Karen L. Willoughby

NATIONWIDE – So far this year, at least 5,300 Southern Baptist trained Disaster Relief volunteers have responded to 40 natural disasters across the United States, from wildfires in California to storms on the eastern side of the nation.

DALLAS – Minh Ha Nguyen was among the 2 million mostly nameless and faceless Vietnamese “boat people” who between 1975 and 1992 made their way from a war-ravaged country to new life in America and elsewhere.

DALLAS – Several groups affiliated with Southern Baptists plan to meet concurrent with the June 8-11 SBC annual meeting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

DALLAS (BP) -- Members of various African diaspora groups as well as leaders of various SBC ethnic fellowships have plans to meet for encouragement and strategic planning in Dallas.

DALLAS – Nine Asian fellowship groups enrich the Southern Baptist Convention’s diverse membership, and three more – Thai, South Asian and Nepalese – are in the formation process.

DALLAS (BP) – “United” is the theme and Ephesians 4:3 the scriptural admonishment for the fourth annual gathering of the Asian Collective, an umbrella fellowship group of Southern Baptists from nine Asian nations: China, Cambodia, Hmong, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam. The Collective plans to meet from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, in […]

MANDALAY, Myanmar – The power is out here. So is water, telephone, internet in this city of 1.3 million people where 80 percent of the infrastructure (roads, bridges, power lines) have been destroyed and between 40 and 60 percent of the buildings damaged or destroyed by the 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar’s second-largest city and the region around it on March 28.

CARROLLTON, Texas – More than 1,000 people say they plan to participate in the 44th annual gathering of the Korean Council, set for June 9-11 at New Song Church in this northwestern suburb of Dallas. This includes pastors, staff and lay members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s 973 Korean churches.

COVINA, Calif. – First Southern Baptist Church here consists of a Chinese congregation and a multicultural English-language congregation; the building purchased from the association in 1991 with name unchanged because “we appreciate the conservative values of the Southern Baptist tradition and its emphasis on the Bible. That is why, to this day, we remain committed to these principles,” Pastor Jack Chen says.

ELEELE, Kauai, Hawaii – A church doesn’t need to be large to have an impact, either in its community or worldwide. Eleele Baptist Church and its Sunday morning congregation of about 45 is a case in point.