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Causey to retire. Jack Causey will retire at the end of May as director of services to ministers at the Center for Congregational Health in Winston-Salem, N.C., a position he has held since 1996. Causey, who will continue as ministerial resources coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, has been a pastor or associate pastor of five churches since his ordination in 1959. In his honor, the Center for Congregational Health has established the Jack Causey Fund for Young Leaders, which will provide scholarships for the center’s young leaders program.
Cherokee agreement. Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, N.C., recently signed an agreement with the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, the only Native American tribe in North Carolina recognized by the federal government. The agreement with the Baptist-affiliated college will both stengthen the school’s historical resources and expand educational opportunities for tribal members. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee includes about 14,000 members in western North Carolina.
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Finnish connection. Kerstin Williams, who graduated in May from Baptist-affiliated Wingate University in Wingate, N.C., has signed to play professional soccer with Gamlakarleby Bollklubb, a soccer club in Kokkola, Finland. Williams, one of Wingate’s soccer standouts, played her first game May 18 with GBK, scoring a goal in the team’s 5-0 victory over Idrottsklubben Myran, a team in Alaveteli, Finland.
CBFNC challenge. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina is offering a $100,000 challenge on behalf of the national CBF’s Offering for Global Missions. Until the June 22-25 CBF General Assembly in Tampa, Fla., CBFNC will match dollar-for-dollar every contribution from a North Carolina congregation or individual, up to $100,000. “We decided on the challenge to encourage North Carolina Fellowship Baptists to redouble their efforts in supporting the offering,” said Larry Hovis, CBFNC coordinator.
— Compiled by staff