North Clay Baptist finds new home for merged congregation

February 7, 2013

North Clay Baptist Church, Clay, knows a feeling few churches experience — what it’s like to be bursting at the seams from day one. The

Scouts delaying vote, spark Baptist leaders’ hopefulness

February 7, 2013

Facing pressure from its supporters and members, the Boy Scouts executive board announced Feb. 6 it is delaying a decision on lifting its prohibition of

Church Members or Christian Disciples?

February 7, 2013

More people are attending church but they are attending less often. That was the response of a pastor friend when asked if attendance at the

Racism presents ‘different set of challenges’ today, pastor says

February 7, 2013

Let me preface this article by stating that I am not an expert on race relations in Birmingham or America for that matter. Neither am

Belarus: Religious freedom survey

February 6, 2013

Belarus continues to keep religious communities within an invisible ghetto of regulation, Forum 18 News Service has found. The state closely controls people meeting together

Texas church loses second minister

February 4, 2013

Jim Gray, 68, associate senior adult minister at First Baptist Church of Woodway, Texas, near Waco, was killed Jan. 30 in a head-on crash as

Contraceptive mandate opt-out expanded

February 1, 2013

The Obama administration proposed a broader opt-out Feb. 1 for religious organizations that object to mandated coverage of contraceptives in employee health care plans, an