Staff Changes Will Dodson, to Goshen Church, Spotsylvania, as pastor. Floyd Harrison, to Story Creek Church, Ferrum, as pastor. Bill Helton, to First Church, Jonesville, as pastor. Jim Woodland, to Grove Park Church, Portsmouth, as interim pastor. Hope Briley, to…
Retired pastor’s gifts to BTSR total $250,000
With their recent major gift to the “Building Our Future … Together” campaign, Henry and Florence Langford are celebrating a total of $250,000 that they have been able to share with Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Counting the Langfords' most…
Correction
In the ABP story “Leaders of '40s youth revivals gather to reminisce, kindle new 'fires'” issued Oct. 24, please make the following corrections: In the 18th paragraph, please remove the periods in B. O. Baker, making it read BO Baker….
BC celebrates Baptist heritage with special day
Bluefield College celebrated its history Oct. 4 with an annual Baptist Heritage Day ceremony on campus featuring a keynote address from an authority on history, Fred Anderson, executive director of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. For the seventh consecutive year,…
Bluefield hosts male chorale
The Virginia Baptist Male Chorale shared its music ministry with students, faculty, staff and friends of Bluefield College during a concert on Oct. 17. Representing more than 20 Baptist churches across the Commonwealth, the Virginia Baptist Male Chorale shared a…
Southwestern trustees adopt policy opposing ‘private prayer language’
Trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary overwhelmingly adopted a policy Oct. 17 that puts the school on record opposing charismatic expressions of the Holy Spirit, including so-called “private prayer languages.” Trustees also heard news of one of the largest donations…
Campbell University icon retires after 60-plus years of work
It was 1943 when Leslie Campbell plucked 18-year-old Diamond Johnson Matthews out of Mabel Powell's English class to be his secretary. The son of Campbell University founder James Archibald Campbell, he needed a bright presidential assistant who was “especially good…
Migrants fuel evangelical growth across Europe
Decked in Sunday finery, the chattering line stretches out the door and up a gritty block of warehouses and homes in this working-class Paris suburb. Inside, the congregation at Impact Christian Center sways and chants to gospel rhythms with an…
N.J. court gives gays marriage rights, but not the right to call it ‘marriage’
TRENTON, N.J. (ABP) — The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Oct. 25 that the state's constitution requires that marriage rights be available to same-sex couples on an equal basis with heterosexuals. But the court left state legislators to decide whether…
Labels mask diverse opinions on faith issues, researchers say
WACO, Texas (ABP) — The stereotypical images of “liberals” and “evangelicals” create a distorted picture of what issues are important to each group and how each will vote in November, according to new research. A recent survey by researchers at…
Survey: Moms fed up with sexy dolls, wish for wholesome alternatives
DALLAS (ABP) — Moms across America are fed up with overly sexy dolls, according to a Sept. 25 report from Synovate, a market-research firm. The study, which surveyed 1,010 mothers with daughters 4 to 9 years old, found that 85…
Belief in Halloween spooks, paranormal, said to be spreading among Americans
DALLAS (ABP) — With Halloween fast approaching, adults across the nation are loading up on candy and decorations, planning to hunker down for a night of trick-or-treaters, parties and hi-jinx. But how many of them actually believe in the ghosts…