The Virginia Baptist Mission Board and Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia have modified their approach to Co-Missioners, the two organizations' joint missions initiative and education emphasis. Co-Missioners seeks to cast a unified missions vision for Virginia Baptist churches though hands-on…
FIRST PERSON: Filipino pastor’s vision leads him to Virginia
By Dan Carlton and Bob Munson Look at a globe sometime. You will see that it is a long way from the Philippines to Virginia. But distance can be deceiving. When fellow Christians work together for God's kingdom, the other…
Bluefield, VBMB identify church leaders
The emerging leaders team of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board recently spent a day on the campus of Bluefield College, discussing with BC leaders how to identify and train future leaders for churches affiliated with the Baptist General Association of…
Media association honors longtime librarian
The Virginia Baptist Media Library Association honored a longtime church librarian and heard from a national consultant during its fall conference, held Oct 7-8 at Calvary Baptist Church in Portsmouth. Jamie Hughes of Portsmouth was honored for 40 years of…
Church & People News for October 27, 2005
Staff Changes R. Drexel Rayford, to Walnut Grove Church, Mechanicsville, as pastor. Thomas Spizzirri, to Hebron Church, Drewyville, as pastor. Greg Anderson, to Belmont Church, Charlottesville, as pastor. Charles Young, to Cut Bank Church, McKenney, as pastor. Pat Taylor, resigning…
The dry Mr. Claybrook
Heritage Column for October 27, 2005 By Fred Anderson Richard Claybrook liked a hot toddy in the evening. He enjoyed sipping on a julep in the morning. Twice a day Richard Claybrook imbibed. On the Sabbath Richard Claybrook preached from…
What to look for in a retirement community
Another View for October 27, 2005 By Franklin T. Fowler Many senior adults are looking for, thinking of or planing for a retirement community home in their future. Some may be ready to move now, others are thinking of it,…
Re-examining capital punishment
Disaster relief update
The latest on Virginia Baptists' disaster relief ministries. • Hurricane Wilma: Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief teams are once more springing into action to assist victims of Hurricane Wilma in Florida. Our feeding unit that had been assigned to Slidell, La.,…
Empowered to serve
Cover story for October 27, 2005 For more than a month, Virginia Baptists have been among hundreds-maybe thousands-of volunteers from across the country who have made their way to the Gulf Coast to help victims of the two hurricanes that…
Baptist workers aid quake victims, provide shelter from Pakistani winter
NORTHERN PAKISTAN (ABP) — Despite early positive hints of life beneath the ruins of schools in northern Pakistan, no survivors were found by the search-and-rescue team from Hungarian Baptist Aid, which arrived in the region two days after the Oct….
Holistic CBF ministry plants seeds in northern Thailand
NORTHERN THAILAND (ABP) — As they pour scalding green tea into plastic cups and pass it to their guests sitting on mats on the concrete floor of the “head man's” home, the Palaung villagers explain the benefits of being in…