by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 21, 2009 | News
More than a quarter of Baptist Union of Great Britain churches will take part in Back to Church Sunday (Sept. 27) this year, and the final preparations are being made for the day itself. Around 550 churches have signed up through the Baptist Union – 100 more than last...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 18, 2009 | News
Former President Jimmy Carter created a political firestorm on Sept. 15 by charging that some of the opposition to President Barack Obama is due to continued racism in America. Although some politicians and commentators have dismissed Carter’s charge, a...
by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 18, 2009 | News
Churches in Great Britain are being urged to observe Sept. 20 as Peacemaking Sunday. The United Nations International Day of Peace is the following day. The Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have produced worship...
by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 16, 2009 | News
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged faith groups to link together in a bid to improve international development. Speaking in London on Sept. 14, Blair said the role of world faiths as “galvanizers” for justice and aid should not be underestimated....
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 11, 2009 | News
The comeback of Henry Lyons, senior pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., fell well short during voting Thursday at the annual convention of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Lyons, who led the convention from 1994 to 1999 before resigning and...
by Brian Kaylor | Sep 10, 2009 | News
A last-minute legal effort to prevent the presidential election for the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. failed Wednesday afternoon. The vote will proceed as planned Thursday as Henry Lyons, senior pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., is set to...
