DALLAS (ABP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were driven from their homes in southern Mexico after that region's worst-ever flooding, prompting assistance from several Baptist groups in the United States. When more than a week of heavy rains caused…
VBHS offers new historical resources
RICHMOND — Two new historical resources will be released on Nov. 13 by the Virginia Baptist Historical Society and Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. God's Stories: An Illustrated History of Baptists in Virginia covers 300 years of Baptist history…
Bluefield trustees consider facility improvements
BLUEFIELD — Members of the Bluefield College board of trustees gathered on campus, Oct. 19-20, for their annual fall meeting, and during the two-day session the board approved a feasibility study for a new residence hall on campus, heard reports…
IMB attorney says trustee board has power to suspend Burleson
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – Although the full Southern Baptist Convention is the only group with the power to unseat a trustee of one of its agencies, the International Mission Board's attorney said Nov. 8 the board has the legal power…
EDITORIAL: It happens at the BGAV
When the Baptist General Association of Virginia gathers in Richmond for our annual meeting next week we will have a lot to accomplish. I don't wish to cast any doubt on the importance of the decisions we will make over…
FIRST PERSON: An untold story: What’s happening in campus ministry at ODU
NORFOLK — Everyday the campuses of Virginia swarm with thousands of college students. In the minds and hearts of these students, serious life questions are being asked, challenged and asked again and again. New ideas are being entertained and life…
House passes first-ever bill banning job discrimination against gays
WASHINGTON (ABP) — After 33 years of trying, gay-rights groups got one of their biggest legislative victories in history Nov. 7. Some said the bill didn't go far enough, while gay-rights opponents claimed it would undermine heterosexual marriage and threaten…
IMB trustees censure Burleson, bar him from board activities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (ABP) — In a rare move, trustees of a Southern Baptist Convention agency voted Nov. 6 to censure one of their own and effectively bar him from carrying out the duties of his office. However, reform-minded Oklahoma pastor…
Pat Robertson endorses Giuliani despite views on abortion, gays
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The controversial founder of the Christian Coalition has endorsed a Republican presidential candidate known for his support of abortion rights and gay rights. In a Nov. 7 Washington press conference, television evangelist Pat Robertson announced he is…
Chuck Poole returns to former pulpit after 4 years among city’s poorest
JACKSON, Miss. (ABP) — In 2003, Chuck Poole left the pastorate of Northminster Baptist Church to minister to the street people of Jackson, Miss., and others living in poverty. Four-and-a-half-years later, he is returning to that same pulpit — changed…
Hundreds of North Carolina Baptists serve in weekend missions blitz
HENDERSON, N.C. (ABP) — The small Flint Hill neighborhood in Henderson, N.C., hadn't seen traffic like this in years. Cars and church vans packed into a small lot, bulldozers moved through the neighborhood, and dumpsters crowded the street — all…
National survey reveals lack of knowledge about First Amendment
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the Founding Fathers meant the United States to be a Christian nation, and more than half believe the U.S. Constitution establishes a Christian nation, a national survey revealed. Produced by The First…