UM students build church building, see growth in believers August 21, 2003 In one week a small group of Alabama Baptists took great strides in fulfilling the Great Commission. They built a church from the ground up Read More
‘Jesus’ film claims countless victories worldwide August 14, 2003 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The distributors of the “Jesus” film report that as of July 1 nearly 5,600,000,000 people have viewed the video depiction of Read More
Youth minister accused of smuggling held in Russia July 31, 2003 MOSCOW — Andrew Okhotin, a Baptist youth pastor, set out on a trip to Moscow in late March to deliver a $48,000 cash gift that Read More
Church in Tbilisi burned to the ground July 24, 2003 In a double blow to the tiny Protestant minority in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, arsonists on June 15 burned down a provincial Baptist Read More
‘God’s’ phone number tallying calls worldwide July 24, 2003 LONDON — The plague of people ringing the number God gives as his telephone number to TV reporter Bruce Nolan in the film “Bruce Almighty” Read More
Italian priest offers adoption for frozen embryos July 24, 2003 ROME — An Italian priest has offered adoptive homes for embryos that have been frozen for scientific research. The Rev. Oreste Benzi of Bologna, well Read More
Tough times hinder Russian military evangelism July 17, 2003 In this garrison town located just 10 miles from the border with Chechnya, Pastor Vsevolod Don once walked the streets poking his head in basement Read More
England celebrates anniversary of Wesley’s birth July 3, 2003 EPWORTH, England — Methodists worldwide celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wesley, the denomination’s founder, June 17 with both reverence and fanfare. Read More