Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE Chris Mitchell, to Tabernacle…
Congregation takes adult exercise seriously as it adds new equipment to its community playground
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Northside Baptist Church believes that families that play together will be strong and healthy, says senior pastor Jeff Scott. So the latest additions to its church playground facilities are not for children, but for senior adults. Nancy…
BTSR hosts first workshop, homecoming for former participants in its Mission Immersion Program
RICHMOND — Mission Immersion Experience field coordinators from five countries traveled to Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Sept. 24-28 for a training workshop and homecoming event with former MIE participants. It was the first time the seminary had offered this…
Pair of boots becomes symbol for congregation’s renewal
PROVIDENCE FORGE, Va. — A pair of work boots sprayed with grey paint has become a symbol of renewal for the members of Emmaus Baptist Church, a congregation in New Kent County, Va. “Emmaus Baptist Church is well known for…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
Transitions ON THE MOVE John Carroll, to First Baptist Church, Danville, Va., as pastor. Joe Edwards, to Gourdvine Baptist Church, Rixeyville, Va., as pastor. John Huelskoetter, to Beth Car Baptist Church, Madison, Va., as pastor. Aaron Brittain, to Talbot Park…
2-Hurricane unexpectedly extends mission trip but team takes it in stride
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — As a team from Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Va., prepared to leave for a five-day mission trip to Haiti on Aug. 22, some people were asking, “Isn’t there a hurricane headed that way?” Glen Bohannon,…
Hurricane unexpectedly extends mission trip but team takes it in stride, using the time to minister
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — As a team from Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Va., prepared to leave for a five-day mission trip to Haiti on Aug. 22, some people were asking, “Isn’t there a hurricane headed that way?” Glen Bohannon,…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
Transitions ON THE MOVE Katie McKown, to Scottsville (Va.) Baptist Church, as pastor. Joe Holland, to Hunton Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Va., as interim pastor. Horace Scruggs, to Effort (Va.) Baptist Church, as interim worship pastor. Chris Kurtz, resigning as…
Neighbors help neighbors enjoy day free of poverty
WASHINGTON — The Convoy of Hope rolled into Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 21 with 35,000 pounds of groceries to assist nearly 2,500 disadvantaged residents in a single day. A fleet of trucks arrived In Washington, with nearly $1 million in…