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.
Todd Unzicker named nominee for executive director of N.C. Baptists
CARY, N.C. (BP) – The search committee tasked with finding the next executive director-treasurer for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC) announced today (March 29) that Todd Unzicker is their recommended candidate.
N.C. Baptists highlight church planting, ‘Who’s Your One?’
GREENSBORO, N.C. (BP) -- North Carolina Baptists commissioned more than 100 church planters and were called to prioritize personal evangelism during their 189th annual meeting held Nov. 11-12 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C. The meeting drew 1,387 messengers and included two special worship services -- a church planting celebration and a service related to the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) "Who's Your One?" evangelism initiative that featured a message from Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee.
SBC DIGEST: Wallace leads slate of new NC board officers
ASHEBORO, N.C. (BP) -- Melanie Wallace was elected president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina's (BSCNC) board of directors, becoming the first woman elected as board president since 1993. Wallace was elected during the board's regularly scheduled fall meeting, held Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 23-24), at Caraway Conference Center near Asheboro. Wallace was elected after no other candidates were nominated.
