American Baptist News

Kathryn M. Lohre, assistant director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University and an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America representative to the World Council of Churches Central Committee, has been elected the President Elect of the National Council of Churches by the NCC Governing Board.

The governing board of the National Council of Churches USA elected Kathryn M. Lohre on Nov.

American Baptist College in Nashville has never had a lot of money or a huge student body, but the school, which trains African-American ministers, has always been a place that generated big dreams and helped move mountains.

In August 2004, Central Baptist Theological Seminary was verging on death.It had only a two-week cash flow.

Christ's Church, the combination American Baptist and United Church of Christ in Saxtons River, will herald the change of seasons with the ringing of bells on Sunday, Sept.

The church may have a new name, but its mission remains the same, according to Rev.

The Rev. Luke D. Oskin has been named pastor of First Baptist Church, 99 Orchard, Hubbard.

Please send suggestions of persons who made a difference in your community to Philip E. Jenks, 212-870-2228 , 914-589-6948 . >By Philip E. Jenks September 1, 2009 -- When Oregon Representative Dave Hunt was elected Speaker of the Oregon House this year, he knew his church experience would serve him well.

The Rev. Dr. Edwin Tuller, who presided over American Baptist Churches during the turbulent sixties and was a unyielding advocate for human rights and peace, died yesterday in Pittsburgh.

The Rev. Dr. Robert C. Campbell, 85, the longest serving general secretary in American Baptist history, died July 27.

American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and radio talk show host Al Sharpton tells callers critical of Obama to 'SHUT UP!' Sharpton, who hosts his own radio talk show, The AL SHARPTON SHOW , apparently was having a bad day when, protecting Obama, he turned against his audience.

Thelma Smith finds a deep contentment in the Baptist faith she has practiced for most of her 100 years.

It comes from the Rev. Howard Bess, the American Baptist minister who back in the '90s clashed with Palin when she was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.

On a sunny summer morning in June, 1999, 30 Christians gathered on a deck for what was the first worship service of a congregation that has grown to be The Lighthouse Baptist Church of the Lehigh Valley.

The time has come to talk about Jack Dove. He was my high school Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Alexandria Preston had a bad attitude last year. The 16-year-old didn't want to spend the week at a church gathering.

The London News.Net Tuesday 7th July, 2009 London, Jul 7 : American Baptist minister Reverend Al Sharpton has called on US Postal Service officials to honour late King of Pop Michael Jackson with a commemorative stamp.

Baptist scholarships for Christian students are one of those little known scholarships where very few people know about.

Hopefully we're learning what freedom means. The majority of people confuse freedom with license.

Pastor Nancy Johnson and her son Ben, 10, from First Christian Church of Puyallup, chat with retired schoolteacher Janet Barclay, who enjoys a free lunch at Peace Lutheran Church on Saturday.