Virginia

RICHMOND — Laura McDaniel is resigning as executive director of Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia to assume a newly-created position with the Spence Network, a leadership development organization with ties to Virginia Baptists. In her new role as network catalyst,…

RICHMOND — Donald Rutledge, a renowned photographer whose images of mission activities are familiar to Baptists around the world, died Feb. 19 at 82. Don Rutledge (NAMB photo by Ken Touchton) Rutledge’s work was published in magazines and books around…

RICHMOND — Missio Alliance, an evangelical coalition formed last year to help Christians navigate the changing religious landscape in America, will flesh out that goal at a three-day conference in April featuring a range of speakers from across the evangelical…

RICHMOND — The Virginia Baptist Foundation has awarded grants totaling $15,000 — $2,500 each — to six projects developed by Baptist ministries in Virginia. Food ministries at Columbia Baptist Church, a grant recipient, include produce gardens, distribution methods and nutrition…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. Lent began on Feb. 13. The series, which will run through…

RICHMOND — For nearly 15 years the Virginia Baptist Mission Board has encouraged volunteers to participate in a summer English program in China and an overview of this year’s plans will be provided at an information session Feb. 15 at…

While a thick blanket of snow fell across the Northeast last weekend, it did little to impede disaster response teams from North Carolina and Virginia which remain in New Jersey and New York more than three months after Hurricane Sandy….