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By Barbara Francis, Herald staff
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
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Members at Broadus Memorial Baptist form an assembly line as they assemble birthing kits to be sent to Haiti.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Every minute in the world 380 women become pregnant, 110 women experience a pregnancy-related complication and one woman dies from a pregnancy-related cause. In the developing world, the leading cause of death for girls ages 15-19 is pregnancy. For every woman who dies in childbirth, other women incur injuries and infections–many of which are disabling and lifelong. These are sobering facts and when the members of Broadus Memorial Baptist Church in Charlottesville became aware of a mission project to help prevent the suffering of women in impoverished countries, they were ready to get involved.
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By Dan Thompson, Fork Union Communications
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
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FORK UNION -- Vinny Testaverde has traveled far and wide throughout his long NFL career, and has earned many honors and accolades, but this week he returned to Fork Union, where his dream of earning a scholarship to play college football became reality. Testaverde was inducted into Fork Union Military Academy’s Sports Hall of Fame June 18 along with several other top athletes.
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By Jim White, Editor
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
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RICHMOND -- Sandy Weakley, administrative assistant for the Dover Baptist Association, has been elected to a two-year term as secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Southern Baptist Secretaries (NASBS). She has also been active in the Baptist Ministry Assistants of Virginia (BMAV), where church secretaries are called ministry assistants. Naturally energetic and enthusiastic, Weakley has been an outspoken advocate for ministry assistants.
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By Jim White, Editor
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
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Because buildings are so costly and so permanent, churches better take time to get it right before they rush into construction, says Rod Hale, church facilities consultant for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board.
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By Jim White, Editor
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
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Dear Jimmy,
Well, it’s one of those nights when I can’t sleep so I figure I’ll write you a few lines maybe sort out some things that are all jumbled up in my mind. Your uncle and I have had a big disagreement -- not quite as big as the one when without my knowin’ it he dumped Texas Pete in 47 quarts of my canned tomatoes before I sealed them, but close.
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By Curtis W. Freeman
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
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Baptist churches of the Old South had a lovely image for describing entrance into church membership. They would announce that a door of the church was open. Anyone who came forward was asked to give a verbal confession of “their experience of grace.” When everyone was satisfied, “the right hand of fellowship” was extended to the new members.
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By Barbara Francis, Herald staff
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
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SANDSTON -- The members of Sandston Baptist Church in Sandston spent Saturday, April 18, serving their community through Operation Inasmuch. This was the third year the congregation has sponsored this hands-on experience, motivated by Matthew 25, in which Jesus says the test of kingdom faith is ministry -- becoming involved in people's lives, responding to human hurts and hopes.
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