Va. Baptists approve changes in mission vision, goals, budget
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (BP)--Virginia Baptists have authorized their leaders to implement a new missions vision for their state that they hope will equip them to minister in the challenging climate of the 21st century.
John Upton nominated as Virginia executive
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--John V. Upton Jr., a well-known Virginia Baptist missions leader, will be nominated to become executive director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia and the Virginia Baptist Mission Board.
Va. Baptists alter 169-year tie with University of Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–Virginia Baptists’ 169-year-old relationship with the University of Richmond changed Nov. 9 when they approved a plan to phase out financial support for the school and no longer nominate trustees to its board. Instead, Virginia Baptists will support a Center for Baptist Heritage and Studies to be housed on the campus in Richmond’s […]
Va. Baptists to weigh ties with U. of Richmond over sexual policy
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–Virginia Baptists will change their 169-year-old relationship with the University of Richmond if a proposal is approved in November. Under the plan, adopted by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board Oct. 13, the Baptist General Association of Virginia will no longer nominate trustees for the university and will phase out financial contributions to the […]
Va. Baptists to study ties with UR in light of new homosexuality policy
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–Ties between Virginia Baptists and the University of Richmond will be examined by a task force named April 13 in response to the university’s decision to add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy. The seven-member task force was created by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s executive committee, which asked board chairman Gene Watson […]
Univ. of Richmond, state convention at odds on sexual orientation policy
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–The University of Richmond has added sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy, a move which the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s top executive said puts the university and state convention at odds. The BGAV founded the University of Richmond 169 years ago. The rewritten UR policy, approved by trustees during a regular meeting […]
Virginia Baptists celebrate 175 years
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (BP)–Messengers to this year’s Baptist General Association of Virginia marked 175 years of ministry in a quiet meeting that included the election of four officers without opposition and the adoption of a $15 million budget for 1999.Meeting at the Pavilion Convention Center in Virginia Beach, the 1,772 messengers recalled the BGAV’s organization […]
Va. Baptists strengthen Baptist World Alliance ties
ROANOKE, Va. (BP)–Closer ties to the Baptist World Alliance and a resolution rejecting an “indiscriminate attitude toward abortion” were approved during the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s Nov. 11-12 annual meeting. Otherwise, a 1998 budget of $15.2 million and the election of new officers highlighted a quiet meeting by 1,900 messengers at the Roanoke Civic […]
Church touched by tragedy finds strength in community
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (BP)–For Cliff Reynolds, the body of Christ is no longer a sterile theological term. It’s a living reality.Reynolds, pastor of Goshen Baptist Church, Spotsylvania, Va., has seen that reality in the rush of support from Christians in the community following the abduction and apparent murder of two sisters there. Both Kati and Kristin […]
