AMMAN, Jordan (ABP) — The exiled pastor of Gaza Baptist Church began teaching Aug. 16 at Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary following a three-week visit to his homeland to preach, teach and distribute food and medicine to the poor. "While food…
Southern Baptist leader says Obama wrong about Ground Zero mosque
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's moral-concerns agency said Aug. 14 that he disagreed with President Obama's assessment that Muslims have a constitutional right to build the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" in New York. "As…
Baptists respond to massive Pakistan flooding
ISLAMABAD, Pakisan (ABP) — Baptists around the globe are responding to the floods that have afflicted Pakistan for two weeks, sending money and resources in the aftermath of what could become the nation’s biggest natural disaster in modern times. {youtube}_rcTCmfN7rE{/youtube}…
Study says clergy neglecting self-care
DURHAM, N.C. (ABP) — Many clergy are caring for others but not taking adequate care of themselves, according to a recent study by Duke University. A survey of United Methodist ministers in North Carolina found them significantly more obese than…
Couple accused of stealing from Baptist church in North Carolina
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. Alan Roland Linda Roland According to media reports, Alan Roland, 55, was treasurer…
Oil-patch chaplains show love in a tough workplace
HOUSTON (ABP) — It takes blood, sweat and tears to put gasoline in the cars Americans drive. It’s the blood and tears that concern new oil-patch chaplains in Texas. In spite of safety procedures, workplace accidents happen in oil fields,…
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. Jason Bolton (courtesy Prince William Co. Police) Police in Northern Virginia’s…
Former Va. Baptist church worker charged with embezzlement
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (ABP) — The former financial administrator of a Virginia Baptist congregation has been arrested on charges that she embezzled nearly $300,000 in church funds over the course of more than six years. Michele Roberts Police say Michele…
British Baptist minister jailed in Virginia on sex charges
FAIRFAX, Va. (ABP) — A British Baptist minister is being held in a Virginia jail on charges of child molestation. Robert Dando, senior minister of Worcester Park Baptist Church in suburban London, was arrested July 24 in Oakton, Va. Robert Dando He…