Chaplain Spotlight: Donna Smith
Greensville Correctional Center, S-2 “My first full-time appointment as a Methodist pastor was in a small rural town. I served the church there for four years. Unfortunately, when my time for re-appointment came, only a part-time pastor position was available. That meant I was back to being a bi-vocational pastor (serving a church part-time and possibly […]
Report of GraceInside’s 2022 Christmas Campaign: “What Can I Give Him?”
GraceInside’s annual Christmas Campaign was quite successful. The theme was “What Can I Give Him?” (taken from the old Christmas carol “In the Bleak Midwinter”). As usual, the campaign went out as a mailed paper appeal packet (with a special Christmas bookmark enclosed), as weekly e-blasts (email messages/stories/pictures) to our donors, as weekly Facebook posts, […]
GraceInside at the Annual Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
GraceInside was privileged to attend and display at the Annual Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, held November 17-19, 2022 in Arlington, VA. Rev. Lois Carter (Outreach & Community Relations Manager) headed up our staff delegation at this event, accompanied by Mr. Lee Hargrave (Office Manager & Executive Assistant). President Rev. J. Randy Myers […]
GraceInside at the Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) in November 2022
Due to the pandemic, it had been two years since the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) held its Annual Meeting “live and in person.” The live Annual Meeting returned in the fall of 2022. It was held at the Hampton Convention Center from November 14-16, 2022. Rev. J. Randy Myers (President) and Rev. Lois […]
Rev. Dr. Valerie Carter Smith (WMUV) and Rev. Lois Carter (GraceInside) Give Joint Presentation about Two Important Mission Fields
Rev. Dr. Valerie Carter Smith, Director of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia (WMUV) invited Rev. Lois Carter (GraceInside’s Outreach & Community Relations Manager) to speak with her at Shalom Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, VA on November 28, 2022. Rev. Valerie spoke about human trafficking and how important it is to her to serve the […]
Annual Chaplains Training Retreat Held at Roslyn Conference Center in November 2022
What a homecoming for GraceInside’s Chaplains and Staff!!! Due to the pandemic, it had been almost three years since the last Annual Chaplains Training Retreat. This 3-day retreat was at the Roslyn Retreat Center off of River Road in Richmond, VA on Wednesday-Friday, November 2-4, 2023. As usual, we had a wonderful mix of practical […]
Chaplain Nick Meyer Serves as Guest Speaker/ Ambassador for GraceInside at Several Churches & Events across the Commonwealth
It is always exciting and more “real” when an actual Chaplain – a person that serves “in the trenches” can speak at a church or event about GraceInside and about what our Chaplains do. One such individual that stays very busy speaking at churches and events around the Commonwealth is Chaplain Nick Meyer (Coffeewood Correctional […]
Chaplains Cauthorne & Reagan Attend ACCC Annual Convention
Chaplains Clifton Cauthorne (Red Onion State Prison) and Randy Reagan (Wallens Ridge State Prison) traveled to the American Council of Christian Churches’ Annual Convention held on October 25-27, 2022 in Carlisle, PA. The ACCC is their endorsing agency. Chaplain Cauthorne shared with us: “It was a blessing and encouragement to be in general sessions and […]
GraceInside at the Dover Baptist Association’s Missions & Ministry Fair
GraceInside is always on the move. The Dynamic Duo (Rev. Randy Myers, President, and Rev. Lois Carter, Outreach & Community Relations Manager) were joined by Office Manager/Executive Assistant Mr. Lee Hargrave (who Randy calls “the brains behind GraceInside”) at the Dover Baptist Association’s Missions & Ministry Fair, held on Sunday afternoon, October 23, 2022, at […]
Powerful KAIROS Closing at Pocahontas State Correctional Center
During the weekend of October 22, 2022, Chaplain Darrell Hunley and and the Kairos Team at Pocahontas State Correctional Center offered the traditional “open mic” segment of the Kairos Closing to the inmate program participants/graduates. The Holy Spirit moved in a powerful way, helping 16 inmates to express how God had moved in their lives […]
