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Va. Baptists (SBCV) mark 15th anniversary

Messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia marked the convention"s 15th anniversary at Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond with the theme "Transforming Churches.... Continue Reading »

CP: 11.14% below last year’s pace

As of Nov. 30, gifts received by the Executive Committee for distribution through the Cooperative Program Allocation Budget totaled $28,427,727.02, or $3,563,526.89 behind the $31,991,253.91 received at the end of November 2010.... Continue Reading »

WORLD AIDS DAY: in Swaziland, 26 percent are infected

He has heard all these reasons for his suffering from various elders and has even been warned not to visit a clinic or accept antiretroviral (ARV) medication, or he will die.

The presentation, however, tells him that his HIV is... Continue Reading »

WORLD AIDS DAY: In Nellie’s memory …

Southern Baptists are making a life-changing difference for people living with HIV/AIDS... Continue Reading »

Billy Graham has pneumonia, "responding well"

Evangelist Billy Graham is "responding well" to antibiotic treatment for pneumonia and remains in stable condition, a doctor at his hospital said Thursday.... Continue Reading »

Senate protects chaplains on marriage issue

The U.S. Senate has voted to protect military chaplains from being required to conduct same-sex "weddings.... Continue Reading »

Appropriate action

A letter appeared in the Dec. 1 issue of The Baptist Courier entitled ?Churches have right to decide,? in which the writer lamented the decision made by Missouri Baptists to exclude CBF-supporting churches from their state convention.... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court takes up IVF/benefits case

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule if children conceived by in vitro fertilization following the death of their father can receive Social Security benefits.... Continue Reading »

Okla. Baptists increase CP giving

A total of 764 messengers to the 105th annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma focused on the theme "Together" at First Baptist Church in Moore Nov. 14-15.... Continue Reading »

S.C. Baptists to send more to int’l missions

With the approval of a state Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report, messengers to the 191st annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention charted a course to provide more financial support for international missions as well as for... Continue Reading »

Md./Del. Baptists defend traditional marriage

Messengers to the 176th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware approved a budget increasing Cooperative Program giving and passed a resolution in support of biblically-defined traditional marriage.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Child sexual abuse, a worldwide epidemic

The accusations of child sexual abuse by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky have outraged an entire country.... Continue Reading »