Southern Baptists Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
On our family vacation to St. Augustine, my daughter, Laura, and I mustered up the courage to climb 219 steps—about fourteen stories—to the precipice of the historic city's lighthouse. That, of course, was after we had drunk from the famed Fountain of Youth, and I was feeling young at heart. I apparently was mistaken. Nonetheless, […]
Ky. Baptists welcome new exec. director
FLORENCE, Ky. (BP) — “More for Christ” was the theme for Kentucky Baptists’ 174th annual meeting at Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion in Florence Nov. 15. In the first year of a three-year spiritual renewal emphasis, messengers were encouraged to take up the words of John the Baptist — “He must increase … I […]
Paul Chitwood nominated as Kentucky exec
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Kentucky pastor Paul Chitwood will be nominated as executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention at a special meeting of the KBC Mission Board June 2 in Louisville.
Ky. exec Bill Mackey to retire in May
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Bill Mackey, executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, has announced his retirement, effective May 31, 2011. Mackey, 69, has served in the position since February 1998.
FIRST-PERSON: Creating a generous culture in our churches
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Eight months of speculation have come to an end. Last week, when the Kentucky Great Commission Task Force released its report, two things were readily apparent: ...
Ky. Baptists form GC task force
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (BP)–Messengers approved the formation of a Great Commission Task Force during the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. Meeting at Severns Valley Baptist Church in Elizabethtown Nov. 10, the 840 registered messengers also elected a Bowling Green evangelist as president; adopted a $23.5 million budget; considered a bylaw change to reduce the size of […]
Ky. leader to be 1st VP nominee at SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Kentucky pastor John Mark Toby will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the June 23-24 annual meeting at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
Baptist is S.C. physician of the year
GREENWOOD, S.C. (BP)–Gary Goforth, director of medical education and the family medicine residency program at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, S.C., has been honored as the 2007-08 Family Physician of the Year in his state. The annual award by the South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians honors a family physician who provides compassionate and comprehensive […]
Whale of a sculpture dedicated at church
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)--It may sound "fishy," but Shandon Baptist Church now has a 1,500-pound whale in its outdoor baptistery.
WRAP-UP: SC moves toward 50/50 CP split
FLORENCE, S.C. (BP)–The 1,155 registered messengers to the 187th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention adopted a $33.95 million Empowering Kingdom Growth budget and approved a five-year plan for increasing the percentage of Cooperative Program funding allocated for the work of the Southern Baptist Convention. South Carolina Baptists, meeting at the Florence Civic […]
