Heritage Column for October 13, 2005 By Fred Anderson ‘The condition of our Baptist churches in Galveston, Houston, and other portions of the storm-swept section of Texas, is indeed deplorable. Houses of worship were utterly destroyed and the membership lost…
Stepping up to meet the need
Cover Story for September 29, 2005 By Sue H. Poss Monica Villacres and her 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, made it safely through Hurricane Katrina at their house in New Orleans. But two days later when the water was rising, there was…
Thousands of churches along the Gulf Coast face years of recovery in aftermath o
‘I believe with all my heart that this is the redemptive moment in history for the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Pastor Chuck Register told the displaced parishioners of First Baptist Church of Gulfport six days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the church's…
A worldwide gathering
Another view for September 15, 2005 By Nancy Elliott I have perused the Herald for the weeks since the meeting of the Baptist World Alliance to read any word of the meeting of the BWA Women's Leadership Conference which preceded…
New Orleans Baptist Seminary president hopes campus will reopen in summer 2006
Despite devastation on the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary campus, President Chuck Kelley said he plans for the main campus to be fully operational in August 2006 and is hopeful that some activities will be held on campus as early…
Beyond all imagination: A reflection on Katrina
Guest Editorial for September 15, 2005 By Lacy Thompson If there is a word for what has happened in New Orleans-and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast-during the last 10 days or so, only God knows it. It does not exist…
WMUV issues statement supporting evacuees
Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia issued the following statement Sept. 12: “As the advisory and trustee boards of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia gather at CrossRoads Camp and Conference Center, Sept. 9-10, 2005, we issue this prayer of support to…
Keystones of Baptist principles
Heritage Column for September 15, 2005 By Fred Anderson History is full of persons whom you might have known if you had lived during their time. Dear Readers, if you had lived a century ago and had been active in…
Letter for September 15, 2005
Thanks to Virginia Baptists I just wanted to write a brief note from here on the island of Manhattan to thank the Virginia Baptist Mission Board and all Virginia Baptists for their support of collegiate ministry in the Northeast and…