Children are hungry tonight because of Lindsey Graham

DALLAS (ABP) — Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls ministry has collected its 2 millionth pair of shoes for needy children and families in the United States and around the world. The long-anticipated milestone came during the 10th anniversary of…

SHALLOWATER—A warm apple pie opens doors and hearts to the gospel, as members at First Baptist Church of Shallowater discovered. Church members are seeking to visit homes in their small town 10 miles northwest of Lubbock and put into practice…

MONROE, La. (ABP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is trading barbs with a prominent Baptist pastor over the governor’s use of a state helicopter and travel detail to attend churches in far-flung — but politically strategic — parts of the…

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…