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Franklin Baptist proves unsinkable

Suffering its second flood in seven years, Franklin Baptist Church was closed for a week as waters from the swollen Blackwater River crept into town. “During the Sunday we were out [of the building] we had a community service,” offered…

Evangelicals push for end to genocide in Darfur

Twenty-four evangelical leaders–both progressive and conservative–placed full-page ads in leading U.S. newspapers Oct. 18 calling for President Bush and the American public to stop genocide in Darfur. The leaders requested an immediate session with the president to discuss economic sanctions…

LifeWay to open two new stores in Virginia

Two new LifeWay stores, one in Lynchburg and one in Fredericksburg are scheduled to open in the Thanksgiving to Christmas time frame. The Lynchburg store, containing 6,300 square feet, will be located on Ward's Road across from the Wal-Mart near…

Center announces 2007 Heritage Essay contest

The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies wishes to remind all high school juniors and seniors of the second annual Roots and Wings Young Scholars Essay Contest. All entries for the contest should be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2007. First…

BC to dedicate new residence for missionaries

What began in the fall of 2003 on the campus of Bluefield College as a simple improvement project, but eventually developed into a large-scale renovation effort involving churches and BC friends across the region will culminate, Sat., Nov. 4, at…

Retired pastor’s gifts to BTSR total $250,000

With their recent major gift to the “Building Our Future … Together” campaign, Henry and Florence Langford are celebrating a total of $250,000 that they have been able to share with Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Counting the Langfords' most…

BC celebrates Baptist heritage with special day

Bluefield College celebrated its history Oct. 4 with an annual Baptist Heritage Day ceremony on campus featuring a keynote address from an authority on history, Fred Anderson, executive director of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. For the seventh consecutive year,…

Bluefield hosts male chorale

The Virginia Baptist Male Chorale shared its music ministry with students, faculty, staff and friends of Bluefield College during a concert on Oct. 17. Representing more than 20 Baptist churches across the Commonwealth, the Virginia Baptist Male Chorale shared a…

Southwestern trustees adopt policy opposing ‘private prayer language’

Trustees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary overwhelmingly adopted a policy Oct. 17 that puts the school on record opposing charismatic expressions of the Holy Spirit, including so-called “private prayer languages.” Trustees also heard news of one of the largest donations…

Campbell University icon retires after 60-plus years of work

It was 1943 when Leslie Campbell plucked 18-year-old Diamond Johnson Matthews out of Mabel Powell's English class to be his secretary. The son of Campbell University founder James Archibald Campbell, he needed a bright presidential assistant who was “especially good…

Migrants fuel evangelical growth across Europe

Decked in Sunday finery, the chattering line stretches out the door and up a gritty block of warehouses and homes in this working-class Paris suburb. Inside, the congregation at Impact Christian Center sways and chants to gospel rhythms with an…

Nigerian president challenges African Baptists

“The church is part of the larger society. Its members live in a society that is plagued with all sorts of challenges, contradictions and a penchant for negating all the values in the Holy Bible.” With these words, Olusegun Obasanjo,…

Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing