Pressing On with CBF Virginia

Over the past two years, CBFVA has experienced a season of significant change and transition, largely due to staffing shifts and the ongoing changes in the world around us. These shifts have not only required us to be adaptable and resilient but also provided an...

Invitation to Partnership: Reflections from Puerto Rico

On this cold (snowy day in Virginia), we're remembering warmer times in Puerto Rico. Here's a brief recap and an invitation for continued partnership written by our Coordinator, Mark Snipes.   In early November, a group of nine pastors from Virginia embarked on a...

Four Steps for Disaster Response

It was heart-wrenching to see the destruction Helen left on my Spruce Pine friends. Nonetheless, seeing so many helpers gave me great hope for them and for humanity. . This is another reason connecting with local leaders is essential. Think twice before donating a...

Organic Partnership

by Kris Aaron It all came together organically. CBFVA has a new partnership with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), a non-partisan organization that works with people of all faiths around the issues of racial, social, and economic justice, and...

Finding the Good, Finding God

As I walked into the kitchen, I saw some familiar faces. One family has been at the shelter for nearly four months trying to get an appointment to cross the border. So, I had gotten to know them fairly well. However, as I pulled out a chair to sit down, nobody seemed...

Passport to Puerto Rico

by Mark Snipes    This past week, I was part of a group that traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to explore what it might look like to host Passport camp on the island. I was accompanied by David Burroughs, President and CEO of Passport Camp, and Ben Brown,...

Student.Church

Student.Church is CBF's model for congregational internships to students who are interested in a deeper experience of church life or pursuing a call to ministry. Interns spend the summer exploring the breadth of congregational ministry through a variety of learning...

Pastor’s School Reflection by Carlisle Davidhizar

In the interest of honesty, I’m willing to admit that I’m nervous in conversations about race and racial justice. I was a kid in the 1990s at the height of the idea that “not seeing race” at all was the best and kindest way for me, as a White person, to relate to my...