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Thanks, Virginia Baptists!

On behalf of literally thousands of people across the Gulf region of our nation, I want to say a huge “Thank you” for your thoughtfulness in giving to bring help in the aftermath of Katrina. It is impossible for me…

Virginia Baptists impact through partnerships

Virginia Baptists are making an impact through partnership missions, said Craig Waddell, partnership and short-term volunteer coordinator for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's glocal missions and evangelism team, in a recent report. In other news from Virginia Baptists' international partners:…

Classified Ads for November 24, 2005

ASSOCIATE PASTOR FOR STUDENT MINISTRIES: Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., is seeking an Associate Pastor for Student Ministries. This individual must be passionate about Jesus and have a strong calling to youth ministry. This person will plan, lead,…

Ala. Baptists promote reconciliation during bus-boycott anniversary

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Acknowledging they have not always been on the right side of racial issues, Alabama Baptists endorsed a call to use the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a way to foster racial harmony. The…

Religious leaders decry narrow House passage of deficit bill

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A diverse group of religious leaders lambasted the House of Representatives Nov. 21 for its narrow passage of a deficit-cutting bill that makes many of its cuts in programs that benefit poor people. The House passed the…

Louisiana Baptists honor Clayton on retirement from newspaper

WEST MONROE, La. (ABP) — While Louisiana Baptists offered words of praise for their retiring newspaper editor during their recent annual meeting, they also gave support to keeping the paper independent. Meeting in West Monroe Nov. 14-15, Louisiana Baptists honored…

Louisiana Baptists reject officers, motions backed by conservative faction

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This updates and expands a version of the story that was released Nov. 16. It also corrects an error in the 7th paragraph of that story. Alan Weishampel's church is no longer named Murray Street Baptist Church; it…

Tennessee convention literally, figuratively stormy as action on Belmont postponed

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Deaths and disasters served as distractions from denominational politics for the 1,473 messengers attending the Tennessee Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov.15-16. In spite of contentious business items — including the election of a convention president by…

Kentucky messengers overwhelmingly approve Georgetown College proposal

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP) — In a historic, relationship-altering move, Kentucky Baptist Convention messengers voted overwhelmingly to approve a new ministry partnership with Georgetown College. In other action, messengers meeting Nov. 15-16 in Frankfort, Ky., elected conservative pastors to the KBC's…

Louisiana Baptists reject moves targeted at state newspaper

WEST MONROE, La. (ABP) — Messengers to the Louisiana Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-15 surprised some observers by rejecting candidates and causes endorsed by the state's conservative political group. Meeting at First Baptist Church in West Monroe, La., messengers…

Texas Baptist’s elections, speakers reflect diversity

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — Rallying under a banner of “One Family — One Mission,” messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting took decisive steps toward demonstrating the diversity of the Texas Baptist family. Messengers elected the convention's…

Florida Baptists sign marriage petition, told to fight worldview

Ocala, Fla. (ABP) — Seeking to galvanize the 1,550 messengers in attendance to action, leaders of the Florida Baptist State Convention publicly signed the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment during its 144th annual meeting Nov. 14-15 in Ocala, Fla. Among those…

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone