Al Mohler cozies up to Doug Wilson

James Pleitz PENSACOLA, Fla. (ABP) – James Pleitz, a well-known pastor in Florida and Texas and active in denominational leadership, died Sunday, May 15. He had been in care of the Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Inpatient Residence in Pensacola, Fla., since…

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) – Ed Vick, a prominent Baptist layman and supporter of moderate causes including Associated Baptist Press, died May 13, seven weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Vick, 76, of Raleigh, N.C., served as a director…

BATON ROUGE, La. (ABP) – Southern Baptist leaders in Louisiana are opposing efforts to add more specific language to the state’s ban against bullying in public schools. John Yeats John Yeats, communications director for the Louisiana Baptist Convention, spoke against…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Norman Jameson, former editor of a North Carolina Baptist newspaper, has joined the staff of the Religious Herald as a contributing writer. Jameson, who is based in Raleigh, N.C., will cover North Carolina Baptists for the…

LIBERTY, Mo. (ABP) — Big Muddy/Clean Water, a campaign to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia connected to the Missouri River 340 race, recently received a $5,000 grant by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri. The grant will be…