Belmont University students pose with Will Campbell outside his cabin in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. MT. JULIET, Tenn. (ABP) — Religion majors at Belmont University ended their semester on a high note Dec. 14, visiting and chatting with legendary Baptist civil-rights…
Oklahoma company debuts funds that keep faith with Christian investors
OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — An Oklahoma investment company has unveiled what is believed to be the first Christian-themed line of exchange-traded funds in the United States. FaithShares Trust in Oklahoma City announced two new products, FaithShares Baptist Values Fund and…
Two CBF assemblies to celebrate 20 years of movement’
DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will stress community at the organization’s 20th General Assembly June 24-25, 2010, in Charlotte, N.C. Daniel Vestal, executive coordinator of the Atlanta-based CBF, told members of the group’s national Coordinating Council Oct….
Seminary adopts statement asserting male headship
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has adopted a policy statement that declares men and women equal before God but created for specific roles of headship and submission in the church and home. Seminary trustees voted Oct….
Baylor pulls proposal to alumni association
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University has withdrawn its invitation to move its autonomous alumni association in-house, citing lack of a positive response to a request that the group give up its independent nonprofit status and come under the authority…
Russian Baptists to hold rally with Orthodox, Catholics
MOSCOW (ABP) — An Oct. 15 meeting between high-level representatives of Russia’s Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox communities resulted in the scheduling of a historic multi-confessional Christian rally for early next year, according to a Russian Baptist press release. The rally, scheduled…
Cynthia Clawson to be in concert Nov. 6
Grammy award winning artist, Cynthia Clawson will be performing in concert on Friday, Nov. 6. The 7 p.m. concert, sponsored by the John Leland Center for Theological Studies, will be held at First Baptist Church Newport News, one of Leland’s…
BGAV REPORTS: Committee on Convention Sites
Recommendations from the BGAV Committee on Convention Sites Background During the October 2008 Mission Board meeting at Eagle Eyrie, Kelly Lane offered a motion to have our annual meetings in Virginia Baptist churches rather than in a convention center. He…
BGAV REPORTS: Recommendations from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board
Recommendations from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board Recommendation I Amendment to 2010 Special Observances and Emphases Items in bold are additions; items striked out are to be deleted Observances and Emphases January 3: Collegiate Ministries Emphasis Day January 17: Sanctity…
BGAV REPORTS: Committee on Boards and Committees
The committee on boards and committees is assigned the mission of bringing to the association nominees for boards of partnering agencies, schools and institutions, and for the standing committees of the association. We are guided in this task by two…
BGAV REPORTS: Program Committee
The program committee is responsible for preparing the order of business for the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia and assuring that worship is emphasized during the meeting. In response to the challenges we face today both…
Current Virginia Baptist Register now available
“What Mean These Stones” is the lead article in the forthcoming issue of the Virginia Baptist Register, the annual journal of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. Stories are told of the memorials, monuments and markers scattered across Virginia to honor…