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Virginia church makes Galveston more livable in hurricane’s wake

Virginia church makes Galveston more livable in hurricane’s wake

A team of Virginia college students used their winter break to make a couple of Galveston homes a bit more livable.

Swiss aren’t only ones who resist mosque construction

Swiss aren’t only ones who resist mosque construction

To say European-style xenophobia could never find a home in multicultural America would be wrong.

Quake shakes, but doesn't tumble, faith of Haitians

Quake shakes, but doesn't tumble, faith of Haitians

On a narrow street choked by debris, what was left of the congregation of Haiti’s Second Baptist Church stood in a courtyard and waved their hands in the air and shouted, “Victoire! Victoire!”

 
Puglisi unexpectedly steps down as VI president; board of trustees announces personnel reductions
By Jim White, Editor   
Saturday, February 06, 2010

BRISTOL, Va. -- In a move that appeared sudden to outsiders, on Jan. 25 trustees of Virginia Intermont College called for president Michael J. Puglisi to step down.

 
Martin Marty offers no easy predictions for Baptists’ next 400 years
By Ken Camp, Baptist Standard   
Sunday, February 07, 2010
WACO, Texas -- Nobody can predict with certainty what the next 400 years hold for Baptists -- or for any religious denomination, church historian Martin Marty told a gathering at Baylor University.
 
EDITORIAL: Opening yourself to the counsel of others
By Jim White, Editor   
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Every pastor goes through rough patches from time to time. It’s part of the challenge of leadership. Even Moses’ congregation occasionally complained about the direction they were taking and voiced their displeasure with the person responsible. There is a certain consolation in knowing we are not alone.
 
Baptist Center seeks applicants for Heritage Fellows program
By Special to the Herald   
Sunday, February 07, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies is seeking applicants for the 2010-11 class of Heritage Fellows, a program of intensive training in Baptist history and heritage.

 
All churches in 20 Virginia associations complete ACP
By Herald Staff   
Sunday, February 07, 2010

Virginia Baptist leaders are acknowledging the 20 district associations affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia in which all churches completed the 2009 Annual Church Profile (ACP). Leaders also have praised the contact persons who collected the information.

 
“Developing an Enduring Ministry” for pastors and church financial leaders
By Herald Staff   
Saturday, February 06, 2010
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Office of Stewardship Development at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board is sponsoring “Developing an Enduring Ministry,” March 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center.
 
Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries
By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press   
Saturday, February 06, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention urged President Obama Feb. 5 to do everything within his power to secure release of 10 volunteer missionaries jailed in Haiti.
 

Dean Miller, missions coordinator for Virginia Baptists, gives an update on the lastest being done for the victims of Haiti's earthquake. For more information, go here.

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