BRIERFIELD, Ala. (ABP) — The clearing where Ashby Baptist Church once sat tucked in the woods is now clearer than it's been in nearly a century. With the ashes and debris from its sanctuary cleaned up, the site a quarter…
Done with arson case, Alabama ATF agent leads hunt for beeping eggs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — David Hyche has spent the last two months helping people hunt things. Hyche, the agent in charge of supervising the church fire investigations for the Birmingham Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives division, has led his team…
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Paul Corts named 5th president of Christian college council
DALLAS (ABP) — Former Baptist college president Paul Corts has been named the fifth president of the 30-year-old Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. The selection of Corts, who has served as assistant attorney general for administration for the U.S….
Tennessee Baptists to challenge Belmont, may ‘vacate’ board
NASHVILLE (ABP) — The Tennessee Baptist Convention will hold a rare special convention May 9 to deal with a growing rift with Baptist-affiliated Belmont University. Belmont wants to elect its own trustees, who have been appointed by the convention for…
Pro fisherman with no legs, one arm uses profession to witness to others
ROCKWALL, Texas (ABP) — Clay Dyer has a dream job. He believes without a doubt God called him to become a professional fisherman — and not just the “fisher of men” variety. Making his living with a rod, reel and…
Just days after asserting ‘war,’ DeLay leaves Congress
WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of the Religious Right's congressional heroes is leaving Congress under a cloud, just days after he appeared at a conference where the organizer said the attacks on him were part of a “war on Christians.” In…
Longtime Illinois columnist Tom Adams, 75, dies
ELGIN, Ill. (ABP) — Tom Adams, who penned one of the longest-running columns for a state Baptist newspaper, died April 1 following a heart attack. He was 75. “Tom's humility and his lack of pretense were qualities that endeared him…
Afghan president Karzai praises treatment of exiled Christian
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Afghanistan's president praised his government April 4 for releasing a Christian who had been threatened with death for abandoning Islam. Hamid Karzai said the nation's judiciary was right not to bow to pressure from Muslim clerics and…
Former SBC president Graham plans 2nd campus for Prestonwood Church
DALLAS (ABP) — Prestonwood Baptist Church, the 25,000-member megachurch near Dallas, has announced plans to build a second facility roughly 20 miles north of the existing campus. Former Southern Baptist president Jack Graham has served as pastor at Prestonwood, one…
Catholic diocese in Virginia to allow female altar servers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, which had been one of two U.S. dioceses that did not allow girls to be altar servers, will now allow them in parishes if pastors request them. The decision by Arlington Bishop Paul Loverde…
Church noteburning shows ‘nothing is impossible’
Gathering around a theme “Nothing is Impossible,” the congregation of Orchard Drive Baptist Church in Bassett, known locally as “The Orchard,” celebrated its 13-year history by burning their note of indebtedness. The morning service was electric with excitement as visitors…