LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – On Aug. 9, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African-American, was shot six times by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer. His family has called for justice in his shooting while urging residents of Ferguson to abstain from violence, but many African-Americans and some whites have taken their anger to the city’s streets in protest. As an African-American Christian, my first reaction to this sad story of a young man’s life cut short consists of anger … [Read more...]
Washington fire survivors see God work through Baptist Relief volunteers
TWISP, Wash. – Patty Wetzel already knew the life-altering devastation that can come when fire strikes her home. She remembers well the night 37 years ago—as a young mother—when she and her family were forced to flee their burning home while still in their pajamas. Her family lost “everything” that night. Last month fear gripped her as she was given 20 minutes to leave her Twisp, Wash., home before the fire she could already see in the horizon reached her property. “It was just pure … [Read more...]
Church gives back after tragic bus crash
DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (BP) – For many of the members at Front Street Baptist Church in Statesville, N.C., the events of Oct. 2, 2013 will be etched in their memories for the rest of their lives. On that day nearly a year ago, six senior adults were killed and 12 others severely injured in a bus accident near Dandridge, Tenn., that also claimed the lives of two other people. The group was returning from a senior adult conference in Gatlinburg. A blown out front tire caused the bus to cross … [Read more...]
Bank robbery leads to answered prayer
SOUTHGATE, Mich. – One pastor learned the answer to prayer sometimes comes in the least likely of ways – even a bank robbery. This unexpected answer to prayer came while Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Mich., was trying to sell its building to move to a larger location. The facility had been on the market for more than four years. “We were getting ready to give up because of the lack of interest in the building,” Dan Russell, the church’s executive pastor, said. “We asked the … [Read more...]
New Kendrick Brothers movie wraps filming
The Christian movie wave has not yet subsided and doesn’t look to be slowing down. Alex and Stephen Kendrick, creators of Courageous and Fireproof and authors of The Love Dare, have finished principle filming of their fifth film. While the name of the film has not been released, the brothers did announce two best-selling authors will be featured in the project. Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore will both make their acting debuts in the film set to be released next year. The movie is a … [Read more...]
19,000 crosses, CP extend Colorado church’s ministry reach
BAYFIELD, Colo. (BP) – An exhibit of 19,000 white 12-inch crosses rotates among various locations in Bayfield, Colo. The crosses are an outreach of First Baptist Church. The Crosses Project, seen only in the town of about 2,500 people, vividly illustrates the 19,000 children worldwide who die each day from hunger and poverty. The Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention helps the church respond to the global need. Randy Ash has served as pastor of First Baptist in … [Read more...]
‘Submissive Wife’ recounts her experiment
COLORADO SPRINGS (BP) – Sara Horn’s “70s-era parents” raised her to believe that she could do or be whatever she wanted. “Strong, independent, graceful, assertive, understanding – these descriptors I preferred. “Submissive sounds weak,” Horn, author, speaker, military wife and mom, said in a Focus on the Family radio interview. “For a long time I didn’t even want to look at those passages in the Bible that talk about submission.” Horn recounted her one-year experiment chronicled … [Read more...]
In first year, Send produces fruit
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – The deaf residents of Manchester, Conn., now have a church of their own, as do the students at the University of Hartford – and it’s right on campus. This is because God is using church planters to reach into the hard-to-reach areas of North America with the gospel. These are just two success stories among hundreds from last year of God using church planters, pastors, Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) chaplains, Disaster Relief volunteers and a host of other … [Read more...]
Laclede Association partners with NAMB in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – It’s easy to forget about the “other” St. Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, but the churches of Laclede Baptist Association have seen Kingdom results in East St. Louis as part of the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Send initiative. Seventeen volunteers from seven churches in the association partnered with Light of Christ Church in East St. Louis in late July. The weeklong ministry project focused on Vacation Bible School, electrical repairs … [Read more...]
GuideStone assets have nearly doubled since 2008
NEW YORK (BP) – GuideStone assets have nearly doubled since the bottom of the economic downturn of 2008-2009, trustees learned during their 2014 summer meeting. Total organizational assets rose to $13.1 billion by the end of June, nearly doubling the trough in organizational assets of $6.8 billion experienced in February 2009, GuideStone chief operating officer John R. Jones told trustees. “For 2013, we didn’t think we could be more blessed with the results in the way that God’s hand … [Read more...]
Team of Baptist students share diverse skills in Cuba
CUBA (BP) – A diverse group of students marked the third opportunity for The Baptist College of Florida (BCF) in Graceville, Fla., to participate in the ongoing partnership between Baptists in the state and Cuba. “We are excited to be a part of what God is doing in Cuba,” Thomas A. Kinchen, BCF president, said. “It’s a model partnership between BCF, the Florida Baptist Convention, and the Baptist convention in Cuba. Everybody wins, and no one more than the Cuban people who are … [Read more...]
Mission team targets one of America’s most dangerous areas
CHICAGO – An 8-member mission team from Springhill Baptist Church, Springfield, carried the gospel to one of the nation’s most dangerous communities last month. The team partnered with Good Hope Baptist Church in Englewood, one of the 77 official communities of Chicago – a city with only one church per 31,791 people. Two of the top 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation are situated in Englewood, according to data released last year on NeighborhoodScout.com. This July, more than … [Read more...]
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