(ABP) — After a decade of steady decline, attendance at the Southern Baptist Convention is expected to jump this year, amid ripples of unrest with the current leadership and perhaps the first openly contested presidential election since 1994. Several estimates…
Virginia Baptist detective killed in line of duty
Vicky Armel made a life-changing decision about two years ago, and she wanted everyone to know it. “She kept a picture of her baptism on her desk. She was excited about her faith,” reports her pastor, Mark Jenkins, pastor of…
Volunteer reception offers chance to say ‘thank you’
The Virginia Baptist Mission Board together with Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia held a reception May 4 to thank and honor volunteers who donate hundreds of hours at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center. The event was hosted by volunteer coordinator…
Sanders named minister at UVA
Leanne Sanders has been named full-time Baptist collegiate minister at the University of Virginia. Since January, Sanders has been serving in the position as a contract worker. “We are delighted that her position is now permanent,” said Susan McBride, team…
Leland Center gets $50,000 grant from Foundation
The John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Falls Church has a received a $50,000 grant from the Virginia Baptist Foundation. “Since its inception in 1923, discerning Virginia Baptists, often as their final act of Christian stewardship, have made outright,…
Passionate to help, pastor’s wife serves immigrants
Front Page story for April 7, 2006 By Jim White, Editor Soft-spoken but passionate about the plight of immigrants, Veronica Donahue of Tappahannock, Va, speaks from experience. Born and reared in Mexico City, she and her husband, David, now pastor…
When God calls, God supplies: Overcoming stutter, Norfolk navy chaplain finds su
Front Page story for April 13, 2006 By Jim White, Editor One would never suspect upon meeting him that Robert Carpenter, pastor of Norfolk's Talbot Park Baptist Church, was told by his closest friends that he could never become a…
Celebration on the mountain: Eagle Eyrie marks 50 years of ministry
High atop Locke Mountain on June 17 Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center will celebrate 50 years as Virginia Baptists' assembly grounds. “Soaring in God's Spirit” is the theme of this golden anniversary celebration, bringing Baptists from around Virginia to this…
NAMB president Bob Reccord resigns over allegations of poor management
Front Page story for April 27, 2006 By Greg Warner Associated Baptist Press After a trustee investigation produced a scathing report of numerous examples of poor management, Bob Reccord resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission…
Two more seminary presidents endorse Floyd for SBC post
Two more seminary presidents have endorsed Ronnie Floyd for SBC president. In an email to students and others May 15, Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., described Floyd as a “godly man” who “would…
On a mission for God: Virginia Baptist church helps family in need
Front Page story for May 4, 2006 By Aaron Lee At a time of the year when Christians take a week to remember the life, death and resurrection of Christ, New Bethesda Baptist Church in Mechanicsville spent three days sharing…
S.C. pastor Frank Page reportedly agrees to nomination
Frank Page, a South Carolina pastor with a record of strong financial support of the denomination's budget, reportedly will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president next month. Page's decision ensures that messengers to the June 13-14 annual convention will…