendance, participants included 45 Hispanics and Anglos from 13 area churches. In a carnival-like atmosphere, participants enjoyed the festivities and a meal. Music was provided by Nueva Generacion, a Hispanic band from Lynchburg, Va. There were get-acquainted relays and plenty of games, including a corn hole tournament. Children enjoyed a bounce house, facepainting and making friends on the playground. Older youth and adults also played soccer and horseshoes. Bud Whitten of Circle W Farm in Dillwyn, Va., provided mule wagon rides. Participants could have their blood pressure checked and view nutritional information on Memory Frames provided by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Board. An evangelistic message was given in Spanish by Evan Johnson, followed by a meal of hot dogs, hamburgers and authentic Mexican tostados prepared by Anita Morales, hostess of the weekly JRBA Hispanic Bible studies. The community day was a cooperative effort of the churches of the James River Baptist Association, local businesses and individuals.
Stop Hunger Now
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A Stop Hunger Now meal packing event, sponsored by the James River Baptist Association, was held May 5 at the multi-purpose center of Maysville Baptist Church. Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency providing food and life-saving aid to the world’s poorest people. This was the largest Stop Hunger Now event hosted by JRBA with 133 volunteers from 15 area churches gathered to pack, weigh, seal and package 24,180 meals. Since June 2010, churches have packed 109,742 Stop Hunger Now meals at JRBA-sponsored events. $27,327 has been contributed and meals packed have been provided for people in Ivory Coast, Haiti, Uganda, the Philippines and Nicaragua.