RICHMOND — Ann Brown, a Gretna, Va., laywoman widely involved in Virginia Baptist life, will be nominated for first vice president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia — a position whose incumbent for almost a decade and a half…
Furniture giveaway is Godsend for international students arriving on Virginia Tech’s campus
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Moving to a college campus is a rite of passage for new students. But for international students, setting up a new household in an apartment or house, usually with other roommates, can be especially difficult as they…
Matching-gifts campaign smoothing the way for BTSR’s move to new location
RICHMOND — Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond’s recently-launched Forward Together campaign is helping the school make the move from its historic Brook Road campus several miles north to Villa Park. A group of BTSR supporters created the $1 million matching…
For disaster relief volunteers, sense of call remains intact despite long hours and exhausting work
For many long-time Virginia Baptist disaster relief volunteers, the memories are clear — but the dates, places and events can be difficult to keep straight. Was it Hurricane Charlie in 2004 or Hugo in 1989 or Irene in 2011? Were…
Richmond church launches fourth campus with aid of existing congregation
Bon Air Baptist Church, a congregation with multiple campuses on Richmond’s Southside, has launched a new church on the site of New Covenant Baptist Church in the city’s near West End. Called Bon Air Baptist @ the Village, this church…
A Buena Vista, Va., middle school has new life, thanks to church’s partnership with community
BUENA VISTA, Va. — Parry McCluer Middle School is located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley — one block from Buena Vista Baptist Church. Like many aging school buildings in small towns, it is full of memories for generations of students who…
Neo-monastic communities like Grace and Main may serve as future models for church plants
DANVILLE, Va. (ABP) — Intentional, service-focused Christian communities are getting a lot of buzz in the emergent and missional movements these days, and they’re catching the eye of Baptist groups like the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. But the movement — sometimes…
‘Unscrupulous individuals’ using BWA, BGAV names to obtain money illegally, leaders warn
RICHMOND — Baptist leaders are warning that “unscrupulous individuals” are using the names of Baptist World Alliance officers — including president John Upton, who also is executive director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia — to obtain money illegally….
Immersed in Chinese city, CBFVA team explores ways to build bridges in strategic nation
RICHMOND — A team of clergy and laity from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia churches have returned from a 10-day mission immersion experience in Macau to explore ways congregations can build bridges to China, a strategic nation where, despite rapid…