WASHINGTON (ABP) — Federal appeals-court judge John Roberts is one step closer to becoming the 17th chief justice of the United States, after gaining the approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sept. 22. The committee approved Roberts by a bipartisan…
Texas Baptists prepare for Rita as category 4 storm bears down on coast
DALLAS (ABP) — With Hurricane Katrina fresh on their minds, Baptist General Convention of Texas leaders are preparing relief resources to serve as quickly as possible when Hurricane Rita strikes along the Gulf Coast. BGCT staff members are lining up…
Former Katrina shelter becomes haven for Rita evacuees
SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — As Hurricane Rita bears down on the Texas coast, a shelter that housed victims of Hurricane Katrina has been emptied and reopened for evacuees of the new storm. Churchill Baptist Church in San Antonio, which has…
House allows religious discrimination in reauthorizing Head Start program
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Once again, the House of Representatives has voted to allow religious social-service providers using federal money to discriminate in hiring on the basis of religion. The Sept. 22 move was the latest in a long series of…
SBC Executive Committee increases salary structure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has voted to raise the salaries for some of its upper-level employees as questions continue about the openness of its salary structure. The vote came during the committee's Sept. 20…
Alabama Baptist churches help state literacy effort
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (ABP) — Alabama is leading the way in raising literacy rates, one child at a time, said U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings at the second Governor's Reading Summit Sept. 15 at Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia…
Classified Ads for September 15, 2005
Associate Minister for Students: University Baptist Church of Charlottesville, Va., a congregation of 500 resident members located adjacent to the University of Virginia and the UVA Medical Center, is seeking an individual for the position of Associate Minister for Students….
Classified Ads for September 22, 2005
MINISTER OF EDUCATION/LAY DEVELOPMENT: Roxboro Baptist Church is seeking a full-time Minister of Education/Lay Development to encourage, coordinate and administer the work of the church's laity in ministry. The church is a growing, moderate congregation with 600+ members. Send résumé…
Church & People News for September 1, 2005
Staff Changes Adam Woods, resigning as pastor of Critz Church, Critz. Dan Tatum, to Hampton Church, Hampton, as minister of congregational life. Dee Whitten, to Chestnut Grove Church, Earlysville, as interim pastor. Church News Carlisle Avenue Church, Richmond, will host…