ATLANTA — Leaders in the Mid-Atlantic are among nominees approved April 4 by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Coordinating Council for positions on three new administrative bodies, created last year in a restructuring proposed by a blue-ribbon task force. The council…
Baptists from Mid-Atlantic rally in support of gay marriage as Supreme Court begins landmark case
WASHINGTON — As the Supreme Court launched two days of oral arguments March 26 on a landmark same-sex marriage case, ministers and members of some Baptist churches in the Mid-Atlantic rallied with other faith groups at an early morning interfaith…
CBF churches in D.C., Md. offer ‘great resources’ for larger CBF movement, says regional leader
BOWIE, Md. — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches in Maryland and the District of Columbia have significant human and financial resources to share with the national CBF movement and they need to “tap into that” to impact the organization, members of…
CBF churches in D.C., Md. offer ‘great resources’ for larger CBF movement, says regional leader
BOWIE, Md. — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches in Maryland and the District of Columbia have significant human and financial resources to share with the national CBF movement and they need to “tap into that” to impact the organization, members of…
Inaugural conference part of Missio Alliance’s goal to navigate changing religious landscape
RICHMOND — Missio Alliance, an evangelical coalition formed last year to help Christians navigate the changing religious landscape in America, will flesh out that goal at a three-day conference in April featuring a range of speakers from across the evangelical…
As Lent begins, Passport once more offers web-based resource to observe season
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. Lent began on Feb. 13. The series, which will run through…
HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic
Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE James R. Hunter, to…
Fresh Expressions expands scope with launching of first learning communities in D.C., New Jersey
RICHMOND — Fresh Expressions, a movement which aims to help churches engage postmodern culture through new creative communities of faith, has taken the next step in its development with the launch this month of its first learning communities in the…
Mid-Atlantic leaders praise nomination of Suzii Paynter as next CBF executive coordinator
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leaders in the Mid-Atlantic are praising the nomination of Suzii Paynter to be the next executive coordinator of the national CBF as it begins implementing a significant structural reorganization. Since 2001, Paynter, 62, has been director of…