Associated Baptist Press Baylor University announced March 13 receipt of its largest capital gift in history from Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane and his wife, Elizabeth. The amount was not specified, but the donation was described as a “leadership gift”…
Baptist church applauds marriage equality law
By Bob Allen A Seattle Baptist church known for a long history of social activism voted March 4 to affirm Washington State’s new law legalizing gay marriage. “Our church does not want to stay silent as other religious communities voice…
Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues
WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…
Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues
WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…
Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues
WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…
Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues
WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…
Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues
WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…
Baptists, White House officials discuss policy issues
WASHINGTON — A delegation of 60 Baptist pastors from almost 20 states — including about two dozen from the Mid-Atlantic — participated in a White House briefing March 7, joining administration officials in a four-hour dialogue on policy topics ranging…
Unconventional project combines church, apartments
By Robert Dilday After two years of wandering during construction, a Washington, D.C.,-area Baptist congregation returned March 4 to the site where it was organized more than a century ago in a new facility designed both for outreach to a…
Unconventional project combines church, apartments
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Church at Clarendon just outside Washington has returned to the site where it was organized more than a century ago after a two-year project which transformed the classical building into a 10-story structure topped by condominiums,…
Kentucky Baptist Convention offers employee retirement incentives
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Convention is offering incentives for employees to take early retirement or resign voluntarily as part of a “strategic realignment” of staff. Announcing the offer March 8, Executive Director Paul Chitwood said that over the…
Long-time WMU leader Helen Fling dies
Associated Baptist Press Helen Fling, 97, a longtime leader in Woman’s Missionary Union, died March 1. Her memorial service was March 6 at Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. The wife of Pastor Robert Fling, she was president of…