Tennessee Pastor Aims to Be ‘Paul’ to Kenya’s ‘Timothys’ | Baptist Press
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – Doug Brown stood on the slopes of Mount Kenya in the cold rain, praying for the 50 students he had traveled 8,000 miles to teach.
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Former MBC Executive Director Don Wideman Dies
Donald V. Wideman, 95, passed away Wednesday (May 3) in Kansas City, Missouri. A leader in Missouri Baptist life, Wideman served as executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention from 1987–1997 and was elected as second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Nashville Pastor Scott Sauls Placed on Leave Following Investigation into His Conduct: ‘I have hurt people’
Nashville-based pastor and bestselling author Scott Sauls has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence from his position as pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church
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‘Out of death comes resurrection’: Ohio Church Closed Last Year Looking to Reopen
A United Methodist Church congregation in Ohio that was closed down last year reportedly due to a decline in membership and attendance might be reopening as a new church in October
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Suspended Progressive UMC Bishop Moves toward Church Trial
A theologically progressive bishop of The United Methodist Church will soon face a church trial, over a year after she was suspended when two complaints were filed against her
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‘It’s Just Time’: 182-Year-Old Alabama Church Closes Doors
Dwindling attendance by an increasingly elderly congregation at a historic Alabama church has prompted the difficult decision to close its doors for good, with the final worship service held this Sunday after 182 years.
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UK Churches Celebrate King Charles III’s Coronation with Prayers of Thanksgiving, Evensong Services
The celebrations for the coronation of King Charles III continued in churches the length and breadth of the country on Sunday
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IMB Honors Life of Rachel Kerr James, Missionary Nurse to War-Torn Vietnam
The International Mission Board has announced that a funeral service commemorating the life of Rachel Kerr James will take place this week As a devoted missionary nurse, she was among the pioneering ...
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Churches join in historic coronation celebrations
Thousands of events are being hosted by Church of England churches to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday.
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Arizona Megachurch Pastor Resigns amid Controversy over Book’s Hyper-Spiritualization of Sex
Joshua Butler, an Evangelical Christian pastor and author, resigned from the leadership of his Arizona megachurch on Wednesday following backlash over his book, Beautiful Union, in which he asserted ...
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Ecumenical Conference Takes On Our Violent World
Under the theme “Swords into Plowshares: Achieving Enough for All & Pursuing Peace,” the Ecumenical Advocacy Days conference met for the twentieth year in a row to worship and mobilize advocacy on a number of domestic and international policy issues.
