Brian Koonce

COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting drew 5,406 messengers to Columbus June 16-17 from the nation's 46,000-plus Southern Baptist churches. The unofficial total is a 2 percent rise from last year's 5,295 messengers in Baltimore. SBC registration secretary Jim Wells said the results were slightly below his pre-annual meeting guess, but good nonetheless, especially from Ohio.

Even with a new rifle and scope, Missouri writer Brian Koonce was missing the mark with his Remington. Where did he go wrong?

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) -- It took until the final hours of the veto session late on Sept. 10, but the Missouri legislature has overridden Gov. Jay Nixon's vetoes and joined two other states with the nation's longest waiting periods before an abortion: 72 hours.

BALTIMORE (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, June 10-11, drew 5,294 messengers to Baltimore from the nation's 45,000 Southern Baptist churches. The unofficial total is a three percent bump from last year's meeting in Houston, which drew 5,103 messengers. Official numbers will be released later in June and the numbers do not include guests or children.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- One of the catalysts of the Conservative Resurgence -- the Elliott controversy -- was examined by three Southern Baptist historians in a panel discussion Sept. 10 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

NORWOOD, Mo. (BP) -- Days after churchgoers left their pews mid-sermon to tackle a gunman armed with a .357 magnum revolver, they returned to their seats at First Baptist Church in Norwood, Mo., for Bible study and to talk through the experience with chaplains.

NORWOOD, Mo. (BP) -- A man is in custody after witnesses say he opened fire during a Sunday (July 21) worship service at First Baptist Church in Norwood, Mo. Worshippers tackled him before anyone was shot.

HOUSTON (BP) — The 2013 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 11-12 drew 5,103 messengers to Houston from the nation’s 45,000 Southern Baptist churches. The unofficial total is a 35 percent drop from last year’s meeting in New Orleans, which drew 7,868. Official numbers will be released later in June. In 1993, the last time […]

NEW ORLEANS (BP) — Attendance at the 2012 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 19-20 tallied 7,868 messengers from the nation’s 45,000 Southern Baptist churches. Official numbers will not be released until later in June. In 2001, the last time Southern Baptists gathered in New Orleans, 9,584 messengers were in attendance. “We were expecting 8,000 […]

HANNIBAL, Mo. (BP) — Woodrow “Woody” Burt, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University since 1994, has informed trustees of his plans to retire effective Aug. 31, 2012. “God has blessed me with the privilege of serving at Hannibal-LaGrange for 32 years,” Burt said during a Sept. 9 board meeting at the Missouri campus. “As I begin my […]