Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly.
STAFF CHANGES
Lisa Baker, resigning as minister to children and families at Wake Forest (N.C.) Baptist Church.
Jimmy Ballard, to First Baptist Church, Mebane, N.C., as senior pastor.
Jimmie Beale, to Buckingham (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim pastor.
William J. “Bill” Bryan, to Abingdon (Va.) Baptist Church, as senior pastor, effective in July. He comes from the pastorate of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson, W. Va.
Barry Howard, to Greystone Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., as pastor in the interim.
Trevor MacPherson, to Tabernacle Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., as associate pastor of families.
Lex Moore, to Fairfax Circle Baptist Church, Fairfax, Va., as pastor of youth and discipleship.
Bruce Powers, to Urbanna (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor. He has been serving as interim pastor.
Kristin Prasad, concluding her tenure as executive pastor of Gayton Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., to pursue ministry in another setting.
Rodney Spears, to Bethel Baptist Church, Chase City, Va., as pastor. He comes from the pastorate of Brentwood Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va.
RETIREMENTS
Rick Carpenter, retiring as pastor of care ministries at University Baptist Church, Houston, Texas.
Linda Denney, retiring as minister of music and worship at First Baptist Church, Mt. Airy, N.C., effective August 1.
Cathy Tamsberg, retiring after 17 years as associate pastor at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C.
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KUDOS
ANIVERSARIES
Christopher Aho, 5 years as pastor of Oxford (N.C.) Baptist Church.
John Bugg, 10 years as senior pastor of University Heights Baptist Church, Stillwater, Okla.
Kendall Cameron, 10 years as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Mount Holly, N.C.
Karen Metcalf Eickhoff, 25 years of ministry at Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C. She serves as associate pastor.
In case you missed them:
Transitions for the week of 05.17.18
Transitions for the week of 05.10.18
Transitions for the week of 05.03.18
No Transitions for the week of 04.27.18