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LAVONIA, Ga. (ABP) — Members of a Southern Baptist church in Northeast Georgia want answers about the police-shooting death of their 29-year-old pastor in a drug-sting operation gone wrong. Jonathan Ayers, pastor of Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Lavonia, Ga.,…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP)—When churches fall on hard economic times, some congregations reduce the amount they give to missions. A Kentucky Baptist pastor believes they should do the opposite. “I think churches are in a survival mentality right now, and it…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP)—Mission Frankfort Clinic is a godsend for an average of 40 to 50 uninsured patients who come through its doors between 6:30 and 8:30 on Wednesday nights to see a doctor or dentist or to get a prescription…

LAS VEGAS (ABP) — An accused swindler who allegedly traded on his Southern Baptist faith in business dealings owes more than a quarter-million dollars in gambling debt, according to a lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas casino Sept. 1. Allen…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Long talks, compromises and at least one blunt sermon preceded a recent celebration service uniting a black church and a white church in Louisville, Ky. Several questions remain for the new congregation, but both pastors insist…

CINCINNATI (ABP) — A federal appeals court has resurrected a case involving a Kentucky Baptist children's home accused of using taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate children with religious beliefs. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 31 that a…

PORVOO, Finland (ABP) — A former Rwandan Baptist pastor accused of genocide in the African country's 1994 massacres is standing trial in Finland. Francois Bazaramba, 58, is accused of planning, leading and carrying out killings of 5,000 members of the…

PASADENA, Texas (ABP) — A Baptist pastor plans to launch a public weeklong hunger strike in front of Houston’s municipal headquarters to call for immigration reform. Julio Barquero, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Esperanza in Pasadena, Texas, will eat no solid…

Kley Sippel and his family had to find additional resources to attend Samford University when his father lost his job in 2007 (Samford photo by Caroline Summers). BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — For thousands of students at Baptist colleges, the excitement…