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  CBF missions blitz helps poverty-stricken Ark. county

  More than 230 children, teens and adults took to the pool during a swim camp sponsored by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in one of the poorest counties the the United States .

  08/05/2008 - By Administrator

• BWA council urges justice for immigrants & refugees

  The Baptist World Alliance General Council meeting in Prague approved a resolution declaring solidarity with immigrants, refugees and internally displaced people.

  08/05/2008 - By Administrator

• Interim provost named at Baylor University

  Elizabeth Davis has been appointed interim provost at Baylor University, Acting President Harold Cunningham announced.

  08/05/2008 - By Administrator

• TBM disaster relief teams on alert, preparing for Edouard

  Less than two weeks after responding to Hurricane Dolly in South Texas, Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers were placed on “alert status” Aug. 4 in anticipation of Tropical Storm Edouard growing to near hurricane strength as it made its way toward the Texas Gulf coast.

  08/04/2008 - By Administrator

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  Dot Sherman passes away after battle with Alzheimer’s

  Dorothy “Dot” Sherman, wife of Dr. Cecil Sherman, the founding coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, passed away Aug. 1 in Richmond, Va., following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 90.

  08/01/2008 - By admin

• Baylor board to get bigger

  Baylor University regents voted to increase the size of the board to 24—up slightly from the current 21 members and significantly larger than the targeted goal of 16 members.

  08/01/2008 - By admin

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  Buckner accredited to adopt Russians … again

  Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services received its official accreditation certificate from Russian authorities July 28, completing a two-year process that caused Buckner to suspend Russian adoptions.

  08/01/2008 - By admin

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  Cowboy church reaches out with warmth and Texas hospitality

  Members of Ridin’ for the Brand Cowboy Church in Sanger make welcome and accessibility top priorities as they reach out to the Western-heritage community.

  08/01/2008 - By admin

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  British Baptist Men hoping to break world record with ‘Bigger Breakfast’

  British Baptists are hoping to set a world record for the largest men’s breakfast, reported Phil Creighton, president-elect of the Baptist Men’s Movement, an affiliate of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

  08/01/2008 - By admin

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  Baptist Briefs: American Baptists propose changes

  Leaders of the American Baptist Churches USA are proposing changes to the denomination’s governing structure that aim to encourage greater missional empowerment and broader involvement of affiliated churches.

  08/01/2008 - By admin

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  China pastor & wife forced from home, living on streets

  A leader among China’s unregistered house churches and his wife have been forced from their home and hounded from shelter to shelter by Chinese authorities since July 6, according to the human rights group China Aid Association.

  07/31/2008 - By admin

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  Olympic torch ventures to China’s last frontier

  Despite a tightly stage-managed Olympic torch relay and sometimes onerous pre-Games security precautions, Chinese residents say they're proud of their country's  hosting  of the 2008 Olympics.

  07/31/2008 - By admin