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Mid-Atlantic leaders affirm possibility of first black SBC president
RICHMOND, Va. — The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first black president this June, a move some black leaders in the Mid-Atlantic region praised as a step toward racial reconciliation among American Christians. Fred Luter, pastor of…
Filipino-American church in Virginia broadens focus, changes name
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Roughly translated, the Filipino proverb “Ang palay ay parisan, habang nagkakalaman ay lalong nagpugpugay,” means: “Imitate the rice stalk; the more grains it bears, the lower it bows.” The Filipino-American Christian Church in Stafford County, Va., has…
NEW Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations
RICHMOND, Va. — Cindy R. Elmore has joined the staff of the Virginia Baptist Foundation as director of donor relations. Elmore, a former development director for non-profits in Virginia, assumed her role in early October. As the Foundation’s director of…
Cindy Elmore joins staff of Foundation as director of donor relations
RICHMOND, Va. — Cindy R. Elmore has joined the staff of the Virginia Baptist Foundation as director of donor relations. Elmore, a former development director for non-profits in Virginia, assumed her role in early October. As the Foundation’s director of…
Virginia Baptists elect first black president, restore ties to Averett University
RICHMOND, Va. — For the first time in 188 years, the predominantly white Baptist General Association of Virginia has an African-American president. Suffolk, Va., pastor Mark Croston was elected to the top spot during the BGAV’s annual meeting Nov. 8-9…
Karel Harris shares the pains and joys of God’s call to ministry
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — If you ask Karel Harris to describe the ministry to single women she founded, you will get a quick disclaimer. “I call myself a co-founder,” she says in humility. “I’m not the leader of this group,”…
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