Black Methodists look toward merger
June 8, 2000
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Two historically black Methodist denominations may become one body in 2004 if a merger plan is approved by both churches. The Christian
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Presbyterian Church, USA, sees decline
June 8, 2000
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Presbyterian Church (USA) lost members at a faster rate last year than in the previous two years. The church reports that
Stanley announces divorce from wife
June 8, 2000
Former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president Charles Stanley has announced he and his wife have divorced. Stanley, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta,
Ballenger named to seminary position
June 8, 2000
RICHMOND, Va. — A veteran missions educator and administrator became acting faculty dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond on June 1. Isam Ballenger fills
Florida Baptist college changes name
June 8, 2000
GRACEVILLE, Fla. — The name of the Florida Baptist Theological College was changed to The Baptist College of Florida by action of the Florida Baptist
CP giving for May up from last year
June 8, 2000
NASHVILLE — Cooperative Program gifts for May increased 3.83 percent above that month a year ago, according to Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive
Critics say new labels encourage drinking
June 8, 2000
WASHINGTON — Alcohol labels that suggest people learn about the health impact of drinking wine “serve no other purpose than to encourage people to drink
Methodist Church apologizes for past racism
June 8, 2000
Putting on sackcloth and ashes, the United Methodist Church confronted more than 200 years of institutional racism and discrimination that split John Wesley’s Methodist followers
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