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Unusual prayer meeting proves ministry catalyst for N.C. church

WILMINGTON, N.C. (ABP) — A prayer meeting hosted by a non-church member and featuring speaking in tongues, anointing with oil and the blowing of a ram’s horn might not seem like the typical turning point in the history of a…

Church aims to replicate course-changing experience

WILMINGTON, N.C. (ABP) — Staff members at First Baptist Church in Wilmington, N.C., say their experience at a church conference in Florida helped change their congregation for the better — so they sought to recreate the experience for other churches….

Most pastors oppose endorsing candidates from pulpit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Protestant pastors may hold strong political views, but most don't use their pulpits to tell church members how to vote, according to new data by LifeWay Research. The research arm of the Southern Baptist Convention's publishing…

Judge upholds fines against Baptists in Uzbekistan

OSLO, Norway (ABP) — A judge in Uzbekistan refused Oct. 14 to overturn fines against five Baptists convicted of illegal worship, an international news service that specializes in religious freedom coverage reported Oct. 26. Fines totaling roughly 10 times Uzbekistan's…

Baptist missionaries fight cholera outbreak in Haiti

HAUT-LIMBE, Haiti (ABP) — A medical missionary couple in Haiti jointly appointed by American Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship say they have not yet treated any cholera cases but are focusing on community education and prevention to halt spread…

The 20-year test

(Editor’s note: Although Bill Wilson’s commentary pieces — written as a column for the Virginia Baptist Religious Herald — have appeared frequently on Associated Baptist Press over the last year, with this edition ABP will begin the regular biweekly publication of his…

HERITAGE: Beneath the oaks

When my automobile rested under the oak trees at Antioch Baptist Church in Charlotte County, Va., it was pelted with giant acorns. They rained like bullets and a person had to run fast to avoid a crack on the head….

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

STAFF CHANGES • Bill Gohmert, to Red Lane Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Jeffrey Wright, resigning as pastor of Moffett Memorial Church, Danville. SUMMER CAMP: A group of youth from Calvary Baptist Church, Lovingston, attended the Master’s Inn summer camp…

Virginia Baptist budget proposal for 2011 reflects a 4.6 percent cut

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Baptists will be asked next month to adopt a budget for 2011 that is $650,000 lower than current budget allocations, bringing the spending plan closer to anticipated receipts next year. The proposed 2011 budget of $13,350,000,…

Affinity document could guide Virginia Baptists’ future relationships

RICHMOND, Va. — A document to be considered at next month’s annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia could provide a guide for Virginia Baptists’ future, if adopted by messengers. A proposal from an affinity study committee, appointed…

Va. Baptist board approves document to counter ‘revisionist’ view of history

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Baptist Mission Board has approved a “2010 History Project” to publish a document to correct “certain influential versions of American history [which] … mistakenly minimize or deny the grounding in this nation’s history of the…

EDITORIAL: Dealing with the anger means dealing with the issues

If, like me, you have been unfortunate enough to hear the barrage of campaign ads, you have probably been distressed by the angry accusations blasted like canon shots back and forth between party lines. It’s enough to cause those of…

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