MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — As a team from Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Va., prepared to leave for a five-day mission trip to Haiti on Aug. 22, some people were asking, “Isn’t there a hurricane headed that way?” Glen Bohannon,…
2-‘Mock dock’ service points to ministry success
HENRICO, Va. — Bill Korman is a high energy, let’s-get-it-done Richmond businessman and a deacon of Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Henrico, Va. He is also the driving force behind a unique outreach ministry aimed at boaters who spend their…
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…
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WASHINGTON — The Convoy of Hope rolled into Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 21 with 35,000 pounds of groceries to assist nearly 2,500 disadvantaged residents in a single day. A fleet of trucks arrived In Washington, with nearly $1 million in…
Carl Johnson to be nominated as BGAV president
RICHMOND — Carl Johnson, a Richmond layman currently serving as first vice president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, will be nominated in November as president of the state association, it was confirmed Sept. 24. If elected, Johnson, who…
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RICHMOND — Ordinarily, someone seeking the services of a medical professional, family photographer, or even a hair dresser would not think to visit a church. Yet hundreds of low-income Richmond residents found these services and more, free of charge, at…
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RICHMOND — Ordinarily, someone seeking the services of a medical professional, family photographer, or even a hair dresser would not think to visit a church. Yet hundreds of low-income Richmond residents found these services and more, free of charge, at…
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RICHMOND — Ordinarily, someone seeking the services of a medical professional, family photographer, or even a hair dresser would not think to visit a church. Yet hundreds of low-income Richmond residents found these services and more, free of charge, at…
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D.C. church popular site for youth mission experiences
WASHINGTON—Calvary Baptist Church, a 150-year-old congregation in the heart of the nation’s capital, is emerging as the destination of choice for an increasing number of mission trips and summer camps for churches in the Mid-Atlantic. Calvary Baptist Church This summer…