Jesuits Offer Reparations to Abuse Victims
A top official of the Catholic religious order on Wednesday said he had sent a letter offering reparations to 20 women who say a famous ex-Jesuit artist abused them sexually, psychologically, and spir...
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Tennessee church a conduit for hope months after Hurricane Helene | Baptist Press
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – Even long after Hurricane Helene’s devastating winds subsided, Tennessee Baptist volunteers can still be found restoring hope in East Tennessee.
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2nd-generation pastor of Chinese church offers advice to his peers | Baptist Press
COVINA, Calif. – First Southern Baptist Church here consists of a Chinese congregation and a multicultural English-language congregation; the building purchased from the association in 1991 with name unchanged because “we appreciate the conservative values of the Southern Baptist tradition and its emphasis on the Bible. That is why, to…
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TIMELINE: Sexual abuse investigation-related costs approach $13M since 2021 | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – At last month’s SBC Executive Committee meeting, EC President and CEO Jeff Iorg reported that as of Dec. 24, some $13 million had been spent on investigations related to sexual abuse and related legal costs. He further reported that the EC is pursuing a $3 million loan…
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Kentucky Baptists celebrating baptism resurgence with highest total since 2016 | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky Baptists are celebrating a surge in baptisms with 12,654 reported during the past reporting year (ending March 15). It’s a significant increase over the previous year and the highest year in almost a decade.
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Bike-riding kids raise $6,000 for missions | Baptist Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — If you were driving past Woolsey Baptist Church in Fayetteville around lunchtime Saturday, Feb. 8, you would have seen lots of smiling kids riding bicycles around the building. This was not just kids having fun. These were kids on a mission.
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Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Surrenders, Expects to Plead Not Guilty
Robert Morris, founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, formally surrendered to the Osage County Sheriff s Office in Oklahoma Monday morning and is expected to enter a not-guilty plea in court
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At the Border, a Migrant Evangelization Ministry on Pause | Baptist Press
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (RNS) — Back in December, a group of migrants, released just hours before from detention centers or Customs and Border Protection processing, sat ready to participate in Wednesday night worship in the sanctuary of Iglesia Bautista West Brownsville, a Southern Baptist congregation near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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90-Year-Old’s Secret Recipes Raise Nearly $39,000 for Church Repairs
A 90-year-old former RAF driver has helped to save his local church after raising nearly 39,000 through the production and sale of sausage rolls and malt loaf
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San Diego narrowly approves large church building project
The city council last week voted 5-4 to allow All Peoples Church to build a new, 900-seat sanctuary with other ministry facilities on a six-acre on the city’s east side. The project has faced some l...
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Christian Ministry Distributes Nearly 4 Million Dresses to Impoverished Girls Worldwide
A Christian charity has distributed almost 4 million dresses to girls living in poverty abroad through a campaign that oversees dress-making efforts from numerous churches and nonprofits
