"Blessing a New Name," by Rev. Dr. Art Wright (June 2024 Newsletter, Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists):
The June 2024 newsletter from our friends at AWAB featured our congregation for the cover story, which was written by our pastor! We'd love for you to take a look as it recounts our journey to offer blessing for one of our beloved members as they made a courageous step in sharing a new, chosen name. Click the image to the left or click here to read it.
"When they felt fully confident in this new name, we knew it was going to be a challenge to share the news with each and every person in our congregation. We wondered what it might look like to mark this as a sacred milestone with the congregation at large."
The June 2024 newsletter from our friends at AWAB featured our congregation for the cover story, which was written by our pastor! We'd love for you to take a look as it recounts our journey to offer blessing for one of our beloved members as they made a courageous step in sharing a new, chosen name. Click the image to the left or click here to read it.
"When they felt fully confident in this new name, we knew it was going to be a challenge to share the news with each and every person in our congregation. We wondered what it might look like to mark this as a sacred milestone with the congregation at large."
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"Faced with a bomb threat, Virginia church held a picnic" (Baptist News Global, May 2023):
We had a scary incident at our church in May 2023, but made the best of it. Our friends at Baptist News Global wrote up a wonderful article that shares the story. You can click the image to the right or click here to read it. |
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Williamsburg Neighbors (Sept. 2022 issue): Michael D. Jones
Check out this wonderful article on WBC member Michael D. Jones in the most recent issue of Williamsburg Neighbors magazine! Michael is the director of the Williamsburg Contemporary Arts Center and artist extraordinaire at Magic Bear Art! Michael is also our "artist-in-residence" and has an art studio in our church!
Click here to view the digital version of the magazine and flip to p. 24 for the article!
Check out this wonderful article on WBC member Michael D. Jones in the most recent issue of Williamsburg Neighbors magazine! Michael is the director of the Williamsburg Contemporary Arts Center and artist extraordinaire at Magic Bear Art! Michael is also our "artist-in-residence" and has an art studio in our church!
Click here to view the digital version of the magazine and flip to p. 24 for the article!
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FAITH & VALUES: Doubt is Part of the Faith Journey, by Rev. Dr. Art Wright
The Aug. 21st issue of our local Virginia Gazette newspaper featured an article by our pastor, Rev. Dr. Art Wright, in their Faith & Values column! Check out his article on the relationship between faith and doubt in our journeys of faith. "I remember the moment very vividly. I was only twenty-three years old at the time and in the second year of a master’s program at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond. I walked out of my Old Testament class and rushed back to my dorm room, my head spinning. I turned on the shower, stood under the water, and just stared at the wall for what felt like an hour. All I could think was, 'I don’t know if I believe in God anymore . . . . ' " Read the entire article here! |
FAITH & VALUES: CONNECTION AND RE-CONNECTION IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC, by Rev. Dr. Art Wright
Our pastor wrote an article for the Faith & Values column in the local Virginia Gazette newspaper for Aug. 7, 2022. Check out his wonderful article on "connection" in this season of the life of the church!
Click here for a direct link to the article.
Our pastor wrote an article for the Faith & Values column in the local Virginia Gazette newspaper for Aug. 7, 2022. Check out his wonderful article on "connection" in this season of the life of the church!
Click here for a direct link to the article.
"Love is very much like . . . the culmination of a pile of broken pieces - hopes, dreams, aspirations, experiences, loss--to be gathered together into something beautiful, magical, and transformative."
Our own Artist-in-Residence, Michael D. Jones, was featured on the cover and in an article of "The Asset Times" magazine (Aug. 2022), and we are so proud! In our very biased opinion, they couldn't have picked a better cover model!
The whole issue is available online: click here to check it out!
Michael: You are such a gift to us and to so many. Keep giving witness to the divine love in all of our lives through your artwork, your incredible kindness and friendship, and your presence and service among us as a deacon!
You can find out more about Michael's artwork at https://www.magicbearart.com.
Our own Artist-in-Residence, Michael D. Jones, was featured on the cover and in an article of "The Asset Times" magazine (Aug. 2022), and we are so proud! In our very biased opinion, they couldn't have picked a better cover model!
The whole issue is available online: click here to check it out!
Michael: You are such a gift to us and to so many. Keep giving witness to the divine love in all of our lives through your artwork, your incredible kindness and friendship, and your presence and service among us as a deacon!
You can find out more about Michael's artwork at https://www.magicbearart.com.
Check out this wonderful article about our very own Daniel Scruggs in WYDaily! Daniel: what a gift you are to our congregation and community... and indeed the world! The light of Christ shines brightly through you as you share and embody stories of peace, love, and diversity. Find out more about Daniel's work on his website at https://www.peaceculturemusic.com.
Our congregation is mentioned on p. 5 of the Winter 2021 newsletter from the Association for Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB). We were so glad to welcome Rev. Dr. Donnie Anderson to talk to us about gender identity and pronoun usage as we try to broaden our welcome for all. To listen to the podcast on pronouns and gender identity that Rev. Anderson recorded with our pastor, click here.
Our pastor and church were featured in the July 2021 issue of Williamsburg's Next Door Neighbors Magazine!
Click here for a direct link to the article. Or, if you want to view the whole issue, click here.
We are so grateful for their interest in featuring our church in their issue on diversity, and for helping us extend our welcome—and God's divine welcome—to all!
Click here for a direct link to the article. Or, if you want to view the whole issue, click here.
We are so grateful for their interest in featuring our church in their issue on diversity, and for helping us extend our welcome—and God's divine welcome—to all!