By Jeff Brumley A gay, married man in Springfield, Va., believes his childhood Baptist roots and conservative Christian upbringing will help him convince homosexuals estranged from the church that the Bible isn’t out to get them. Dave Farmer says his…
Colo. church faces flooding
By Jeff Brumley The flooding that killed at least three Coloradans and forced the evacuations of thousands of others also menaced downtown Boulder churches and their members. Pastor Bob Ballance of Pine Street Church told ABPnews today that nearby roads and…
CBF adds staff for advocacy, partnerships
By Bob Allen Stephen Reeves, director of public policy and counsel for the Texas Baptist Life Commission, has been named associate coordinator of advocacy and partnership for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. An attorney, Reeves will focus on collaboration with Fellowship…
New CBF structure energizes, leaders say
By Bob Allen About 140 people have visited Atlanta in the last four weeks for implementation of a new leadership structure adopted last year following a two-year study on ways to improve the 22-year-old Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s effectiveness and reach….
New CBF structure energizes, leaders say
By Bob Allen About 140 people have visited Atlanta in the last four weeks for implementation of a new leadership structure adopted last year following a two-year study on ways to improve the 22-year-old Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s effectiveness and reach….
Suburban church hosts birthday bash for homeless in Richmond’s center city
POWHATAN, Va. — Powhatan Community Church threw a birthday party for 130 people Aug. 31 — all of them homeless. It was held in Richmond’s Monroe Park with plenty of cake, ice cream and birthday gifts. The event is one…
As new executive take the helm, British Baptists rebrand their union to emphasize relationships
DIDCOT, England (ABP) — Baptist life in Great Britain entered a new stage this week under a new leader and with a new website and magazine aimed at rebranding the 122-year-old Baptist Union of Great Britain. Lynn Green Lynn Green,…
New Cooperative Baptist Fellowship structure energizes, leaders say as changes are implemented
ATLANTA (ABP) — About 140 people have visited Atlanta in the last four weeks for implementation of a new leadership structure adopted last year following a two-year study on ways to improve the 22-year-old Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s effectiveness and reach….
CBF solicits funds for Syria relief
By Bob Allen The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship appealed Sept. 12 for financial donations to improve the lives of refugees in Syria’s two-year civil war. In recent days, the Decatur, Ga.,-based Fellowship approved $10,000 to help meet the immediate needs of…
British Baptists rebrand
By Bob Allen Baptist life in Great Britain entered a new stage this week under a new leader and with a new website and magazine aimed at rebranding the 122-year-old Baptist Union of Great Britain. Lynn Green, elected in May…
Chaplain ‘forever changed’ by war
By Jeff Brumley They don’t give Purple Hearts for the kind of wounds Air Force Maj. Charles Seligman suffered in Iraq, but that doesn’t make them any less real. “I was what they called a wounded healer,” said Seligman, a…
McAfee professor takes Atlanta pastorate
By Bob Allen A Mercer University administrator who transferred from Macon, Ga., to Atlanta to recruit the first entering class when McAfee School of Theology opened in 1996, is new pastor at the city’s Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church. Dock…