RICHMOND — The Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation has pledged $1.5 million to be distributed over four years to the Religious Herald, the news organization’s executive editor announced Jan. 28. “The generosity of the Baugh Foundation decision-makers enables the…
Fresh Expressions expands scope with launching of first learning communities in D.C., New Jersey
RICHMOND — Fresh Expressions, a movement which aims to help churches engage postmodern culture through new creative communities of faith, has taken the next step in its development with the launch this month of its first learning communities in the…
Fresh Expressions expands scope with launching for first learning community in D.C. New Jersey
Fresh Expressions expands scope with launching for first learning community in D.C. New Jersey RICHMOND — Fresh Expressions, a movement which aims to help churches engage postmodern culture through new creative communities of faith, has taken the next step…
In the midst of a cold winter, churches’ firewood ministries warm hearts and homes
Power saws whine and sawdust flies on Wednesday mornings in Appomattox, Va., when the firewood team from Grace Hills Baptist Church is cutting and splitting wood for residents with limited resources to heat their homes. This ministry began six years…
For those without increasingly essential photo IDs, Baptist ministry provides solutions
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…