Baptists in Texas (SBTC) ’embrace’ unreached
IRVING, Texas (BP) — Messengers to the 14th session of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention annual meeting approved a $26.2 million budget; passed resolutions ranging from the personhood of the unborn to biblical gender roles; and elected Mesquite pastor Terry Turner as president. Also, 126 church leaders signaled their intent to lead their churches […]
Pastor: losing house ‘will help our witness’
BASTROP, Texas (BP) — The Sunday bulletin for River Valley Christian Fellowship in Bastrop, Texas, challenged attendees to number God’s blessings — “a spouse, kids, job, and a roof over your head.” Within a few days, at least 11 families from the church, including the pastor’s, and 20 from a sister Southern Baptist church, First […]
