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  Aging congregation active in ministry to children

  Although most of the congregation is retired and on fixed incomes, for the last three summers, Grace Memorial Baptist Church in Clifton has provided lunches every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to children who otherwise would not have had enough to eat.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Singer walks by faith, not sight

  In spite of the obstacles singer/songwriter Ginny Owens has endured due to a degenerative eye condition that caused her to completely lose her vision when she was just 2 years old, she shares a powerful message about staying focused on God.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Foundation grant helps church expand disability ministry

  Northeast Baptist Church in San Antonio's vision for helping people with disabilities following natural disasters is one step closer to reality.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Evangelicals seek a future for thousands of frozen embryos

  Hundreds of thousands of embryos are stored in high-tech storage facilities across the United States. To an increasing number evangelical Christians, that's hundreds of thousands of babies.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Current Standard subscribers to get new magazine

  Although Baptist Standard Publishing will change its news delivery system in January, subscribers' service will not be interrupted. It will also launch an inspirational monthly magazine, CommonCall.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  CERI takes warmth and comfort to Moldovan orphans

  Children's Emergency Relief International's annual effort to provide Eastern European orphans winter boots has partners in Moldova this year.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  CBF task force implementation team set to begin work

  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's 2012 task force implementation team meets in October for a two-day work retreat to begin developing a plan to put into practice the 2012 task force report.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Obama at the U.N.: A new religion doctrine

  President Obama’s speech at the United Nations Sept. 25 challenged much of the world's assumptions about free speech and religion.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

• Hobby Lobby gives OK Baptists $2 million

  Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby has donated $2 million to the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma for purchase of an Assemblies of God youth camp near Davis, Okla.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

• See You at the Pole draws prayerful teenagers

  About a million teenagers at schools across the nation and the world gathered Sept. 26 for the 22nd annual See You at the Pole global day of student prayer.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baptist Briefs

  The Christ Is Our Salvation Foundation provided a $250,000 grant to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to produce church resources, including "Dawnings: Welcoming a New Day in Your Church's Missional Journey."

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas Tidbits

  "Baptists and the Shaping of American Culture," a conference sponsored by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's Center for Baptist Studies and the College of Christian Studies, will be held Oct. 12-13 on the UMHB campus.

  09/26/2012 - By Administrator