LYNCHBURG, Va. — A key committee has asked a Richmond congregation to withdraw its Baptist General Association of Virginia membership in the wake of the church’s Sept. 16 ordination to the ministry of an openly gay man. If Ginter Park…
BGAV budget proposal would reduce allocations in 2013
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Baptist General Association of Virginia will consider in November a slightly reduced overall budget for 2013 which significantly decreases allocations for most of its partner agencies while increasing by about 6.5 percent funding for ministries of its…
Virginia minister takes helm of new curriculum provider
WAYNESBORO, Va. — Dale Tadlock, an associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Va., has been named coordinator of a new provider of curriculum resources developed by Passport Inc., a Birmingham, Ala.-based student ministry. Tadlock will become head of…
BJC James Brent
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Baptist Joint Committee’s new center called a ‘leap forward’ in advancing religious liberty
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Bluefield College to launch dental school in bid to improve oral care in Appalachia
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College has announced plans to launch a dental school, which it hopes will impact Appalachian communities underserved by oral care providers. When classes begin in the fall of 2015, the school will be one of only…
Baptist Joint Committee’s new center called a ‘leap forward’ in advancing religious liberty
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Baptist Joint Committee’s new center called a ‘leap forward’ in advancing religious liberty
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…
Baptist Joint Committee’s new center called a ‘leap forward’ in advancing religious liberty
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee’s newly-renovated Center for Religious Liberty will be a “great leap forward” in advancing the agency’s mission to defend and extend religious liberty, its executive director said during an Oct. 1 reception to unveil the…