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FIRST PERSON: Ukrainian pixie with a mission

By Karen Feathers When we first met Diana in late October 2001 at the Berizka Baby House in Kiev, Ukraine, we saw a very quiet and withdrawn little 2-year-old who sucked the inside of her mouth out of fear and…

Virginia Baptists still headed to England

By Greg Warner Baptists around the world-including those in Virginia-will continue with plans to meet July 27-31 in England, despite the “horror” caused by deadly bombings that struck London July 7. British Baptists, who will play host to the Baptist…

Bluefield approves tobacco free policy

Bluefield College recently approved a tobacco free policy for its entire campus. Scheduled to become effective Aug. 15 the new policy is a revised version of the school's previous tobacco use policy, said Dan Bowman, dean of students at the…

Greenville Church marks 50-year pastorate

By Jim White The white frame church building sitting just off Highway 11 in Greenville was filled with members and friends who gathered on Sunday afternoon, June 26, to honor Francis Funk's 50th anniversary as pastor of Greenville Baptist. In…

Weatherford gives itself away

Cover Story for July 14, 2005 After almost a century of ministry, mostly white Weatherford Memorial Baptist Church in south Richmond has voted to give its facilities to mostly African-American St. Paul's Baptist Church near Mechanicsville. The action is being…

Church & People News for June 23, 2005

Staff changes Mark T. Lewis, now serving as full-time pastor of Community Church, Fal-mouth. Rick Kallstrom, resigning as pastor of Mount Hermon Church, Bedford. Charles Chandler has concluded his ministry as pastor of Trinity Church, Richmond. Scott Covington has concluded…

Weakened Hurricane Dennis ‘welcomes’ pastor to Pensacola

PENSACOLA Fla. (ABP) — As the wind and rain of Hurricane Dennis bore down on First Baptist Church of Pensacola, Fla., Barry Howard preached his first sermon as the church's new pastor. About 60 congregation members — and five dogs…

North Carolina Baptist executive leaving to return to pastorate

CARY, N.C. — Jim Royston will step down as executive director-treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Royston, 57, plans to retire from denominational service and become senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Mooresville, N.C., near Charlotte….

Bellevue elects Steve Gaines to fill legendary pulpit

CORDOVA, Tenn. (ABP) — The fabled pulpit of Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis will have a new occupant — 47-year-old Alabama pastor Steve Gaines. Gaines, pastor of Gardendale's First Baptist Church in Gardendale, Ala., was presented by a search committee…

Grieving is universal, but grief process differs for everyone, counselors say

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — In life, there's at least one guarantee: You'll lose someone you love. Coping with the death of a relative or friend is tough no matter who you are. But for people in faith communities, a few…

British Baptists respond to bombings; Baptist World Congress will go on

DIDCOT, England (ABP) — Worldwide Baptists will continue with plans to meet July 27-31 in England, despite the “horror” caused by deadly bombings that struck London July 7. British Baptists, who will play host to the Baptist World Congress in…

Alliance’s Cuba travel license pulled pending investigation

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A missions partnership between Baptist groups in the United States and Cuba may be in jeopardy, pending the outcome of an investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department. In a letter received June 27, department officials notified the…

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