Staff Changes Robert Johnson, to Black Branch Church, Chase City, as pastor. Jeffrey W. Perry, to Riverdale Church, Roanoke, as pastor. John Etcher, to Ivy Memorial Church, Hampton, as pastor. Roc Collins, resigning as pastor of First Church, Gate City,…
A Marine is remembered
Cover Story for October 20, 2005 By Jim White On Jan. 15, 2005, as Sgt. Jayton Patterson led his Marines down a village lane in Babil Province, south of Baghdad, he halted them. Something didn't look right. Ordering them to…
Letters for October 20, 2005
Disappointed by ad I write to express my disappointment regarding the ad for Lakewood Manor in Time magazine's Oct. 17 edition. When Lakewood Manor was in deep financial problems some years ago, appeals were made to Baptists to save this…
Diary of a relief worker
Another View for October 20, 2005 By Greg Smith ‘I've got to do something,” I told myself when I heard about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. I remember pacing back and forth in my living room, mentally calculating how…
The pulpit leads the world
Editorial for October 20, 2005 By Jim White As I travel around the state, I try to redeem the time by listening to books on tape. I know.According to some of my friends, I should listen to Christian radio stations…
A call for bold stands
Heritage Column for October 20, 2005 By Fred Anderson Two names stand out in the long list of Virginia Baptist statesmen: Robert Baylor Semple, arguably the leading figure of the early 19th century, and Jeremiah Bell Jeter, certainly the leading…
Leadership Network offers workshop
What kind of world is it that we really live in? Can my church become a difference-maker in that world? Those and other questions are the subject of a workshop, “Being a Relevant Church,” sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Christian…
Bethany celebrates 235 years of ministry
By John Mann Bethany Baptist Church celebrated its 235th anniversary on Sept. 11 with a day-long celebration. The church was founded in the Guinea area of Caroline County in 1770. By 1800, the congregation had relocated to its present site…
A worldwide gathering
Another view for September 15, 2005 By Nancy Elliott I have perused the Herald for the weeks since the meeting of the Baptist World Alliance to read any word of the meeting of the BWA Women's Leadership Conference which preceded…