Monday, November 14
Virginia Baptist Pastor's Conference
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Hampton Roads Convention Center
Our theme will be “Words of Hope” (Romans 15:13) with guest speakers John and Deborah Upton.
SCHEDULE
1:15 p.m. Welcome and Prayer – Robert Lee
1:20 p.m. Music – Tommy Speight
1:30 p.m. Message – John and Deborah Upton
2:00 p.m. Brief Business Session – Steve Nethery
2:10 p.m. Q and A – John and Deborah Upton
2:25 p.m. Departing Song and Prayer – Tommy Speight and Skip Wallace
2:30 p.m. Dismiss
Korean Fellowship
12:30-2:20 p.m.
Hampton Roads Convention Center
An opportunity for inspiration and fellowship hosted by the Korean Fellowship
Meet the Candidate with Dr. Wayne Faison
2:30 P.M.
Ministry Fair area, Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hosted by the BGAV Search Committee, this is an informal opportunity to meet and dialogue with Dr. Wayne Faison, nominee for Executive Director of the Baptist General Association of Virginia.
Retirement Celebration for John Upton
7:00-9:00 P.M.
First Baptist Church, Newport News, VA
Don’t miss this gathering of friends, colleagues, and family as we celebrate BGAV Executive Director John Upton and the countless ways he’s served God in missions and ministry for decades. A service of celebration will be held at First Baptist Church of Newport News, VA, with a reception afterward at the church.
Registration is required. RSVP Now.
Tuesday, November 15
Impact Missions Youth Luncheon
12:00-1:30 P.M.
Ivy Memorial Baptist Church
Explore the future of youth and family mission engagement at lunch during the BGAV annual meeting! Impact Mission Camps and Disaster Response are inviting you to share lunch with us Tuesday 11/15 at Ivy Memorial Baptist Church during the BGAV annual meeting in Hampton. Discuss the future of youth and family mission engagement for churches – turning your mission trips into inspiration for local mission and allowing local mission to inform how you invest in mission trips. We’ll share resources to help you transform mission engagement in your church into a lifestyle of mission. There’s no cost for lunch, but space is limited.
Register online, share your thoughts and questions, and we’ll look forward to exploring the answers together in Hampton!
Uptick Alum Luncheon
12:15 P.M.
Ivy Memorial Baptist Church
Join us for the Uptick Alum luncheon to enjoy a free lunch, connect and network with other Uptick alumni, and hang out with Uptick staff (John Chandler, Sonya Habimana, Laura McDaniel, and Paul Maconochie, and Artemia T. Bates-Mendoza). You’ll also be able to learn about the vision and exciting opportunities for Uptick alumni, and get some new Uptick swag!
Register online by November 8.
Lunch with Leland
12:00 P.M.
Embassy Suites
Join us for lunch, fellowship, and “Why Preaching Matters” with the John Leland Center for Theological Studies. Cost is $25 per person. Register online.
african American FEllowship of Virginia Dinner
5:00 P.M.
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Room 207
For more information and to register, please contact Jerome Lee at jerome.lee@bgav.org.
Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry (VBWIM) Dinner
5:15 P.M.
Hampton Baptist Church
Registration is now open for our annual Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry dinner at the BGAV meeting, held this year in Hampton Roads. We are grateful to Hampton Baptist Church who will host our time together and provide our meal. The time will be spent getting to know one another better and reflecting on all that has changed in our ministries since last we were able to gather in person at BGAV – back in 2019!
Guests & spouses of VBWIM folk, as well as those interested in learning more about VBWIM, are also warmly invited to attend. You don’t need to be a woman in ministry to come support women in ministry!
While the event is free, we do need folks to register so we can provide the church a count of how many meals we need. Register online.