HOUSTON (ABP) — Philanthropist John Baugh of Houston, a major benefactor of mainstream Baptist causes and institutions, died March 5. He was 91. Baugh, a member of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, was founder of SYSCO Corporation, serving as chairman…
John Baugh, Baptist philanthropist, critic of fundamentalism, dies
HOUSTON (ABP) — Philanthropist John Baugh of Houston, a major benefactor of moderate Baptist causes and institutions, died March 5 at the age of 91. He has been in declining health for several years. Baugh, a member of Tallowood Baptist…
NAE’s Anderson responds to pressure from conservatives on warming
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The leader of the National Association of Evangelicals is reportedly backing the group's governmental-affairs specialist after calls from some evangelicals that Richard Cizik stop his advocacy for global-warming issues. According to news reports from March 2 and…
‘Thanks Lotz,’ say global Baptists, Billy Graham to retiring BWA head
McLEAN, VA. (ABP) — A capacity crowd of 750 gathered March 3 in the ballroom of a Washington-area hotel to honor Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Denton Lotz as he begins retiring from his years of service to the world's…
Southwestern seeks McKissic’s removal; trustee likens attempt to ‘lynching’
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — For the second time in as many years, a Southern Baptist institution will try to remove a rookie trustee for alleged misconduct. This time it's Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is in a dispute with trustee…
Baptists prominent in relief, recovery after deadly tornadoes rake South
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (ABP) — Baptist relief workers were literally on the scene when a powerful tornado dealt a deadly blow to the high school in Enterprise, Ala., March 1. Hillcrest Baptist Church, which sits right next to Enterprise High School,…
Correction
In the 12th paragraph of the Feb. 28 ABP story “Ark. tornado prompts response by churches, convention,” Mike Ross was identified as a U.S. senator, when he is actually a U.S. representative whose district includes Dumas. In addition, the paragraph…
Correction
In the headline of the Feb. 28 story “Baptist missionaries help provide training to church leaders in China,” please change the word “missionaries” to “workers.”
Ancient boy causes stir between modern-day evangelicals, archaeologist
NAIROBI, Kenya (ABP) — A young boy who experts say died 1.6 million years ago is causing a modern-day spat between Christians in Kenya and a legendary archaeologist. The squabble involves a fossilized skeleton known as Turkana Boy, an 8-…
Other Anglican denominations force Episcopalians to find clarity
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Episcopal Church USA, on the verge of a split with its worldwide religious body over homosexuality, is being “pushed toward a decision by impatient forces within and outside this church,” according to the group's head. But…
Negrut, ‘hero’ to SBC conservatives, accused of plagiarism in Romania
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Paul Negrut, the president of the Romanian Baptist Union and a “hero” to Southern Baptist conservatives, is accused of plagiarizing a book by an American author — ironically, for use in a Romanian seminary class…
Leader of alternative Va. convention nominated as NAMB president
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — After a 10-month search to replace disgraced former head Bob Reccord, the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board has recommended Virginian Geoffrey Hammond as its next president. Hammond, 49, is currently senior associate director of…