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
Baptist colleges among most religious in annual ranking
NEW YORK (ABP) -- Baptist-supported William Jewell College ranked in the top 20 of most religious campuses in the Princeton Review's annual ranking of The Best 373 Colleges in the United
Holy Spirit transforms individuals, communities and creation, African Baptist says
HONOLULU—Christians who listen to the Holy Spirit will experience transformation and become agents of transformation, an African Baptist leader told the Baptist World Congress.
Associated Baptist Press celebrates 20th birthday marked by growing pains
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- July 17 marked the 20th birthday of Associated Baptist Press, an independent news service created by and for Baptists interested in a free press during a tumultuous time within the Southern Baptist Convention.
Groups file briefs supporting Westboro Baptist Church
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Seven groups representing diverse constituencies filed Supreme Court briefs July 14 defending the rights of a controversial Baptist church to protest near military funerals with messages of hate.
Canadian Baptist Ministries appoints first non-Anglo general secretary
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (ABP) -- Leaders of Canada’s largest Baptist body have, for the first time, appointed a non-Caucasian to their top executive post.
W. Va. Baptists mourn Byrd’s passing; Va. Baptist church to host funeral
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- West Virginia Baptists are mourning the passing of one of their most famous members -- longtime Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va) -- and a Virginia Baptist congregation will host his memorial service July 6.
KC church is state’s oldest Hispanic Baptist work
First Westside Baptist Church in Kansas City likely is the oldest Baptist work, at least the oldest continuous congregation, among Hispanics in Missouri.
Obama nominates Baptist pastor, speaker to be religious-freedom ambassador
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- President Obama has responded to more than a year of speculation and criticism among advocates for international religious freedom by naming an American Baptist pastor and motivational speaker as the nation’s top diplomat for religious freedom.