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STAFF CHANGES
• Shawn Carter, to Meadows of Dan Baptist Church, Meadows of Dan, Va., as pastor.
• Harold Kistler, has resigned as co-pastor of United Baptist Church, Danville, Va.
• William Leathers, to First Baptist Church, Danville, Va., as interim pastor.
• Dick Bailey, to James River Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Va., as interim minister of music.
• Rusty Lee, to Winfree Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as youth minister.
• Ty Lochridge, resigning as minister of education at Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Danville, Va.
• Brett Younger, to First Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C., as interim pastor, effective in June.
• Josh Thompson, to Chancellor Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Va., as associate pastor for education and youth.
• Steven Ryan, resigning as minister of music at Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
RETIREMENT
• Avis Nester has retired as pastor of Mount Hebron Baptist Church, Floyd, Va.
• Michael Queen has retired as pastor of First Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C.
DEATH
• Dorothy Vernon Allport died April 23 at the age of 96. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va., for 70 years. She was active in the Mount Vernon Baptist Association (now NorthStar Church Network) for many years. NorthStar established the Dorothy Allport Network Missions Offering in 2010 to commemorate her work and dedication. She is survived by a sister, Lucy Simpson. A funeral service was held April 29 at First Church, Alexandria.
CHURCH NEWS
• Millfield Baptist Church, Millfield, Va., will celebrate its 175th anniversary May 15, with James Flamming, retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., as guest speaker. Following a covered-dish lunch, the afternoon program will feature a time of reflection.
EVENTS
• The Inclusion Mass Choir Festival featuring ecumenical church choirs from Richmond, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg, Va., will be held June 4-5 at Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Richmond, Va. Guest director will be Terry Goolsby and assistant Tom Baynham. For information and tickets to the 4 p.m. concert on June 5, contact The Resource Center at 804.358.8306.
• "Jesus Manifesto: Focusing on Jesus Christ in the 21st Century" is the theme of Gardner-Webb University’s 2011 Pastors’ School to be held May 30-June 1 at its campus in Boiling Springs, N.C. Leonard Sweet, author and teacher, will explore ways to restore the supremacy of Jesus in peoples’ lives and churches. Ron Williams, professor of religious studies since 1997 and a Pauline scholar, will lead Bible study centering on the Christology of Paul’s writings. For additional information, contact John Bridges by phone at 704.406.3008 or by email at jfbridges@gardner-webb.edu.