When our church was tested by fire

WASHINGTON – (ABP) If some of the Patriot Act's provisions aren't allowed to expire, groups like pro-life demonstrators, defenders of traditional marriage and evangelicals who disagree with the administration's foreign policy might find themselves under investigation as terrorists, members of…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University regents concluded a three-day summer retreat by reaffirming Baylor 2012 — the long-range plan designed to make Baylor one of the top schools of its kind in the nation — and the university's commitment…

HELENA, Ark. (ABP) — Downtown Helena has all the buildings to prove it was once a vibrant economic center, booming with restaurants, a movie theater and other small businesses.  But 50 years has changed a lot. Now, there's only one…

ASHEBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Nominees to leadership positions in the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina were rejected because they are members of churches affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists. Using such “unpublished criteria” to exclude people from leadership is…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — As Chief Justice William Rehnquist put to rest rampant rumors he would retire from the Supreme Court, religious conservatives announced plans to ratchet up the culture-war rhetoric over the replacement for another retiring justice. After a week…

CARY, N.C. (ABP) — A prominent North Carolina pastor says he expects a conservative to be the next executive director of the Baptist state convention. Greg Mathis, well-known conservative and pastor of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, said he…

WINGATE, N.C. (ABP) — On Thursday night, 29 high-school students gathered around a tree, holding hands and praying — with no adults in sight. It was the next to the last night of Echo, an event for students who feel…

BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — At least 12,000 worldwide Baptists will make their way to Birmingham, England, for the Baptist World Congress July 27-31, apparently undeterred by recent terror attacks in London. Registration for the congress climbed above the 12,000 mark…

(ABP) — Although Bible training for school-age children is still popular, preschoolers and adolescents are kept out of the Sunday school loop in a growing number of churches. According to a study of 614 Protestant churches nationwide by the Barna…