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MARCH 1, 2010 ARCHIVED STORIES:
CONCEPCION, Chile (BP)--Southern Baptists have released $50,000 for immediate relief needs in Chile, where the death toll has climbed past 700 in an earthquake disaster described by the country's president as "without parallel in Chile's history." Read More
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OLYMPICS: Hedrick contributes to U.S. record-breaking medal count
VANCOUVER (BP)--U.S. speedskater Chad Hedrick won his fifth career medal Feb. 27 when he captured silver in the men's team pursuit competition, tying him with Eric Heiden for the most medals ever won by a men's U.S. long track speedskater.
"I am very happy to be walking away from Vancouver," Hedrick said. "This is my fifth medal, all in different distances. Major accomplishment for me, and the next step in life is going to be a lot of fun."
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3 abortion doctors face legal problems
WASHINGTON (BP)--Abortion doctors and their clinics continue to be the targets of legal investigations.
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CP fits with church's 'full discipleship'
DILLWYN, Va. (BP)--Outreach and missions evidently were important when Bethlehem Baptist Church was organized in 1881 under a brush arbor in rural central Virginia: Jordan Taylor, who gave the land for the then-new church, was 99 when he was baptized in the waters of the nearby Troublesome Creek.
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CP 1.64% behind 2009 pace
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 1.64 percent below the same time frame last year, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman.
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Diana Davis
FIRST-PERSON: Attracting a crowd at VBS
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)--Every year, thousands of children across our country meet Jesus for the first time at Vacation Bible School (VBS). Imagine what might happen if every member at your church invited an un-churched child to VBS. Need fresh publicity ideas?
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