SELMER, Tenn. (ABP) — Mary Winkler, the woman charged with fatally shooting her pastor husband, made her first appearance in court March 27, one day before more than 500 mourners attended the Church of Christ pastor's funeral. Winkler did not…
Exhibition on Bible in China coming to 3 U.S. cities
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is partnering with the China Christian Council to bring an exhibition on the Bible in China to three U.S. cities this spring and summer. The exhibition will highlight the Bible ministry of Chinese…
Austin association pulls funding from student ministry at UT
AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — The Austin Baptist Association is cutting off funding to the Baptist Student Ministry at the state's largest university in order to redirect money to starting churches. The University of Texas student ministry will lose about $4,000…
Condemned Afghan Christian freed, goes into hiding; others jailed
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Afghan man threatened with execution for converting to Christianity was freed and went into immediate hiding March 27, according to news reports. Meanwhile, according to an agency that monitors persecution of Christians, at least two other…
CORRECTION
In the March 22 ABP story “IMB won't remove blogging trustee but prohibits dissent in future actions,” an IMB trustee quoted in the 33rd paragraph was misidentified. Please replace the paragraph with the following: “When we become trustees, we give…
Despite resistance, Dallas City Council OKs homeless units near Baptist school
DALLAS (ABP) — As the heads of two Christian organizations, Jake Walters and Larry James both want to do good. But the ways they've decided to follow Jesus' command to love others are mutually exclusive — at least for the…
Wife confesses to pastor’s murder; police have yet to assign a motive
SELMER, Tenn. (ABP) — On the day of Mary Winkler's initial court appearance, authorities have yet to disclose a motive for her crime, even though she has confessed to shooting her husband of 10 years. Winkler, 32, has been charged…
Wayland Baptist loses Hardage in California plane accident
DALLAS (ABP) — A top-level administrator at a Texas Baptist college has died in a plane crash, according to government and school officials. Wayland Baptist University Executive Vice President Bill Hardage died March 25 when a plane he was piloting…
Trustees impose controls on Reccord after report reveals NAMB abuses
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board met in an eight-hour closed session March 23, emerging with recommendations that impose “executive-level controls” on NAMB President Bob Reccord and other administrators at the agency….
IMB trustees clash with Rankin over doctrinal charges, information access
TAMPA, Fla. (ABP) — The often-contentious relationship between Jerry Rankin, president of Southern Baptists' International Mission Board, and his trustees boiled over again during the board's March 20-22 meeting in Tampa. Trustees clashed with their CEO over accusations of doctrinal…
Baptist Union of Great Britain picks Edwards for secretary role
OXFORDSHIRE, England (ABP) — In a move members will approve April 28, the Council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain has nominated Jonathan Edwards as its next general secretary. The nomination followed the retirement announcement of former General Secretary…
Tennessee couple encourages others while battling cancer
JACKSON, Tenn. (ABP) — When Eric and Sharon Langshur's son, Matthew, was born five years ago with a congenital heart defect, they created a simple web site to provide updates, a message board, and a photo gallery for friends and…