Southern Baptist church at center of church-state dispute
CANTON, Ga. (ABP) -- A Southern Baptist mega-church is at the center of a possibly brewing legal battle over the constitutionality of public schools holding graduation exercises in a church.
SBC Executive Committee merging functions, including Baptist Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee will eliminate two vice presidents and merge its news and public-relations functions, Baptist Press reported Nov. 30.
Baptist historian, college president Morgan Patterson dies
NOVATO, Calif. (ABP) -- Morgan Patterson, a historian who taught at four Southern Baptist seminaries and was president of a Baptist college, died Nov. 19 at age 85 at his home in Novato. Calif. He had been treated for pancreatic cancer.
NAMB executive, former MBC staff member to become editor of Ark. Baptist paper
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Baptist church in Burma ordered to halt worship services
SANTA ANA, Calif. (ABP) -- A local government in Myanmar ordered a Baptist church to cease worship services after the pastor refused to wear an election campaign T-shirt supporting the country's ruling military junta, Compass Direct News reported Nov. 18.
Baptist editor in Oklahoma resigns
OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) -- The editor of Oklahoma Baptists' news journal has resigned after just more than 15 months on the job.
Former British Baptist head David Russell dies
BRISTOL, England (ABP) – David Russell, who served as general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain during a crucial period, has died. He was 94.
Baptist missionaries fight cholera outbreak in Haiti
HAUT LIMBE, Haiti (ABP) -- A medical missionary couple in Haiti jointly appointed by American Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship says it has not yet treated any cholera cases but is focusing on community education and prevention to halt spread of the earthquake-devastated island's
N.C. Baptist newspaper editor resigns amid defunding threat
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) – The editor of North Carolina Baptists' newspaper has agreed to resign his post to prevent a threatened motion to defund the publication from being made at the upcoming Baptist State Convention of North Carolina annual meeting.
Moderate Baptist group in Georgia closing doors
ATHENS, Ga. (ABP) -- A group formed 10 years ago to oppose fundamentalism in the Georgia Baptist Convention has decided to close up shop.