WASHINGTON (ABP) — Moments before Sunday worship begins, Pastor Amy Butler and members of the Calvary Baptist Church choir gather in a small annex next to the sanctuary. Butler leads the group in a short prayer, then issues a warning….
Historic downtown D.C. church, once at death’s door, now thriving
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Moments before Sunday worship begins, Pastor Amy Butler and members of the Calvary Baptist Church choir gather in a small annex next to the sanctuary. Butler leads the group in a short prayer, then issues a warning….
Jimmy Carter apologizes to Jews for controversial past statements
ATLANTA (ABP) — Criticized in the past for remarks that upset many in America's Jewish community, former President Jimmy Carter apologized Dec. 21 for any of his words or actions that might have served to stigmatize Israel. Jimmy Carter photographed…
Ga. Baptist college to require faculty assent to SBC faith statement
Emir Caner, who converted from Islam to Christianity as a teenager, is best known for work, along with his brother Emir Caner, warning about purported evils of the Islamic faith. CLEVELAND, Ga. (ABP) — Truett-McConnell College in northeast Georgia…
Messengers ask Mo. Baptist Executive Board to drop agency lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Three messengers to the most recent Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting who seek to end a seven-year legal struggle between the convention and five formerly affiliated entities were given a chance to air their views…
Ugandan pastors blast Rick Warren for opposing anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda (ABP) — A group of Ugandan pastors is calling on Southern Baptist mega-church pastor Rick Warren to apologize for his recent letter opposing anti-gay legislation pending in the east African nation. The Uganda National Pastors Task Force Against…
Chris Tomlin wants young worshipers to give ‘glory to God in the highest’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Throughout his December concerts, Christian recording artist Chris Tomlin is seeking to do more than spread Yuletide cheer. He wants young worshippers to find new meaning in traditional Christmas carols. No caption submitted “The lyrics of…
For five decades, Houston couple has brightened children’s Christmas
HOUSTON (ABP) — George and Novice Bruner’s Christmas list includes the names of more than 200 needy Houston children. George and Novice Bruner of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston have given more than 40,000 gifts to about 4,000 children over…
Christmas Around the World: Global Baptists celebrate the holiday
The 180-member Suwon Central Baptist Church sanctuary choir, a 60-voice women’s choir and the 60-member children’s choir presented the music of Christmas. (ABP) — Christmas in the United States is both a secular and sacred holiday. There’s the hustle…