In the first decades following the Civil War when poverty shadowed widows and children of fallen soldiers in a dramatically disrupted South, Baptists and other Christian denominations started orphanages to care for them. Today, the South is dotted with campuses…
Not called to foster? There are other ways you can help foster families
Offer to babysit — Babysitting foster children requires some time spent in training and certification, but it is a huge help to parents who might need a night or weekend off. Help around the house — Some foster parents note…
Common myths about foster care
Myth: All foster children are emotionally disturbed and damaged beyond repair. There's nothing I can do to help them. Fact: "We see miracles happen all the time with foster children, and that's because of the relationship they develop in the…
Family offers ministry of presence in Colombia
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — One night after nine months in Colombia, Susanne Walker-Wilson poked her sleeping husband, Greg, to tell him a strange man was in their house, speaking aloud in Spanish. Greg and Susanne Walker-Wilson with sons Caleb and…
Zimbabwe Baptist seminary principal fired
GWERU, Zimbabwe (ABP) – The principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary of Zimbabwe has been fired for refusing to accept changes made to the school’s governing documents including adherence to a Southern Baptist Convention faith statement that forbids women from…
Zimbabwe Baptist seminary principal fired in faith statement dispute
GWERU, Zimbabwe (ABP) — The principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary of Zimbabwe — who has taught at Baptist divinity schools in Virginia and North Carolina — has been fired for refusing to accept changes made to the school’s governing…
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Women in ministry pioneer seeks glimpses of holy as prison chaplain
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — When Nancy Sehested finished her powerful sermon at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina state meeting in March, people were moved both by the message and had to ask, “Where has she been?” Nancy Sehested…
Baptists in Azerbaijan warned not to meet without state approval
OSLO, Norway (ABP) – Police in Azerbaijan raided a Baptist church in June in the port city of Sumgait, and a judge warned the congregation’s leader that he would be fined for a second offense of meeting for worship without…
U.S. Baptists provide funds for drought-ravaged East Africa
ATLANTA (ABP) – Baptist groups in the United States have sent funds to provide food for drought victims in East Africa. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship sent an initial $5,000 to aid programs for refugees pouring into Kenya from Somalia. Food…
Women in ministry pioneer seeks glimpses of holy as prison chaplain
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — When Nancy Sehested finished her powerful sermon at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina state meeting in March, people were moved both by the message and to ask, “Where has she been?” As one of…
State Department tries to raise visibility of religious freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Often accused of ignoring religion as they craft foreign policy, the White House and State Department are trying to show that religion is a rising priority for U.S. diplomacy. The most recent case in point: Secretary of…