Administration | August 1, 2012
New York Daily News Community rallies in support of black couple blocked by churchNBCNews.comPeople held hands in prayer while First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs pastor Rev. Stan Weatherford and New Zion United Methodist Church pastor Rev. Fitzgerald Lovett embraced. "I pray that God will take a very difficult situation and that he will …Mississippi [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
Baptist leaders call on church to reject racismKRQELeaders of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention said Monday that preventing Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson from marrying at First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs was wrong. Baptist churches are autonomous, so they …Change is not as welcome as it first appearsShreveport TimesMississippi town rallies [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
CBS2 Chicago Pastor of Hammond mega church fired for 'sin'Chicago Sun-TimesWilson said Schaap was in seclusion with his wife, Cindy, daughter of Jack Hyles, the pastor who built the First Baptist Church and co-founded Hyles-Anderson College in Schererville. “They're trying to reconcile their marriage,” Wilson said. “The …Tried Stone Baptist Church in Detroit robbed, vandalizedMyFox [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
Examiner.com Zombies 'Attack' Westboro Baptist Church ProtestEDGEOnTheNetThat's a question members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church may be asking after their latest protest was invaded by flesh-eating monsters. Well, sort of. ABC News reported that last Friday, nearly 300 people dressed up as zombies showed up …Zombies protest Westboro Baptist Church picketing at military baseExaminer.comWestboro [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
State church amid 'snow-white missions field'BP NewsEDITOR'S NOTE: Baptist Press' London bureau, in tandem with Tim Ellsworth, editor of BP Sports and director of news and media relations at Union University, will be providing coverage of London Olympics. Baptist Press will publish features about … and more »
Administration | August 1, 2012
Hyde Park Baptist Church race to benefit Care Net Pregnancy CenterPoughkeepsie JournalFamilies can break out their running shoes Saturday for the Hyde Park Baptist Church's 5K Run for Life and Kids Fun Run. The fifth annual event will benefit Care Net Pregnancy Center of the Hudson Valley and features fun for all, said Peter Nargi [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
ABC News Some Churches Urge Support for Chick-Fil-AThe LedgerJay Dennis of First Baptist Church at the Mall joked during Sunday morning's service, causing applause and laughter in the 2400-seat auditorium. But that was after he'd implored his congregation to "stand with Chick-Fil-A" after the company's president …Church plans Chick-fil-A dine-inWOGXChick-fil-A support, protests are planned in [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
Chicago church leaders roast Rahm Emanuel over Chick-fil-A stanceFox News"If the thought police come to Armitage Baptist Church, we will meet them at the door respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die on this hill, holding a copy of the Sacred Scriptures in one hand and a copy of the U.S. Constitution in the other," Lyons … [...]
Administration | August 1, 2012
Baptist leaders urge Miss. church to reject racismThe Associated PressBy By JEFF AMY – 1 minute ago. CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Townspeople prayed for racial reconciliation Monday, but the black man whose wedding was rejected by a predominantly white Southern Baptist church in this small Mississippi town said …
Administration | August 1, 2012
Church Workshop at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church deadline August 1WDAM-TVPastor Leander Bridges, I & the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Ellisville announces a Church Workshop to be held August 11, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. entitled Equipping the Saints. This workshop is for church members 18 years of age and older.Church NewsMillen News all 29 [...]