Reverend Susan Morris serves as the Chaplain for Hospice of Southwest Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Family Relations at Western Carolina University. She has also received her Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond and her Master of Science in Patient Counseling Read more…
Elizabeth Rickert Dowdy is a minister and mother living in Cumberland, Virginia who has also recently begun to think of herself as an artist. Her most familiar mediums are words, food, and textiles–especially writing curricula, devotions and preaching; cooking for her family and friends (and self!); and hand-sewing recycled cotton Read more…
For Nicholas Bartley, filling people up is an act of worship. His meals are intended to offer hospitality and food in abundance and to provide a space for eaters to share abundantly with one another. He hopes that no one will leave hungry, either physically or spiritually. Food is one of Nicholas’s many arts, although not his Read more…
Reverend Julie Randels Perry taught special needs students in the public schools for fifteen years before being called to the ministry. The call itself came suddenly and was earthshaking for her, but its full meaning and implications for her life would only evolve over time. Julie entered Baptist Theological Seminary Read more…
Reverend Angie Weston Hoff is a speaker, writer, and retreat leader. A 2005 graduate of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, she is among the first females to receive the John Grover Scales Preaching Award for excellence in preaching. Angie has lead women’s retreats on spirit/body renewal and prayer. Her background Read more…
Jerusha Moses is the daughter of a Baptist minister and a missionary pediatrician in India. Keenly interested in Biology, she received her B.S, M.S and pre-doctoral degrees in Zoology, India. After pursuing counseling studies at Trinity Western University, Canada she was trained at the Baptist Theological Seminary and at the Union Presbyterian Seminary, Virginia, Read more…
April 27 will soon be here as will our annual festival of word, table & image. Feast 2012: Caring for Our Sacred Selves from Head to Toe, will take place at Tomahawk Baptist Church in Midlothian, VA (just outside Richmond). Registration is only $45 ($40 for VBWIM members and $20 Read more…
While there is always room for flexibility, here is the basic schedule for our upcoming conference on call. There is still some space available if you are thinking about being a part of this gathering. Please let us know! Friday, February 17 4:00 PM Arrival, Richmond Hill Retreat Center, Read more…
We’ve extended the deadline until February 10 to register for our conference on exploring one’s call to ministry. The conference will take place February 17-18, 2012 in Richmond. The conference is open to any college aged woman and there is no cost to participants other than their travel to Richmond. Read more…
Dinner plus Membership Now is a great time to renew or initiate your membership with VBWIM! Your membership will become active immediately and run through December 31, 2012, making you eligible for the special VBWIM member pricing for this dinner in November, as well as discounts for events during all Read more…