Baylor’s religion department gets $4M estate gift
August 2, 2007
WACO, Texas — Baylor University in Waco, Texas, announced July 20 an approximately $4 million gift from the estate of Allene Hubler, which will establish
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Gay-friendly Baptist groups excluded from event
August 2, 2007
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The organization sponsoring an upcoming historic Pan-Baptist gathering has told two gay-friendly Baptist groups they cannot participate in an official capacity.
Morality activist arrested on sex-for-hire charges
August 2, 2007
RALEIGH, N.C. — Coy Privette resigned from his position as president of a Christian morality group after being arrested on prostitution-related charges in North Carolina.
Clements Baptist breaks ground on new building
August 2, 2007
Clements Baptist Church, Athens, in Limestone Baptist Association held a ground breaking ceremony July 15 for its new building, which will contain a worship center
State-run lotteries are regressive tax on poor, new study indicates
August 2, 2007
State-run lotteries are a regressive tax that disproportionately burden poor Americans, a new study by the Tax Foundation asserts. The 40-page report by the Washington-based
Birmingham’s Westwood Church holds Ballet camps
August 2, 2007
Westwood Ballet of Westwood Baptist Church, Birmingham, in Birmingham Baptist Association, held two weeklong ballet camps in July for girls ages 4–9. Sixty girls attended
Birmingham pastor guilty on tax charges
August 2, 2007
Gregory Clarke, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, Birmingham, was convicted July 20 of filing false income tax returns. The penalty is up to three
Alabama WMU launches ministry efforts in New Orleans, Michigan
August 2, 2007
Alabama Baptist women leaders are hoping to change the world — starting with New Orleans and Michigan. During Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union’s (WMU) annual leadership
