Jan 23, 2020 | Archived Blogs, Lastest News
by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator A meaningful part of my work as CBFVA Coordinator is visiting partner churches across the state, and I make a concerted effort to participate in a variety of worship services during the Season of Advent. Something I witnessed...
Jan 23, 2020 | Archived Blogs, Lastest News
by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator What I saw and felt the first week of December 2019 was heartbreaking, maddening, and inspiring all at the same time. CBF state and regional coordinators gathered for an immigration immersion experience on the Texas/Mexico border. I...
Jan 9, 2020 | Lastest News
Bluefield VA and WVA Bridges for Hope – A Mission Immersion Experience This mission immersion experience will take your group deep inside Appalachia life. During this customizable experience, your group will travel to Southwest Virginia and Eastern West Virginia...
Jan 4, 2020 | Lastest News
Epiphany: Jesus, Alexander Hamilton, and the World Turned Upside Down By: Art Wright, Scholar in Residence for CBFVA Like much of the city of Richmond, I was caught up in the Hamilton hype late in 2019. The award-winning broadway show came to Richmond for several...
Dec 20, 2019 | Archived Blogs, Blog, Lastest News
When we think of the word sacrifice our minds often assume the ultimate physical sacrifice—like giving one’s life through military service. My recent trip to the Texas-Mexico border reminded me sacrifice can be defined in many different ways. Hearing stories from...
Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, Lastest News
Barrett Owen, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Waynesboro I like to define faith as “awe in the face of mystery.” Faith leads us to the precipice of life and has us look out into the Great Unknown with a sense of ‘awe’ and ‘wonder’at what is to come. But...
