American Baptist News

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.

A declining membership and the suggestion to merge two mission boards are getting much attention at the annual Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Ky.

I learned today that the Japanese raccoon dog, which is neither a raccoon nor a dog, has unusually large testicles.

Local pianist Jonelle Soelling will give three mini piano concerts at her home this Saturday as part of the A Day for Africa event.

Larry Phillips heard a protester say that the clinic doctor should be shot. Phillips contacted the police, and the protester was quickly apprehended and questioned.

The National Council of Churches Governing Board, meeting here in the national offices of the Church of the Brethren, approved a balanced budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year and adopted a resolution on environmental health.

First Baptist Church welcomed the head of its denomination at its Sunday service with a trumpeter, choir, special speakers and interfaith guests, with a dinner afterward.

Chris and Stephanie Prater and their children - clockwise from lower left, Emily, Michaela, Allison, and Nikolas - are headed to South Dakota early next month.

SWANS ISLAND : This past Saturday, May 16, over 60 Baptist arrived either on the Captain Henry Lee Ferry in Atlantic or the Sea Coast Mission's vessel, The Sunbeam , at Quarry Wharf.

A 19th century church north of town was among the destruction in Caddo County after Wednesday's tornado.

Last fall, the congregation of Long Plain United Methodist welcomed the Rev. Harry Rix to the church.

First Baptist Church of Granville has been on a lonely course since its expulsion from the Columbus area association of the American Baptist Church about 15 years ago because of its welcoming and affirming stance toward gay and lesbian persons.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith named 16 names of who they think are extremists, and pose a threat to their country.

WDBO talk show host Michael Savage is among 16 people who have been barred by the British Home Office from entering the United Kingdom since October, the British Home Office said.

Whatever you may think of Michael Savage, banning him from entering Britain is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

SIXTEEN extremists banned from Britain for stirring up hatred were named by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith yesterday in a move blasted by the Tories as a 'gimmick'. The list only includes those banned since last October because of 'unacceptable behaviour', not the far larger number of those banned as security risks who are believed to be ...

The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, one of the nation's most prominent preachers and theologians, will be the featured speaker at tonight's annual Thomas L. King Lecture in Religious Studies at Washburn University's White Concert Hall.

KING LECTURE The Rev. Peter J. Gomes will speak at the Thomas L. King Lecture in Religious Studies at 7:30 p.m. today at White Concert Hall, near S.W. 17th and Jewell on the Washburn University campus.