Wellness walk set for SBC annual meeting
February 20, 2003
A “Run for the Son” walk for wellness will be sponsored by the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) June 17 during the
Baptist, Anglican conversations part of BWA effort to strengthen relations
February 20, 2003
Baptists and Anglicans continued their international conversations in Latin America and the Caribbean with two meetings in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 22–24, and Nassau, Bahamas, Jan.
Baptist leaders thankful for their blessings
February 20, 2003
One of the “new pastors” around the state is at Bessemer Association’s Sylvan Springs First Baptist Church. His name, Bro. Cecil Nelson, might sound familiar,
Black, white Baptists worship together
February 20, 2003
For the first time in 138 years, two Baptist churches in Tampa, Fla., divided since the Civil War, worshiped together under the same church roof.
CLONING: Religious leaders, scientists want ban on human cloning
February 20, 2003
More than 25 religious and scientific leaders have signed a new “manifesto on biotechnology” that calls for the banning of all human cloning and legislation
Cooperative Program gifts up compared to 2002
February 20, 2003
NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program and designated giving are up compared to this same time frame in 2002, according
Howard Payne University names president
February 20, 2003
BROWNWOOD, Texas — Lanny Hall, chancellor and former president of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, was named president of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas,
Missouri convention cuts staff by 20 percent
February 20, 2003
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At least 22 Missouri Baptist Convention employees have lost their jobs as a result of the convention’s current economic woes. In
