Lutherans maintain stance on homosexuals
August 25, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla. — On Aug. 12, the nation’s largest Lutheran Church rejected a move to allow actively gay clergy and upheld a 1993 policy that
Louisiana CBF hires full-time coordinator
August 18, 2005
ALEXANDRIA, La. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) of Louisiana has hired its first full-time coordinator. John Daugherty, pastor of Maple Springs Baptist Church, Louisburg,
S.C. Baptists help domestic violence victims
August 18, 2005
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announced July 8 a two-year grant that partners the agency with domestic violence assistance agencies and
SBC President Welch unveils ‘baptism rallies’
August 18, 2005
NASHVILLE — Following a successful launch of the “‘Everyone Can’ Kingdom Challenge” at the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) annual meeting in Nashville this summer, SBC
Alabamians reunite with New York church after 30 years
August 11, 2005
Often times, missions trip volunteers never get to see the fruit of their labor. After completing the assigned tasks, many return home uncertain of
Cultural shifts downplay denominations
August 11, 2005
Driving through a rural Texas county, church historian and former chair of Samford University’s religion department Bill Leonard was surprised by how many churches
Oregon Catholics named in bankruptcy case
August 11, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has agreed to expand the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland’s bankruptcy case to include every Roman Catholic
Christian Church elects first female head
August 11, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time in the denomination’s history, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has elected a woman to be its
