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  Pastor calls churches to ‘rise up’ for foster children

  Russell Rogers is a pastor with a passion for encouraging church families to adopt or provide foster care for displaced children. His church, Trinity Life Baptist Church in Garland, hosts an annual celebration of foster and adoptive families.

  07/31/2008 - By admin

• CBF, Global Women agree to three-year partnership

  Leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Global Women recently agreed to enter a three-year partnership to meet the needs of women around the world, CBF officials announced July 29.

  07/31/2008 - By Administrator

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  Mo. church’s $2.2 million bequest largest in Central Seminary history

  Central Baptist Theological Seminary has received a more than $2.2 million gift — the largest in the institution’s history — from the former members of a St. Louis-area church.

  07/31/2008 - By Administrator

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  Cecil Sherman diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia

  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pioneer Cecil Sherman has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

  07/30/2008 - By Administrator

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  BWA Prague meeting ushers in new structure, Muslim response

  About 400 delegates to the Baptist World Alliance's annual gathering in Prague, Czech Republic, ended their meeting July 25 with approval of a major re-structuring of the organization's governing structure.

  07/30/2008 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptists offer helping hand after Dolly

  As people in the Rio Grande Valley try to piece their lives together after Hurricane Dolly blew them apart, Texas Baptists are there with a helping hand and a word of hope.

  07/30/2008 - By admin

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  World Changers come to Dallas, improve 21 homes

  Armed with hammers, nail guns, paintbrushes, ladders and shingles, 260 students from across the United States went to Dallas as part of World Changers to improve low-income neighborhoods and share the hope of Christ with residents.

  07/29/2008 - By admin

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  Students on mission dip into deep Well

  About 160 students from five Baptist churches across the South went to Dallas this summer repairing homes on a weeklong mission trip called Mission Serve. But at night they came face-to-face with the ministry goals of Joel Pulis, executive director of the Well Community—love people like Jesus does, even the mentally ill.

  07/29/2008 - By admin

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  PowerPlant grows churches in Austin

  About 140 high school and college students from all over the nation gathered in Austin to participate in PowerPlant, a one-week church-planting program for students.

  07/28/2008 - By admin

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  Churches work together to help rural Louisiana community

  CBF volunteers arrived  in Lake Providence, La., energized and ready to roof, to paint, to replace siding and to fix foundations. for the poor. They were surprised when neighbors started pitching in too.

  07/28/2008 - By admin

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  La Roca Fellowship makes impact on families in Buda area

  Pastor Luciano Castillo of La Roca Fellowship in Buda baptizes Linda Sanchez, a new follower of Christ, in the San Marcos River. She was one of four new Christians baptized that day. (Photo courtesy of Luciano Castillo)

  07/28/2008 - By admin

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  Gatesville couple sees Jesus every time they go to prison

  Charlie and Mary Alice Wise of Gatesville used to wonder what Jesus was talking about when he said, “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” But after nearly 40 years of prison ministry, they have no doubt what he meant.

  07/28/2008 - By admin