Staff Changes Stephen Cook, to First Church, Danville, as pastor, effective Aug. 20. Richard W. Croxton, resigning as senior pastor of Braddock Church, Alexandria, to accept the senior pastorate of Providence Church, Hayes. Bill Ellis, resigning as pastor of Oak…
Fellowship provides clean water at Ukrainian foster home
ATLANTA (ABP) — Thanks to a $6,000 gift from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Ukrainian street children will have clean water from a new well. Village of Hope, which sits on a 17-acre tract of land half an hour from Kiev,…
Endowed gift establishes ABP Puckett Internship
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — For decades, R. Gene Puckett was a leader in Baptist journalism — as editor of North Carolina's Biblical Recorder for 16 years and earlier as Baptist state paper editor in Maryland and Ohio and managing editor…
Correction
In the July 5 story “Baptist pastor, author Rick Warren invited to speak in North Korea,” please note the change that Warren is expected to speak during the summer of 2007. The exact itinerary for Warren's trip is still undetermined,…
Ethicists weigh in on court’s decision to protect Guantanamo detainees
WASHINGTON (ABP) — While a prominent Southern Baptist leader says a recent Supreme Court decision weakens the United States' ability to combat terrorists, some other Christian ethicists say even those accused of terrorism deserve to have their rights upheld through…
Baptist World Alliance expands involvement, votes in new members
MEXICO CITY (ABP) — Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance ushered in its second century by unveiling plans to expand participation in the international organization. For starters, BWA's annual General Council meeting was renamed the BWA Annual Gathering, signaling a…
UPDATE: San Diego cross to remain, pending appeal
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A controversial cross will stay high atop a hill in a San Diego park at least until a federal appeals panel determines its fate, thanks to a Supreme Court justice. With a special order on the evening…
UPDATE: Courts in New York, Georgia deal blows to gay-marriage backers
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The highest state courts in New York and Georgia dealt dual setbacks to proponents of gay marriage in July 6 rulings. The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the state's constitution neither requires nor bans the…
New York’s highest court punts gay-marriage dispute to legislators
ALBANY, N.Y. (ABP) — New York's highest court has ruled that the state's constitution neither requires nor bans the legalization of same-sex marriage, saying the question is one for the state's legislators to decide. The July 6 ruling dealt a…