FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — A Baptist pastor in Baghdad told a European Baptist leader that Christians there are living in fear following an Oct. 31 attack on a Catholic church in Iraq's capital that left more than 50 dead….
Leland to partner with Northern Seminary to offer doctorate in missional leadership
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Two Baptist seminaries — one a 10-year-old school in suburban Washington and the other a nearly century old institution in suburban Chicago — are partnering to offer a doctor of ministry degree with an emphasis on…
Virginia Baptist projects continue in Haiti, despite cholera outbreak
RICHMOND, Va. — Despite the recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti, Virginia Baptists and their partners continue to focus on rebuilding homes destroyed in last January’s earthquake and constructing an orphanage for victims of the disaster. Meanwhile, the Baptist World…
How big is your back door?
For several months a recruiter had been building a relationship with a likely volunteer, speaking persuasively about a career in the army. He had spoken of the war and the need for recruits. Mostly, however, he had emphasized the retirement…
150 Bluefield students make professions of faith
BLUEFIELD, VA. — Bluefield College students were invited to trade in their hurt for healing during the school’s 19th Annual Duremdes Christian Emphasis Week, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, featuring the ministry of evangelist Tony Nolan and professions of faith from more…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Terry Spencer, to Calvary Church, Newport News, as pastor. • Gregory L. Soult, to Mentow Church, Huddleston, as full-time pastor, effective Nov. 14. ‘NEW’ CONGREGATION: Following several years of working together in combined ministries, the congregations of…
Yorktown pastor named director of missions for Peninsula Association
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Chuck Harrison, pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Yorktown, Va., has been elected director of missions for Virginia’s Peninsula Baptist Association, effective Dec. 1. The Peninsula Association, which partners with the Baptist General Association of Virginia,…
Four Baptists arrested in Azerbaijan during raid on worship service
OSLO, Norway (ABP) — Four Baptists in Azerbaijan received five-day jail sentences Oct. 31 after a police raid on a harvest festival in a private home, according to an international news service that specializes in religious freedom. Forum 18, a…
Russian leaders decry arson attacks on Baptist, Orthodox churches
KARACHAYEVO-CHERKESSIA, Russia (ABP) — Political and religious leaders in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus denounced arson attacks on two Russian Orthodox churches and one Baptist church overnight on Nov. 1. An Orthodox church in the village of Ordzhonikidzevsky in the…
Iraqi Baptist pastor says Baghdad’s Christians living in fear after attack
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — A Baptist pastor in Baghdad told a European Baptist leader that Christians there are living in fear following an Oct. 31 attack on a Catholic church in Iraq's capital that left more than 50 dead….
HERITAGE: On to Hampton
In 1755 some 1,100 Acadians came in exile to Hampton. They remained on their ships while negotiations ensued. Governor Dinwiddie thought that “it was unkind of the Governor of Nova Scotia to send such a number of people here without…
VITAL SIGNS: Everyone needs to go to Arabia
One of the pressing concerns of 21st century individual and congregational spiritual life is the question of depth. To be blunt, there isn’t much. Study after study has revealed the sad truth that much of what we call faith and…