Florida
Florida Baptist churches are collecting priority relief supplies for churches in Cuba. Food, medicine and personal hygiene items will be shipped to Baptist churches in Cuba during October. “It is opportune to show our love and compassion for our Cuban brothers and sisters,” said Emanuel Roque, Hispanic church catalyst for the Florida Baptist Convention. The project, AMA Cuba, is being conducted in partnership with the Western Cuba Baptist Convention, the Florida Baptist Witness reported. To read more, click here.
Georgia
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission awarded Griffin Gulledge, pastor of Madison Baptist Church, with the John Leland Religious Liberty Award on Sept. 15. An Alabama native, Gulledge was recommended for the recognition because of his work to fight against the genocide of the Uyghur people in China, The Baptist Paper reported. Messengers passed a resolution “On the Uyghur Genocide” at the 2021 SBC annual meeting in Nashville. The resolution was submitted by Gulledge. For more of this story, click here.
Kentucky
Hope Center, a pregnancy center in Mayfield, offers a For Men program, which provides counseling and education for expectant fathers, teaching men to fill a support role during pregnancy and an active role during parenting, Kentucky Today reported. As men participate in the program, “there’s a huge realization that [parenting] is a team thing,” said Jackson Greer, Hope Center executive director. Click here to read more.
Louisiana
As Hurricane Ida roared through Louisiana in late August, two trees fell on the home of Matt Middlecamp, Baptist Campus Ministries director at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. After the storm, Middlecamp welcomed BCM students who came to his aid. Through it all, he found opportunities to share the gospel with neighbors, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary reported. To read more, click here.
North Carolina
Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina broke ground Sept. 11 for River Hill Refuge, a site for three new children’s homes near Shelby. The establishment of River Hill Refuge and an additional foster care office in Shelby gives BCH a presence in 32 communities throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Guatemala, the Biblical Recorder reported. The nonprofit serves children from traumatic circumstances where often the state’s Departments of Social Services have taken custody for their well-being.
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