“This is our boy!” I wept as he arrived, marveling at the good long-awaited gift now tucked into my arms. Josh and I had forgone the clumsy practice of the gender-reveal, opting instead for mystery and patience and curiosity that…
A year’s delay due to COVID didn’t dampen the 150th anniversary at First Baptist Church on Fifth
Waiting an extra year because of COVID-19 to mark its 150th anniversary has not stopped First Baptist Church on Fifth from celebrating its history through continued ministry in Winston-Salem, N.C. Nor has the church been resting on its laurels after…
Do not lose heart while tending the soil of God’s work, speakers urge CBF assembly
Faced with concurrent pandemics of health, politics and racism, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches have not lost heart but have pressed on amid the challenges, CBF Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley said in an address to the group’s General Assembly Aug. 27….
CBF details plans for hybrid General Assembly in August
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has announced details for its hybrid approach to this year’s General Assembly, which got moved from June to August and from Washington, D.C., to a mixed-venue approach. Like many denominational annual meetings, CBF’s 2020 General Assembly…
Historic CBF church calls woman as pastor
By Bob Allen Emily Hull McGee, a third-generation Baptist minister, was elected March 22 as 12th pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. McGee, 33, is the first female to be called as leader of the historic congregation affiliated with…