The Religious Herald is the newsjournal of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, a community of about 1,400 congregations in Virginia and other states. Most of our subscribers are lay leaders in churches affiliated with the BGAV. In addition, every pastor of a BGAV-affiliated church receives the Herald. Our print circulation in 2009 averaged 15,500 per issue.

Who to contact

Our advertising manager, Barbara Francis, will be glad to assist you with your advertising needs.

She may be contacted by:

• mail: 2828 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, VA 23294
• phone: (804) 672-1973
• fax: (804) 672-8323
• email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Frequency/Deadline

We publish 27 Thursdays this year.
Publishing dates in 2010 are Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 18, March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15, April 29, May 13, May 27, June 10, June 24, July 8, July 22, Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Sept. 2, Sept. 16, Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec. 16, Dec. 23
Copy deadline is one week prior to Thursday publishing date.

The cost of display advertising is $22 per column inch. Classified advertising is available for 75 cents per word, with a $25 minimum. Classified ads are posted on our web site free of charge for the number of weeks they print in the paper.

There is no charge for typesetting ads using our stock typefaces.

For firms with established credit ratings, we will bill after publication.

Repeat advertisers may pay monthly on receipt of statement.

A 10 percent discount is offered on display and classified ads which are placed in three or more consecutive issues.

Submitting Copy/Artwork

Copy for ads should be submitted in writing to the Herald by mail, fax or email. Print-ready art is acceptable and should be in a PDF format.

If submitting print-ready art, please make sure dimensions are correct.

Advertising policy

We consider advertising to be an important source of financial support for the ministry as well as a valuable means of communicating information to our subscribers.

The Herald accepts advertising from individuals, businesses and denominational entities that promote products, services or events of interest to our readers. We retain, however, the freedom and responsibility to exercise judgment concerning the subject matter and content of all advertising.

We do not accept advertisements which conflict with the purpose of the Herald or which could affect adversely the character and integrity of this publication.

The printing of an advertisement in the Herald does not constitute an endorsement by the Herald of the product, service or event described therein.

Ultimate responsibility for determining the acceptability of advertisements rests with the editor.