SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — The government of Sri Lanka has asked Baptist Child and Family Services, based in San Antonio, to help open five new emergency child-care centers along the country's east coast to care for tens of thousands of…
CBF issues worship resources for tsunami remembrance
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is providing worship resources for churches to use in remembering those affected by destructive tsunamis in Asia. The resources, compiled by CBF's initiative for congregational life, are available on the Fellowship's website, www.thefellowship.info….
Newdow refiles ‘under God’ case, asks for halt to inaugural prayers
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The famous atheist who failed last year in his attempt to get the phrase “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance is trying again. California physician and attorney Michael Newdow filed a lawsuit in federal court…
$1 billion in federal money spent through faith-based groups in 2003
WASHINGTON (ABP) — According to documents released by the White House, “faith-based” organizations received about $1.17 billion in federal grant money in 2003. That was about 8 percent of the $14.5 billion for which religious groups were eligible. Since taking…
Worldwide Baptists survive, reflectcentury of cultural change, Lotz says
MCLEAN, Va. (ABP) – Through 100 years that have seen some of the most dramatic changes in history, worldwide Baptists have emerged with a spirit of unity, according Denton Lotz, general secretary for Baptist World Alliance. In an open letter…
Cut opened door for BWA fundraising, says McCall
While Morris Chapman says the fact retired Southern Baptist Convention leaders are now raising money for the Baptist World Alliance from SBC churches is “astounding and regrettable,” one of his predecessors as SBC chief executive, Duke McCall, says Chapman and…
American volunteers brighten faces of orphans in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (ABP) — Marlene Grant put her arms around Teresia Ngao and helped the little girl cut out figures of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. A smile crossed Teresia's face as each character dropped to the table with the…
Former seminary president Roy Honeycutt dies
By Trennis Henderson Roy Honeycutt, retired president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Dec. 21, one day after suffering head injuries in a fall at his home in Louisville, Ky. He was 78. Honeycutt, a noted Old Testament scholar, was…
Baptist statesman James Sullivan, 94, former Sunday School Board head, dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — James Sullivan, Southern Baptist statesman and retired president of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, died Dec. 27 at a Nashville hospice following a brief illness. He was 94. A memorial service was…
Denominational leader James Sullivan dies at 94
James Lenox Sullivan, Southern Baptist statesman and retired president of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board (now LifeWay Christian Resources), died Dec. 27 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tenn., following a brief illness. He was 94. A private burial service…
Virginia Baptists channeling funds for tsunami disaster
Financial assistance for victims of the tsunami in South Asia may be channeled through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “Virginia Baptists' hearts go out to the victims in the Indian Ocean area,” said Jim George, disaster relief coordinator for the…
130,000 and still climbing
The world's worst earthquake in 40 years and a resulting tsunami left tens of thousands of South Asians dead and millions more homeless the last week of December. Baptist relief agencies are responding to the mammoth disaster. As the death…