BAYTOWN, Texas (ABP) — A conservative church in Baytown, Texas, has been kicked out of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention because it lets a ministry to homosexuals use church meeting space. Although the Eklektos ministry affirms homosexuality, the church…
Former Brewton-Parker president Starr Miller, 84, dies in Georgia
NEWNAN, Ga. (ABP) — W. Starr Miller, president emeritus of Brewton-Parker College, a Georgia Baptist school in Mt. Vernon, Ga., died Jan. 26. Miller, 84, had lived in Newnan, Ga., in retirement. Miller served as Brewton-Parker's president from 1979 to…
NAMB missionary found dead at home in Georgia mountains
HELEN, Ga. (ABP) — The death of a 32-year-old North American Mission Board missionary is under investigation by officials in the north Georgia county where he lived. The sheriff's office in White County, Ga., is investigating the Jan. 27 death…
Video of kidnapped Christian activists stokes hope as group continues protest
WASHINGTON (ABP) — New video footage of four Christian peace activists held hostage in Iraq has buoyed hope among their friends and loved ones — weeks after their captors' deadline for executing them. After more than a month of silence,…
No News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for January 26, 2006
North Carolina committee nominates consensus candidate for executive
ASHEBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Leaders of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina have nominated a candidate with support from both moderates and conservatives to the fractious statewide body's executive post. The convention's board of directors voted, without opposition, Jan….
Virginia legislators move closer to anti-gay-marriage amendment
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Virginia legislators have moved their state one step closer to adopting a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The Virginia Senate voted 28-11 Jan. 24 to follow Virginia's lower legislative chamber, the House of Delegates, in approving…
World Changers slate 93 cities for renovating houses
By Mickey Noah Baptist Press Thousands of Baptist students-from teenage to college-age-will swarm into 93 U.S. cities this summer to work on 2006 World Changers mission projects to renovate substandard housing around the country. Feb. 1 is the deadline for…
Baptist youth worship with others at Disney
By Lance Wallace CBF Communications More than 2,200 Christian teenagers-Baptists, Episcopalians and Presbyterians-explored common and distinct dimensions of their faith during the first “Faith in 3D” conference Jan. 13-16 at the Disney World Resort. With high-energy worship and intentionally diverse…
Mission opportunities for youth and young adults
The Virginia Baptist Mission Board and its international partners have many opportunities for young people to be involved in missions. Although the target ages are 16 to 26 for these youth-oriented experiences, there is some flexibility in the age expectation….
Senate committee approves Alito with contentious party-line vote
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Differences over abortion rights, discrimination and religious freedom contributed to a Senate panel's fractious party-line vote Jan. 24 on the confirmation of President Bush's nominee for a crucial seat on the Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee…
Maryland becomes latest hot spot in battle over same-sex marriage
BALTIMORE (ABP) — With a state judge's Jan. 20 ruling that Maryland's law banning same-sex marriage violates the state constitution, Maryland becomes the latest front in the nationwide battle over gay marriage. Baltimore City Circuit Judge Brooke Murdock said a…