New congregations demonstrate diversity
March 9, 2000
ATLANTA — More than half of the new congregations added to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in 1999 were predominantly ethnic or African-American. “For so
Catholics, Baptists remain top U.S. church bodies
March 9, 2000
WASHINTON — The Roman Catholic Church, Southern Baptist Convention and United Methodist Church remain the nation’s largest church bodies, reports the new edition of the
Southern Baptist congregations set record
March 2, 2000
A record 1,747 new Southern Baptist congregations were added during 1999, according to a recent report compiled by the North American Mission Board. The previous
‘Jesus on Leadership’ conference set for April 3
March 2, 2000
A conference examining Jesus’ leadership is scheduled for April 3 at Mt. Hebron West Baptist Church in Elmore. Gene Wilkes, pastor of Legacy Baptist Church,
Moms of preschoolers find help in MOPS
March 2, 2000
Chocolate is not just for special holidays or for sweethearts. That in mind, the ladies of Southcrest Baptist Church, Bessemer, set out to make just
Motivated by anger, arsonist destroys a church
March 2, 2000
HIXSON, Tenn. — A man who was angry with his father burned down the church where his father was pastor in 1998, according to arson
Church arsons continue to decrease
March 2, 2000
WASHINGTON — Church arsons have decreased for the third straight year after a jump in the arson rate in 1996, a task force studying the
First, Pelham, holds services in church’s new sanctuary
February 24, 2000
For months the members of First Baptist Church, Pelham, had been anticipating “2-20-2000,” a day the congregation would hold the first worship service in its
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