HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Jan. 1 not only marked the beginning of a new year, but also saw the first Baby Boomers turn 65 years old. And congregations face the evolving challenge of finding ways to minister with and to…
Judge grants stay in Missouri Baptist Foundation case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — A judge has put on hold the effects of an earlier ruling in the ongoing legal battle between the Missouri Baptist Convention and the Missouri Baptist Foundation. On Jan. 26, Cole County Circuit Court Judge…
Christine Gregory, missions leader, dies
DANVILLE, Va. (ABP) — Christine Gregory, a Virginia missions leader who broke barriers to women in Baptist leadership roles, died Jan. 22 in a Danville, Va., nursing home. She was 89. Christine Gregory following her election as Virginia Baptists' president…
India’s Supreme Court changes ruling after protest by Christians
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — India's Supreme Court amended a ruling upholding a life-in-prison sentence for two men convicted of murdering a Baptist missionary and his two young sons 12 years ago by removing language that critics said appeared to…
Association considers selling property
Editor's Note: This story was edited after publication for clarification. FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) – Leaders of Tarrant Baptist Association said Jan. 24 they would consider selling a disputed piece of property from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for fair market…
Wiley Drake considering run for SBC president
BUENA PARK, Calif. (ABP) — A former Southern Baptist Convention vice president criticized by denominational leaders two years ago for controversial comments concerning Barack Obama is considering allowing his nomination for SBC president in 2011. Wiley Drake Wiley Drake, pastor…
CBF carries on ministry in Haiti one year after quake
ATLANTA (ABP) — As Haiti marked the one-year anniversary Jan. 12 of a devastating earthquake that claimed an estimated 300,000 lives and displaced more than 1 million people, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel and relief workers battled a cholera epidemic…
Baptist group welcomes new policy on travel to Cuba
ATLANTA (ABP) — Leaders of the Alliance of Baptists applauded the Obama administration's relaxing of travel restrictions to Cuba. The policy change, announced Jan. 14, coincided with a delegation leaving Jan. 24 to visit the island nation as part of…
School board votes to keep graduation at Southern Baptist church
CANTON, Ga. (ABP) — A Georgia school board voted Jan. 20 to keep its high-school graduation ceremonies at a Southern Baptist mega-church, ignoring threats of a possible lawsuit. The Cherokee County school board voted unanimously not to move graduations for…