Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly.
STAFF CHANGES
Gina M. Brock, to Ardmore Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., as associate pastor.
Gerson Garros, to Trinity Baptist Church, Cardova, Tenn., as associate pastor.
Andy Liu, to First Baptist Church, Shreveport, La., as pastor of its Chinese congregation.
Rob Hatfield, to Spring Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, Ala., as pastor. He comes from Mount Zion Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala., where he served as associate pastor.
Chris Kurtz, to North Riverside Baptist Church, Newport News, Va., as pastor.
Faith McCall, concluding her tenure as children’s minister at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla.
Ray Miller, to Crestwood Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn., as senior pastor. He comes from First Baptist Church, Shawnee, Okla.
Amy Moretz, to Antioch Baptist Church, Sandston, Va., as youth minister.
Moreen Sharp, appointed interim executive director of the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department. She is president of the North American Baptist Women’s Union and a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department.
Matt Snyder, to First Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga., as pastoral resident for young adult ministry.
Craig Taylor, now serving as pastor of Willow Meadows Baptist Church, Houston, Texas.
Mike Windley, to Friendship Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., as pastor. He comes from The Bridge Community Church, Morrisville, N.C., where he was lead pastor.
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ORDINATIONS
Wayne “Butch” Farrah III, ordained to ministry on Nov. 13 by First Baptist Church, Hickory, N.C., where he serves as church administrator and minister to senior adults.
Wendy Partlow, ordained to ministry on Jan. 22 by First Baptist Church, Norwich, N.Y. She is pastor of First Baptist Church, Bainbridge, N.Y.
Ryan Vanderland, ordained to ministry on Jan. 22by First Baptist Church, Midland, Texas. He is pastor of First Baptist Church, Electra, Texas.
KUDOS
CHURCH ANNIVERSARIES
First Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga., 200 years; Feb. 5.
STAFF ANNIVERSARIES
Bobbie Miller, 25 years as associate pastor, music and worship at South Main Baptist Church, Pasadena, Texas.
David Wall, 30 years as organist at First Baptist Church, Newport News, Va.
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Transitions for the week of 01.20.17