Pastor aims to be half his former self
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (BP)--Harold Chandler ain't half the preacher he once was. Last year, at 349 pounds, he was two cheeseburgers short of 350. Today he is under 190 pounds, well on his way to his goal of 170.
WRAP-UP: Ark. messengers reject amendment
VAN BUREN, Ark. (BP)–By a narrow margin, messengers to the Arkansas Baptist State Convention annual meeting Nov. 6-7 rejected a proposed change to its articles of incorporation which would have eliminated the following statement: “The Baptist Faith and Message shall not be interpreted as to permit open communion and/or alien immersion.” The change needed a […]
IMB’s Garvins return home for healing
VALLEY SPRINGS, Ark. (BP)–Southern Baptist missionaries Carl and Kay Garvin have returned to their home state of Arkansas and are recuperating after robbers attacked them in a hotel south of Moshi, Tanzania, in February. Kay Garvin, who was shot in the chest, “is healing wonderfully well” and “is able to do anything she wants,” said […]
Ark. Baptists approve hike in CP funds for nat’l-int’l causes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP)--Messengers at the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Arkansas Baptist State Convention annual meeting approved a Ministry Task Force report that includes recommendations to regionalize ABSC executive board ministries, increase the percentage of Cooperative Program funds forwarded to Southern Baptist Convention causes and explore bringing the Arkansas Baptist News, currently a convention agency, under the ABSC Executive Board.
Rex Horne elected as Ouachita’s 15th president
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP)--Rex Horne, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock the past 16 years, has accepted the presidency of Ouachita Baptist University. He will begin his duties May 1.
Amid tornado’s devastation, minister’s worst fears ease
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| Laramie LeQuieu stands in front of his home in Marmaduke, Ark., after a tornado sent a tree toppling onto it. LeQuieu is the music leader at First Baptist Church. Photo by Charlie Warren/Arkansas Baptist News |
For awhile Sunday night, April 2, LeQuieu feared his wife and three children might be dead in a town where nearly a third of the 500-plus homes were destroyed by one of the tornadoes amid widespread storms across Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and five other states that left 28 people dead.
As First Baptist’s Sunday evening service ended, pastor Kim Bridges prayed for the safety of the townspeople, noted that a tornado warning had been issued and said everyone was welcome to stay in the church’s basement.
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| A tornado that tore through Marmaduke, Ark., claimed the roof and a wall of First Baptist Church’s family life center.Photo by Charlie Warren/Arkansas Baptist News |
LeQuieu decided to stay, but his wife and children headed home.
He and Bridges were making sure everyone who was going to stay at the church had made it to the basement. They checked the building and the parking lot.
“We were standing in front of the church, and we saw the tornado as it was developing and touching down over by the school,” LeQuieu, First Baptist’s associate pastor of music, recounted.
Nation’s top high school QB, 2 teammates carry faith to Ark.
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| Shawn Smith, student pastor at First Baptist Church in Springdale, Ark., baptized Mitch Mustain after his decision to follow Christ just before his junior year of high school. Mustain and two others active in First Baptist’s student ministry are key new recruits for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team. Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Baptist News |
Mustain and two teammates who will join him at the University of Arkansas believe in the Hogs. They believe they can win games as well as the Southeastern Conference championship.
And they believe in Jesus Christ and believe their Christian commitment can make a difference on and off the field.
Having Christians on the University of Arkansas squad is nothing new.
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| Mitch Mustain, Damian Williams and Andrew Norman are three prominent recruits for the University of Arkansas who have shown a commitment to Jesus on and off the field. Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Baptist News |
The trio also have been regulars at First Baptist Church of Springdale, where Ronnie Floyd is pastor.
“All three of these young guys have been active in our student ministry for the past three years,” Floyd said. “They have been a positive example and role model to others around them and have influenced their community in a great way. We are proud of all three of them and believe God is going to use them at the University of Arkansas. It’s exciting to see student athletes who are willing to profess their faith in Christ openly before others.”
Ark. Baptists to create nonprofit campground agency
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP)--The first step in granting agency status to the Baptist Assembly at Siloam Springs was approved during the Arkansas Baptist State Convention’s Nov. 8-9 annual meeting.
Kaye Miller brings unique perspective to WMU presidency
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP)--Kaye Miller is American by birth, but she was more Thai than American while growing up. She has adapted well to American culture, but it wasn’t always easy. That’s why the new national Woman’s Missionary Union president has a passion for helping missionaries discover ways to help their missionary kids (MKs) adjust to life in the United States.
Ark. Baptists appoint task force for 1-year study of Baptist life
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (BP)--Messengers to the 151st annual meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Nov. 9-10 at The Church at Crossgate Center of Hot Springs approved a $19.7 million budget, heard of changes in the convention's partnership missions projects, re-elected a slate of officers and approved five resolutions.
