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Procter & Gamble wins $19 million judgment over Satanism rumors

SALT LAKE CITY (ABP) — For those who needed any more reasons to discount the decades-old rumor that one of America's largest and oldest consumer-products companies was in league with Satan, a federal jury recently provided about 19 million of…

Making history: BWA committee nominates first non-white general secretary

Neville Callam will make history for Baptists around the world if elected general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance. If elected in July, the 55-year-old Jamaican pastor will be the first non-white chief executive of the group, which represents approximately…

Former BGAV president elected to lead BTSR

Florida pastor Ronald W. Crawford, a former Virginia pastor who was president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, was named president-elect of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond by the school's board of trustees March 19. Crawford currently serves as…

CBFV adopts Millennium Development Goals

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia adopted the United Nations Millennium Development Goals during its annual general assembly, March 9-10 in Richmond. The vote came at the urging of Colleen Burroughs, co-founder and executive vice president of Passport Inc., a…

Pastor gets 10 years of probation for sexual molestation of teenage boy

An Amherst pastor convicted of molesting a teenage boy he once tutored was sentenced to 10 years probation on March 14. Kenneth Larry Payne, 70, was arrested in May 2006 after a 17-year-old reported Payne's actions to authorities. Payne was…

Bluefield receives scholarship grant from Kessee Foundation

Students at Bluefield College will soon have access to more financial aid, thanks to a generous gift from the Keesee Foundation. Members of the Martinsville-based fund were on the BC campus March 15 to present a $200,000 check to the…

FIRST PERSON: Clinch Valley teen is making a difference

At the age of 14, John Gillenwater of Gate City is already becoming pretty well-known in his community. John accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age and is a member of Community Fellowship Baptist Church and Boy Scout…

Baptist Theological Seminary hosts first pastoral leadership seminar

The School of Christian Ministry at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will host their first pastoral leadership seminar April 26-27 on the campus in Richmond. The pastoral leadership seminar will address aspects of congregational life that affect the leadership functions…

Buffkin named campus minister

Jeffrey Buffkin has been named Baptist collegiate minister at the College of William and Mary, effective May 1. In announcing Buffkin's appointment, Greg Alexander, collegiate/ young adult ministry strategist for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's emerging leaders team, said, “We…

Alum Spring church member win award

The singing duo Braeded Chord was awarded a WAMMIE (Washington Area Musicians Association Award) Feb. 18 for Best Gospel/Inspirational Group of 2006. This marks the second year in a row that the performing songwriting duo, consisting of Sharon Dennis, a…

BTSR hosts live seminar on ministry

The School of Christian Ministry at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will host a live seminar called “Live into the Vision—Every Member a Minister” on May 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This seminar is for anyone who is…

Conference to focus on adult ministry

A conference on “Keeping People Over 60 While Reaching People Under 40,” led by Eddie Hammett, will be held May 1 from 6-9 p.m. at Villa Heights Baptist Church in Roanoke. The church is located at 4080 Challenger Ave., NE…

PNBC plans ‘Freedom Sunday’ this weekend

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic

High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders

BNG introduces ‘Bible Divas’ podcast