WACO, Texas (ABP) — For 40 years, the Neighbors International ministry of Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, has been introducing people around the world to one another, American (and Texan) culture and — most importantly — Jesus Christ….
J.C. Watts says Christians should repudiate extremist groups
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A former conservative Congressman and ordained Baptist minister says extremists like Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church and members of a Christian militia group arrested in Michigan for plotting to wage civil war against the United States are…
CBF teams with Mercer to provide prostheses for Haitian amputees
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercer University to provide affordable prostheses for Haiti, where thousands of people lost limbs in the January 2010 earthquake. The grant, one of several Haiti-relief projects announced…
CBF teams with Mercer to provide prostheses for Haitian amputees
{youtube}keUpyrBuGbk{/youtube} ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercer University to provide affordable prostheses for Haiti, where thousands of people lost limbs in the January 2010 earthquake. The grant, one of several Haiti-relief projects…
CBF Haiti relief donations top $1.1 million; recovery projects continue
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has collected more than $1.1 million for earthquake relief in Haiti, the Atlanta-based organization reported April 13. Contributions to the Fellowship's disaster-response effort include a $600,000 anonymous gift and donations from churches as…
Va. church becomes second in area to give facilities to black congregation
PETERSBURG, Va. (ABP) — In 1957, 30 years after its founding, Elm Street Baptist Church in Petersburg, Va., expressed its confidence in the future by building a new 400-seat sanctuary. But within a few years things were beginning to change…
Church-critic blogger exposed by officials can proceed with lawsuit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — A federal judge says a lawsuit may proceed against a sheriff and assistant prosecutor for using their authority to reveal the name of an anonymous blogger critical of a prominent Baptist church. U.S. District Judge Marcia…
Barna: Four in 10 ‘unchurched’ have been hurt by churches
VENTURA, Calif. (ABP) — Nearly four of every 10 "unchurched" Americans avoid worship because of negative past experiences in churches or with church people, according to new research by The Barna Group. The research firm that tracks the role of…
Turning a culture of debt into a culture of thrift
(ABP) — A growing number of American Christians and even some secular groups are beginning to believe John Wesley had the right idea: “Make all you can; save all you can; give all you can.” Hard work, thrift and philanthropy…