Bluefield College earns membership in Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Bluefield College has been awarded full membership into the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, a higher education association of more than 180 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world. An affiliate member since 2001, Bluefield College will now enjoy the benefits of full CCCU membership.
One-third of Americans at world youth conference were Virginia Baptists. About 32 percent of all Americans attending the Baptist World Youth Conference in July were from churches affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Dean Miller, a Virginia Baptist Mission Board staffer who coordinated the every-five-years conference, said final registration figures indicate that of the 949 participants from the United States, 302 were from BGAV churches. About 25 BGAV congregations sent youth groups to the conference, Miller said.
Bluefield College to celebrate Baptist Heritage Day. Bluefield College will celebrate its annual Baptist Heritage Day on Oct. 8 in Harman Chapel, featuring keynote speaker Joseph T. Lewis, president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. This year's heritage celebration marks the ninth consecutive year the school has commemorated its Baptist legacy.
Falwell hopes 10,500 Liberty students help tip election. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is spearheading an on-campus voter registration drive that he hopes is decisive in putting Virginia in the winner's column on Election Day. The Lynchburg school includes 10,500 students who are eligible to vote. Falwell, who supports Sen. John McCain, canceled classes on Election Day and is providing buses to get students to and from the polls. The university's voting students amount to a larger number of voters than the margin of some Virginia elections, the Associated Press reported. For example, Republican George Allen lost his Senate seat to Democrat Jim Webb by about 9,300 votes in 2006. (RNS)