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Famed preacher W.A. Criswell’s widow dies at 93

August 10, 2006

DALLAS — Bessie “Betty” Marie Criswell, widow of legendary preacher and former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President W.A. Criswell, died Aug. 2 at the Baylor

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Presidents leave positions at two Baptist colleges

August 10, 2006

NASHVILLE — E.D. “Doug” Hodo, the second president of Houston Baptist University, and Dan MacMillan, the eighth president of Bluefield (Va.) College, have set their

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Oklahoma church cancels vote about baptism

August 10, 2006

EDMOND, Okla. — Elders of Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Edmond, Okla., decided against proceeding with a churchwide vote July 30 on a proposal to remove

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Leland Center president Everett to leave position

August 10, 2006

ARLINGTON, Va. — Randel Everett will resign at the end of the year as president of the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Arlington,

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NOBTS replacing steeple atop Leavell Chapel

August 10, 2006

A beacon of hope following Hurricane Katrina — the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) steeple — is down, but only for a season. The

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Alabama teams help with storm cleanup in Illinois

August 10, 2006

When violent thunderstorms and straight-line winds battered south-central Illinois July 21, residents weren’t able to estimate the untold millions in losses or guess when their

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Alabama churches introduce new Upward program

August 10, 2006

Football fans anxiously await the upcoming season — a crisp breeze, stands of cheering fans, a grilled hotdog in hand and a scoreboard to light

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Winfield children make missions money with old-fashioned idea

August 3, 2006

By Darla Brantley  The children of First Baptist Church, Winfield, in Marion Baptist Association recently used an old-fashioned method for some modern-day fund raising. They

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