The Shadow
Historic First Baptist Church on Lexington Avenue in Covington will be celebrating Pastor Willie L. Cannon’s 26th pastoral anniversary on Sunday, April 28, at 3:30 p.m.
The guest minister will be the Rev. Dr. Charles Whitfield. His choir will accompany him.
The public is invited to attend this worship service. Dinner will be served before the evening service.
The Rev. Dr. Whitfield is pastor of First Baptist Church East Martinsville and president of the Virginia Baptist State Convention.
He accepted the call to the gospel ministry and was licensed to preach in July of 1994. It was in December of 1997 that a call was made to serve the First Baptist Church East Martinsville, where he has faithfully served for over 21 years.
Pastor Whitfield holds a bachelor of arts degree in Christian education and a master of arts degree in human services-family and marriage counseling.
In addition, he holds a master of divinity degree from the School of Theology of Virginia Union University in Richmond.
Pastor Whitfield has served on the Board of Directors for the Grace Network and United Way of Martinsville and Henry County and formerly served on the Advisory Council of Smart Beginnings of Henry County and Martinsville.
He presently serves on the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce, The Harvest Foundation as well as other community involvement.
He serves also on the Board of Trustees for the Virginia University of Lynchburg as well as the Board of Trustees for his alma mater, Virginia Union University. He is also greatly involved in the denominational work of the Virginia Baptist State Convention where he serves as the current president.
For over 22 years, Pastor Whitfield has been married to the lovely Carmela Starkey of Wirtz, and they have two dedicated and talented children, Chas and Charity.
Pastor Whitfield can be found at any time serving the Kingdom of God through serving people, because purposely pushing people toward their potential gives him his greatest joy.
