“…[I]t says something about the character of religious life in this society when preachers, priests and other religious leaders will not address the profound and provocative proof that our character suffers from a cancer that glorifies white leadership — however…
SECOND OPINION: I wonder …
I wonder what church would look like if we took seriously the biblical instructions to “talk about [the Scriptures] when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get…
Churches and organizations spend day of service in memory of 9/11
RICHMOND — Seven members of First Baptist Church in Danville were installing shelving in the laundry room at the House of Hope homeless shelter on Saturday, Sept. 12. In Norfolk a team from Freemason Street Baptist Church were rebuilding the…
Bluefield College enrollment up 22 percent for fall semester
BLUEFIELD — Bluefield College began the fall 2009 semester with a 22 percent increase in new student enrollment and the highest new traditional student figures since the fall of 2006. Traditional new student numbers at BC — including new freshmen,…
Connecting the dots
The comment by Jim Wallis in your Aug. 27 edition is mean-spirited and over-the-top [Out Loud]. Let’s connect the dots. The March 12 Darfur editorial maligns former President Bush, but that editorial had nothing to do with him. The Jan….
FAITH DIGEST
Overseas Mormon missionaries won’t count. Mormon missionaries serving abroad will not be counted in the 2010 U.S. census, despite the hopes of Utah congressmen that the missionaries would be included, the Census Bureau said. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, has led…
Nilson Fanini, former Baptist World Alliance president, dies at 77
BEDFORD, Texas — Nilson Fanini, Brazilian pastor and evangelist who served as president of the Baptist World Alliance from 1995 to 2000, died Sept. 19. He was 77. During his term as BWA president, Fanini viewed the BWA’s primary role…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Pamela I. Chisholm, to Greenbrier Church, Arlington, as pastor. • Brian J. Hotaling, to Charles Town Church, Charles Town, W. Va., as pastor. • Gregory Washington, to St. Mark Church, Maidens, as pastor. MISSION IN EL SALVADOR:…
Morris Chapman to retire in 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Morris Chapman, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, announced plans Sept. 21 to retire at the end of September 2010. Morris Chapman announces retirement plans to the SBC Executive Committee. Chapman, a…