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The Voice of Virginia Baptist Transformational Discipleship "The Church's Role in a Challenging Culture" Matthew 9:35-36 Blessings to you Virginia Baptists! Grace, Mercy and Peace to each of you from God our Father. It is with great challenge that I greet you. We left Chesapeake this past May on fire from a most blessed Annual Session, while empowered to carry out our missional roles in this challenging culture. We are now faced with more Trump-era politics, an opiod crisis which is only a crisis because of who it’s affecting. Then there’s the challenge of picking up the broken pieces of Hurricane Dorian. I encourage each of you across this Commonwealth to meet us in Charlottesville for our Mid-Year Session 2019, as it promises to be one of spiritual empowerment which creates transformative change. Pray for our constituent churches who are in the midst of transition and decline. Pray for those churches in search of new spiritual leaders. The world is hungry for the Living Bread, and our time of sharing in November promises to aid you as individuals and churches in showing society’s beggars how to get the Bread of Life. Your Servant In the Struggle, President of The Virginia Baptist State Convention VBSC Leaders & Officers ~Page 2~ Hurricane Relief ~Page 3~ Mid-Year Session Flyer ~Page 4~ Mid-Year Session Accommodations/ Election Information ~Page 5~ Table of Contents BTU/ Save the Date ~Page 8~ Walter Cade Workshop/Deacon & Deaconess Fall Session ~Page 6 ~ Upcoming Meetings & Events ~Page 7 ~ Dr. Charles R. Whitfield Visit us @ www.thevbsc.org
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The Voiceof Virginia Baptist
Transformational Discipleship"The Church's Role in a Challenging Culture"
Matthew 9:35-36
Blessings to you Virginia Baptists! Grace, Mercy and Peace to each of you from Godour Father. It is with great challenge that I greetyou. We left Chesapeake this past May on fire froma most blessed Annual Session, while empoweredto carry out our missional roles in this challengingculture. We are now faced with more Trump-era
politics, an opiod crisis which is only a crisis because of who it’saffecting. Then there’s the challenge of picking up the brokenpieces of Hurricane Dorian. I encourage each of you across thisCommonwealth to meet us in Charlottesville for our Mid-YearSession 2019, as it promises to be one of spiritual empowermentwhich creates transformative change. Pray for our constituentchurches who are in the midst of transition and decline. Pray forthose churches in search of new spiritual leaders. The world ishungry for the Living Bread, and our time of sharing in Novemberpromises to aid you as individuals and churches in showingsociety’s beggars how to get the Bread of Life.
Your Servant In the Struggle,
President of The Virginia Baptist State Convention
VBSC Leaders &Officers
~Page 2~Hurricane Relief ~Page 3~
Mid-Year SessionFlyer
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Mid-Year SessionAccommodations/
ElectionInformation
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Table ofContents
BTU/Save the Date ~Page 8~
Walter Cade
Workshop/Deacon& Deaconess Fall
Session ~Page 6 ~
Upcoming
Meetings & Events ~Page 7 ~Dr. Charles R. Whitfield
Visit us @www.thevbsc.org
Rev. Dr. Darran BrandonVice-President at Large
Rev. Dr. Waddell Jones1st Vice-President
Rev. Matthew L Brown3rd Vice-President
Rev. Dr. Kevin White2nd Vice-President
Rev. Dr. Carl HutchersonParliamentarianRev. Dr. Sylvia TuckerHistorianRev. Preston TylerStatisticianDr. Tyron WilliamsRecording Secretary
Sis. Tamara McBrideTreasurer
Dr. Shelton MurphyAssist. Recording Secretary
Bro. Mervin Brown, Jr.Assistant Treasurer
Rev. Jessica BergerAuditor
Elected & AppointedParent Body Leaders, Auxiliary Leaders & Officers
Sis. Goldie LoganAssistant Treasurer
Dr. Geoffrey V. GunsDean Department of Christian EducationDr. Luther Allen IIIState Director Home MissionsDr. Peter EvansState Director Moderator DepartmentDeacon Sam MooreState Director Prison Family MinistryDr. Dwight O. Steele, Sr.State DirectorMusic Department
Rev. Jessica FreemanState DirectorChildren's DepartmentDr. Leroy MitchellState DirectorYoung Pastors & Ministers
STAFFBro. Mervin Brown, Jr.Convention Administrator
Sis. Donna DillardCo-Convention Administrator,Newsletter Editor, Registration
Sis. Linda GoodePresident of Women's Missionary & EducationalAuxiliaryBro. Ben MyrickPresident VA Baptist State Laymen's LeagueSis. Hester Bruce President VA Baptist State Ushers FellowshipDeacon Danny MillerPresident Deacon & Deaconess AuxiliaryRev, Kevin NorthamPresident The Baptist Sunday School & BTU Congress of VirginiaDr. Akeem WalkerState DirectorYouth DepartmentRev. Jonathan WaldonState DirectorYoung Adult Department
Rev. Beatrice WilliamsState DirectorWomen in Ministry DepartmentDr. Jeffrey ReavesDirectorDivision of ClergyRev. Marcus JonesDirectorSocial MediaDr. Frankie T. JonesChairmanEconomic Development CommissionDr. Howard HeardChairmanForeign Missions BoardRev. LeRoy HillChairmanEvangelism BoardDr. James ColemanChairmanSocial Justice Commission
Dr. Thurman EcholsChairmanPast Presidents Council
Dr. Jimmy WalkerChairmanChildren's Home Commission
Sis. Sabena CarterAdministrative Assistantto the President
Dr. Charles R. WhitfieldPresident
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Sis. Linda DillardAdministrator
Helping People Rise Again
Hurricane Dorian powerfully, yet slowly, battered the NorthernBahamas Islands. This storm made its way upward through the
Florida coastline and the eastern seaboard and has affected manycoastal areas. We covet the prayers of our Virginia Baptist
constituents and faith community friends as our Bahamian friendsand US citizens have suffered and are suffering great loss.
