About Ray and Ann Spence

There are few who evoke such universal feelings of servant leadership as Ray and Ann Spence. Their plain-spoken wisdom and enduring presence in Virginia Baptist life for over 40 years is a guiding model worthy of the naming of the Network for Congregational Leadership. It is in this spirit—of team players, hope builders, courageous leaders, family nurturers, risk takers, change agents, world friends, and faithful servants—that the Network took on the names of Ray and Ann Spence.

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