Our Leadership

State Officers


  • The Rev. Milton P. Bunting             President                                                   Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church

           Exmore, VA


  • The Rev. Dr. James E. Coleman, Jr.           1st Vice President                                      Pastor, Providence Transformation Ministries, Int'l                              Lynchburg, VA


  • The Rev. Dr. Griselda A. Bayton 

       2nd Vice President

       Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church

       Center Cross, VA


  • The Rev. Dr. Ricardo L. Brown

       3rd Vice President

       Co-Pastor, Fifth Baptist Church

       Richmond, VA  

         

  •  The Rev. Dr. Glenn E. Porter, Sr.               Secretary                                                     Pastor, Queen Street Baptist Church       Norfolk, VA   


  • The Rev. Dr. William J. Reid                      Assistant Secretary                                    Pastor, New Hope Baptist Church            Bristol, VA

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  • The Rev. Willis A. Funn

           Treasurer

       Powhatan, VA


  • The Rev. Dr. George W. C. Lyons, Jr.        Parliamentarian                                        Pastor, Gillfield Baptist Church               ​ Petersburg, VA

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  • The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Murray

           Chairperson, BGC Foundation Board

       Retired Pastor, First Baptist Church               Bute Street

       Norfolk, VA


​       The Rev. Dr. Raymond L. Palmer​​, Esq.

       Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church

​       Hanover, VA



Ministry Presidents


  • The Rev. Gloria Newsome Brickhouse

           Clergy Ministry 

       Norfolk, VA


  • The Rev. Dr. Johnie E. Hopkins

           Men’s Ministry

       Norfolk, VA


  • Minister Dr. Margaret Delk Edney

           Women’s Ministry

       Chesapeake, VA


  • Ms. Joy Coleman                                         Youth Ministry                        Lynchburg, VA

General Board (50 Members)

Commissions (15 Chairpersons)


  • Christian Education/Faith Formation 
  • Covenant
  • Credentialing
  • Evangelism
  • ​Facility Management
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Human Resources
  • Missions ​
  • Publishing/Resource Development
  • Publicity/Special Events
  • Social Concerns/Justice
  • Technology
  • Worship and Arts
  • Youth and Young Adults

​We are BGC…Bringing People Together, Growing Churches, and Changing Communities! 

​                                                                                                        ~ Act 1:8; Matthew 9:35-38; Mark 10:13-16

​​Baptist General Convention of Virginia


 Administration


  • The Rev. Dr. Leo Whitaker 

        Executive​ Minister                            


  • The Rev. Alden Vaughan

           Executive Assistant


  • The Rev. Janet L. Wynn           Accounting Consultant


  • The Rev. Dr. J. Elisha Burke

           Director of Sacred Spaces, Men's                     Ministry, Health Wellness, and Social               Justice


  • The Rev. Dr. William H. Whitaker, II   Director of Clergy Ministry and   Leadership Development​​

     

  • The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Wilkes    Assistant to Sacred Spaces


  •  Mr. Jae T. Howard                         Assistant to Sacred Spaces


  •  Mrs. Keshia H. Butler

        Program Secretary​