Romanian refugee tells of Christ in own tongue
March 11, 2004
The first day after he arrived in Melbourne, Australia, as a refugee, Mark Hobafcovich and his friends were greeted by a member of a local
Falkville church sends money, workers to help build church in Spain
February 12, 2004
The Creu Alta Baptist Church building in Sabadell, Spain, was full. Folding chairs had to be brought in for the overflow. Local dignitaries responded to
BWA, SBC split ‘distresses’ Great Britain Baptists
February 5, 2004
OXFORDSHIRE, England — David Coffey, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) and a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA),
Vatican envoy to Burundi shot and killed
January 22, 2004
BUJUMBURA, Burundi — The Vatican ambassador to Burundi was shot and killed Dec. 29 by guerrilla rebels. He was riding in a car about 30
Christians to mark world-wide week of prayer
January 15, 2004
GENEVA, Switzerland — Christians around the world will mark Jan. 18–25 as the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, even as one leading ecumenist
Residents object to Scottish church’s chimes
January 15, 2004
BOTHWELL, Lanarkshire — The clock in the tower of the parish church at Bothwell, Lanarkshire, nine miles southeast of Glasgow, has had its hours of
European convention adopts international name
January 8, 2004
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Baptist Convention has voted to change its name to International Baptist Convention, according to a report from the convention’s general
French panel suggests headscarf, skullcap ban
January 1, 2004
PARIS — A special presidential commission delivered a long-awaited report on secularity Dec. 11, recommending France pass a law banning the wearing of veils, skullcaps
