Save the former Amherst Baptist Church Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-the-former-amherst-baptist-church.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:06 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr. Robert Crim [Signature #173] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19153009?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Aug 2015 11:24:49 UTC 19153009 Ms. Brenda Young [Signature #172] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18289079?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Jan 2015 11:54:33 UTC 18289079 Mrs Jennifer Patrick [Signature #171] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18250988?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Dec 2014 12:26:01 UTC 18250988 Ms Judy Ramsey [Signature #170] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18244367?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Dec 2014 06:24:50 UTC 18244367 Mr John Kortmulder [Signature #169] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18243596?utm_medium=rss My wife, Marie, and I are in favor of saving this building and repurposing it as a Community Center for the Arts. We have enjoyed the activities at this venue when it began. It serves to build a stronger community and supports families.

]]> Sat, 6 Dec 2014 10:38:51 UTC 18243596 Mrs Carol Martin [Signature #168] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18217761?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:53:15 UTC 18217761 mrs mary dockstader [Signature #167] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18214608?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2014 03:30:02 UTC 18214608 MR jerry martin [Signature #166] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18213761?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:51:36 UTC 18213761 Dr. David Cash [Signature #165] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18212998?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:10:07 UTC 18212998 Mr Tom Eastman [Signature #164] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18212916?utm_medium=rss Old buildings show your past. Re-do the property for something enjoyable or a business.

]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:51:49 UTC 18212916 Mrs. Candace Phelps [Signature #163] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18212839?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:33:13 UTC 18212839 Mrs Susan Eastman [Signature #162] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18212820?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:29:37 UTC 18212820 Ms. Gloria Witt [Signature #161] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18151035?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:37:10 UTC 18151035 Ms. Ginny Tyree [Signature #160] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116644?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:47:43 UTC 18116644 Ms Vanessa Cooper [Signature #159] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116635?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:45:40 UTC 18116635 Mrs Annette Sisson [Signature #158] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116622?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:39:28 UTC 18116622 <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116611?utm_medium=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[Mr & Mrs. Charles and Gail Tally, Monroe, Virginia, United States of America<p>Nothing new can replace historical tradition where memories and experiences have thrived. Too often we are so busy tearing down that we forget the foundations of most of our communities such as weddings, births, funerals and much more.</p>]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:35:09 UTC</pubDate> <quid isPermaLink="false">18116611</quid> </item> <item> <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #156] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116541?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:16:39 UTC 18116541 RABBI THEO SEMEL, asid, cfsp, cr. ocr [Signature #155] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116537?utm_medium=rss I am a arch. designer and served on nyc landmarks comm prior to 9/11. I have both an arch /restoration degree and am sick/tired of America, raising valuable landmarks for some stupid purpose but to build in a strip mall, please, save this building and I will welcome to speak at any engagement.

]]> Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:15:31 UTC 18116537 Mr. Mike Connolly [Signature #154] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116520?utm_medium=rss Destruction of a building of such great potential use would be a true shame.

]]> Fri, 7 Nov 2014 02:08:56 UTC 18116520 Dr Martha Buckberger [Signature #153] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18116023?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:03:14 UTC 18116023 ms teresa golden [Signature #152] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18115594?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Nov 2014 08:39:26 UTC 18115594 Mr Vince Lewis [Signature #151] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18115450?utm_medium=rss PLEASE do not let this wonderful venue be lost to the community.

]]> Fri, 7 Nov 2014 07:51:53 UTC 18115450 Mr. James M. Coates [Signature #150] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18051343?utm_medium=rss If the community wants to keep a historic building why not. Maybe it can pull the community together if the community made it a project where people can donate their time to fix it up.

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:31:27 UTC 18051343 Ms Kathryn Kay [Signature #149] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18049547?utm_medium=rss I have relatives in Amherst, Lynchburg, and Lexington so I visit the area frequently. We gather annually in Amherst and enjoy the lovely town and activities it affords. I therefore support saving the historic church for future activities of the community. It's loss would be a tragedy.

