Judson College received a $9 million Christmas present. Proceeds from the estate of Marian Acree Tucker of Dadeville, Ala., will be the largest bequest ever given to the college by an individual donor. Tucker died in May 2003 at…
Former governor, Baptist minister, Huckabee runs for White House
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The latest long-shot presidential candidate is a Southern Baptist Baby Boomer from Hope, Ark., who served as governor of his home state. But this isn't Bill Clinton, and he isn't a Democrat. Instead, he's a Republican, an…
Bellevue report: Assistant pastor guilty of sex abuse against son
CORDOVA, Tenn. (ABP) — Paul Williams, minister of prayer and special projects at Bellevue Baptist Church, sexually abused his son 17 years ago, according to a report from the church's investigative committee. The committee announced its findings to the congregation…
Opinion: Strategies to address misery faraway
My parents recently left for their 14th trip to Zimbabwe as volunteer medical missionaries. I confess that saying goodbye to them always involves a mixture of emotions. Certainly what they do on these trips is of vital importance — my…
Baptists work with Afghan refugees in suburban America
ATLANTA (ABP) — When people ask Becky Shenton what she does for a living, she always replies, “I work for the church, and I help people.” Becky and her husband, Doug, work with an unlikely group of people in the…
New dean at Kentucky seminary to help promote the school
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — The naming of a new dean to the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will help the school gain membership in a theological school association, the seminary's president said. The trustees of Baptist Seminary of Kentucky named Dalen…
Robert Drinan, first priest to vote in Congress, dies
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Former Rep. Robert Drinan (D-Mass.), whose activism against the Vietnam War led him to become the first Catholic priest to vote in Congress, died Jan. 28. A statement from Georgetown University, where Drinan lived in campus housing…
Foundation ends 2006 with record
Assets under management of the Virginia Baptist Foundation reached a record high of $86.3 million on Dec. 31, 2006, reported Todd Fuller, the foundation's vice president and chief financial officer. The mark eclipses the previous record close of $79.9 million…
Spreading love
In 1942 Alma Cree finished business school in Henderson, N.C, and did the unthinkable. She had grown up hearing about the Foreign Mission Board and imagined that it would be “a good place to work.” She wrote a blind letter…
Mission Board to expand Capital Stewardship Services
The Virginia Baptist Mission Board's executive committee voted Jan. 16 to reorganize and expand its program of Capital Stewardship Services and has enlisted Reggie McDonough, former executive director of the board, to lead it. Mission Board executive director John Upton…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries
Staff Changes Lewis McElfresh, to Summit Point Church, Summit Point, W.Va., as pastor. Virginia Swaim White, to Arlington Church, Arlington, as permanent part-time pastor. Jonathan Wolf, to Dundas Church, Dundas, as pastor. Mark T. Holland, to Boulevard Church, Richmond, as…
Virginia Baptist from Georgia serves on panel
When the Baptist General Association of Virginia's religious liberty committee met at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center in Richmond on Jan. 18, one committee member had traveled more than 600 miles to get there. Paula Batts is a member of…