BALTIMORE—It’s a humid Monday night in downtown Baltimore, but the heat isn’t slowing Greg Gilchrist down. He keeps a towel handy next to his Bible as he preaches to a crowded room at Code Blue Shelter. Amens ring across the…
For Bluefield student, providing clean water is mandate
BLUEFIELD, Va.—“Every time you take a sip of clean water, someone dies of unclean water somewhere in the world.” That’s the statement that stirs the heart of Bluefield College student J.D. Taylor. So much so, he’s doing something about it…
OPINION: Encountering community
As a congregation, we talk much about the importance of being part of a living, breathing community, existing in relationship with others. We see this evidence weekly, as we share meals and stories, prayers and tears, laughter and celebrations. We…
Team begins food distribution, despite travel challenges
WARM SPRINGS, Va.—Despite mechanical troubles along the way, a Virginia Baptist Mission Board feeding unit arrived in storm-damaged Bath County, Va., in the early hours of July 2 and by 1 p.m. had set up operations in time to distribute…
Relief group assesses damage after eastern N.C. storm
GREENVILLE, N.C.—A Baptist disaster relief assessment team was in eastern North Carolina July 2, evaluating damage from a severe thunderstorm that knocked out power and downed trees the night before—only 48 hours after similar storms spread havoc across much of…
Mid-Atlantic Baptists respond as storm knocks 2 million in area out of power in record-breaking heat
RICHMOND, Va.—In the aftermath of furious thunderstorms that swept the Mid-Atlantic June 29, leaving nearly 2 million households without power in the midst of record-breaking heat, Baptists in the region were initiating feeding and cleanup services in stricken areas. The…
Mid-Atlantic Baptists respond as storm knocks 2 million in area out of power in record-breaking heat
RICHMOND, Va.—In the aftermath of furious thunderstorms that swept the Mid-Atlantic June 29, leaving nearly 2 million households without power in the midst of record-breaking heat, Baptists in the region were initiating feeding and cleanup services in stricken areas. The…
Mid-Atlantic Baptists respond as storm knocks 2 million in area out of power in record-breaking heat
RICHMOND, Va.—In the aftermath of furious thunderstorms that swept the Mid-Atlantic June 29, leaving nearly 2 million households without power in the midst of record-breaking heat, Baptists in the region were initiating feeding and cleanup services in stricken areas. The…
Mid-Atlantic Baptists respond as storm knocks 2 million in area out of power in record-breaking heat
RICHMOND, Va.—In the aftermath of furious thunderstorms that swept the Mid-Atlantic June 29, leaving nearly 2 million households without power in the midst of record-breaking heat, Baptists in the region were initiating feeding and cleanup services in stricken areas. The…