ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptist groups in the United States have launched urgent funding appeals for earthquake relief in Haiti. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has directed more than $15,000 in funds designated for "Haiti Earthquake Response" raised through a website appeal,…
MLK Day celebration marks 50th anniversary of sit-in movement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Americans today think nothing of walking into a fast-food restaurant and eating next to a person of another race, but that is because of sacrifices made by others, a Baptist minister reminded an audience at a…
MLK Day celebration marks 50th anniversary of sit-in movement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Americans today think nothing of walking into a fast-food restaurant and eating next to a person of another race, but that is because of sacrifices made by others, a Baptist minister reminded an audience at a…
Texas church’s historic sanctuary lost to early-morning fire
TEMPLE, Texas (ABP) — The 70-year-old sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Temple, Texas, appears to be a total loss after a fire consumed it in the early-morning hours of Jan. 19. Reports on the church’s website and in…
MLK Day celebration marks 50th anniversary of sit-in movement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Americans today think nothing of walking into a fast-food restaurant and eating next to a person of another race, but that is because of sacrifices made by others, a Baptist minister reminded an audience at a…
BWA’s rescue team at work in Haiti
A Baptist World Alliance rescue team is offering medical care at a clinic in earthquake-stricken Port-au-Prince. View their work here.
MLK Day event marks key anniversary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Americans today think nothing of walking into a fast-food restaurant and eating next to a person of another race, but that is because of sacrifices made by others, a Baptist minister reminded an audience at a…
God and the Gridiron: Coaches can shape players’ faith
ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Christian coaches are in a position to teach far more than Xs and Os, a Hardin-Simmons University professor believes. Bob Moore, professor of fitness and sports science at the Texas Baptist school, considers sports fallow ground…
God and the Gridiron: Sports camps help churches reach out
Children stand in line waiting to perform a soccer drill they were just taught by Bill Chamblee, director of the Sports Ministry of North Texas. DENTON, Texas (ABP) — In an age where fascination with local and national sports teams…
Baptist World Alliance rescue team arrives in Haiti
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic, according to a news release from the Baptist World Alliance. The BWAid team, consisting of members from…
Baptist World Alliance rescue team arrives in Haiti
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic, according to a news release from the Baptist World Alliance. The BWAid team, consisting of members…
Baptist World Alliance rescue team arrives in Haiti, begins work in clinic
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic, according to a news release from the Baptist World Alliance. The BWAid team, consisting of members from…