Baptist church among two closed in Indonesia

December 13, 2007

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Attacking the house of a Baptist pastor and protesting the presence of a Catholic church, radical Muslim groups got authorities to close

Modern-day depictions of magi derived from tradition, stories

December 13, 2007

They came. They saw. They gifted. That’s about all we know of the foreign visitors who traveled to Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus. The

November CP gifts up 17 percent over last year

December 13, 2007

NASHVILLE — Contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) for November 2007 totaled $18,458,100.40 — 17.04 percent, or $2,687,164.92, above the $15,770,935.48

British Baptists apologize for role in slave trade

December 13, 2007

SWANWICK, England — Baptists in Britain have apologized for their role in the slave trade. The Baptist Union of Great Britain Council, observing the 200th

Coggin, James E.

December 13, 2007

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Alabama Baptist pastor James E. Coggin, pastor emeritus of Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, died Nov. 27. He

Perdido Church uses 125th anniversary weekend as outreach event

December 13, 2007

The willingness to “adapt to changing times but not compromise Christian principles” is one of the secrets to Perdido Baptist Church’s remarkable longevity, according to

Siluria Baptist celebrates 100 years

December 13, 2007

A century ago, a certain corner of Alabaster looked very different. In fact, Alabaster wasn’t there at all. But Siluria Baptist Church was. “Siluria was