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:55:42 UTC 18049547 Mr Albert Braun [Signature #148] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18049456?utm_medium=rss Use it at a Community / Communication Center (CCC) and also as a platform for VCCA guest artists to get public and connected to the site and people in Amherst

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:21:37 UTC 18049456 Mr Todd Hoffman [Signature #147] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18049337?utm_medium=rss My family attends a family reunion every year in Amherst, love the town. We feel that it is important to keep the character and architectural history intact. Please save this wonderful church!

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:35:07 UTC 18049337 Ms. Suzanne Meyer [Signature #146] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18047841?utm_medium=rss I visit Amherst every fall and am always touched by the community spirit. Taking down this building goes completely against what this community is about.

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:54:06 UTC 18047841 Dr matthew upton [Signature #145] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18047728?utm_medium=rss I am a frequent visitor to Amherst and it would be a shame to destroy this historic church.

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:05:33 UTC 18047728 Mrs Susan Milo [Signature #144] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18047614?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:05:34 UTC 18047614 Mrs Mary Beth Fell [Signature #143] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18046792?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:58:28 UTC 18046792 Mrs. Mavora Donoghue [Signature #142] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18046584?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:25:33 UTC 18046584 Ms Stacy Kay [Signature #141] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18046573?utm_medium=rss As an annual visitor to Amherst, I am interested in preserving the personality and the history of your town. I hope you will take the necessary steps to ensure the property will be preserved in perpetuity for future generations.

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:21:00 UTC 18046573 Ms. Carol Jones [Signature #140] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18046541?utm_medium=rss I visit family in Amherst County every year, and I feel very strongly that we should preserve the history and personality of this lovely town and church.

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:09:48 UTC 18046541 Ms. Laura Jones [Signature #139] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18046518?utm_medium=rss I and my family visit Amherst every year for a family event, and we thoroughly enjoy the ambience of this charming place. We love to visit and would not want anything changed!

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:01:49 UTC 18046518 Mr Tom Gerni [Signature #138] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18022844?utm_medium=rss A Heritage is only one building destruction away - Let's take care of the already condemned and dangerous building on Phelps Rd first, give the citizens the option and integrity, the guts and the fortitude [something lacking in the current Board of Supervisors] to prove their commitment to the preservation of this historic building in the Town of Amherst - not a train station grant - but real committment

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:59:56 UTC 18022844 Dr. Kay Brimijoin [Signature #137] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17904411?utm_medium=rss Thu, 18 Sep 2014 01:43:42 UTC 17904411 Ms. Libby Keesee [Signature #136] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17841290?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:46:47 UTC 17841290 Ms Anonymous [Signature #135] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17804933?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Sep 2014 07:20:13 UTC 17804933 Ms Joane Cuoghi [Signature #134] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17798045?utm_medium=rss So many historic buildings have been lost. Here is an opportunity to save one which will be able to serve the community.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:12:09 UTC 17798045 Mr Lehner Craig [Signature #133] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17797493?utm_medium=rss As a former Amherst resident and the board member of a theater in Lynchburg I believe Amherst needs as much culture and community space as it can get. I don't know who they are, but I am very proud of the dedicated individuals working to reclaim and preserve this historic landmark. It's good to know that not everyone considers history and architecture disposable. Keep demolishing all the buildings and what will Amherst have left to look at, fast food joints and gas stations? God bless.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:14:28 UTC 17797493 mrs debra franklin [Signature #132] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17796830?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Aug 2014 02:58:23 UTC 17796830 ms louise marie ellinger enoch [Signature #131] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17796738?utm_medium=rss me my sister and brother grow up in that church itt is a shame its going to be gone save the church

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:46:49 UTC 17796738 Ms Tammy Martin [Signature #130] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17796730?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:33:47 UTC 17796730 Mr. Scott Camm [Signature #129] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17785222?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:53:10 UTC 17785222 Mrs. Rita Camm [Signature #128] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17785199?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:44:01 UTC 17785199 Mrs. Suny Monk [Signature #127] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17782811?utm_medium=rss This beautiful, historic church should come to life again in service of its community. It has been a beacon for spiritual, educational and family life in Amherst for 124 years. Let it shine again.

