PITTSBURGH, Pa. (ABP) — Thirteen Episcopal bishops opposed to the appointment of a gay bishop in New Hampshire are forming a rival network they hope will eventually win recognition as the authentic American branch of the worldwide Anglican church. The…
Stacy expected to leave Gardner-Webb divinity school for Jacksonville pulpit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Wayne Stacy, dean of the divinity school at Gardner-Webb University, is expected to leave to become pastor of a church in Florida. Stacy, 53, will be recommended Jan. 11 to lead Southside Baptist Church in Jacksonville,…
Some Churches of Christ re-examine tradition of instrument-free worship
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — The raging debate over worship music has surfaced in a most unlikely place — within the Churches of Christ, which bear the historical distinction of shunning all musical instruments in worship. Over the past two…
Three disparate schools claim legacy of enigmatic B. H. Carroll
DALLAS (ABP) — Three drastically different ministerial schools in Texas claim to be in the tradition of B. H. Carroll, a towering figure in Baptist life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Ironically, all three are right to…
Texas missions network hires Frank Dang, Carol Childress
DALLAS (ABP) – WorldconneX, the new Texas Baptist missions network, added two part-time staff members, adopted a preliminary budget for 2004 and rented office space near downtown Dallas. Meeting in Dallas on Dec. 9, the network's administrative committee selected Frank…
Moscow seminary president sees school influencing Eastern Europe
ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — With a ministry field spanning 11 time zones, the task facing Alexander Kozynko and his Russian Baptist seminary is enormous. So he is looking for help from Baptist brethren in the United States. Russia is home…
Another federal appeals court upholds religious freedom law
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, only a month after one of its sister courts declared the law unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Louisiana College won’t review book policy, trustee chair says
PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) — Trustees of Louisiana College don't plan to revise the new policy that requires textbooks to be approved by administrators, says chairperson Joe Nesom, despite student and faculty protests and threats from alumni to withdraw financial support….
Chowan College trustees put search on hold, extend interim president
MURFREESBORO, N.C. (ABP) — The trustees of Chowan College have dissolved the committee searching for a new president and authorized Interim President Chris White to use the title of president for now, according to trustee chairperson Bynum Brown. Trustees said…