IRONTON, Mo. (ABP) — One Missouri Baptist woman's "ministry of trash" has made her somewhat famous in the Show-Me State — and invaluable to the Baptist retirement community where she lives. Ruth Ann Short, now a resident at The Baptist…
American Baptists send funds to fight cholera in Haiti
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — American Baptist Churches USA sent an initial contribution of $15,000 to fight Haiti's cholera outbreak, the denomination's news service reported Nov. 11. The money, from an interdenominational relief program called One Great Hour of Sharing,…
Baptist paper’s libel suit dismissed
DALLAS (ABP) — A libel case brought against the Baptist Standard, the Baptist General Convention of Texas and other parties by church-starter Otto Arango has been settled. Judge Bobby Flores of the 139th Judicial District Court in Hidalgo County dismissed…
Texas Baptists provide supplies for victims of violence in Mexico
McALLEN, Texas (ABP) — Texas Baptists and Buckner International delivered food and supplies Nov. 10 to 300 Mexicans displaced from their homes in an area south of Falcon Lake, Texas, controlled by drug cartels. Officials asked the specific city not…
American Baptists offer resources translated into Karen
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — American Baptist Home Mission Societies have translated six popular online church resources into Karen, a language spoken by increasing numbers of Burmese refugees settling into Baptist churches in the United States. According to American Baptist…
British police investigating minister who confessed to abuse in U.S.
FAIRFAX, Va. (ABP) — British police are investigating whether a Baptist minister who confessed to sexually abusing two boys in the United States had other victims in the United Kingdom. Robert Dando, 46, former senior minister at Worcester Park Baptist…
Va. Baptists expand relationships, shrink budget
HAMPTON, Va. (ABP) — Virginia Baptists prepared for their future Nov. 9-10 by affirming a proposal to expand their local, national and international relationships, while at the same time adopting a dramatically reduced budget to fund their ministries. About 1,100…
‘Truth commission’ urges change in conscientious-objector status
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A coalition of more than 60 religious, veterans, academic and advocacy groups called on the United States military Nov. 10 to extend conscientious-objector status to soldiers who believe a specific war is immoral. The Baptist Peace Fellowship of…
Va. Baptists decry ‘revisionist’ history
HAMPTON, Va. (ABP) — In their annual meeting Nov. 9-10, messengers to the Baptist General Association of Virginia elected a Richmond layman as their president and adopted a resolution decrying versions of American history that minimize or deny the role…