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The (BP) story titled “200,000 homeless in Honduras; Baptists gear up relief effort,” dated 11/3/98 can be updated with the following information: Hurricane Mitch has left 11,000 dead in the region; 7,000 dead in Honduras alone, with 11,100 missing. An estimated 2 million people in Honduras have lost homes or possessions. Also, the 6th paragraph […]

WASHINGTON (BP)–All Southern Baptists in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking re-election regained their seats in voting Nov. 3.Among the at least 26 Southern Baptists returned to office were Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and House minority leader Richard Gephardt.No Southern Baptists sought re-election in the Senate. Wendell Ford, a Southern Baptist who has […]

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (BP)–Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia held their second annual meeting as a state convention Oct. 27, approving 54 more churches for SBCV affiliation.The convention now totals 212 churches.Of the 54 new churches approved during the meeting at Spotswood Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, 42 are uniquely aligned with the SBCV and 12 are dually […]

EDITORS’ NOTE: In (BP) story titled “AIDS victim faces rejection at church,now an advocate for awareness, ministry,” dated 7/29/98, please make the following changes to better reflect sensitivities of people living with AIDS.— In the headline replace “AIDS victim” with “Woman with AIDS.”— In the first sentence, change wording to “according to a woman with […]

CALENDARSAN ANTONIO–Annuity Board trustee meeting, Aug. 3-5.

HONG KONG (BP)–Hong Kong Baptist University will launch a new study-abroad program this fall involving more than 160 Christian college students from the United States and Canada. The American students, drawn from 45 church-related colleges in 26 states, will take a full load of credit courses and live in campus dormitories with Chinese roommates, most […]

EDITORS’ NOTE: A (BP) photo has been posted in SBCNet BP Photos Library in connection with the 4/27/98 (BP) story, “African American outreach part of BreakOut ’98 success.” Thanks,Baptist Press

CORRECTION: In (BP) story titled “Sunday School Board contributes for Nashville tornado relief,” dated 4/27/98, please correct the third paragraph to read, “… as of April 27 more than 90 volunteers had prepared more than 80,000 hot meals … .”

SHAWNEE, Okla. (BP)–The Oklahoma Baptist University trustees, in a special called meeting April 27, elected Mark A. Brister, pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church, Shreveport, La., as OBU’s 14th president. Brister will become president-elect effective Aug. 1 and will assume the presidency when Bob R. Agee retires, effective Sept. 1. “Believing this to be God’s clear […]

CORRECTION: In (BP) story titled “Midwestern revises purpose statement to maintain Southern Baptist distinctives,” dated 4/23/98, please delete the third to the last paragraph, which begins “In other matters, trustees heard,” and substitute in the following paragraph: In other matters, trustees heard a report of a balanced budget for the current year and approved a […]