Korean Council draws 800 to annual meeting | Baptist Press
About 800 people from 600 Korean Baptist churches in 40 states including Alaska and Hawaii gathered for the annual meeting of the Council of Korean Baptist Churches.
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Chinese discuss outreach beyond their churches | Baptist Press
The Chinese Baptist Fellowship said in New Orleans it is working toward a goal of 800 churches by 2020 in an effort to reach the 4 million Chinese living in the United States.
Historic: Fred Luter elected SBC president | Baptist Press
Native New Orleanian Fred Luter was elected by acclamation Tuesday, June 19, as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was nominated by David Crosby, pastor of First Baptist Church in New Orleans, whose three-minute nomination speech was interrupted four times by enthusiastic applause.
PCUSA Seminary Honors Planned Parenthood Leadership
A Presbyterian Church USA seminary in New York has honored Planned Parenthood leaders with its Lives of Commitment Award
Lee Strobel Weighs in on How Atheist Activist Can Turn Christian
Christian author and apologist Lee Strobel had no reason to believe in God for most of his life as a skeptic and self-proclaimed atheist, he writes in his best-selling book, The Case for Christ,
Poll: Most back exemption to HHS mandate | Baptist Press
A majority of Americans say religiously affiliated organizations -- such as hospitals and universities -- should be exempt from the Obama administration's abortion/contraceptive mandate, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll.
Hispanic Advisory Council holds first meeting | Baptist Press
The Hispanic Advisory Council appointed by SBC Executive Committee President Frank Page holds its inaugural meeting, discussing such topics as the effectiveness of cell groups in reaching Hispanics; the need for quality discipleship materials in Spanish; and family pressures experienced by Hispanic believers.
Grandma leaves 12 grandkids for mission field | Baptist Press
A 69-year-old woman left four children, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren in the United States in order to share Christ's love in India's brothels.
Nebraska Newman Center to host Eucharistic Procession
On Thursday, Nov. 3, hundreds of students will gather at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish adjacent to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the annual Eucharistic Procession.
Christian women in Egypt being converted to Islam by force, witness says
The U.S. Helsinki Commission gathered on July 22 to discuss the increase in violence against Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt, specifically young women.
