by Sharon Mager | May 27, 2025 | Men
By Sharon Mager DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — BCM/D’s 2025 Men’s Conference drew hundreds of men to Riva Trace Baptist Church, Davidsonville, on May 17. Men arrived cheerfully, greeting each other as men do, shaking hands, slapping backs, and hugging. They responded to...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 17, 2025 | Men, Stollen Moments
A Man After God’s Own Heart By Tom Stolle The “A Man After God’s Own Heart” Men’s Conference is happening on May 17 at Riva Trace Baptist Church. I’m excited to be with hundreds of other men who want to walk more closely with Jesus. The upcoming conference causes me...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 18, 2024 | Featured, Men
By Tom StolleI attended the BCM/D Men’s Conference last Saturday, and WOW! It was an amazing gathering. Approximately 550 men gathered at Riva Trace Baptist Church, Edgewater, to praise God, fellowship, and become more equipped. As the event began, the desire to...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 18, 2024 | Featured, Men
By Sharon Mager DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — On April 13, 550 men excitedly filled the Riva Trace Baptist Church worship hall for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s (BCM/D) 2024 Men’s Conference: “The Whole Gospel for the Whole Man.” The attendance doubled from...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 25, 2020 | Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Men, Obituaries, Pastor/Planter
By Sharon Mager HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Rev. Thomas Clyde Smith died on Oct. 17. Smith, with support from his wife, Susan, served as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Hagerstown for almost two decades. Thom grew up in a Christian home and made a...
by Kennedi Wood | Nov 19, 2020 | Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Men, Minister Wives, Pastor/Planter, WMU, Women
By Sharon Mager Carson-Newman University honored Dr. William (Bill) Viel and his wife, Linda, earlier this fall when the university named their campus ministries building in honor of the couple, both alumni of the college. The Viels have spent 60 years of their lives...
