S T A F F • C H A N G E S

David Christian, to Ridgecrest Church, Lovingston, as pastor.

Ben Thomas, to West End Church, Petersburg, as pastor. (The last name of this new pastor was incorrect in our Dec. 23 issue.)

Terry Barber, to Westover Church, Arlington, as senior pastor.

Scott Spencer, to Walnut Grove Church, Mechanicsville, as interim pastor.

Jackie Allen Jr., will serve as interim pastor of Jackson Memorial Church, Chesapeake. He currently serves as minister of education and administration at Jackson Memorial.

Lee Roy Davis, concluding an interim pastorate at Swan Creek Church, Gladys.

Jeffery Johnson, resigning as associate pastor and director of farmily ministries at Antioch Church, Fairfax Station.

Bob Crute, to Warrenton Church, Warrenton, as minister of music.

Lowell Harper, to Crewe Church, Crewe, as director of music.

Charles L. Hill, resigning as minister of education and music at Falmouth Church, Falmouth.

Elizabeth Scarce, resigning as minister of music at Rivermont Church, Danville. David Abernathy will serve as interim minister of music.

Art Timmins, to Plymouth Haven Church, Alexandria, as youth director.

O R D I N A T I O N S

Drew Dunn will be ordained to the gospel ministry on Jan. 9 by Courtland Church, Courtland.

Ben Sadler, associate pastor and youth minister at Bethelem Church, Midlothian Tpk. in Richmond, will be ordained to the gospel ministry by the church on Jan. 16.

Al Wilson, pastor of Fellowship Church, Ettrick, was ordained to the gospel ministry on Dec. 5 by the church.

R E T I R E M E N T

Ernie Ozmore has retired as pastor of Bermuda Church, Chester.

S E M I N A R Y • G R A D U A T E

George O. Butler Jr., a member of Bon Air Church, Richmond, received the master of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 10.

C H U R C H • N E W S

Virginia Heights Church, Roanoke, will celebrate its 85th anniversary with Founders' Day on Jan. 9. Guest speaker will be Darrell Cook, campus minister at Virginia Tech. A luncheon will follow the morning service.

D E A T H

Willard Wilson Owens, pastor of Harman Memorial Church in Maxie, died at the age of 63 on Dec. 18 in Nichols County, W. Va., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. At the time of his death, he was the mayor of Grundy. He devoted many years of community service to Buchanan County and surrounding communities. He had served on the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Owens is survived by his wife, Billie Joyce Ashbrook Owens; a daughter, Susan Elizabeth Wolford; a son, William Patrick Owens; a sister, Mary Ann Keen; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Dec. 22 at Riverview Elementary/Middle School in Grundy.

M I S S I O N • O P P O R T U N I T Y

Grace International Baptist Church, a congregation of approximately 150 people located in Leimen, Germany (near Heidelberg), is in need of a pastor. A significant percentage of the current congregation is associated with the U.S. military, but its vision is to reach out to the significant interantional, English-speaking population in the Heidelberg area. The church is affiliated with the International Baptist Convention (English language) and is grounded in part in traditional Southern Baptist principles and doctrine. If God is leading you to pastor in a missions setting, please contact GIBC PST, c/o Brad Averill, CMR 420 Box 2772, APO AE 09063-2772, USA or email at gibc_pst@hotmail. com.

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