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…
The date has been set for our next Feast. This year’s event will be at Tomahawk Baptist Church in Midlothian (near Richmond) on Friday, April 27 from 2:30 – 8:30p. Get it on your calendar now, as it is an event not to be missed. Check out our upcoming events page Read more…
Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry presents: Feast: Festival of Word, Table & Image a celebration through sermon, food, and art Friday, April 27, 2012 ~ Tomahawk Baptist Church, Midlothian, VA Registration fee: $45/$40 for VBWIM members Registration deadline: April 23, 2012 Festival times: 2:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 2012 Theme: Feast: Read more…
Feast is a gathering in which we nurture our creative, caring, spiritual selves through our very presence. We will gather together at table to enjoy a beautifully prepared meal, feast through sermons and our voices in worship, and delight using our senses through liturgical art & the art gallery. Come, enjoy, and Read more…