NW Baptists adopt vision statement; to consider BFM action next year
PORTLAND, Ore. (BP)–Messengers to the Northwest Baptist Convention considered changes to the state’s constitution and adopted a “Fresh Statement for the Future” during their Nov. 8-9 annual meeting at Jantzen Beach Doubletree Hotel in Portland, Ore. A key order of business was the proposed adoption of the Baptist Faith and Message, as framed by the […]
9-year-old Baptist girl wins state competition with song about God
AUBURN, Wash. (BP)--With an original composition that speaks of faith and God's love, nine-year-old Northwest Baptist Brooke Reed won first place in a recent state-wide competition.
Ministers’ wives lessen isolation via ‘egroup’ over the Internet
DRAIN, Ore. (BP)--Pastors' wives as well as other vocational ministers' wives across the Northwest Baptist Convention have begun using computer e-mail to shrink distances and stay connected.
Church’s aim of spiritual maturity yields $2 million in sacrificial gifts
GRESHAM, Ore. (BP)–After nine years of setting up and taking down each Sunday in temporary quarters, the dream of having their own facilities is closer to becoming a reality for Greater Gresham (Ore.) Baptist Church. In what pastor Keith Evans is calling “a miraculous display of sacrificial giving,” the church recently received cash, stocks, bonds, […]
