U.S. Pastor Stranded in India Awaiting Hearing
NEW DELHI, India (BP) -- A U.S. pastor attending a Sunday School conference in India could be stranded there until December after being arrested for failing to report money he was carrying.
Windermere likely to choose new executive after CEO’s arrest
Windermere Baptist Conference Center trustees likely will choose a new executive following the arrest of current President and CEO Jerald "Jerry" Hill.
Seminarian expelled after arrest on sex charge
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) – A Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary student arrested March 17 and charged with sexual assault has been expelled and removed from student housing, officials of the school in Wake Forest, N.C., said March 21.
Arrest of music minister shocks California church
MONTCLAIR, Calif. (ABP) – A self-described “family-oriented” Baptist church with average attendance of about 185 is in the Los Angeles media spotlight after police said they caught its 53-year-old music minister in the act of molesting a 15-year-old girl.
Pastor calls for church unity following arrest of associate pastor
GREENWOOD, S.C. (ABP) -- A Southern Baptist pastor in South Carolina urged his congregation not to rush to judgment following the Oct. 26 arrest of its associate pastor/minister of music on charges of committing a lewd act upon a 13-year-old girl.
Hispanic pastor facing deportation for old arrest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) -- Leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina solicited urgent prayer Aug. 27 for a Hispanic pastor facing possible deportation for a 15-year-old crime he committed before accepting Christ.