At this VBS, a skit simulates a violent execution

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Paul Negrut, the president of the Romanian Baptist Union and a “hero” to Southern Baptist conservatives, is accused of plagiarizing a book by an American author — ironically, for use in a Romanian seminary class…

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — After a 10-month search to replace disgraced former head Bob Reccord, the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board has recommended Virginian Geoffrey Hammond as its next president. Hammond, 49, is currently senior associate director of…

UNEDITED NEWS RELEASLE — RICHMOND,Va. – “Let Justice Roll” is the theme of the Ninth annual Chester Brown, Hampton Baptist Church Preaching and Worship Conference, May 21-23, at Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond. Plenary and worship sessions will explore Christ's…

DUMAS, Ark. (ABP) — Within a few hours after an F-3 tornado tore a path of destruction through a southeast Arkansas town Feb. 24, Arkansas Baptists disaster-relief volunteers and area church members were on hand aiding victims and assessing the…

ATLANTA (ABP) — What's the greatest spiritual need in China today? According to Bill and Michelle Cayard, Houston-natives who have worked in China since 2003, the country desperately needs more churches and trained leadership. Case in point: Sichuan, a Western…

DALLAS (ABP) — Archaeologists, biblical scholars and Christian leaders are casting doubt on explosive claims about the life of Jesus in a new documentary from Hollywood director-producer James Cameron. The film, called The Lost Tomb of Jesus, presents evidence producers…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Feb. 28 in a case that, on the surface, is about technical issues — but could end up having significant ramifications for the way courts handle church-state cases. At stake, advocates…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABP) — A Christian delegation led by Quakers and Mennonites met with political and religious leaders in Iran to improve relations between the United States and the volatile nation. Representatives from the American Friends Service Committee and the…

IRVING, Texas (ABP) — A refrain of freedom echoed through a Mainstream Baptist Network convocation in suburban Dallas Feb. 23-24. About 80 participants from across the South gathered for the sixth-annual event. During the session, seven speakers addressed the theme…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — Advocates for mandating a vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer for teenage girls have received two new setbacks, with a lawsuit against the first state to make the regimen mandatory and an announcement that the pharmaceutical…

It's already Lent and so far we've had a relatively snow-free winter here in Hanover County, Va. While the schools provided the kids with a couple of delayed openings and at least one “just in case” closing, there hasn't really…

SAN DIEGO (ABP) — Supporters of a controversial cross on government land in San Diego won the latest round in a lengthy war over the monument Feb. 21. The California Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower…