WASHINGTON (ABP) — A former conservative Congressman and ordained Baptist minister says extremists like Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church and members of a Christian militia group arrested in Michigan for plotting to wage civil war against the United States are…
CBF teams with Mercer to provide prostheses for Haitian amputees
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercer University to provide affordable prostheses for Haiti, where thousands of people lost limbs in the January 2010 earthquake. The grant, one of several Haiti-relief projects announced…
CBF teams with Mercer to provide prostheses for Haitian amputees
{youtube}keUpyrBuGbk{/youtube} ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercer University to provide affordable prostheses for Haiti, where thousands of people lost limbs in the January 2010 earthquake. The grant, one of several Haiti-relief projects…
OPINION: Everything you say about China is true somewhere in China
It was a privilege to visit China recently and follow in the steps of each Baptist World Alliance president since the early 1980s, who has made an official visit. Our gracious hosts, the China Christian Council, have been represented at…
CBF Haiti relief donations top $1.1 million; recovery projects continue
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has collected more than $1.1 million for earthquake relief in Haiti, the Atlanta-based organization reported April 13. Contributions to the Fellowship's disaster-response effort include a $600,000 anonymous gift and donations from churches as…
Va. church becomes second in area to give facilities to black congregation
PETERSBURG, Va. (ABP) — In 1957, 30 years after its founding, Elm Street Baptist Church in Petersburg, Va., expressed its confidence in the future by building a new 400-seat sanctuary. But within a few years things were beginning to change…
Church-critic blogger exposed by officials can proceed with lawsuit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — A federal judge says a lawsuit may proceed against a sheriff and assistant prosecutor for using their authority to reveal the name of an anonymous blogger critical of a prominent Baptist church. U.S. District Judge Marcia…
Barna: Four in 10 ‘unchurched’ have been hurt by churches
VENTURA, Calif. (ABP) — Nearly four of every 10 "unchurched" Americans avoid worship because of negative past experiences in churches or with church people, according to new research by The Barna Group. The research firm that tracks the role of…
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
History meetings will focus on ‘peace-bearing.’ Peace-bearing is the theme of two events set for May 18 at Second Baptist Church in Richmond. At 7:30 p.m. the Virginia Baptist Historical Society will host its annual meeting with keynote speakers Karen…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Samuel Feemster, to Mount Vernon Church, Arlington, as pastor. • Rodney A. Bracey, to Shalom Fellowship Church, Richmond, as senior pastor. • Samuel Feemster, to Mount Vernon Church, Arlington, as pastor. • Joao da Rocha, to Second…
Barna: Four in 10 ‘unchurched’ have been hurt by churches
VENTURA, Calif. (ABP) — Nearly four of every 10 "unchurched" Americans avoid worship because of negative past experiences in churches or with church people, according to new research by The Barna Group. The research firm that tracks the role of…
Petersburg congregation closes, gives buildings to African-American church
PETERSBURG, Va. — In 1957, 30 years after its founding, Elm Street Baptist Church in Petersburg expressed its confidence in the future by building a new 400-seat sanctuary. The following year, as if to justify the church’s attitude, Petersburg was…