Former youth worker pleads guilty to felony charges

January 29, 2009

LAKELAND, Fla. — A former volunteer youth worker at a Southern Baptist megachurch in Florida pleaded guilty Jan. 21 to molesting three boys, putting his

New Orleans Seminary announces budget cuts

January 29, 2009

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary announced significant budget cuts during a meeting attended by the seminary faculty and staff Jan. 19. “We

Alabamian’s Christian social site continues to grow in popularity

January 29, 2009

After searching the Web for a safe space for teens to connect and finding none, Michael Smith, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Town Creek,

Adams, Joe Lynn

January 29, 2009

Joe Lynn Adams, pastor of Stemley Baptist Church, Talladega, died Jan. 22. He was 66. Serving the Coosa River Baptist Association church for nearly 22

Gambia sentences missionaries to hard labor

January 29, 2009

A British missionary couple in Gambia have been sentenced to a year in prison of hard labor for sending e-mails critical of Gambian dictator Yahya

Former Alabama Baptist pastor convicted on fraud, bribery charges

January 29, 2009

A former Alabama Baptist pastor could face significant prison time and fines after being convicted Jan. 21 of 48 counts of money laundering, mail fraud,