PISCATAWAY, N.J. (ABP) — High-school seniors might be developing more pro-marriage attitudes for themselves, but they are increasingly more accepting of non-marriage arrangements for others, according to a recent report. “The State of Our Unions 2005” is the seventh in…
Presbyterian businessman tapped to lead Habitat for Humanity
ATLANTA (ABP) — Habitat for Humanity, the international Christian organization that builds inexpensive homes for low-income people, has named a Presbyterian businessman as its next leader. The Americus, Ga.-based group announced Aug. 4 that Jonathan Reckford would become Habitat's chief…
Louisiana CBF hires first full-time coordinator
ALEXANDRIA, La. (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Louisiana has hired its first full-time coordinator. John Daugherty, pastor of Maple Springs Baptist Church in Louisburg, N.C., will begin Oct. 1 in the coordinator's position, which combines the part-time coordinator…
LifeWay to name seminary prof Rainer as new president, sources tell ABP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Trustees of LifeWay Christian Resources are reportedly poised to name a new president. Sources tell Associated Baptist Press that, Thom Rainer, founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth at Southern…
Soft-spoken BWA president David Coffey preaches tolerance of Baptist differences
BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — Having served as general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain since 1991, David Coffey is facing a new challenge — the presidency of the Baptist World Alliance. Listening to Coffey, it's clear he has…
Bush court nominee did work for landmark gay-rights case
WASHINGTON (ABP) — John Roberts, President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, donated legal work on behalf of gay-rights groups that helped them win a landmark 1996 case before that panel, according to the Los Angeles Times. While he was…
Richmond church not afraid to give itself away
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Weatherford Memorial Baptist Church's facilities sit on a prominent corner on the south side of Richmond, Va. Patterned after Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the main sanctuary has a circular vestibule with white columns, a marble floor and…
Five Missouri Baptist institutions denied rehearing of appeal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — In a single sentence, the Missouri Court of Appeals turned down a motion for a rehearing in the continuing legal struggle between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five related institutions. The order, issued on Aug….
Baptists celebrate 100th anniversary of BWA with diversity, togetherness
BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — About 13,000 Baptist Christians from around the world celebrated a century of togetherness July 27-31 in Birmingham, England. With vibrant music, vivid pageantry and stirring stories of faith, the Baptist World Centenary Congress Baptists gathered believers…