DALLAS (ABP) – A Texas Baptist multi-service benevolence agency announced Oct. 12 it will close a 75-bed facility Dec, 1 that offers assisted living, Alzheimer’s and hospice care, citing regulatory requirements for campus improvements administrators say they cannot afford. After…
Advocate says Baptists ill-equipped to address sexual abuse by clergy
DENVER (ABP) – A victims’ advocate says autonomous Baptist churches are ill-equipped to deal with the problem of sexual abuse by clergy because they lack the objectivity to respond appropriately to allegations against a trusted minister. Christa Brown, who owns…
Missouri Baptists elect leader
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention's Executive Board has chosen John Yeats to assume the MBC's top post. Meeting in a special called session Oct. 13, board members elected Yeats, recording secretary for the Southern Baptist Convention and…
Group says IRS should investigate church for endorsing Rick Perry
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Americans United for Separation of Church and State asked the Internal Revenue Service Oct.11 to investigate whether a Southern Baptist pastor in the news for calling Mormonism a “cult” broke the law by posting on his church's…
Church cancels services, packs meals for hungry children
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — On an overcast Sunday morning in Richmond, Va., 500 volunteers gathered at Gayton Baptist Church to make a difference a half a world away by preparing healthy meals to feed 277 malnourished children a meal one…
Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village scheduled to close
DALLAS—The Mary E. Trew Home at Buckner Retirement Village in East Dallas will close effective Dec. 1 due to regulatory requirements for campus improvements that cannot be met, Buckner Retirement Services officials announced Oct. 12. The closure will affect 51…
Baptist groups denounce transgender attacks
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Three Baptist groups released a joint statement Oct. 11 calling for action to stop a series of shootings and violent attacks targeting transgender victims in Washington, D.C. Leaders of the Alliance of Baptists, the Association of Welcoming…
Woman admits to embezzling funds from Baptist nursing school
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (ABP) – A Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court Oct. 11 to embezzling more than $717,000 from a nursing school operated jointly by a Baptist university and a Catholic hospital. Amy Phillips, 39, waivcd her right to…
Baptist camp director charged with online solicitation of a minor
MINDEN, La. (ABP) — A Louisiana Baptist camp director was arrested Oct. 7 for allegedly soliciting sexual favors and sending inappropriate photos of himself to a minor online. Michael P. Latham, 45, faces charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile…