Russian church says gay marriage not recognized

September 18, 2003

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Officials in the Russian Orthodox Church say an illicit wedding ceremony for two men is blasphemous and will not be recognized

Promise Keepers President McCartney resigns

September 18, 2003

DENVER — Bill McCartney, founder and president of Promise Keepers (PK), is resigning his post effective Oct. 1 in order to care for his wife

Christians in Nepal suffer attacks, arrests

September 18, 2003

DUBLIN — Christians belonging to a small house church in northern Nepal were attacked by Buddhist and Hindu villagers on July 26, resulting in hospitalization

Birmingham’s Bruton looks past retirement to new opportunities

September 18, 2003

Retirement doesn’t exactly mean retirement to James “Jim” Bruton, pastor of Liberty Park Baptist Church, Birmingham, and its predecessor Woodlawn Baptist Church, for the past

Mercer buys Georgia Convention’s headquarters

September 18, 2003

ATLANTA — The Georgia Baptist Convention has sold its building and property in northeast Atlanta to Mercer University for $12 million. Sources at both the

LifeWay expects record revenues in 2003

September 18, 2003

GLORIETA, N.M. — LifeWay Christian Resources reported to its trustees Sept. 9 that the company expects to post record 2003 revenues of almost $421 million,