RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
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Baptists across Mid-Atlantic recall King’s legacy
RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
Baptists across Mid-Atlantic recall King’s legacy
RICHMOND, Va. — As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 16, churches and institutions with Baptist ties across the Mid-Atlantic recalled the legacy of the slain civil rights leader with sermons, lectures and acts of service. James Forbes,…
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Online Sunday school class offers ‘easy-access study’
RICHMOND, Va. — On a recent Sunday morning at First Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., conversation was lively as members of a Bible study class explored the day’s Scripture passage from the Gospel of Luke. But of the 15 people…
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OUT LOUD
“It’s a yeasty time. Christianity is being reinvented. My guess is that it will get smaller for awhile. Many churches built in the religious boom years of the last century will close. There will be tensions between experimenters and traditionalists….
BGAV president names committee chairs for 2012
RICHMOND, Va. — David Washburn, pastor of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Va., has been named chair of the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s budget committee for 2012. The appointment was one of 10 committee chairs named by BGAV president…