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NEWS
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NEWS
WBC WELCOMES NEW PASTOR!
The congregation of Williamsburg Baptist Church welcomes its new senior pastor, the Rev. Dr. Art Wright. Under pandemic restrictions, Dr. Wright frequently preached for WBC’s virtual worship service; he was called as pastor by the membership in a business meeting that combined in-person attendance with Zoom and telephone participation.
A former Associate Professor of Spirituality and New Testament at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond from 2011–2019, he most recently served as Theologian in Residence for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia and as Associate Professor of New Testament for the Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Shawnee, KS.
Dr. Wright also served Tabernacle Baptist Church in Richmond, VA as Minister of Spiritual Formation from 2015–2018. While there, he helped lead the congregation through a process to accept LGBTQ persons as full members. Williamsburg Baptist has officially been a welcoming and affirming church, inviting all into the beloved community, since 2017.
Dr. Wright is a native of the Northern Neck of Virginia. His wife, Beth Reddish Wright, is director of Camp Alkulana of the Richmond Baptist Association. They have two sons: Julian (aged 8) and Adrian (aged 3).
Williamsburg Baptist continues to offer virtual Sunday worship, which may be accessed through the church website: www.williamsburgbaptist.com, and invites small numbers of persons to attend its recording by prior registration with churchoffice@williamsburgbaptist.com.
A former Associate Professor of Spirituality and New Testament at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond from 2011–2019, he most recently served as Theologian in Residence for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia and as Associate Professor of New Testament for the Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Shawnee, KS.
Dr. Wright also served Tabernacle Baptist Church in Richmond, VA as Minister of Spiritual Formation from 2015–2018. While there, he helped lead the congregation through a process to accept LGBTQ persons as full members. Williamsburg Baptist has officially been a welcoming and affirming church, inviting all into the beloved community, since 2017.
Dr. Wright is a native of the Northern Neck of Virginia. His wife, Beth Reddish Wright, is director of Camp Alkulana of the Richmond Baptist Association. They have two sons: Julian (aged 8) and Adrian (aged 3).
Williamsburg Baptist continues to offer virtual Sunday worship, which may be accessed through the church website: www.williamsburgbaptist.com, and invites small numbers of persons to attend its recording by prior registration with churchoffice@williamsburgbaptist.com.
Sign Up for the 2021 Usher Rotation
Want to extend God's welcome at WBC? A great way to do that is to serve as an usher. Ushers greet worshipers, hand out bulletins, collect the offering, or serve communion. Usher's serve on rotation, so the more the merrier! Contact Fran or Frank Mylum directly to ask questions and to sign up or contact the church office to express your interest.
WBC is on AmazonSmile!
(Support WBC while you shop!Do you shop at Amazon? The AmazonSmile program will give 0.5 percent of the total purchase price of eligible items to WBC, at no cost to you!
Here’s how to get started:
- Sign in to smile.amazon.com with your regular amazon.com login and password.
- Select Williamsburg Baptist Church as your charity:
- If this is your first visit to the AmazonSmile site, you will be prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations.
- Already an AmazonSmile member and want to change your charity to WBC? Click on your current charity shown at the top of the AmazonSmile site, then in the pop-down window, click on “change.”
- Enter Williamsburg Baptist Church into the “pick your own charitable organization” search box, then click Search.
- On the results list, click the Select button for Williamsburg Baptist Church.
Good news! AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping App to all AmazonSmile customers using supported Android devices!
If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support Williamsburg Baptist Church in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
- If you have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, open the App on your Android device.
- View Settings and select AmazonSmile.
- Follow the in-App instructions to complete the process.
You are now ready to shop! Shopping through AmazonSmile is just like shopping through Amazon's regular site. You'll find the same products and experience; the only difference is that buying an item through AmazonSmile ensures that your favorite charity benefits.
Remember to enter smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com when you go shopping. We THANK YOU!
What is Realm? Realm is a real ministry tool.
Realm is an online ministry tool designed for real time connection. It helps our church connect with you and you connect with us. If you consider yourself part of this church family, you’ll love it. Realm allows you to manage your personal information and who is allowed to see it, control your giving, and keep in touch with the groups that matter to you.
Your Realm login works on the Realm website and the mobile app. While the app has a few less features than the website, it is typically enough for everyone to use. Staff and group leaders that need additional functionality or those without access to mobile devices will find the website very user-friendly as well.
Why use Realm? Realm strengthens church connections.
