ATLANTA (ABP) — As church members show up in new outfits Easter Sunday, pastors across America will preach barefoot in remembrance of the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and to draw awareness to the more than…
Pastors to preach barefoot in honor of MLK
ATLANTA (ABP) — As church members show up in new outfits Easter Sunday, pastors across America will preach barefoot in remembrance of the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and to draw awareness to the more than…
Pastors to go barefoot on Easter to raise awareness about shoelessness
ATLANTA (ABP) — As church members show up in new outfits Easter Sunday, pastors across America will preach barefoot in remembrance of the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and to draw awareness to the more than…
Baugh Foundation awards ABP $125,000 grant, matching challenge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) – Associated Baptist Press has been given a $125,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation for its 2010 operating budget. The award from the Texas-based charity includes $75,000 earmarked as a “matching challenge gift”…
Abortion opponents disagree on health-care bill’s pro-life credentials
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the clock ticks down to a final, dramatic March 21 House vote on the Senate version of the health-care-reform bill, pro-life leaders are feuding over whether the bill’s abortion provisions maintain the status quo or represent…
Georgia Baptists target second church with woman pastor
ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a church over the issue of women in ministry. Graham Walker, co-pastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, said March 18…
Georgia Baptists target second church with woman pastor
Editor's note: This story was updated March 19. ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a historic member congregation over the issue of women in ministry. The convention's execitive…
BGCT asks Dallas church to clarify its stance on welcoming gays
DALLAS (ABP) — Baptist General Convention of Texas leaders have announced they will escrow any money received from a Dallas church until it clarifies its position on homosexual behavior. They also have asked the church to remove from its publications…
Widow files lawsuit in police shooting of slain Baptist pastor
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (ABP) — The widow of a Baptist pastor shot and killed last fall by police in Toccoa, Ga., has filed a federal lawsuit alleging "gross and plain incompetence" displayed by an officer's use of deadly force. The lawsuit…
Widow files lawsuit in police shooting death of Baptist pastor
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (ABP) — The widow of a Baptist pastor shot and killed last fall by police in Toccoa, Ga., has filed a federal lawsuit alleging "gross and plain incompetence" displayed by an officer's use of deadly force. The lawsuit…
BGCT takes action against church suspected of affirming gays
DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas said March 17 it was asking Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas to remove mention of its affiliation with the state convention from church publications and would hold any funds received…
Mercer program teaches church members to deliver end-of-life care
ATLANTA (ABP) — The nursing school of a Baptist university in Georgia has taken on a mission beyond its walls: To teach people in local churches how to care for loved ones as they face the ends of their earthly…