Board of Directors – Baptist News Global

Baptist News Global is governed and guided by an autonomous, volunteer Board of Directors composed of laypersons and clergy who represent a cross-section of mainstream Baptist life.

Baptist News Global Board

Janice Anderson, Chair

Bellaire, Texas

Chris Caldwell, Vice-Chair

Louisville, Kentucky

Harriet Harral, Secretary

Fort Worth, Texas

Dan Lattimore, Treasurer

Memphis, Tennessee

Larry Brumley

Macon, Georgia

Kelly Burkhart

Houston, Texas

Mike Clingenpeel

Richmond, Virginia

Jayne Davis

Wilmington, North Carolina

John Freeman

Dallas, Texas

Mark Garrett

Village of Loch Lloyd, Missouri

Steve Hewlett

Brentwood, Tennessee

Mary Hix

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Dale Ingram

Stillwater, OK

Craig Martin

Richmond, Virginia

Mike Parnell

Raleigh, North Carolina

Mark Sanders

Watkinsville, Georgia

Bill Wilson

Clemmons, North Carolina

Mark Wingfield

Dallas, Texas

Embracing the power of story

We share a new series in BNG’s Storytelling Projects about the Norfolk Street Choir as part of our "Singing Our Faith" theme.

While Norfolk, VA is a performance rich city, Freemason Baptist Church’s idea for a street choir was never about performance. Rather, it was “to lift spirits and add dignity to human beings, no matter their circumstances.”

Norfolk Street Choir infuses dignity with a dose of music

Communal singing draws forth “beauty beyond ourselves that we get to see, get to participate in,” Bob Shoup, minister of music, said. Special groups like the street choir amplify that beauty among people for whom “experiences of beauty are harder to come by.”

We created Storytelling Projects because we believe stories, rooted in the Jesus Story, have the power not only to inform but to transform people and communities. They can be sources of spiritual insight, imagination, creativity and hope for all who seek justice and mercy.