Our VBSC Home Missions Dept. is working with our partners toimplement disaster relief strategies. We will be on the ground giving
support and aid. We ask that you direct your church, organizationand individual financial contributions to our VBSC office over the
next few weeks. We will work diligently with the our BaptistFellowships and Lott Carey in the purchase and distribution of
water, clothes, medical supplies and cleaning supplies. We will keepyou updated as to our progress and if there are other ways you canpartner with us. In sending your gifts large or small, we will make a
Kingdom impact just as we have in the past, as testimonies andletters of our past support still spring eternal.
Charles R. Whitfield, President
Virginia Baptist State Convention , Inc.22 E. Church St. Suite 208
Martinsville, VA 24112
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Election Information Parent Body
Anyone who wishes to declare candidacy forupcoming offices for the Virginia Baptist
State Convention, Inc. should submit theirnames by the February 11, 2020
Executive Board Meeting.
Host Church & Hotel Accomodations
Mid-Year Session
Mt. Zion First Baptist Church
Holiday Inn
195 Lankford Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22902Dr. Alvin Edwards, Pastor
1200 5th Street SW
Charlottesville, VA 22902434-977-5100
VBSC Rate $99.26/night (taxes included)
30 days advance booking required
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23rd Annual Walter Cade, Jr. Southeast Regional Workshop
Visit www.thevbsc.org for more information and registration forms!
Deacon & Deaconess Auxiliary 2019 Annual Fall Session
Visit www.thevbsc.org for more information and registration forms!
November 12-13, 2019
Charlottesville, VA
VBSC, Inc. Mid-Year Session
Executive Board Meeting February 11, 2020Williamsburg, VA
VBSC, Inc. Annual SessionMay 11-14, 2020
Williamsburg, VA
Executive Board Meeting
August 18, 2020
Suffolk, VA VBSC, Inc. Mid-Year Session
November 10-11, 2020Martinsville, VA
Executive Board Meeting
February 9, 2021
Richmond, VA
May 10-13, 2021Richmond, VA
VBSC, Inc. Annual Session
Executive Board Meeting
VBSC, Inc. Mid-Year Session
August 17, 2021Petersburg, VA
November 9-10, 2021Lynchburg, VA
February 8, 2022
Roanoke, VA
Executive Board Meeting
May 9-12, 2022
Roanoke, VA
VBSC, Inc. Annual Session
Deacon & Deaconess Auxiliary October 18-19, 2019
Roanoke, VA
October 11-13, 2019
Chesapeake, VA
23rd Walter Cade Jr. Southeast Regional WorkshopUpcoming Meetings & Events
The Virginia State Ushers Fellowship Convention October 31 - November 2, 2019
Martinsville, VA
ANNUAL SESSION2020M A Y 11 -14 , 2020
W I L L I A M S B U R G , V A
S A V E T H E D A T E
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Williamsburg50 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA
1.757.220.2500
$124 plus tax / Code: BSC (mention Virginia Baptist State Convention)
The Baptist Sunday School & BTU Congress of VA
Organized 1900
Rev. Dr. Kevin M. Northam,President
The Baptist Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress of Virginia is an Auxiliary of theVirginia Baptist State Convention and it is our purposeful intent to compliment and supplement theministry efforts of the Department of Christian Education, while annually providing the opportunity forquality education and Baptist doctrine. This past summer BSS & BTU held the annual session during the week of July 22-26, 2019 on thecampus of Virginia State University. We had a total of 171 registered delegates, an increase fromprevious years. Also, the total registration cost was reduced to afford an even greater opportunity forincreased attendance. Furthermore, we were grateful to have our VBSC President, Dr. Charles Whitfield as our combined doctrine lecturer, Vice-Pres.-At-Large, Dr. D. Tyrone Brandon as one of our evening preachers, andWomen’s Missionary and Education Auxiliary President, Sis.Linda Goode, in attendance. This yearwe offered CLS and COPP courses for teacher certifications and future deanship. One of thehighlights was graduation and certificate presentations for student delegates. We are scheduled for our upcoming Executive Board meeting at the Children’s Home of VirginiaBaptist on October 26, 2019 to evaluate, discuss, and plan the activities of our annual session. Thescheduled date and tentative location will be July 20th – 24th , 2020 at Virginia State University. Wewill be exploring other facilities and lodging options and will move forward with the mostadvantageous host site. Future registration information, course offerings and other details will bedistributed after our upcoming board meeting and we are seeking statewide support and attendancenext year. Please plan on joining us next July. Our goal continues to be able to offer adequatefacilities and economic costs, with the vision of increased attendance. Providing quality Christianeducation will remain our greatest priority.
Rev. Matthew L. Brown,1st Vice- President
Bro. Barry Ellis,2nd Vice- President
Rev. Dr. Howard HeardChairman of the Board
Rev.Jocelyn BlountDean
