by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 1, 2011 | News
A former drug dealer once jailed for cocaine smuggling will begin a full-time ministerial post at a Baptist church in Wales today. Pastor Brian Morris was jailed for 12 years back in 1995, but he gave his life to Jesus shortly after being arrested. A student at South...
by Baptist Times Staff | Aug 31, 2011 | News
Baptists in Lebanon have been reaching out to Syrian refugees streaming into their country. Members of the Baptist church in the northern Lebanon community of Rahbeh have been supporting 300 families in 15 villages in the north of the country with food, toiletries and...
by Baptist Times Staff | Aug 22, 2011 | News
Baptist churches around Great Britain celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Carey over the weekend. Born on Aug. 17, 1761, Carey, a Baptist minister, linguist and botanist, is often dubbed the “father of modern mission.” In 1792, he...
by Baptist Times Staff | Aug 10, 2011 | News
Doctors can pray with their patients – as long as they ensure patients are receptive to the offer. Three separate pronouncements in the last month have appeared to clarify a controversial position for healthcare professionals. New guidance from the Medical Defence...
by Baptist Times Staff | Aug 4, 2011 | News
Supporters of a Nepali Baptist couple seeking asylum in Great Britain claim they were verbally abused and the husband physically assaulted by U.K. Border Agency (UKBA) guards. Govinda Pokharel and Jamuna Rijal were in the process of being deported recently. However,...
