RICHMOND—In the early morning hours when most in the surrounding community was still sleeping, 10 members of North Run Baptist Church in Richmond departed on a 21-hour Impact NOW! trip to Port Sulphur, La., in lower Plaquemines Parish. Among the…
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Presbyterians move toward allowing gay ministers. The nation's largest Presbyterian denomination has cracked open the door to ordaining noncelibate gay clergy. Delegates at the Presbyterian Church (USA) general assembly voted 54 percent to 46 percent to remove a clause in…
Impact Virginia! offers variety of programs
• Impact Virginia! This one-week program provides service in four areas across the state: Staunton, Bluefield, Culpepper and Bowling Green. Projects focus on home repair and renovation. • Impact NOW! This project responds to natural disasters across the country. The…
Dan Vestal corrects claim that Fellowship is ‘unchristian’
Why would some Baptist writers seem to go out of their way to create the impression that the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is not only not Baptist but not even Christian? This is what CBF executive coordinator, Daniel Vestal, is wondering…
Liberian student plans study at Oak Hill
Talk about culture shock. When Jimishua Beauty Dahn leaves Baptist-affiliated Ricks Institute in Liberia to attend Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, she will stepping into a different world. Dahn was selected by the faculty and staff of Ricks…
Radical change: Are Southern Baptists ready for it?
Johnny Hunt's election as president of the Southern Baptist Convention came as no real surprise. Going in, most people assumed that he had a better chance than most of the other five candidates to emerge as the eventual winner. What…
Virginia judge sides with churches
WASHINGTON (RNS)—A Civil War-era law that lets Virginia churches keep their property when leaving a denomination where a “division” has occurred is constitutional, a county judge ruled June 27, siding with 11 former Episcopal parishes. Fairfax County Judge Randy I….
Pastor aims at half his former self
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (BP)—Harold Chandler ain't half the preacher he once was. Last year, at 349 pounds, he was two cheeseburgers short of 350. Today he is under 190 pounds, well on his way to his goal of 170. He…
Bluefield group performs twice at Carnegie
BLUEFIELD—Piano virtuoso Authur Rubinstein was once approached on a New York City street near Carnegie Hall and asked, “Pardon me sir, but how do I get to Carnegie Hall?” He replied, “Practice, practice, practice.” Although Rubinstein's comment is legend, the…