A New Mexico congregation’s supportiveness helps a former youth minister blossom as a church planter.
Daily Archives: March 8, 2012
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The Jacksonville Baptist Association is seeking a member church’s resignation after the church hired a convicted sex-offender, Darrel Gilyard, to provide pulpit ministry in January. Gilyard, a once-prominent and former Southern Baptist preacher, completed a three-year prison sentence in December for sex crimes against minors, according to local media.
Last week, the student senate at Northeastern University, in Boston, voted to end negotiations to bring fast-food chain Chick-fil-A to campus after students protested over the company’s affiliation with several Christian organizations the students say have an “anti-gay” agenda. Students from at least 10 campuses are opposing the restaurant, although […]
In Henryville, Ind., one of the towns hardest hit by tornadoes that ripped across several states March 2, pastor Toby Jenkins of First Baptist Church is burdened for local residents who had no insurance on their homes.
Kentucky Baptists are providing families affected by the March 2 tornado in West Liberty a nurturing place for their children during the day. Trained volunteers are providing activities and care for the children, giving parents time to take the first steps in recovery.
In the Indiana town of 6,000 where an EF-4 tornado struck March 2, 55 Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers in Henryville continue to tarp roofs (23 so far), board up windows and do chainsaw jobs. In Kentucky, some 100 SBDR volunteers from three states continue to respond in five towns […]
The Obama administration’s effort to defund the federal government’s only program promoting embryo adoption further demonstrates its abortion mindset, say pro-life advocates.