Baptist Briefs
___ Woman to lead Pastors' Conference. For the first time, a female has been elected president of the Virginia Baptist Pastors' Conference. Mary Dell Sigler, co-pastor at Kilmarnock Baptist Church in Kilmarnock, Va., was elected to the post Nov. 13. At least 10 Virginia Baptist churches currently have female pastors, and more than 350 have ordained women deacons.
___ NAMB missionaries appointed. Sixty-five new North American Mission Board missionaries were appointed to serve in the United States and Canada during a commissioning service Nov. 14 at First Baptist Church of Columbia, S.C.
___ Nurse volunteers sought. The SBC International Mission Board is seeking registered nurses who are available to volunteer in the semi-monthly clinics at the Missionary Learning Center. The center, located in Rockville, Va., provides three shot clinics for each group of Southern Baptist missionaries who come through for orientation. By using volunteers to administer the shots the IMB saves about $300,000 a year. For details, contact Pam Parker at (804) 219-1893.



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