Uzbek Baptist sentenced to 10 years in jail
OSLO, Norway (ABP) -- Uzbekistan has sentenced a Baptist arrested in January to 10 years in prison on drug charges that fellow Baptists insist are fabricated.
African-American Baptist organizations pledge $50 million for Haiti
CHICAGO (ABP) -- America's five largest historically African-American Baptist organizations are cooperating to raise $50 million to help rebuild Haiti and provide aid to victims of a Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the area surrounding the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Baptist expert says Establishment Clause applies to foreign policy
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A Baptist church-state specialist voiced concern about a think-tank report urging a new direction for U.S. foreign policy focused on the role religion plays in world affairs.
Baptist volunteers ready to serve amid massive needs in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (ABP) -- Servando Silva and Matt Johnson were packed for Haiti before there was a trip to pack for.
The Mission, Texas-based nurse and doctor had prayed for an opportunity to help meet medical needs in the wake of
South Gate Baptist team starts Christmas ‘right’ as volunteers in Kentucky
South Gate Baptist Church, Springfield, ministered with God's Appalachian Partnership in Eastern Kentucky to provide gifts for hurting families.
Baptist group arrested in Haiti denies trafficking charge
MERIDIAN, Idaho (ABP) -- A mission team from two Southern Baptist churches in Idaho arrested for attempting to take 33 children from Haiti to a temporary orphanage in the neighboring Dominican Republic was only trying to help children suffering in the aftermath of the Jan.
Baptist Women in Ministry director describes organization as ‘catalyst for change’
ATLANTA (ABP) -- February marks the fourth annual Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching, where Baptist churches are encouraged to invite a woman to preach. Associated Baptist Press asked Pam Durso, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry since last July, about the emphasis and
Widow of slain Baptist pastor plans to file lawsuit
TOCCOA, Ga. (ABP) -- The widow of a Baptist pastor killed last September in a botched drug arrest has sent notice that she intends to sue the city of Toccoa, Ga., and/or a three-county narcotics-enforcement unit involved in his shooting.
Baptist state conventions feeling effects of economy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Feeling the effects of a bad economy, several Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated state and regional conventions reduced budgets in annual meetings, held in recent weeks across the nation.
Missouri Baptist Convention meets in Raytown
The Missouri Baptist Convention will hold its 175th annual meeting this week at First Baptist Church in Raytown, October 26-28. Use this link or click