Ky. Baptists affirm missionaries, marriage amendment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (BP)--Kentucky Baptists celebrated the appointment of 69 new international missionaries and passed a resolution affirming marriage during their 166th annual meeting Nov. 11-12 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington.
Retiree answers call, sells Fla. home, relocates to Ky. mountains to minister
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Pauline White thought she was just going to do a little light reading before bed, but instead the 72-year-old retiree opened the door to a call to missions that took her from her Florida home to the mountains of eastern Kentucky.
A Fiddlin’ Baptist
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (BP)--Homer Ledford, a traditional bluegrass and Gospel musician from Winchester, charmed, entertained and inspired the crowd during the 2002 Kentucky Baptist Convention annual meeting at Cumberland College in Williamsburg.
Ky. Baptists’ president elected without opposition, first since ’91
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (BP)--Paul Badgett, pastor of First Baptist Church in Pikeville, Ky., was elected president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention during the Nov. 12-13 annual meeting, marking the first time since 1991 a KBC president has been elected without opposition.