D.C. Baptists to vote on new exec
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A former director of missions in Alabama is being nominated as executive director of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention.
Baptists prepare response to Japan quake, tsunami
ATLANTA (ABP) -- Baptist groups prepared March 11 to meet human needs caused by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that spawned tsunami waves as high as 23 feet in Japan and prompted tsunami warnings in Hawaii and watches as far away as the West Coast of
Attention to anti-gay protest group worries fellow Baptists
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) – A tiny independent Kansas congregation composed mostly of extended family members of controversialist and founding pastor Fred Phelps captured headlines March 2 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 their controversial “God Hates Fags” protests at funerals of slain military
Kentucky Baptists cut jobs, freeze salaries
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) -- The Kentucky Baptist Convention announced job cuts Jan. 31 intended to free up more money for national and international ministries of the Southern Baptist Convention.
History journal explores Baptists and revivalism
ATLANTA (ABP) -- The real culprit behind declining baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention might be youth soccer, says historian Bill Leonard.
Baptists hail release of Burmese democratic leader
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) -- Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance rejoiced at Myanmar's release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest and expressed hope it represented a symbolic gesture signaling greater freedoms for people of the nation historically known as Burma.
American Baptists send funds to fight cholera in Haiti
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) -- American Baptist Churches USA sent an initial contribution of $15,000 to fight Haiti's cholera outbreak, the denomination's news service reported Nov. 11.
Jefferson City Baptists, Methodists celebrate Unity Sunday
First Baptist Church of Jefferson City shared joint worship services, a joint choir and Tony Campolo with First United Methodist Church.
Missouri Baptists debate college name change
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Judge upholds fines against Baptists in Uzbekistan
OSLO, Norway (ABP) -- A judge in Uzbekistan refused Oct. 14 to overturn fines against five Baptists convicted of illegal worship, an international news service that specializes in religious freedom coverage reported Oct. 26.