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…
UPDATED: Surviving Christian activists reportedly freed from Iraqi captors
BAGHDAD (ABP) — Three Christian peace activists have been freed from captivity in Iraq, according to the organization under whose aegis they traveled to the war-torn country. Christian Peacemaker Teams learned early March 23 that British Baptist Norman Kember, 74;…
Ouachita trustees urge feasibility study for graduate program in theology
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (ABP) — Ouachita Baptist University trustees, meeting in executive session March 9, urged the OBU administration to explore the feasibility of launching a graduate program in theology. The action came in the form of a resolution by a…
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…
Alabama fires suspects stay in jail, face arson and burglary charges
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — The three men charged in the string of 10 church fires in rural Alabama will not seek release on bond from their federal charges, their lawyers said. Matthew Lee Cloyd, 20; Benjamin Moseley, 19; and Russell…
Diverse groups urge administration to intervene in Afghan man’s case
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The plight of an Afghan man who could face the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity has united a broad array of religious, human-rights and advocacy groups that often find themselves ideologically opposed to each…
North Carolina CBF approves budget, elects new leaders
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — In its 13th General Assembly, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina reelected Don Horton, a layman from Zebulon Baptist Church, as moderator. Gail Coulter, pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville, became moderator-elect. “It was…
IMB won’t remove blogging trustee but prohibits dissent in future actions
TAMPA, Fla. (ABP) — Trustees of the International Mission Board decided not to seek the removal of one of their own for criticizing trustee actions, but they adopted new guidelines to prohibit and punish such criticism in the future. After…
Hope Builders: Bringing Hope to our Neighbors
Imagine you are a 26-year-old single mother with four children ranging in age from two to nine years old. You didn’t finish high school and you work as a waitress. You struggle to cover rent, utilities, medicine, food, clothes and…
One stitch at a time: “Web of Hope” at Black Creek Church
When sisters Sue Roe and Pattie Peace learned that women were meeting at Black Creek Baptist Church in Mechanicsville to make clothing for the poor, they knew they could help. “I’ve been knitting for about 30 years and for the…
Push against conversions in India call evidence of gospel’s success
By Erich Bridges Baptist Press A new campaign against the conversion of Hindus to Christianity is “evidence of success” for the spread of the gospel in India, a Christian worker there says. Militant Hindu leaders mounted a major gathering in…
CBFV adopts ‘Re-visioning’ statement during annual general assembly
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia clarified its identity and function March 11 by adopting a “Re-visioning” document which will guide the organization in the future. The CBFV “is a network of churches and inviduals being the presence of Christ…