Established in 2000 following an agreement between the Baptist General Association of Virginia, the University of Richmond and the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies seeks to champion Baptist distinctives and Baptist heritage and to provide educational opportunities related to Baptist distinctives, history and heritage.

It accomplishes its mission in numerous ways, including the production of resources and publications, the offering of convocations and programs on special topics of interest, and the availability of a Heritage Fellows program for college students and an essay contest for high school students. The Center also publishes a family magazine, Heritage Seekers.

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The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies is supported through contributions from interested individuals and other friends. Anyone interested in the ministry of the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies is encouraged to consider a gift. The Center was approved in late 1999 and began operations in 2000 as an organization equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The Center serves as an educational medium to teach and transmit Baptist heritage. It champions Baptist distinctives and Baptist heritage by providing educational opportunities and resources and it explores concepts, topics and ideas of current interest to Baptists. Its tag line is “Remembering the Past and Imagining the Future.”

In its first five years, the Center has published a resource for teaching Baptist heritage in the local church and a DVD resource on the principle of Separation of Church and State as well as several other printed resources. It has begun a quarterly magazine entitled Heritage Seekers which is designed to teach Baptist history and heritage to children and their families. It has mounted a large traveling exhibit on Baptist history which was on view at large gatherings and which traveled across Southwest Virginia. It has offered several public convocations on various topics of interest.

The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies benefits from contributions in any amount. Some donors may be interested in learning how they can assist in underwriting some of the major projects of the Center. The Center is a ministry partner of the Baptist General Association of Virginia.

The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies appreciates financial gifts; and as a registered 501-3c tax exempt non-profit organization, gifts are tax deductible to the extent of the law.

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