Rural churches 250 miles apart find God-orchestrated connection
SLIGO, Ky. (BP) - A God-sized connection has brought a link between rural churches 250 miles apart. The congregations at Sligo Baptist and New Bethel Baptist, rural churches with similar footprints, had never heard of each other before the December tornadoes swept through western Kentucky.
Work in western Kentucky a picture of the Cooperative Program, Crow says
MURRAY, Ky. (BP) – Ron Crow says the work being done in western Kentucky is a visual image of the Cooperative Program in action.
Harold Pike, 86, accepts KBC lifetime evangelism award, asks prayer for son
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (KT) – Rev. Harold Pike, who was recognized Tuesday at the Kentucky Baptist Convention Annual Meeting with the Lifetime Leadership in Evangelism Award for his 61 years of service, used the occasion to ask prayer for his ailing son Mark Pike.
FBC Fairdale takes church into community with love at every turn
FAIRDALE, Ky. (BP) – Instead of waiting for the community to come to them, First Baptist Church Fairdale is meeting the community on their turf. It has become a model ministry that has flourished with connections being made, literally, on every corner.
Kentucky church grieves death of two staff members, days apart
LEXINGTON, Ky. (BP) – The Center Point Church family has an aching heart and for good reason. It was an unthinkable week with the deaths of two staff leaders – Senior Pastor Tim Parsons and Executive Director Chuck Vellios – coming only days apart.
‘My Jesus’ singer-songwriter’s journey born through tragedy
NASHVILLE (BP) – Anne Wilson was always reaching for the stars. She just never dreamed it would be as a contemporary Christian music artist.
Senior adults ready to return to church, masks and all
ASHLAND, Ky. (BP) – Ninety-year-old Fred Boggs stepped into the church sanctuary for the first time in almost a year last Wednesday night (Feb. 24).
Kentucky pastor finds treasured photo of Billy Graham in filing cabinet
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (BP) – A Kentucky Baptist pastor unearthed a real treasure in the church office on Monday.
Thousands fill National Mall on day of prayer and repentance
WASHINGTON (BP) – Tens of thousands packed the National Mall in Washington Saturday (Sept. 26) to cry out to God and repent.
Kentucky church experiences ‘move of God’ during pandemic
OWENSBORO, Ky. (BP) – Pleasant Grove Baptist Church stared down COVID-19 and never blinked.