BCH board chairman resigns amid allegations of animal cruelty, communicating threats
James David “Jim” Goldston III, chairman of the board of trustees for the Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH) of North Carolina, has resigned from the board and his role as chairman amid allegations that he and his wife poisoned their neighbor’s dogs and sent them threatening letters.
N.C. lawmakers override governor’s veto, enact 12-week abortion ban
RALEIGH, N.C. (BP) – North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature voted on Tuesday (May 16) to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill banning most abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Baptist leaders call on N.C. lawmakers to override impending veto of 12-week abortion ban
CARY, N.C. – The heads of North Carolina’s largest Protestant group and the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention have sent a joint letter to N.C. lawmakers encouraging them to override an impending gubernatorial veto of recently passed legislation that would ban most abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Man rescued from burning car after crashing into sanctuary
MACCLESFIELD, N.C. (BP) – First responders and members of Webbs Chapel Baptist Church are being hailed as heroes after they helped pull a man to safety from a burning vehicle after the car’s driver crashed through the front of the church building on Wednesday, March 8.
Online scammers steal $793K from N.C. church
ELKIN, N.C. (BP) – A Piedmont Triad congregation’s plans to move into a new worship center this spring have been put on hold after cyber criminals stole more than $793,000 from the church in an online scam.
Ultrasound unit assists mother, unborn child prior to dedication event
FRANKLIN, N.C. – A brand new mobile ultrasound machine that will serve several western North Carolina counties has already played an instrumental role in helping at least one expectant mother and her unborn child.
‘Bones,’ basketball and N.C. Baptists
CARY, N.C. (BP) -- Here in North Carolina, it’s been said that college basketball is its own form of religion. If that’s true, no one has personified that statement like Horace Albert “Bones” McKinney.
North Carolina Baptists contribute $300K to ‘Every Child’ initiative
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) made a $300,000 contribution to the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina (BCH) to help launch the “Every Child” foster care and adoption ministry, an ambitious initiative between the two organizations focused on eradicating childhood homelessness in the state.
‘Fill the Tank’ brings 1,600 baptisms in North Carolina
Elle Robinette wasn’t going to let being bound to a wheelchair prevent her from being baptized.
CP increase, restructure approved by North Carolina Baptists’ executive committee
CARY, N.C. (BP) – The executive committee of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s board of directors unanimously approved a restructuring plan for the state convention Tuesday (Aug. 24), aimed at prioritizing the needs of local churches and associations across the state.