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  Baptists old and getting older, study says

  Baptists may be the grayest of any major religious group in America, according to a study released March 9 by Trinity College of Connecticut.

  03/09/2009 - By Administrator

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  Pastor gunned down in pulpit

  A past president of the Illinois Baptist State Association died March 8 when a gunman walked into his church and gunned him down during an early morning worship service.

  03/08/2009 - By Administrator

• From prison to presidency? Lyons seeks National Baptist Convention comeback

  Henry J. Lyons, former president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, who was imprisoned on charges of fraud a decade ago, is one of two candidates running to be the group’s next president this September.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Carter: Christians have duty to pursue peace in Holy Land

  Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent book, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work, reviews the contributions of past U.S. presidents toward peace in Israel and Palestine, and advances his hopes that President Obama might be able to complete the task.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs: Peace activists gather in Rome

  Between 300 and 400 Christians attended the Global Baptist Peace Conference in Rome.

  03/06/2009 - By admin

• Court says Montana election law wrongly applied to church

  A federal appeals court ruled Feb. 25 that Montana officials violated the free-speech rights of a Southern Baptist church when they required the congregation to register as a political action committee for supporting a ballot initiative against gay marriage in 2004.

  02/27/2009 - By Administrator

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  Baptist pastor and wife fail to reunite with kidnapped children

  A Baptist pastor and his wife returned from California to their Georgia home after failing to reunite with their two children who vanished along with their maternal grandparents 20 years ago.

  02/20/2009 - By Administrator

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  CBF cuts spending by 20 percent

  Starting March 1, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will operate on a contingency spending plan that cuts staff salaries by 1 percent and reduces funding for theology schools and other CBF partner organizations by 30 percent.

  02/20/2009 - By Administrator

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  Baptist Briefs: Tax Guide

  Ministers can find additional help in preparing their 2008 federal income tax returns from GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

  02/19/2009 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs: GuideStone downsizes

  GuideStone Financial Resources announced a workforce downsizing of 10 percent through projected attrition and a hiring freeze as part of a reduction of its 2009 budget.

  02/06/2009 - By admin

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  WMU honors former leaders, anticipates new year

  Trustees of Woman’s Missionary Union honored the memory of two former leaders—Alma Hunt and Dellanna O’Brien—during a meeting where they also looked toward initiatives for 2009.

  02/05/2009 - By admin

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  Former Samford president Tom Corts dies

  Former Samford University President Thomas Corts died unexpectedly Feb. 4, apparently of an heart attack.

  02/04/2009 - By Administrator