Friends graduate from New Orleans Seminary

January 31, 2013

Kip McKee (second from left), pastor of Silver Run Baptist Church, Seale, and Bill Evans (second from right), pastor of Hopewell Baptist Church, Pinson, graduated

Kiryat Gat’s only Messianic Jewish church hit by arsonists in Israel

January 31, 2013

The only Messianic Jewish church in Israel’s southern town of Kiryat Gat was burned down by unidentified assailants in early January. The Kiryat Gat congregation

ERLC leaders voice support for immigration reform, some gun control measures

January 31, 2013

In the same week, leaders of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) took a strong stand on two major issues facing the

WMU’s Roberson named ‘Emerging Leader’

January 31, 2013

Jean Roberson, ministry consultant and Adult Resource team leader for national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), was recognized by the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) as the

State Board of Missions’ Gary Swafford retires

January 31, 2013

A missionary on all levels of Baptist life, Gary Swafford retired Jan. 31. Swafford most recently served as director of the office of associational missions

SBOM adds two to staff, promotes another

January 31, 2013

Two new state missionaries have joined the staff of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), and another staffer is moving into a director

Alabama legality debate continues over electronic bingo, liquor license

January 31, 2013

In a daylong hearing Jan. 23 in front of an Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board panel, lawyers for the Alabama attorney general and Victory-