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Knoxville church partners with Baptists in Croatia to train pastors, laity

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A local Tennessee church and the Croatian Baptist Union have formed a unique partnership to help support a pastoral center in ?akovec, Croatia. First Baptist Church of Knoxville, Tenn., and the Baptist Union will provide writing,…

Katherine Harris tries to quell furor over remarks in Baptist newspaper

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) has caused a major stir with comments, published in the Florida Baptist Convention's newspaper, suggesting that the separation of church and state is “a lie” and that failing to elect Christians to…

West Palm megachurch pastor resigns amid debt, résumé exposé

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (ABP) — Embattled pastor Steven Flockhart resigned from First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, Fla. — less than three months after he was hired to lead the 10,000-member church — reportedly because he lied about…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 24, 2006

STAFF CHANGES Jason Booth, to Zoan Church, Fredericksburg, as pastor. Rob Tennant, resigning as pastor of Greenbrier Church, Arlington, to accept the pastorate of HillSong Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ryan Snodgrass, to Spring Hill Church, Ruckersville, as site pastor…

Mission team from Roanoke Valley Association returns to Sioux reservations

A mission team from the Roanoke Valley Baptist Association made a return visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation July 30-August 4. This team of 103 members representing 19 RVBA churches served in the communities of Cannon Ball, Ft. Yates,…

Bluefield College ranked among top 50 colleges in the South

Bluefield College has been ranked among the Top 50 “Best Comprehensive Undergraduate Colleges in the South” in U.S.News & World Report's celebrated issue “America's Best Colleges: 2007.” The number 49 ranking for Bluefield College marks the fourth consecutive year the…

Virginia Baptist annual meeting to be ‘Voyage to Discovery’

Join with fellow Virginia Baptists at Connect:2006, the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, on Nov. 9-10 at the brand-new Virginia Beach Convention Center. Participants will set sail on a “Voyage to Discovery” as a course is…

Muslim refugees say goodbye to Lebanese Baptist shelters

Hundreds of Lebanese Muslims who had taken refuge in Lebanese Baptist institutions said good-bye to their hosts Aug. 17. Meanwhile, Lebanese Christian leaders continued to care for refugees still in Beirut. As a cease-fire took hold in the month-long conflict…

On mission at the Gulf: Virginia Baptists make ‘impact’ after Katrina

When something is plumb, it's lined up properly. In the context of a statewide mission endeavor, plumb means “straight for the Lord.” In conjunction with that theme, this year's Impact Gulf Coast had church volunteer workers going on a 19-hour…

Here’s the real reason Hegseth should not be confirmed

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Study explores American views on both parties’ ‘brands’

Has growth of unpartnered adults in US hit a wall?