Dan River W.E.E. School Meets Community Needs With Help from the Alma Hunt State Missions Offering

September 10, 2020

by Karen Smith

Dan River Baptist W.E.E. School is a part of the education and outreach ministries of Dan River Baptist Church in Halifax, VA. Clearly, if children know about Christ and his love, parents also learn about Jesus. While COVID-19 state guidelines forced us to close the school last March, we've been able to reopen this fall and provide critical childcare for many parents who are essential workers in our area. As one of only three childcare centers in our area, this ministry is so important. Sadly, not all parents can afford to send their children to preschool, but because of grants such as the Child Development Center grant funded by the Alma Hunt State Missions Offering, a single mother here--who is an essential worker--can.

September 13-20 is the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions Emphasis/Week of Prayer. This year, the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions is meeting real needs in real time. View allocations, read stories, download resources, apply for grants, and donate online at AlmaHunt.org!

We Want to Feature Your Church!

We hope you've marked your calendar and saved the dates of November 9-10 for the BGAV Annual Meeting, which will take place online this year.

We have even more opportunities this year to feature you--our churches--because we will share videos and photos for you to view on our event website even before the main event is broadcast on November 9. We want to highlight the great Kingdom work that you have been doing this year, especially during these challenging months of the pandemic we're still facing.

What elements of your church's worship services have been particularly moving or meaningful?
What creative ways have you shared music?
What ministries have you started or continued in new ways?

Do you have these on video (preferably no more than a few minutes each)? Please send them to us!

If you already have a link to where the video is online, email us the link and tell us the time at which the segment occurs. If you have the video file but it's not online anywhere, email jennifer.law@bgav.org to arrange a way to send it.

We hope to get a lot of videos, so we can share some on our meeting website and some during our gathering session.

Learn more about this year's annual meeting.

"College Interrupted: What Now?" Kairos Webinar

September 23, 2020 - 11:00 a.m. EDT

In these unprecedented times our local congregational leaders find themselves in a unique predicament – many of the students they expected to be away at school, are still around, at home and in the community. So, What Now?

Join us on September 23 for an online discussion with BGAV student ministers Eli Withers and Ben Brown about how to handle the current situation of our young adults and college students.

FOR YOUR INFO

BGAV Disaster Response Deploys Chainsaw Teams

As the Hurricane Laura response in Louisiana continues to progress, Virginia Baptist Disaster Response is continuing to respond. The primary current need that we have been asked to help meet is chainsaw teams. Any volunteers with experience operating a chainsaw or clearing debris with a chainsaw team can volunteer to serve. We also anticipate a need for volunteers that can complete assessments of homes damaged by the storm. Get the latest updates on our response to Hurricane Laura by visiting the BGAV Disaster Response website or Facebook page.

Kairos Ministries Seeking New Student Info for the Fall

Are there students from your church and community heading off to college in the fall? The BGAV supports a vibrant network of Collegiate and Young Adult ministries on college and university campuses all over Virginia called the Kairos Initiative. If you know a first-year undergrad or transfer student, we would love to reach out to them and invite them to be a part of one of our Kairos ministries in their area. Share your student information and learn more about Kairos.

BGAV Annual Meeting to Take Place Online This Year

This year's BGAV Annual Meeting will be held online November 9-10, 2020. Visit the BGAV Meeting website for more details as they are finalized.