PUBLIC "-//Virginia Union University::L. Douglas Wilder Library::Archives and Special Collections Department//TEXT (US::virvu::virvu00022::Baptist General Convention of Virginia, 1931-1977)//EN" "virvu00022.xml" A Guide to the Baptist General Convention of Virginia, 1931-1977 Baptist General Convention of Virginia MS-0024 Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University 2021 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry 2021-10-25 Description is in English Baptist General Convention of Virginia, 1931-1977 A Collection in Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University MS-0024

Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University 2021 Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Descriptive Summary Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Baptist General Convention of Virginia, 1931-1977 MS-0024 1.5 linear feet Materials in this collection are in English Baptist General Convention of Virginia Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Probably received from Dr. Grady Powell Sr., president of the convention from 1974-1977.

 Rights Statement for Archival Description

The Guide to the Records of the Baptist General Convention of Virginia available for public use under the [CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation].

 Administrative History

The Baptist General Convention of Virginia has been affiliated with Virginia Union since the school's beginning in 1899. Originally named the Baptist General Association of Virginia (Colored), the organization's mission has been Christian education in a number of outreach programs including the Lott Carey mission, women's auxiliaries, and the Children's Home of Virginia Baptists.

The organization changed its name in 1964 to the current convention, dropping the adjective "colored." By 1978, 576 churches and 18 associations were constituents of the convention. As of 1999, there were more than 1,000 churches and 32 associations affiliated with the convention. Ground was broken in 1988 for the state headquarters on VUU's campus. In 1995 and again in 1996, the merging of the convention with the (white) Virginia State Baptist Convention was considered. However, by 1998 all consideration was indefinitely postponed by the VSBC.

Scope and Content

Papers from Baptist General Convention of Virginia, mostly programs, meeting minutes and correspondence.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Archival Materials Baptist General Convention of Virginia, Celebrating 100 Years of Kingdom Readiness 1899-1999 Dr. Frank P. Lewis Papers MS-0022 Index Terms Corporate Names: Baptist General Convention of Virginia Virginia Baptist Congress of Christian Education Subjects: African American Baptists--Virginia Congresses Afro-American Baptists--Missions--Congresses Baptists--Virginia Congresses Contents List Correspondence 1-1 to 1-3 Delegate Badge 1-4 Minutes and Administration 1-5 to 1-6 Minutes and Administration 2-1 to 2-5 Minutes and Administration 3=-1 to 3-2 Programs and Clippings 3-3 to 3-4 Spiral notebook of minutes, Norfolk Union Baptist Association, 1938 3-5