State disaster relief teams continue work in Midwest

July 10, 2008

The thought of traveling more than 14 hours to Iowa, sleeping on cots in churches and working all day cleaning and gutting muddy, waterlogged homes

Baptists continue tradition of teddy bear ministries for hurting children

July 10, 2008

Don’t say that Betty French has a bear problem. It’s true she’s got more teddy bears in her basement than most people have ever seen

Baptist Health System sells its stake in Trinity Medical Center

July 10, 2008

Birmingham’s Baptist Health System (BHS) has reduced its hospital count by more than half in the past five years. With the recent sale of its

New favorite beverage of teens potentially dangerous

July 10, 2008

According to a New York Times article from May, roughly one-third of 12- to 24-year-olds now consume energy drinks like Red Bull, Rockstar and Full

Birmingham Association care ministry reaches dozens of families each week

July 10, 2008

Although Green Springs Baptist Church closed its doors in 2005, its ministry lives on. Each week, the building once used by the former Birmingham Baptist

Samantha church growing, focused on others

July 10, 2008

Dwight Beams said for a long time, his church had been "just sort of drifting along." He and his wife, Dorothy, have been members of

Cooperative Program giving down for June

July 10, 2008

June contributions and year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) are behind last year’s giving. As of June 30, the year-to-date