]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2014 07:33:52 UTC 17782811 Ms Barbara Cotton [Signature #126] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17781940?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:50:00 UTC 17781940 Mrs. Ashley Carter [Signature #125] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17781545?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:16:57 UTC 17781545 Ms joyce Rumburg [Signature #124] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17779121?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:53:29 UTC 17779121 Mr. Andrew Mattox [Signature #123] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17778654?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:24:49 UTC 17778654 Ms Erin Higgins [Signature #122] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17778567?utm_medium=rss It's time the citizens desires were met not the financial needs of the board's cronies.

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:28:15 UTC 17778567 mr Thomas Moore [Signature #121] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17771299?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:38:04 UTC 17771299 Ms Ruth Martineau [Signature #120] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17769327?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:01:12 UTC 17769327 Ms. Deborah Thomas [Signature #119] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17760177?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:32:05 UTC 17760177 Mrs Marilyn Gilbert [Signature #118] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17754762?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Aug 2014 02:59:49 UTC 17754762 Ms Patricia Buckley [Signature #117] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17753149?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:35:05 UTC 17753149 Dr. Margaret Simpson [Signature #116] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17753001?utm_medium=rss I see absolutely no reason to demolish this building when a group of citizens has a plan to use it for the benefit of our community. Here's a chance to keep government out of our lives, as so many conservatives are always preaching!

]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:53:06 UTC 17753001 Ms Simone Faas [Signature #115] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17752996?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:48:44 UTC 17752996 ms pamela Giovanelli [Signature #114] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17752951?utm_medium=rss to demolish this church would be a travesty. if money can be found to renovate the old train station then money can be found to save this church.

perhaps if the board could actually focus on the growth and development of this county and not waste inordinate amounts of time hiring and firing county administrators who don't conform to their political views, perhaps something will happen.

]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:21:20 UTC 17752951 Ms TERRY GRAHAM [Signature #113] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17749939?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:32:47 UTC 17749939 Mrs. Jennifer Davis [Signature #112] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17746109?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:32:04 UTC 17746109 mrs Gloria Stiltner [Signature #111] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17743878?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:49:30 UTC 17743878 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #110] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17741121?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:00:40 UTC 17741121 Mr. Floyd A. Hill [Signature #109] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17739519?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:06:13 UTC 17739519 Mr Lee Wood [Signature #108] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17730845?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Aug 2014 10:22:06 UTC 17730845 Ms Melynda Cunningham [Signature #107] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17726499?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Aug 2014 11:29:56 UTC 17726499 mrs Peggy Kent [Signature #106] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17720417?utm_medium=rss I hope concerned people will step up to BUY the church from Amherst County, and by doing so that the decision out the the County's hands.

]]> Sat, 9 Aug 2014 08:42:30 UTC 17720417 Mr Bryan Sale [Signature #105] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17719525?utm_medium=rss Save the church and let Second Stage use it as a performance and community gathering space.

]]> Sat, 9 Aug 2014 12:54:56 UTC 17719525 Ms Roberta Smith [Signature #104] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17718885?utm_medium=rss Please let Second Stage proceed with their plans to rehab the church and use it for a performance space.

]]> Sat, 9 Aug 2014 08:46:48 UTC 17718885 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #103] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17716618?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:36:45 UTC 17716618 Mr. John Shimp [Signature #102] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17716340?utm_medium=rss The folks trying to save the old church building have my support. The last thing we need is another county building filled with offices when the county has not grown in 10 years or more!

