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  Breckenridge Village, CERI team up to help orphans

  Two Baptist Child & Family Services programs have joined forces again in a special tradition. In anticipation of Children’s Emergency Relief International’s annual winter mission to Eastern Europe, residents from Breckenridge Village of Tyler knitted more than 375 warm wool hats to protect orphaned and impoverished children from frostbite.

  10/29/2010 - By admin

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  Labor of love by Christian volunteers changes lives in colonias

  The Rosales and Beltran families are just two of hundreds living in primitive conditions in colonias along the Texas/Mexico border who have seen their lives transformed through the efforts of Christian volunteers with Buckner International who build homes and spread hope.

  10/29/2010 - By admin

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  Christian band Bluetree on a mission to stand out

  Just as the band’s name reflects its one-of-a-kind identity, the Irish modern worship band Bluetree desires to stand out and make a difference by leading worship in places seldom reached with the gospel because of political oppression.

  10/29/2010 - By admin

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  How many versions of the Bible do we really need?

  Experts say it’s nearly impossible to calculate exactly how many Bibles are sold each year. But one thing is clear: The Good Book is great for business.

  10/29/2010 - By admin

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  ‘Unchurched’ studies seek to understand why people leave

  Seeking to develop strategies to prevent formerly active members from leaving through the so-called “back door,” LifeWay Research has conducted surveys to better understand why people leave.

  10/29/2010 - By admin

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  Study finds large churches can do better at retaining members

  Large congregations are more likely than small churches to emphasize evangelism and recruitment of new members but significantly less likely to contact members who stop attending, according to a recent study.

  10/29/2010 - By admin

• Texas Tidbits

  The Baptist University of the Américas’ alumni and friends reception at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in McAllen, Fiesta Con BUA, will be Nov. 9, 9-10:30 p.m. in Ballroom A-D of the McAllen Convention Center.

  10/28/2010 - By admin

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  Faith Digest: Crystal Cathedral in trouble

  The Crystal Cathedral, the gleaming Southern California megachurch known for its Hour of Power television broadcast, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors.

  10/28/2010 - By admin

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  Around the State

  Children’s Mission Involvement Day will be held Nov. 6 at the Texas Port Ministry in Freeport. Bobby Fuller, the ministry’s director, will speak to children about the ministry and how they can be involved in shipping the Good News around the world.

  10/28/2010 - By admin

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  Calif. court strikes down Wiley Drake’s ‘birther’ case

  A state appellate court in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs including a former Southern Baptist Convention officer claiming that Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and therefore is not eligible to occupy the White House.

  10/27/2010 - By Administrator

• Judge upholds fines against Baptists in Uzbekistan

  A judge in Uzbekistan refused Oct. 14 to overturn fines against five Baptists convicted of illegal worship, an international news service that specializes in religious freedom coverage reported Oct. 26.

  10/26/2010 - By Administrator

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  Baptist missionaries fight cholera outbreak in Haiti

  A medical missionary couple in Haiti jointly appointed by American Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship says it has not yet treated any cholera cases but is focusing on community education and prevention to halt spread of the earthquake-devastated island's first cholera epidemic in a century.

  10/26/2010 - By Administrator