Baptist Joint Committee changes name
October 7, 2004
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs (BJC) will become the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty after the agency’s directors approved
Hurricanes push Alabama disaster relief volunteers, others to limits
October 7, 2004
As Southern Baptists launch the fourth disaster relief response to Florida, Alabama Baptists are taking a noticeably smaller part than usual. Tommy Puckett, director
Russellville church sends medical aid to Belize
October 7, 2004
Walking around somewhere in Belize is an older man who is wearing Leigh-Ann Dolan’s running shoes. “His feet were pitiful and when I asked
Georgia church leaves Baptist association
October 7, 2004
ROME, Ga. — North Broad Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., withdrew from the Floyd County Baptist Association after the association adopted a statement of faith
Thomas named Southwestern seminary chaplain
October 7, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas — Claude Thomas, pastor of First Baptist Church in Euless, Texas, announced Sept. 26 he will step down from his pulpit
McCones join World Reach
October 7, 2004
Harvey and Sharon McCone have joined the Birmingham-based international missions organization World Reach. Harvey will serve as the group’s international director of medical missions
SBC Executive Committee makes top-level staff changes
September 30, 2004
Several top-level staff changes within the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee were announced by President Morris H. Chapman during the committee’s Sept. 22 sessions in
IMB commissions 45 missionaries, hears reports
September 30, 2004
Vast multitudes live in spiritual bondage, with no idea of God’s love or the price He has paid for their freedom, 45 new overseas
