Virginia Baptist Mission Board

Baptist Ministry Assistants of Virginia is an organization that:

encourages individual spiritual growth and maturity
promotes professional excellence and encourages improvement of individual performance
offers opportunities for continuing education and
spiritual enrichment
develops a greater understanding of the church's mission
and the ministry assistant's part in that mission
works cooperatively with other Baptist churches and
entities in Virginia.

Our History

After many months of praying and planning, the organization began as the Virginia Baptist Secretaries Association (VBSA) in April 1987. In May 2002 the name of our organization was changed to Baptist Ministry Assistants of Virginia (BMAV) to reflect our members and their job descriptions in their ministries.

BMAV held it's 20th anniversary celebration on March 24, 2007 at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond .

Our yearly membership dues are $25.00 for new members and $20 for renewal.

We meet twice a year (spring and fall) at locations around the State. We offer the "Professional Certification for Ministry Assistants" and "Advanced Ministry Office Skill Shops" every other year -- spring 2008 will be our next certification/skillshop classes.

Our Calendar

Friday, September 28, 2007
Fall Conference (click here to download flyer)
Danville, VA
- David Bradshaw, Vice President, ATS International will speak on Church Web Sites
Spring 2008 (April 1-4)
Professional Certification for Ministry Assistants and Office Skill Shops
Virginia Beach

Our Officers

Sandy Weakley President	Dover Baptist Association sandy@doverbaptist.org 804-550-1980
Marty Garber Secretary/Treasurer	Religious Herald mgarber@religiousherald.org 804-672-1973
Nancy Greene Vice President of Publicity	Blackwater Baptist Association blackwater1@verizon.net 757-242-4131
Joan Newsome Conference Coordinator	Black Creek Baptist Church jnblackcreek@aol.com 757-562-7745
Nancy Wicker Vice President of Membership	Black Creek Baptist Church nancy.wicker@blackcreek.org 804-781-0330

The Religious Herald has featured our organization recently:

November 23, 2006 - "Baptist Secretaries find fellowship through national organization"
December 7, 2006 - "In the beginning - Leader recalls founding of Baptist secretaries' organization"
February 22, 2007 - "Church Secretary Remembers Birth of Organization" by Katherine Kemp (charter member of our organization)

Also we were featured on the Advance Notice February 2007 edition: www.vbmb.org/newsletters/February2007.htm

Click here to download our Membership Application!