FORT YATES, N.D. — Judy and Bob Hetherington made their first trip to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation almost 20 years ago. Last month, a chapel at Tipi Wakan, one of two Baptist churches on the reservation, was dedicated in…
‘Pastor Boots’ and wife Jackie are ubiquitous presence in Dakotas
FORT YATES, N.D. — If you go to Standing Rock, one of the first persons you will meet is Pastor Boots. His name is Boots Marsh, but from hearing people talk you would guess his first name is “Pastor” and…
A journey to show love: Virginia Baptists minister on reservation
FORT YATES, N.D. — While Virginia was mired in record summer heat, almost 400 Virginia Baptists escaped to North and South Dakota to show love to a people group steeped in history. By plane, truck, van and automobile, volunteers from…
Texas Baptists eliminate 13 staff positions, reduce some to part-time
DALLAS (ABP) — Six Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board employees are losing their jobs, seven unfilled posts are being eliminated and a dozen positions are being reduced from full-time to part-time due to the state convention’s current financial…
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: How do you measure success?
FORT YATES, N.D. — This is wrap-up day for Virginia Baptist volunteers at Standing Rock. Tomorrow we leave. Teams are saying their goodbyes to children, youth and adults at Cannon Ball, Fort Yates, Porcupine, McLaughlin, Bullhead, Little Eagle and Wakpala. One…
New president elected at Virginia Intermont College
BRISTOL, Va. — An administrator with more than 30 years of experience in higher education will become the next president of Virginia Intermont College, trustees of the Virginia Baptist-affiliated school announced July 21. E. Clorisa Phillips, 54, currently associate provost…
Bluefield College names football coach
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College president David Olive announced in a press conference July 23 that Mike Gravier has been named to resurrect Bluefield’s football program after a 69-year absence. Gravier, a Michigan native, coached on the high school level…
EDITORIAL: World Congress 2010! A foretaste of glory
In this issue of the Herald, we have tried to accurately report what took place at the Baptist World Congress in Honolulu, July 27 to August 1. And, with the exceptional help of other New Voice* partners, our managing editor,…
HERITAGE: Summer lessons
Hatcher Memorial’s old church house sits along busy Dumbarton Road in the Lakeside community of Richmond. It is dwarfed by the grand Georgian sanctuary which replaced it in 1955. It is a little worn at the heels; but just as…
VITAL SIGNS: Upheaval
That’s one of the nicer things we call moving. Our household’s recent move has been a journey into disorganization, disorientation and general discord. A genuine necessary evil. More than once during recent weeks, we vowed to never move again —…
OUT LOUD
“If Sharron Angle feels that way, I’m the last person in the world to ever criticize her for thinking that she’s called of God to run against me. If she believes that, that’s something that’s between her and her God.”…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Four stages of evangelism
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary describes evangelism as “the winning or revival of personal commitment to Christ.” The original word in Greek means “announcing the Good News.” As Christians we are committed to “announcing the Good News” in the hope and…