Thursday, April 25, 2019
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Mechanicsville Baptist Church
8016 Atlee Road,
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 746-7253

All members are invited to attend.

Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

After several years of not endorsing or recommending candidates for the BGAV, VBC has decided to resume the practice following encouragement from clergy and lay people from across the state.

VBC is pleased to endorse Richard Martin, a lay member of Huguenot Road Church, for the office of President. Richard, the current coordinator of deacons at Huguenot Road, is retired from the Virginia Department of Social Services where he was the Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. A former treasurer of the River City Faith Network (formerly the Richmond Baptist Association), Richard is a trustee of HopeTree Family Services. Richard currently serves as First Vice President of the BGAV.

Robert Lee, Richard’s pastor, will nominate him for the office of President.

VBC endorses Rev. Dr. Adam Tyler of Appomattox to serve as First Vice President. A graduate of Virginia Tech (BA ’04), Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (MDiv ’07) and Palmer Theological Seminary (DMin, ’13), Adam has served as senior minister at Grace Hills Baptist Church in Appomattox (2009-2018), and before that as senior minister (2005-2009) at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, New Canton.

Adam has served on the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and as BGAV Second Vice President (2016).  He currently serves on the BGAV Executive Board. He also serves as in relief chaplain ministry and has provided leadership in various local and Virginia Baptist ministries and missions.

Adam and his wife Cadance have been married for seven years, and they have a young son in preschool.

Adam will be nominated by Tommy McDearis, pastor of Blacksburg Baptist.

VBC also endorses Rev. Jack Lawson (Jay) of Warrenton to serve as Second Vice President. A graduate of Duke University (BA ’74) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv ’77), Jay has served as associate pastor at Temple Baptist Church Newport News (1977-1979); pastor at Belhaven Baptist (N.C., 1979-1984), pastor of Emmaus Baptist (1984-1992, Poquoson), pastor of Hilton Baptist Church (1992-2000, Newport News), and currently as pastor of Warrenton Baptist Church (2000-today).

Jay is the current chair of V3,  has chaired the Resolutions Committee of the BGAV, has served on the Mission Board of the BGAV in multiple capacities over the years, and has been moderator of both the Peninsula and the NorthStar Associations.

Jay and his wife Claudia have been married for forty-four years, and they have two sons and a daughter. One son is a minister in Virginia. Their daughter is an associate pastor in New Jersey. They have six wonderful grandchildren, and will retire from the pastorate of Warrenton Baptist on February 13, 2019.

Jay will be nominated by Dee Whitten, Executive Director of NorthStar Church Network.

Finally, VBC is pleased to endorse Rev. Dr. Herbert Lee Ponder of Richmond to serve as Clerk, following the service of Dr. Fred Anderson as BGAV clerk for 36 terms. Dr. Ponder earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh, the Master of Divinity Degree and Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology Virginia Union University. He has served as the 8th pastor of the Mount Tabor Baptist Church since 1994. Herbert is the immediate past president of the African American Fellowship of Virginia/BGAV. He is also on the Virginia Baptist Executive Board of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, where he has served as both Secretary and Vice Chair.

Herbert will be nominated by Robert Lee, pastor of Fairwood Agape in Portsmouth.

Thursday, September 27, 2018
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Mechanicsville Baptist Church
8016 Atlee Road,
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 746-7253

All members are invited to attend.

Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

Thursday, April 26, 2018
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Mechanicsville Baptist Church
8016 Atlee Road,
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 746-7253

All members are invited to attend.

Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

After several years of not endorsing or recommending candidates for the BGAV, VBC has decided to resume the practice following encouragement from clergy and lay people from across the state.

VBC is pleased to endorse George Fletcher, retired pastor of First Baptist Winchester, for the office of President of the BGAV. Kristin Whitesides, pastor of First Baptist Church, Winchester, will nominate George.

VBC endorses Richard Martin, a lay member of Huguenot Road Church, for the office of First Vice President.  Bert Browning, retired pastor of Huguenot Road Church, Richmond, will nominate Richard.

Finally, we endorse Brooke Holloway, associate pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Arlington, for the office of Second Vice President. Joshua Hayden, pastor of First Baptist Church, Ashland, will nominate Brooke.

Fred Anderson will be nominated to serve as clerk.

These candidates are well qualified to serve and are committed to the work of the BGAV now and in the future.

VBC is happy to endorse these persons for these leadership positions.

VBC welcomes and encourages the nominations of other qualified candidates.

Thursday, September 21, 2017
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Mechanicsville Baptist Church
8016 Atlee Road,
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 746-7253

All members are invited to attend.

Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

April 20, 2017
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Glen Allen Baptist Church
3028 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 672-6648

All members are invited to attend. Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

Mr. E. Stuart (Stu) Crow will be nominated by Charlie Downs to serve as president. Stu is currently the first vice president of the BGAV, and his nomination follows a practice in recent years of nominating a successfully serving first vice president to succeed the president.

Rev. George Fletcher of Winchester will be nominated by Mike Clingenpeel to serve as first vice president. A graduate of the University of Virginia (BA ’75) and Southern Seminary (MDiv ’78), George pastored Oak Chapel Baptist Church, Orange (1978-1983),  East Highland Park Baptist Church, Richmond, (1983-1989),  and West Side Baptist Church, Harrisonburg (1989-2001). He recently retired from First Baptist Church, Winchester, after serving there for fifteen years (2001-2016).

George has served on the trustee boards for the Chaplain Services of the Churches of Virginia, The Religious Herald, and HopeTree Family Services. He has also held numerous local and associational positions as well as participated in Virginia Baptist disaster relief response.

Born in Richmond Va., George grew up in Roanoke. He is married to Peggy for forty-one years, and they have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Rev. Michael Cheuk of Charlottesville will be nominated by Reggie Warren to serve as second vice president. A graduate of Rice University (BA ’88), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv ’91) and the University of Virginia (PhD, ’04), Michael has served as senior minister at Farmville Baptist (2005-2012), and as an associate minister (1996-2005) and senior minister (2012-2016) at University Baptist Church, Charlottesville.  After nearly twenty years in congregational ministry, he is beginning a church consulting and leadership coaching ministry.

Michael has chaired the Memorial Committee of the BGAV and the Ministries Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He currently serves on the board of Baptist Center for Ethics. He is a Christian leadership coach certified by Coach Approach Ministries, and has received church consultant training by the Center for Congregational Health.

Michael and his wife Beth have been married for twenty-four years, and they have a daughter in college and a son in high school.

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September 29, 2016
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Mechanicsville Baptist Church
8016 Atlee Road,
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 746-7253

All members are invited to attend. Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.

April 21, 2016
11:00 a.m. to Noon

Mechanicsville Baptist Church
8016 Atlee Road,
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
(804) 746-7253

All members are invited to attend. Attendees are encouraged to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant afterwards.