RICHMOND — Russell Caine wanted a job. He had applied at numerous businesses but could not get an interview without valid identification. Without a driver’s license, Caine needed a photo ID, but he did not have money to purchase one…
CBF of Virginia launches relocation process following impending sale of seminary buildings
RICHMOND — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia has launched a search for new office space in the wake of an impending sale of two buildings on Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond’s campus, where the organization has been housed since…
BTSR to sell much of campus by June, begins aggressive search for new location in Richmond area
RICHMOND — Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will sell a significant portion of its campus to a private secondary school by June 30 and is aggressively exploring options for a new location to hold classes in the fall of 2013,…
BTSR to sell most of campus by June, begins aggressive search for new location in Richmond area
BTSR to sell most of campus by June, begins aggressive search for new location in Richmond area RICHMOND — Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will sell a significant portion of its campus to a secondary school by June 30 and…
Baptists from Virginia launch anti-malaria campaign in Ghana with distribution of mosquito nets
RICHMOND — A team of Baptists from Virginia has officially launched an initiative to battle malaria in Ghana, where the debilitating disease is the number one cause of death. “More than Nets,” a partnership between the Baptist General Association of…
10-member committee named to study Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s governance
RICHMOND — A 10-member committee to study the structure of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s governing board was named Jan. 8. Carl Johnson, the Mission Board’s chair who also serves as president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, unveiled…
2012 gifts from BGAV churches exceed 2011 by over $22,000, reach 98% of budget
RICHMOND — Churches affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia funded 98 percent of the BGAV’s 2012 budget, the group’s chief finance officer announced Jan. 8. Contributions to the BGAV’s Cooperative Missions budget totalled $12,163,511 last year, just shy…
Jean Woodward, former president of BGAV and WMUV, dies at 88
MOUNT VERNON, Va. — Jean Nelson Woodward, 88, died Jan. 7 in a hospice care center in Northern Virginia. For the past nine years she was a resident of Sunrise in Mount Vernon, Va. Woodward Woodward was president of…
At strategic time for China, CBFVA aims to ‘build bridge’ with growing Christian churches there
RICHMOND — The dramatic growth of Christian churches in China is drawing the attention of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia, which is aiming in its 20th anniversary year to “build a bridge” to the strategic nation and its millions…
Orrock named coordinator of Kairos Initiative, also will be Baptist collegiate minister in Richmond
Student minister named coordinator of Kairos Initiative, will serve as Baptist college minister in Richmond area Robert Dilday RICHMOND — Richmond minister Welford Orrock has been tapped to serve as coordinator of the Kairos Initiative, a “revisioning” of collegiate ministry…
Timothy Gilbert elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond
RICHMOND – Timothy D. Gilbert has been elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, a post he will assume on July 1. For nearly 30 years, Gilbert has been a professor of philosophy at Tarrant County College in Fort…
Power outages in Mid-Atlantic, Northeast delay Passport camp bookings
TEASER: Passport, Inc. will delay its annual Nov. 1 registration start date by one week due to massive power outages along the eastern seaboard. Registration for next summer’s camps is now scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7. Bob Allen BIRMINGHAM,…