Now there are 3 nominees for president of Southern Baptists
Via the Associated Press: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three clergyman will be in the running to become the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the denomination’s annual meeting. The...
View ArticleKorean Baptists plan conference in Orlando
Representatives of more than 850 Baptist churches with Korean and Korean-American members will meet in Orlando next month. The churches, which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, will...
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LDS Church president Thomas Monson arrives in Cebu City, Philippines to dedicate a new temple A humorous look at the life of a convert to Judaism The first recorded traditional circumcision in Ocala A...
View ArticleBlack clergy group say it wants to raise $50M for Haiti
Four Baptist groups that serve congregations that are historically primarily black have announced plans to raise $50 million to help people left destitute after the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck...
View ArticleBaptist credit union was robbed Labor Day weekend
The Florida Baptist Credit Union in Jacksonville was robbed this past weekend, according to the Florida Baptist Witness. Robbers took cash, according to credit union president Perry Kenner. Read more...
View ArticleMen trapped in Chilean mine reached out to religious leaders
The 33 men who were trapped in a mine in Chile for more than two months were able to use a small device to communicate with people above the ground, including their religious leaders. Baptist Press has...
View ArticleA mother’s mission: Why do we celebrate Halloween?
Clarissa Howard, of Longwood, set out to answer her five-year-old daughter’s question: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Here’s her story: I couldn’t answer her innocent question. I thought my answer...
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Christian faith leaders pray for unity among the denominations
Bishop Noonan at St. George In the 38 years that Father John Hamatie has presided over St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, he has never had a Catholic bishop step inside his downtown Orlando church....
View ArticleMormonism: More like Scientology than Christianity?
Republican candidate Mitt Romney faced questions about his faith the first time he ran for president and the issue of his religion has erupted again with a leading Baptist pastor calling Mormonism a...
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Pastor’s Son: Size matters in church?
Matthew Richardson (In my best boxing ring announcer voice) In the corner to my right, coming in with 12 members, a church the size of a local convenience store; And the corner to my left, standing...
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