ATLANTA (ABP) — A new hymnal for Baptist churches in the works for four years premiered in Atlanta March 7. Choirs from five churches gathered for a Sunday-afternoon service unveiling the Celebrating Grace Hymnal, a joint initiative of Mercer University's…
Widow shares experience on one-year anniversary of pastor’s slaying
MARYVILLE, Ill. (ABP) — March 8, 2009, started out as a fairly normal Sunday for Cindy Winters. Her husband, Fred, got up early to preach the 8:15 a.m. service at First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill. One of their daughters…
Widow shares experience on one-year anniversary of pastor’s slaying
MARYVILLE, Ill. (ABP) — March 8, 2009, started out as a fairly normal Sunday for Cindy Winters. Her husband, Fred, got up early to preach the 8:15 a.m. service at First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill. One of their daughters…
BWA: 250 Baptist churches destroyed by Chile quake
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — About 250 Baptist churches in Chile were destroyed in the powerful earthquake that shook the country Feb. 27, according to the Baptist World Alliance. The congregations are affiliated with the Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches…
Paul Losh, former seminary president, ABC state convention head, dies at 88
Paul Losh (courtesy Central Seminary) VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — Paul Losh, a lifelong American Baptist who served as head of two denominational institutions, died Feb. 27 at a retirement home in Worcester, Pa., according to American Baptist News Service….
Victims of alleged abuse come forward after Baptist pastor’s arrest
PALESTINE, Texas (ABP) — A Texas sheriff says more alleged victims of a Baptist preacher behind bars on a felony charge of indecency with a child are coming forward. Authorities say Hezekiah Stallworth has preached in the Palestine, Texas, area…
Study says blogs a growing but largely untapped influence on religion
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (ABP) — Blogs are a growing but still relatively underutilized influence on today's religious discourse, according to a study of the religious blogosphere by the Social Science Research Council. "Blogs have given occasion to a whole new set…
Tenn. school board settles lawsuit over First Amendment violations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Tennessee school board voted March 1 to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union last fall alleging a pattern of unconstitutional promotion of religion. The Cheatham County Board of Education voted 5-1…
Baylor University slated to receive its largest gift in history
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University has announced the largest gift in the school’s history — an estate provision estimated at $200 million from an anonymous donor. Much of the gift will benefit the Baylor School of Social Work. The…