When our church was tested by fire

Heritage Column for June 30, 2005 By Fred Anderson I never pass through the southern end of Augusta County that I do not think of Greenville Baptist Church and two strong personalities from the past and present: Mother Linda and…

Staff Changes Jerry Bailey, to James Square Church, Lawrenceville, as pastor. Howard E. Germany, to Carlisle Avenue Church, Richmond, as pastor. Kristin Adkins Whitesides, to First Church, Winchester, as associate pastor and minister to youth. Retirement Ed Griffin has retired…

By Greg Warner • A statue of Billy Graham will be placed in Nashville next year as part of the SBC's tribute to the famed Southern Baptist evangelist, who is expected to end his preaching career soon. The SBC presented…

Kaye Miller of Little Rock, Ark., was elected June 20 as the new president of the national Woman's Missionary Union. Miller, who has served as president of Arkansas WMU since 2002, succeeds Janet Hoffman of Farmerville, La., national WMU's president…

A number of Baptists from Virginia were elected to committees and boards of trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention last week: COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES • Ronnie C. Brown, Swift Creek Baptist Church, Midlothian (Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia) • William…

President Bush told Southern Baptists June 21 their belief in a “free church in a free state” requires establishing a culture of compassion. Southern Baptists “know that freedom is a divine gift that carries serious responsibilities,” the president said from…

Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention elected Bobby Welch to a second term as president of the denomination. During their annual meeting last week, they also urged parents to investigate public schools and ended its eight-year boycott against the Disney…

Editorial for July 14, 2005 By Jim White I'll tell you the story of a man I'll call Henry because that's his name. He's a crusty old Texan who, despite his rough exterior and years of herding a big rig…

Heritage Column for July 14, 2005 By Fred Anderson Audrey Ferrell has sat at the front door of the Fredericksburg Baptist Church for 40 years. That's not exactly true. When she became church secretary on July 1, 1965, she and…