DALLAS (ABP) — Suzii Paynter has been named director of the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission — the first woman to hold the influential position. The directorship of the ethics and public-policy organization is historically one of the most high-profile…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 17, 2006
STAFF CHANGES Rand Forder, to Muddy Creek Church, Powhatan, as pastor. effective Sept. 5. Terry Henley, to New Hope Church, Pulaski, as bi-vocational pastor. Ronnie Campbell, to Bethany Church, Baskerville, as pastor. He had been serving as assistant pastor. Maynard…
New Venturer Program offers mission opportunities
Rachel Brentner, a Lawrenceville, Va., kindergarten teacher, developed a passion for Belize and the people of that Central American nation on two mission trips with the Baptist Student Union at Pennsylvania State University. When she looked for a connecting organization…
Retired Lynchburg College leader named interim president of BC
A retired Christian educator with more than 14 years of experience as a college president became interim president of Bluefield College on Aug. 1. Charles O. Warren Jr., a native of Bluefield, W. Va., and longtime president of Lynchburg College…
Retired Lynchburg College leader named interim president of BC
A retired Christian educator with more than 14 years of experience as a college president became interim president of Bluefield College on Aug. 1. Charles O. Warren Jr., a native of Bluefield, W. Va., and longtime president of Lynchburg College…
Children’s educator to lead Eagle Eyrie conference
Renowned children's educator Catherine Stonehouse is slated to lead a seminar entitled “Children Matter” at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center near Lynchburg on Friday, Sept. 15 from 1-5 p.m. Stonehouse is professor of Christian education at Asbury Seminary in Asbury, Ky….
Washington Baptist University names new president
Jacob S. Shin has been named president of Washington Baptist University in Annandale, the school's board of directors announced last week. Shin had been serving as interim president of the Korean Baptist seminary since December 2005. Shin, a graduate of…
Entrust credit union aims at Christian market
Listening to Susan Adams and David Harpe one gets the feeling that they really believe what they are saying: “We are here to help people!” Adams, president and CEO of a credit union established in the 1970s to serve the…
Entrust credit union aims at Christian market
Listening to Susan Adams and David Harpe one gets the feeling that they really believe what they are saying: “We are here to help people!” Adams, president and CEO of a credit union established in the 1970s to serve the…