Appalachian Church Boosted by Zion’s Cause Baptist Church in Western Kentucky
A small church outside the Appalachian town of Booneville in eastern Kentucky has received a huge boost from a fellow Kentucky congregation.
Appalachian church boosted by Ky. congregation
BOONEVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- A small church outside the Appalachian town of Booneville has received a huge boost from a fellow Kentucky congregation five hours away in the far western part of the state. Lerose Community Church, which serves one of the most impoverished communities in the U.S., needed a church bus to get local residents to and from services. Pastor Adam Stall and his congregation had been praying, asking God to meet that need.
Ky. governor signs bills to protect unborn babies
FRANKFORT, Ky. (BP) -- Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed bills into law Saturday (Jan. 7) evening that ban late-term abortions and require women seeking abortions to undergo ultrasounds. Both laws took effect as soon as Bevin's signature was applied. Lawmakers held a rare session on Saturday to give final passage to a series of high-priority bills, including two that would curb abortions. The late-term abortion law bans the procedures after 20 weeks of pregnancy, ...
Deputy fatally shoots suspect after church break-in
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- A Kentucky sheriff's deputy fatally shot a robbery suspect early Friday morning (Dec. 2) at Simpsonville Baptist Church.
Website to aid foster care, adoption in Ky.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (BP) -- A new website aims to make it easier for Kentucky parents to navigate the foster care and adoption process. "Every child deserves a loving home," First Lady Glenna Bevin said in unveiling the adopt.ky.gov website with Kentucky Health and Family Services Secretary Vickie Yates Brown Glisson.
