STAFF CHANGES
Jim Booth, to Staples Mill Road Church, Glen Allen, as pastor, effective June 25.
Kevin Schrum, to Smithland Church, Heathsville, as full-time pastor.
Juan Garcia, to First Church, Newport News, as Hispanic pastor.
Mike Jones, to Enon Church, Roanoke, as pastor.
Chuck Price, resigning as pastor of Southview Church, Herndon.
Gary Tucker, to Shermont Church, Danville, as interim pastor.
John Tadlock, to Glen Allen Church, Glen Allen, as interim pastor.
Jeff Hall, resigning as youth pastor at Pinecrest Church, Portsmouth, to accept a position in Florida.
Jennifer Boyko, resigning as youth director at Nomini Church, Montross.
Mike Spagnuolo, to Kentwood Heights Church, Quinton, as youth/worship leader.
Susan Prather, to Mount Hermon Church, Moseley, as minister to youth and children.
Angie Bryant, resigning as children's minister at Tabernacle Church, Salem.
PARTNERING IN THE CARIBBEAN: Four Virginia Baptists traveled to Jamaica to assist the Jamaica Baptist Union in developing and implementing a plan for disaster response ministries. Pictured at the far end of the table (left to right) are Tammy George, Terry Raines, Robert Putt and John Gordon. The plan the Virginians and Jamaicans developed involves volunteers in areas of response ministry: distribution of relief goods and services, feeding, clean up and recovery and crisis care.
Barbara L. Cooke, resigning as minister of music at Hillcrest Church, Mechanicsville, effective Dec. 15, to relocate to Arusha, Tanzania, where she and her husband will teach at Mt. Meru University.
Jessica Hearne, to Clarksville Church, Clarksville, as music director.
Cindie Hayden, to Mill Creek Church, Fincastle, as music director.
RETIREMENTS
David Hughes has retired as minister of music at Orcutt Church, Newport News.
Terry Welborn has announced plans to retire as pastor of Dover Church, Manakin-Sabot, effective Sept. 30.
John Mann has announced plans to retire as pastor of Bethany Church, Woodford, effective Sept. 30.
ORDINATION
Randy Moore was ordained to the gospel ministry on May 28 by Nash's Chapel Church, Wise.
CHURCH NEWS
Azalea Church, Norfolk, will host an evening of gospel music featuring The Harvesters Quartet from Sanford, N.C. on Friday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Fieldale Church, Fieldale, celebrates homecoming June 25 at 10:45 a.m. Carl Flick and Margaret Stegall, two of the “Fieldale Ten” who volunteered for Christian service in 1950, will lead the service. A lunch will follow.
Engracio T. (Bot) Samson was installed as the first permanent pastor of Fil-Am Community Church on May 13. Samson comes to the church from the Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary where he has been a professor of biblical studies and pastoral care for 12 years. He received his doctorate from the Asia Baptist Theological Seminary in Baguio City. Church planter and interim pastor Charlie Chilton presided over the installation service held in the chapel of Winfree Memorial Church in Midlothian, where the congregation currently meets. Also present were pastors of the three sponsoring Filipino churches, representatives from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia and Middle District Baptist Association. Fil-Am Community Church becomes the second Filipino church to affiliate with the CBF, the other also in Virginia.
Southside Association broke ground on a building for its Hispanic congregation, Inglesia Hispana Bautista Anastasis, on May 20. Approximately 113 people were on hand for the service presided over by Ted Smith, pastor of Ash Camp Church, Keysville. Pastor Juan Carlos Gascon delivered a challenge to the church. Also participating were John Pond, Charles Smith, Wayne Faison, G.C. Harbuck Jr., Jon Parks and Rod Hale. There was a fellowship meal following the service.
CORRECTION
The author of “What I wish I had known before I became pastor” in last week's Herald was Roy Thomas. The name was incorrectly printed.
MISSION MOMENTS
Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Baptist Church sent a team of six members to Slidell, Louisiana, during the last week of March to serve alongside other Virginia Baptist churches in rebuilding homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Though storm damage is widespread along the Gulf Coast, this team made a difference for two families by hanging new drywall in their homes. Williamsburg Baptist worked with groups from Great Bridge Baptist of Chesapeake (photo above left) and with Orcutt Baptist Church of Newport News.
Mount Olivet Baptist Church Beaverdam
Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Beaverdam sent a team of six members to New Orleans for a week in March. They worked in the Ninth Ward and did mudout and gutted homes. Photo at right shows the team at work. Pictured at left are team members Ruby Bumpass, Russell Bumpass, Carol Draper, Patti Harris, Paul Harris and Ernest Mason.