ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It’s a sign of the times. Technology is changing what and how people read. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center found that the number of Americans reading electronic books has doubled since 2009. With the…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
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 Tom Ficklin, to Southampton…
Virginia church aims to minister to children without one or both parents through 127JUNCTION
Following the mandate in James 1:27 for Christ’s followers to care for orphans in need, Community Heights Baptist Church in Southwest Virginia has initiated a ministry it calls 127JUNCTION to mobilize its members to care for the physical, emotional and…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
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 John Johnson, to Antioch…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
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 Sam King, to Hardy…
Richmond church aims to bring Kingdom of Heaven to its community through year-long ‘mission trip’
RICHMOND — If you are one of those people who likes to decipher custom license plates, here’s one for you: KOH2RVA. It’s an acronym for “Kingdom of Heaven to Richmond, Virginia” and if you happen to spot this plate you’re…
Beeping eggs help seeing-impaired children participate in Easter tradition
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two-and-a-half year old Paul Bloxom experienced the joy of his first Easter egg hunt on April 6. His parents brought him from their home in Chincoteague, Va., to First Baptist Church in Newport News, Va., to…
Colorful pinwheels symbolize a darker reality for church advocating child abuse prevention
MCLEAN, Va. — Colorful, spiraling pinwheels are a perfect symbol of childhood and spring — and the children at McLean (Va.) Baptist Church planted a garden of them on Easter Sunday. The flashing blue and silver Pinwheels for Prevention are…
For parents of children with autism, camp provides spiritual respite
HARTFIELD, Va. — “Every family needs a break now and then — especially families raising a special needs child,” said Niki Gourley, retreats director at Piankatank Camp and Conference Center near Hartfield, Va. The natural setting of the Virginia Baptist…