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  Habitat for Humanity founder Millard Fuller dies

  Millard Fuller, a millionaire entrepreneur who gave away his fortune to create Habitat for Humanity International in 1976, died Feb. 3 after a brief illness.

  02/03/2009 - By Administrator

• Appeals court sides with Missouri Baptist conference center

  Windermere Baptist Conference Center acted within its legal rights when it changed its articles of incorporation, a Missouri appellate court ruled Feb. 3.

  02/03/2009 - By Administrator

• Recession forces cutbacks for SBC entities

  Several Southern Baptist Convention entities are tightening the belt in response to budget shortfalls in a flagging economy.

  01/30/2009 - By Administrator

• Church with woman pastor expects further rebuke from Georgia Baptists

  A church denied voting rights in the Georgia Baptist Convention because it is led by a woman pastor could face further sanctions, Pastor Julie Pennington-Russell reports in the church newsletter.

  01/27/2009 - By Administrator

• Website seeks to rally support for women’s ordination

  A former Baptist General Convention of Texas employee and her husband of 47 years have started a website urging Baptist women to speak up for their rights to be ordained as deacons and senior pastors.

  01/26/2009 - By Administrator

• Oklahoma Baptist foundation loses money in Madoff scandal

  At least one Baptist group lost money as part of Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. The Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma said it lost $1.4 million, less than 1 percent of its assets, when third-party money managers invested in two of Madoff's allegedly fraudulent hedge funds.

  01/26/2009 - By Administrator

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  Baptist ethnic missions pioneer Oscar Romo dies at age 79

  Oscar Romo, a pioneer in starting ethnic Southern Baptist churches, died Jan. 16 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease.

  01/23/2009 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs: Glorieta cuts full-time staff

  As a cost-cutting measure, Glorieta Conference Center near Santa Fe, N.M., will operate only two facilities from October through mid-May—New Mexico Hall and Hall of State. That means a reduction of full-time staff by roughly one-half—from 44 to 21—by Oct. 1.

  01/23/2009 - By admin

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  CBF leader writes President Obama with ‘heartfelt requests’

  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal sent an Inauguration Day letter congratulating Barack Obama and urging the newly sworn president to lead America in building a more civil and just society.

  01/20/2009 - By Administrator

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  Hobby Lobby executive describes company’s legacy of faith

  Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, says his chain of more than 400 stores was built on a legacy of faith that guides company-wide decisions. Green and his wife, Jackie, and their six children are members of Council Road Baptist Church in Bethany, Okla.

  01/16/2009 - By admin

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  Baptists, Muslims say dialogue a step in right direction

  Several dozen Baptists and Muslims gathered Jan. 9-11 to repair a relationship better known for harsh anti-Islamic rhetoric by high-profile Baptist preachers than by dialogue or cooperation. Stan Hastey, a Baptist member of the task force that planned the event, called it a "seminal but certainly promising" opportunity for improving a Baptist-Muslim dialogue marred by demonization of Islam in the post-9/11 United States.

  01/12/2009 - By Administrator

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  Historians trace Baptist beginnings back 400 years

  Most church historians agree Baptists emerged as a distinct movement 400 years ago.

  01/10/2009 - By admin