HOUSTON — Baptist denominational systems across the United States are in transition and being redefined, spawning a number of issues that are complicating and clouding the Baptist landscape, historian Bill Leonard told a group of Associated Baptist Press supporters July…
Virginia musician chosen to lead hymn society
RICHMOND (ABP) — A Baptist woman has been tapped to head an organization of church leaders and artists dedicated to preserving the congregational singing of hymns. Deborah Carlton Loftis, visiting professor of church music at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond,…
BAPTIST BRIEFS
American Baptists reject restructuring. Delegates to the American Baptist Churches USA biennial meeting in Pasadena, Calif., torpedoed a major restructuring backed by denominational officials but criticized by some leaders and churches. They voted 377-217 in favor of the bylaws changes…
Religious liberty demands constant vigilance, congressman insists
HOUSTON — An advocate in the U.S. Congress for church-state separation thanked Baptists for their contributions to religious liberty and reminded them of the need to continue defending the wall of separation. “I have seen too often the political temptations…
Two Northern Virginia churches helping each other
MCLEAN — It was in early 2007 that God opened a door that will forever connect the congregations of McLean Baptist Church and First Baptist Church, Herndon. The leaders at McLean were in the early stages of seeking God’s guidance…
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
Tournament to benefit seniors. Virginia Baptist Homes Foundation will sponsor the Culpeper Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 21, at Country Club of Culpeper. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Endowed Fund for Seniorships of Culpeper Baptist Retirement Community, a unit…
Retired campus minister’s mission changed with the times
NORFOLK — There’s a catch in Robert Sandford’s voice as he talks about retiring. After all, Sandford has set a national record serving 41 years as a Baptist campus minister — 39 of them at Old Dominion University in Norfolk….
EDITORIAL: Information can be a dangerous commodity
What’s more threatening to an authoritarian regime than a terrorist? Apparently, a journalist. Make that a journalist for a religious publication, and the perceived threat is that much greater. Lynn Yarbrough, whose work in China as a Kingdom Advance Ambassador…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Tim Dooley, to New Chapel Church, Rustburg, effective August 1. • Kevin Salyer, to New Beginnings Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Greg Compton, resigning as pastor of Oakland Church, Gum Spring. • Devin Quesenberry, to Beth Car…