]]> Fri, 8 Aug 2014 07:00:23 UTC 17716340 Ms. Juliana Frosch [Signature #101] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17715240?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Aug 2014 12:17:43 UTC 17715240 Mrs. Vicki Hill [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17714058?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:07:57 UTC 17714058 Ms. Samantha Embrey [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17713483?utm_medium=rss My mother's family lived in or around the town of Amherst for nearly 200 years and I lived there briefly as a child. It's played a large role in my life and, even now, I live only 15 miles away and am often there. This historic building should be preserved for use as a cultural and community center. Amherst needs this!

]]> Fri, 8 Aug 2014 06:51:34 UTC 17713483 Mr Mark Moore [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17708559?utm_medium=rss To often we are quick to tear down our history! Amherst has already torn down enough. Once it's gone it's gone forever.

]]> Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:26:53 UTC 17708559 Mrs Gail Moore [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17708523?utm_medium=rss I have been disappointed to see other old structures in Amherst torn down in the past. We are removing our history. It's time to start preserving it and be creative in utilizing what is uniquely ours.

]]> Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:23:05 UTC 17708523 Rev. Carl Davis [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17708023?utm_medium=rss It would be a shame to destroy such a building especially when so many are willing to use if for the good of the community.

]]> Thu, 7 Aug 2014 07:23:06 UTC 17708023 dr. William Wegert [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17707392?utm_medium=rss This culture, entertainment, and positive energy of this initiative will only help Amherst County

]]> Thu, 7 Aug 2014 05:41:24 UTC 17707392 Mr Sam Riley [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17706992?utm_medium=rss im 28 and i will not stand for my old church being tore down for the love of god they are using it for the good of the people farmers market and music venue do you people on the bored have no spine

]]> Thu, 7 Aug 2014 03:38:20 UTC 17706992 Mrs Amanda Robertson [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17703750?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Aug 2014 12:55:12 UTC 17703750 Mrs Mary Lou Long [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17701759?utm_medium=rss I urge all county residents to consider this matter carefully. We need more community activities and a place to hold these activities. Let's not let this opportunity pass us by.

]]> Wed, 6 Aug 2014 03:22:46 UTC 17701759 Mrs. Ellen Saunders [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17696250?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Aug 2014 02:40:16 UTC 17696250 Mr. Craig Hudson [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17695517?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Aug 2014 08:31:28 UTC 17695517 Mrs. Toni Hudson [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17695516?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Aug 2014 08:30:02 UTC 17695516 Mrs. Brenda Langhans [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17693644?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Aug 2014 02:06:20 UTC 17693644 Mr Stephen Regester [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17693431?utm_medium=rss This building holds history for many in the county. I was not only born into church there but was also married there as well and saw my children baptized there.

]]> Mon, 4 Aug 2014 12:42:52 UTC 17693431 Mrs REbecca Frye [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17688255?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:53:39 UTC 17688255 Mr. J. Patterson Bryant [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17688133?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:00:57 UTC 17688133 Mrs. Brenda Horton Bryant [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17688129?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Aug 2014 09:57:33 UTC 17688129 Mrs Kathleen Richter [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685995?utm_medium=rss Makes in sense to destroy this beautiful historic building when it can be used for the community.
What a waste.

]]> Fri, 1 Aug 2014 04:04:30 UTC 17685995 Ms Giulia Witcombe [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685897?utm_medium=rss Amherst needs a Community Center!

]]> Fri, 1 Aug 2014 03:18:07 UTC 17685897 ma Peggy Whitaker [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685710?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 01:48:00 UTC 17685710 Mr. Derrick Thompson [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685696?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 01:40:47 UTC 17685696 Ms. Donna Mateski de Sanchez [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685390?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 10:56:56 UTC 17685390 Mr Guillermo R Sanchez [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685373?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 10:47:24 UTC 17685373 MS Martha Bryant [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17685339?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 10:35:23 UTC 17685339 Ms Karen Cecil [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17684995?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:38:22 UTC 17684995 Mr Bill Cecil [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17684959?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:27:31 UTC 17684959 Mr Wendell T. Wright [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17684734?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Aug 2014 07:16:07 UTC 17684734