FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A Texas Baptist church excluded from the Southern Baptist Convention in June over homosexuality has opted not to send messengers to this week's Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting. Facing the prospect of having…
Fort Worth church declines to send messengers to BGCT
FORT WORTH—Rather than face a challenge from the floor of the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting or submit to having its beliefs about homosexuality examined by the BGCT Executive Board, Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth chose not…
Christian, other faith leaders urge Congress to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (ABP) — More than 40 religious officials signed a letter Nov. 12 to congressional leaders — and copied to all members of Congress — urging immediate action to close the United States' military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Stassen…
Team from Dallas church ministers to incarcerated Middle Eastern girls
An exploratory team from Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas got close-up perspective on the lives of the girls living in a detention facility in a North African country during a recent scouting trip. DALLAS (ABP) — A team from Wilshire…
Book says nation watching this year’s Lottie Moon offering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (ABP) — A Christian organization that tracks giving to religious groups says other denominations will be watching this year's Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which funds overseas missionaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. John and Sylvia Ronsvalle of empty…
Research group says nation watching this year’s Lottie Moon offering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (ABP) — A Christian organization that tracks giving to religious groups says other denominations will be watching this year's Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which funds overseas missionaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. "The State of Church Giving through…
Baptist leaders say Muslims should not be banned from military
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Three Baptist leaders said it would be a mistake to ban Muslims from service in the United States military based on the Nov. 5 mass shooting that killed 12 soldiers and one civilian and wounded more than…
Texas textbook battles have national significance, scholar says
DALLAS (ABP) — Battles in the Texas State Board of Education over social studies textbooks have national consequences and amount to a conflict over what kind of nation the United States was founded to be — and what it may…
Church opens doors to victims of workplace violence
ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) — A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church opened its doors to more than 50 employees of an engineering firm in downtown Orlando, Fla., rocked by workplace violence Nov. 6. Tommy Deal represents the Florida Cooperative Baptist Fellowship…
Florida church becomes sanctuary for victims of workplace violence
ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) — A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church opened its doors to more than 50 employees of an engineering firm in downtown Orlando, Fla., rocked by workplace violence Nov. 6. Tommy Deal represents the Florida Cooperative Baptist Fellowship as…
Response to last year’s Hurricane Ike inspires unique network’s creation
DALLAS (ABP) — Whenever a disaster strikes a church or individual, restoring order is an enormous task when done alone. But trying to connect folks in need with churches that could fulfill those needs in the wake of a destructive…
Social networking enables Va. church to collect toys for Ga. flood victims
Children from Cradock Baptist with some of the stuffed animals collected for the children in Atlanta. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (ABP) — Rob Edwards, pastor of Cradock Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Va. admits a recent mission project that resulted in the collection…