Kevin Cosby, the black Louisville, Ky., pastor who has inspired Cooperative Baptists on matters of race may now have the ear of Hillary Clinton as she prepares for her presidential run. The presumptive Democratic candidate attended a racial reconciliation worship…
Black pastor urges CBF to partner with institutions in the ‘hood’
An African-American pastor says Baptists should become less concerned about “just having blacks in white space” for the sake of diversity and more involved in building institutions that empower predominantly black neighborhoods.
KBF, historically black college, join forces to fight poverty
By Bob Allen Black and white churches in Louisville, Ky., announced a new working partnership Sept. 23 aimed at tackling urban poverty. The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship joined historically black Simmons College of Kentucky in spearheading the new coalition of urban…
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship names coordinator
By Bob Allen Rhonda Abbott Blevins, associate pastor of Tellico Village Community Church in Loudon, Tenn., and a consultant with Pinnacle Leadership Associates, has been named coordinator of the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship. Blevins, a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary…
Simmons College recognized as HCBU
By Bob Allen A Baptist college opened in 1879 to educate former slaves that is currently forming ties with the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship has received official recognition as a historically black college or university. Simmons College of Kentucky is one…
State CBF group forging ties with historically black college
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship is forging a partnership with both a historically black college and a large African-American congregation whose pastor does double duty as its president. Bob Fox, moderator of the statewide affiliate of the Cooperative…
Choosing sides, teams or labels in the CBF serves no purpose
A recent BNG article reported a seminary professor’s comments on the “moderate” label for some in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. In the 1990s I was a student at Southern Seminary in Louisville. The Southern Baptist Convention decided to create a…
Baptists in Kentucky support cap on payday loans
By Bob Allen Members of the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship rallied Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the state capitol in Frankfort, after a Monday afternoon seminar on the “debt trap” created by payday lending. Speakers at a press conference in the capitol…
CBF, Southern Baptists find common ground in Kentucky politics
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, one of 18 state and regional organizations that partner with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated Kentucky Baptist Convention are on the same team in a broad coalition of faith…