CORDOVA, Tenn. (ABP) — Paul Williams, minister of prayer and special projects at Bellevue Baptist Church, sexually abused his son 17 years ago, according to a report from the church's investigative committee. The committee announced its findings to the congregation…
Opinion: Strategies to address misery faraway
My parents recently left for their 14th trip to Zimbabwe as volunteer medical missionaries. I confess that saying goodbye to them always involves a mixture of emotions. Certainly what they do on these trips is of vital importance — my…
Baptists work with Afghan refugees in suburban America
ATLANTA (ABP) — When people ask Becky Shenton what she does for a living, she always replies, “I work for the church, and I help people.” Becky and her husband, Doug, work with an unlikely group of people in the…
New dean at Kentucky seminary to help promote the school
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — The naming of a new dean to the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will help the school gain membership in a theological school association, the seminary's president said. The trustees of Baptist Seminary of Kentucky named Dalen…
Robert Drinan, first priest to vote in Congress, dies
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Former Rep. Robert Drinan (D-Mass.), whose activism against the Vietnam War led him to become the first Catholic priest to vote in Congress, died Jan. 28. A statement from Georgetown University, where Drinan lived in campus housing…
Judson College receives multi-million dollar bequest
Judson College received a $9 million Christmas present. Proceeds from the estate of Marian Acree Tucker of Dadeville, Ala., will be the largest bequest ever given to the college by an individual donor. Tucker died in May 2003 at…
Former governor, Baptist minister, Huckabee runs for White House
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The latest long-shot presidential candidate is a Southern Baptist Baby Boomer from Hope, Ark., who served as governor of his home state. But this isn't Bill Clinton, and he isn't a Democrat. Instead, he's a Republican, an…
One of a kind
According to Chris McPeek, youth minister at Columbia Baptist in Falls Church and student at the John Leland Center for Theological Studies, his school is unique. “What I find really different is the international flavor of the students and faculty….
Love offering for 21-C will fund registration
The missions and outreach potential of this year's “P.E.A.C.E. in 21-C” conference with Rick and Kay Warren has inspired Highlands Fellowship Church in Abingdon to offer to pay the registration fees for two key leaders from any Baptist General Association…