STATE MEETINGS: Indiana, Mississippi | Baptist Press
Indiana Baptists resource each other; Mississippi Baptists increase budget, unveil new logo.
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STATE MEETINGS: California, Utah-Idaho | Baptist Press
California Baptists celebrate being ‘Better Together’ By Terry Barone/California Southern Baptist Convention WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP) – Under the banner of “Better Together” messengers to the 81st meeting of California Southern Baptist Convention celebrated diversity and partnership, approved a 1 percent increase in gifts to the Southern Baptist Convention, heard…
FIRST-PERSON: 3 ways we can remember imprisoned Christians | Baptist Press
HOUSTON (BP) -- Would you visit someone in prison if you could lose your job for it? What if you could end up in prison with them just because you were willing to be associated with them? These are the types of questions that many Christians throughout the world face…
Disabilities don’t stop fun at Maryland church’s ‘Harvest & Hayrides’ | Baptist Press
PORT DEPOSIT, Md. (BP) – Autumn fun doesn’t get much better than hayrides, pumpkin decorating, and hot cider. But for many individuals with disabilities, fall activities can be a bit overwhelming rather than exciting. Pleasant View Baptist Church in Port Deposit, partnering with The Banquet Network with support from the…
Hundreds of Southern Baptist Pastors Call for SBC Amendment to Ban Female Pastors
More than 700 Southern Baptist pastors are calling on the Southern Baptist Convention SBC to prohibit women from serving as a pastor of any kind at SBC-affiliated churches
7 Important Dates in the Reformation Life of Martin Luther
Here are seven important dates regarding the life Martin Luther and his involvement in the Protestant Reformation that he began They include the Diet of Worms, the release of the German New ...
Only 13% of Pastors Advise Christians to Avoid Halloween Completely, Survey Finds
The majority of Protestant pastors in the United States do not advise Christians to avoid Halloween entirely, and many instead encouraged churchgoers to use the holiday to build relationships with ...
Some Pastors See Halloween as ‘innocent’ Fun, Others View the Holiday as ‘demonic'
In a series of interviews, The Christian Post asked pastors with children of their own about how their families approach Halloween Some say they do not allow their children to celebrate the annual ...
Black Church Tradition Survives Georgia’s Voting Changes
Black church leaders in Georgia organized rallies Sunday (Oct. 30) in a push to get their congregants to vote — a longstanding tradition known as “souls to the polls” that is taking on greater meaning this year amid new obstacles to casting a ballot in the midterm elections.
Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, longtime pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, dies at 73
The Rev Calvin O Butts III, a prominent African American pastor of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City who was known for his social activism, has died at age 73 of cancer
