FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Texas pastor Dwight McKissic and his fellow trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have apparently decided to make peace, despite their previous public disagreements about a private “prayer language.” In a March 27 statement, trustee…
Church’s offering for Reccord raises questions about six-figure severance
SALISBURY, N.C. (ABP) — Former missions leader Bob Reccord preached a revival last week in a North Carolina church where congregants were asked to give a sacrificial “love offering” because preaching is Reccord's “only source of income” — one year…
Mohler’s office subject of sit-in by gay-rights group
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist seminary president's recent controversial comments on homosexuality caused a gay-rights group to target his office with a sit-in March 26, leading to 12 arrests. Members of Soulforce, a religious gay-rights group, detoured their…
African couple wins human rights award from Baptist World Alliance
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Officials at the Baptist World Alliance have, for the first time, honored a Baptist couple for their commitment to human rights. Joao and Nora Matwawana, residents of Nova Scotia, will receive BWA's 2007 Denton and…
Baylor engineering team sparks electricity in Honduran village
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Grad student Ryan McGhee has spent nearly all of his free time in the last several months doing one thing — building an electrical turbine. But despite the tool's seemingly pedestrian function, McGhee calls his work…
Procter & Gamble wins $19 million judgment over Satanism rumors
SALT LAKE CITY (ABP) — For those who needed any more reasons to discount the decades-old rumor that one of America's largest and oldest consumer-products companies was in league with Satan, a federal jury recently provided about 19 million of…
Ohio administration cuts contract with faith group, investigates office
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ABP) — Amid an investigation into the actions of the state's office of faith-based initiatives, Ohio officials have terminated a contract with a large organization closely tied to President Bush's efforts to fund government services through religious charities….
Pastor gets 10 years of probation for sexual molestation of teenage boy
An Amherst pastor convicted of molesting a teenage boy he once tutored was sentenced to 10 years probation on March 14. Kenneth Larry Payne, 70, was arrested in May 2006 after a 17-year-old reported Payne's actions to authorities. Payne was…
May 21 is entry deadline for BJC’s religious liberty essay contest
To engage high school students in church-state issues and to generate interest from a wide range of Baptists, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty in Washington has launched its second annual religious liberty essay contest. Open to all Baptist…
Bluefield receives scholarship grant from Kessee Foundation
Students at Bluefield College will soon have access to more financial aid, thanks to a generous gift from the Keesee Foundation. Members of the Martinsville-based fund were on the BC campus March 15 to present a $200,000 check to the…
Conference to focus on adult ministry
A conference on “Keeping People Over 60 While Reaching People Under 40,” led by Eddie Hammett, will be held May 1 from 6-9 p.m. at Villa Heights Baptist Church in Roanoke. The church is located at 4080 Challenger Ave., NE…
FIRST PERSON: Clinch Valley teen is making a difference
At the age of 14, John Gillenwater of Gate City is already becoming pretty well-known in his community. John accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age and is a member of Community Fellowship Baptist Church and Boy Scout…