Southern Baptists support path to legal status in immigration reform
PHOENIX (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a debated resolution June 15 calling for “a just and compassionate path to legal status” for undocumented immigrants.
Southern Baptists ‘cannot commend’ new NIV Bible translation
PHOENIX (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention went on record June 15 saying it “cannot commend” the 2011 New International Version Bible translation and its use of gender-neutral language.
Southern Baptists re-elect president
PHOENIX (ABP) – Atlanta-area pastor Bryant Wright was re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday afternoon.
Southern Baptists issued ‘1 percent challenge’ for Cooperative Program
PHOENIX (ABP) – A Southern Baptist leader urged pastors June 14 to lead their congregations to increase the percentages of their budgets for the denomination by a percent. Frank Page, president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, issued his “1 percent challenge”
Caribbean Baptists voice solidarity with U.S. tornado victims
KINGSTON, Jamaica (ABP) – The head of the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship pledged prayers and solidarity with tornado victims in the United States.
In November, Baptists in Virginia will be dancing in the streets — literally
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Southern Baptists to review assignments of mission boards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention is ready to consider revisions to working agreements that will allow the International Mission Board to work directly with internationals living in the United States.
Chainsaw units, chaplains activated as Baptists respond to Joplin tornado
Chainsaw units and chaplains have been activated in response to the May 22 tornado that cut a six-mile swath through Joplin. Several Baptist groups across the state are setting disaster relief plans in motion and providing a way for congregations to assist with supplies and
Baptists in Central Virginia focus on human trafficking
RICHMOND, Va. -- An April 30 awareness event sponsored by International Justice Ministries, the Richmond Justice Initiative and First Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., drew dozens of people from Central Virginia to focus on human trafficking.
Opinion: Ed Vick: Baptists’ Columbus
(ABP) – For more than 17 of its nearly 21 years, Associated Baptist Press was blessed to have a Columbus on deck for its voyage across uncharted waters as the first and only independent news service created by and for Baptists.