Children’s home summer reading program going to the dogs
The "dog days of summer" has taken on a new meaning for children at Texas Baptist Children's Home, thanks to a new partnership with the Austin Dog Alliance.
Early into children’s services, Baptists trying to keep pace with changes
In the first decades following the Civil War when poverty shadowed widows and children of fallen soldiers in a dramatically disrupted South, Baptists and other Christian denominations started orphanages to care for them. Today, the South is dotted with campuses created to meet the needs
Passport hires staff member to help children, youth discover Godâs calling
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) – An international student ministry that partners with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has hired a staff member to spearhead a new initiative to help theologically moderate churches discover God’s calling for both clergy and laity.
Ministry reaches women, children in city dump
Carol Bercian directs a ministry in Guatemala City that reaches out to people -- especially women and children -- who live in or on the edge of the city dump where they scavenge for food and for items to sell for food. The ministry provides
Recognize children’s digital proficiency, but be alert to dangers
When it comes to digital communication, children are natives, and their parents are immigrants. And that puts parents at a distinct disadvantage in protecting children from online danger, according to the president of a nonprofit advocacy group devoted to guarding children from Internet pornography and
Katy Trail mission trip puts smiles on children’s faces
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Eighteen bicyclists ranging in age from 23 to 70 — two on a tandem — braved heat, rain and sore muscles to put smiles
Ladies sew for Haitian children
Touched by the trauma children still face in the aftermath of the recent earthquake, women at First Baptist Church, Gray Summit, create gifts to send to Haiti.
Legal fees vs. children’s home, colleges
The clock is winding down on 2009. Churches across Missouri have been deciding their response to a measure approved by Missouri Baptist Convention messengers to allow Cooperative Program funds to be used to pay fees incurred in legal action against five entities.
San Vicente Church loses seven children in El Salvador flash floods
First Baptist Church, San Vicente, El Salvador, lost seven children and two adults
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Grandparents claim bragging rights for adopted children from overseas
Grandparents to international adoptees are encouraged to treat their natural and their adopted grandchildren equally.