When we — Baptists and Methodists — were all evangelical

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Kentucky Baptist church will be host for an interfaith service Sept. 11 billed as a "peaceful, positive alternative" to a Quran-burning ceremony scheduled the same day in Florida. The "Honoring Sacred Texts" service is scheduled…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Religious leaders in Gainesville, Fla., recently stood together on the steps of the town's City Hall in a show of solidarity against a small congregation in the community that has gained international attention for its plan…

LINCOLN, Neb. (ABP) — A federal judge has barred Nebraska from enforcing the state's flag-desecration law on members of a controversial Baptist church who claimed in a lawsuit the statute violated their constitutional right to freedom of speech. A Westboro…

ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) — An independent Baptist who died Aug. 30 in Afghanistan is the first United States Army chaplain to be killed in the line of duty since the Vietnam conflict, according to Army officials. Dale Goetz (courtesy Maranatha…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The National Baptist Convention USA has settled one lawsuit with a disgraced former president who sued after losing a re-election bid in 2009, the convention's parliamentarian and general counsel told leaders attending the annual convention…

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — The pastor of one of the Southern Baptist Convention’s most visible leaders will be recommended as the new head of the denomination’s North American Mission Board. Kevin Ezell (Highview Baptist Church photo) Kevin Ezell, pastor of…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A Hispanic North Carolina pastor is out on bond after the first stage of deportation proceedings against him, and is planning his case to avoid getting snared by a 15-year-old crime for which he has already served…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptist organizations in the United States and elsewhere are continuing their efforts to provide relief after catastrophic flooding in Pakistan — but funds are being stretched to the limit by the disaster’s massive scale. {youtube}rFk4cRfd3hs{/youtube} According to…