As I read my daily newspaper dated Feb. 25, I saw the article, “Southern Baptists weighing control of auxiliary.” Well, this old WMU leader and member of years felt as though I was standing in the presence of Pharisees and…
Proffits take posts at CrossRoads camp
Tracy and Jay Proffitt have been employed in staff positions at CrossRoads Camp and Conference Center, a facility owned and operated by Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia. Tracy will serve as the manager of food services and registration, and Jay…
Ann Kitchens retires from Herald
For the past 12 years, Ann Kitchens has served Virginia Baptists on the staff of the Religious Herald. For many, she has been the face of the state paper as she staffed its booth at the Baptist General Association of…
Unrest among SBC conservatives may swell convention attendance
(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…
Church & People News for May 11, 2006
Staff Changes Brent and Michelle Kimlick, to Bruington Church, Bruington, as co-pastors, effective in June. Jack R. Garland, to Riverside Church, Chilhowie, as pastor. Tom Cohick, to Beulah Church, Schley, as pastor. Jonathan Dundalow, to Western Heights Church, Petersburg, as…
Church & People News for May 25, 2006
Staff Changes Carl E. Burger, to Mount Tabor Church, Keeling, as pastor. Timothy Boschen, to Goldmine Church, Louisa, as permanent part-time pastor. Greg Smith, to Antioch Church, Scottsville, as pastor. Jason N. “Brent” and Michelle Kimlick, to Bruington Church, Bruington,…
‘I prayed a lot’: Virginia Baptist deacon heads Guantanamo detainee boards
Front Page story for March 30, 2006 By Jim White, Editor In reading Jimmy Carter's book Our Endangered Values, I was appalled by a chapter entitled “Attacking Terrorism, not Human Rights?” In this chapter, former President Carter cites several examples…
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…