STAFF CHANGES • Robert Brown, to Black-stone Church, Blackstone, as pastor. • Ben Sturgis, to Orchard Drive Church, Bassett, as pastor. • Kevin Wirt, to Pleasant Hill Church, Daleville, as pastor. • Matthew McCraney, to Rock Hill Church, Stafford, as…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Robert Edwards, to New Bridge Church, Sandston, as senior pastor. INSTALLATION: Timothy Neal Madison was installed as the third pastor of Mechanicsville Baptist Church on Oct. 18. He had served as pastor of the Madison Heights Baptist…
Students prove ‘Change Matters’
RICHMOND, Va. — Change matters. It really does. Just ask the hundreds of Virginia Baptist students who dropped the change in their pockets into 5-gallon water containers during student events this year and collectively raised $7,660.21 to support ‘clean water’…
Heritage Day celebrated at Lakewood Manor
RICHMOND, Va. — Heritage Day was celebrated at Lakewood Manor, a Virginia Baptist Homes community, on Oct. 22 with recognition of 25 long-time residents and 15 long-time employees. Among the 25 residents were four who are over 100 years old:…
Warsaw Church travels to Standing Rock
Warsaw team members seated (left to right) are Faye Wade, Erin Robertson, Holly Bryant, Katelyn Kuykendall, Katie Robertson, Shelby Orlando; second row: Curtis Smith, Lillian Ann Smith, Mary Sue McDonald, Ruth Jessie, Bobbie Dugan, Lylean Orlando, Katelyn Welch; and third…
First Baptist, Coeburn, distributes over 300 pairs of shoes
People wait in line to get into First Church, Coeburn, for shoes. COEBURN, Va. — There were too many smiles to count on Nov. 13 at First Baptist Church in Coeburn as over 300 children received a free pair of…
Shoe distribution brings smiles
People wait in line to get into First Church, Coeburn, for shoes. COEBURN, Va. — There were too many smiles to count on Nov. 13 at First Church in Coeburn as over 300 children received a free pair of new…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Wayne Colton, to Triangle Church, Triangle, as pastor. • Matthew Storie, to First Church, Independence, as pastor. • Fred Unger, now serving as pastor of North Main Church, Danville. • Stephen H. Cook, resigning as pastor of…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Matthew McCreany, to Rock Hill Church, Stafford, as pastor, effective Dec. 5. • Larry Fields, resigning as pastor of Springfield Church, Castlewood. • Michael Moore, resigning as pastor of First Church, Woodstock. • Elizabeth Mangham Lott, to…