SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Homegoing Celebration

With hearts that are heavy yet filled with hope, we announce the Homegoing Services for Pastor Leonard G. Bland and First Lady Carolyn Bland.

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM, family, friends, and the community will gather at King George High School, 10100 Foxes Way, King George, Virginia, to celebrate their lives, their legacy, and their faithful service to God and His people.

A public viewing will be held from 11:00 AM until the hour of service.

Pastor Bland and First Lady Bland served with unwavering love, dedication, and faith. Though we grieve their passing, we rejoice in the promise of eternal life, trusting in the words of our Lord: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant… enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” — Matthew 25:23

We ask that you continue to keep the Bland family in your prayers as we honor two lives that were poured out in service to the Kingdom.

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With hearts full of sorrow yet anchored in the hope of God’s promises, we announce the passing of Pastor Leonard Bland, the beloved and esteemed Pastor of the Salem Baptist Church in King George, VA who entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 6, 2026.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced when finalized. We humbly ask that you keep the Bland family and the Salem Baptist Church family lifted in your thoughts and prayers as we trust God for comfort, peace, and strength during this season of loss.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness…”
— 2 Timothy 4:7–8