At this VBS, a skit simulates a violent execution

Third Baptist Church is in St. Louis’ Grand Center district, which boasts 12,000 theater seats, 12 galleries and museums and more than 1,500 cultural events each year.ST. LOUIS, Mo. — With 12,000 theater seats, 12 galleries and museums and more…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could lead to the first major church-state decision under the panel’s current makeup. The justices announced Feb. 23 they would hear Salazar v. Buono (No. 08-472). The…

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, which celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2009, is turning heads with a new eco-friendly building addition that eases overcrowding, allows for expanded missions and establishes a strong architectural presence along a prominent…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — If ever there were an archetypal hangout for what author and urban-studies theorist Richard Busboys and Poets offers affordable gourmet meals and a performance venue to edgy artists, sells books on political topics and provides a chic…

MOSCOW (ABP) — Russian Baptists denounced the injection of religion into politics after a bogus newspaper circulated in a mayoral race falsely identified a candidate as a Baptist in an effort to besmirch his character. According to Internet reports, a…

Urban churches reach out to the ‘creative class’ with edgy art, ancient traditions.RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Lights strung from a sanctuary’s ceiling at Epiphany. Art galleries and exhibits. Bicycle repair seminars. Cafes and coffee houses. Worship gatherings in downtown music…