RICHMOND, Va. — David Washburn, pastor of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Va., has been named chair of the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s budget committee for 2012. The appointment was one of 10 committee chairs named by BGAV president…
BGAV president names committee chairs for 2012
Virginia church helps India seminary start music school
VINTON, Va. — Two years ago, when Chris Monroe visited the Precious Children International Village near Kottayam, India, it was not with the intent of starting a school of music in cooperation with the India Baptist Theological Seminary there. Nevertheless,…
Fire destroys church, just days before Christmas
GRUNDY, Va. — The sanctuary of Grundy Baptist Church in southwest Virginia was destroyed Dec. 15 by a fire which also seriously damaged the church’s educational building and parsonage. Strong winds made it difficult for firefighters to battle the flames,…
Reducing malaria in part of Ghana is the aim of potential project in Ghana
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OPINION: Always reforming
Ecclesia Semper Reformanda, so the saying goes — “The church is always reforming.” Those words came to mind last week when I heard sociologist-prophet-iconoclast Tony Campolo preach at the New Baptist Covenant II meeting, that multiracial effort at affecting Baptist…
Churches strive for balance as Christmas falls on Sunday
“You mean we have to go to church Christmas Eve and Christmas morning?” Many worship leaders know their own children likely will ask that question this year. They also know quite a few families in their congregations will answer, “No.”…
HERITAGE: Sounds of celebration
In rural Tidewater Virginia the noises are usually the sound of a crane’s flapping wings or the gentle lapping of the waves. Macedonia Baptist Church in Mathews County recently offered its own sounds of celebration as the congregation celebrated the…
OUT LOUD
“I think there's now an evangelical ‘tri-lemma.’ Do you vote for a Mormon who's had one wife, a Catholic who’s had three wives, or an evangelical who may have had an entire harem?” Robert Jeffress The pastor at First Baptist…