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.
European Baptist leaders OK plan to move Prague seminary
ROME (ABP) -- The elegant complex of 19th-century buildings that houses the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague, Czech Republic, will likely be sold now that European Baptist Federation leaders have green-lighted a plan to move the seminary as a cost-saving
Baptist leaders hail Nagaland peace pact
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) -- Baptist leaders hailed a pledge by top leaders of Nagaland's three rival political factions to cease hostilities that have for decades beset the heavily Baptist state in northeastern India.
Missouri Baptist Foundation names Mathis as interim, honors Smith at retirement
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Baptist, other religious leaders challenging anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Against a background of mounting anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, Baptist and other religious leaders spoke out Aug. 30 against Islamophobia and urged federal officials to take a more proactive role in safeguarding Muslims’ civil rights.
Baptist church sets Guinness record with shoe chain
HOUSTON (ABP) -- A Baptist church in Texas braved near-100 degree heat Aug. 21 to set the new Guinness World Record for the longest chain of shoes.
Missourians participate in Baptist World Congress
Baptists from Missouri came away from the Baptist World Congress meeting in Honolulu with a fresh appreciation for the way in which Baptists can be united in worship and purpose.
Baptist leader says Obama wrong about Ground Zero mosque
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's moral concerns agency said Aug. 14 that he disagreed with President Obama's assessment that Muslims have a constitutional right to build the so-called Ground Zero mosque in New York City.
Couple accused of stealing from Baptist church
GASTONIA, N.C. (ABP) -- A North Carolina couple made their first court appearance Aug. 12 on charges that they embezzled more than $360,000 from their Baptist church.
Former Virginia Baptist youth minister accused of sex with teen in his church
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (ABP) -- A former Virginia Baptist youth minister has been arrested on charges that he engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl in his church.
Police in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County arrested Jason Bolton, 32, on July