RICHMOND, Va.—When Grayson “Sonny” Miller was just a small child, his mother left him in the care of his grandmother. By the time he was 13, he had run away from home, learned how to live on the streets, and…
Muddy Creek Baptist Church celebrates 235 years
POWHATAN — Long before Facebook and the internet, electricity and televisions, and tractors and cars stood a small country church in Powhatan County. Founded before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Muddy Creek Baptist Church is known as one…
Muddy Creek celebrates 235 years
POWHATAN — Long before Facebook and the internet, electricity and televisions, and tractors and cars stood a small country church in Powhatan County. Founded before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Muddy Creek Baptist Church is known as one…
SECOND OPINION: Churches can connect with schools
Whispers carry across the lawn. Dewy footprints record the tracks of a group of teenagers walking quickly across the freshly-mown grass. Guitars strapped across shoulders and song sheets in hands give evidence of praise to come. Teachers, administrators, coaches, lay…
Two centuries and a quarter for Dover Baptist Association
Members from churches spanning seven counties gathered at New Highland Baptist Church in Mechanicsville Oct. 26 to commemorate the historic 225th anniversary of the Dover Baptist Association. The event, three years in the planning, celebrated Dover's long and storied history….
Impacting Port Sulphur: Virginia Baptists continue to support region devastated by hurricane
RICHMOND—In the early morning hours when most in the surrounding community was still sleeping, 10 members of North Run Baptist Church in Richmond departed on a 21-hour Impact NOW! trip to Port Sulphur, La., in lower Plaquemines Parish. Among the…
Impacting Port Sulphur
RICHMOND—In the early morning hours when most in the surrounding community was still sleeping, 10 members of North Run Baptist Church in Richmond departed on a 21-hour Impact NOW! trip to Port Sulphur, La., in lower Plaquemines Parish. Among the…