Mission Madness 2026

Mission Madness 2026

Thank you for praying for the 20 churches and over  275 students and chaperones who participated in Mission Madness at Richmond’s First Baptist Church! What an incredible weekend of worship, service and connection! Together, we put in around 875 service hours spread...
Dawnings

Dawnings

Many churches have at least one room that, over time, defaults into a storage space collecting one thing and then another until its rendered unusable for anything else. When Greater Faith Fellowship (Gainesville, Florida), a young church founded by community-minded...
Room for Welcome

Room for Welcome

Last week, I stood in a room filled with people who spend their evenings tutoring English, helping families navigate school systems, driving neighbors to doctor’s appointments, and sitting at kitchen tables listening to stories of home. CBFVA had the privilege of...
Celebrating 250: An Invitation to the NMAAHC – March 1, 2026

Celebrating 250: An Invitation to the NMAAHC – March 1, 2026

Have you seen Hamilton, the musical? Heard the soundtrack? Can you hear it in your head right now? It’s an energetic and captivating retelling of the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the United States’ founding fathers. The musicality of the lyrics is infectious,...
Learn more about the Thriving Children Retreat

Learn more about the Thriving Children Retreat

To be neurodivergent is to experience the world in a way that is atypical. Sensory processing, attention management, and social cues amongst other things are just different than for most people in the world. And this is not necessarily a bad thing or a distinct...