Being the church doesn’t just happen at the church. Realm helps us serve you better and lead this church well between Sundays. Everyone can be connected from anywhere at any time, right from our mobile devices. It engages everyone in the life of our church by supporting the healthy relationships essential to our church’s mission. We’ll stay organized, and you’ll stay informed about all of the opportunities for fellowship. When we share life together, we will grow together.
What about my privacy? Realm is safe, private, and secure.
Your privacy is one of our greatest concerns. Realm keeps your data safe and gives you control over who can view your information. Realm is not open like a social network; it’s made up of only those people in our church body, and you choose which people can see it.
What about giving? Realm gives you control over your giving.
Giving should be easy, and Realm places giving right in the palm of your hands. You may set up recurring gifts, view your giving history, and make changes at any time. Realm automatically records all electronic gifts and adds them to your giving record making it easy for you to give, and easy for our bookkeeper to track.
Realm is an online ministry tool designed for real time connection. It helps our church connect with you and you connect with us. If you consider yourself part of this church family, you’ll love it. Realm allows you to manage your personal information and who is allowed to see it, control your giving, and keep in touch with the groups that matter to you.
Your Realm login works on the Realm website and the mobile app. While the app has a few less features than the website, it is typically enough for everyone to use. Staff and group leaders that need additional functionality or those without access to mobile devices will find the website very user-friendly as well.
Why use Realm? Realm strengthens church connections.
Being the church doesn’t just happen at the church. Realm helps us serve you better and lead this church well between Sundays. Everyone can be connected from anywhere at any time, right from our mobile devices. It engages everyone in the life of our church by supporting the healthy relationships essential to our church’s mission. We’ll stay organized, and you’ll stay informed about all of the opportunities for fellowship. When we share life together, we will grow together.
What about my privacy? Realm is safe, private, and secure.
Your privacy is one of our greatest concerns. Realm keeps your data safe and gives you control over who can view your information. Realm is not open like a social network; it’s made up of only those people in our church body, and you choose which people can see it.
What about giving? Realm gives you control over your giving.
Giving should be easy, and Realm places giving right in the palm of your hands. You may set up recurring gifts, view your giving history, and make changes at any time. Realm automatically records all electronic gifts and adds them to your giving record making it easy for you to give, and easy for our bookkeeper to track.
EVENTS
MISSION
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MAY/JUNE SPECIAL OFFERING
During the months of May and June, the Missions Council will collect offerings for the Alliance of Baptists Active Hope Ministry Partners and the Baptist World Alliance’s efforts in Myanmar. Designate your missions offering using “Active Hope Partners” or “Baptist World Alliance” in the memo line of your check or choosing the appropriate fund on your online contribution. This week, we are featuring a pair of Alliance of Baptists Active Hope Advocacy and Ecumenical Partners: the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America and Latin American Working Group. Both partners are working to draw attention to a month of ongoing social protests in Colombia. Ignited by a now-withdrawn tax reform plan, the current wave of protests—which quickly converged longstanding grievances of multiple sectors of Colombian civil society—was met with brutal police violence and repression. Baptist Peace Fellowship/Bautistas por la Paz seeks to gather, equip and mobilize peacemakers of faith across North America and beyond to engage in the work of peace rooted in justice. BPFNA provides resources and tools on a variety of social justice issues such as racial justice, justice for migrants and refugees, climate/environmental justice, justice for indigenous and native peoples and LGBTQ+ liberation. Lina Forero, BPFNA board member located in Cali, Colombia sent a recent update on protests in Colombia, “people are not afraid, they’re even more encouraged to stand their ground and make the government give in.” The Latin American Working Group (LAWG) and LAWG Education Fund mobilize concerned citizens, organizations, and networks to call for just U.S. policies that advance human rights, peace, and social, environmental, and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to posting Colombian news briefs about the situation in Colombia, LAWG is co-hosting Police Violence in Colombia: The Brutal Response to a Month of Ongoing Social Protests, a webinar on on Friday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to explain the current moment of protests, critical work monitoring police abuses, and what needs to be done to ensure accountability and a path forward amid Colombia’s current crisis. |
LEADERSHIP
11/2 - Monday @ 5:00pm - Worship Council Mtg
tbd - Tuesday @ 5:00pm - Leadership Council Meeting (Zoom)
tbd - Wednesday @ 10:30am - Admin. Council Meeting
tbd - Thursday @ 5:00pm - Mission Council Meeting
tbd - Friday @ 1:30pm - Congregational Care Meeting
tbd - Christian Education Council Meeting
For questions, contact the church office at 757.229.1217 or churchoffice@williamsburgbaptist.com