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Baptist World Aid sends $5,000 to Nigeria

January 23, 2003

KADUNA, Nigeria — Baptist World Aid (BWAid) has sent $5,000, with the promise of more to come, to help the churches and pastors of Kaduna,

Commissioners to sell Ten Commandments

January 23, 2003

Chattanooga, Tenn. — County commissioners in Chattanooga, Tenn., who unsuccessfully worked to display plaques of the Ten Commandments in local court buildings have voted to

Egypt’s president declares Christmas holiday

January 23, 2003

CAIRO — For the first time Coptic Christians in Egypt are able to celebrate Christmas as a national holiday. On Dec. 18, Egypt’s President Hosni

FAITH turns 5; Alabamians have reason to celebrate

January 23, 2003

A birthday celebration in Daytona Beach, Fla., may not hold much significance for Alabamians, but it should. When the evangelism training plan FAITH celebrates five

FBC Vincent discovers love for missions at FamilyFEST

January 23, 2003

While missions trips have not been a focus for First Baptist Church, Vincent, in the past, an experience during the summer of 2002 changed that

Forty percent of nuns sexually abused, harassed

January 23, 2003

ST. LOUIS — Nearly 40 percent of American nuns have been sexually abused or harassed, according to a little-noticed 1998 study that was reported by

Sardis’ Gibson opens Christian school in Liberia

January 23, 2003

Dreams really do come true — just ask Eddie Gibson, a native-born Liberian who now resides in Alabama. This past September, one of Gibson’s dreams

Graham to continue evangelistic missions

January 23, 2003

SAN DIEGO — Evangelist Billy Graham has decided to continue his career of crusades with an appearance at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif.

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