Stacey Hamby

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Two men involved with the doctoral studies program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo., died July 18 when their plane crashed in suburban Lee's Summit, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--A total of 78 students graduated from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during commencement exercises May 18 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--The $1.4 million purchase of the Farmland, Inc., property adjacent to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was completed March 29 after being approved by the seminary trustees via an electronic ballot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Midwestern Seminary trustees approved a $4.9 million budget for 2002-03 during their regular meeting March 11-12 in Kansas City. Trustees also voted to continue the process of acquiring the Farmland, Inc., property adjacent to campus.

SEDALIA, Mo. (BP)--For the first time, a group of Baptist moderates is headed toward breaking away from a state convention to form its own convention, a step previously taken by conservatives leaving state conventions in Texas and Virginia.

WASHINGTON (BP)--Sept. 11 was Chaplain Capt. Jason Peters' day off. He was at home -- across the river from the Pentagon -- watching the news of the attack in New York on TV. Then he looked out his window.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--When Amy Davis was praying about a fall internship nearly a year ago, she had no way of knowing that she would spend a semester at the epicenter of the worst terrorist attack ever on American soil.

ALMA, Mo. (BP)--Like most children across the nation, the Castillo brothers heard about President Bush's call for every child to contribute $1 to the America's Fund for Afghan Children. The Castillos heeded that call in October through their school, but took it one step further.

NEW YORK (BP)--A hundred men in tuxedos likely would turn a few heads in most towns. But not New York City. The CenturyMen -- a 100-voice, all-male choir of Southern Baptists -- used buses, trains and subways to maneuver through the city, but hardly drew a casual glance from New Yorkers.

      NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Legendary Southern gospel music groups such as the Statesmen and the Cathedrals may no longer be around, but their legacy is. Young quartets such as CrossWay and N'Harmony are gaining in popularity -- with both the traditional gospel music crowd and new fans.
      "This is one of the fastest-growing genres of music," said Casey Cappleman, CrossWay Quartet's tenor. "There's so many young groups coming into gospel music recently, and that's great because it shows we are keeping gospel music going."