NORTHFIELD, Mass. (RNS) — Rankled at the prospect that “extremist” Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., might soon own the campus where they spent their prep school years, alumni of Northfield Mount Hermon School are petitioning to stop it. In a…
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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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