Fla. convention refuses action on public school ‘exit strategy’
FORT MYERS, Fla. (BP)--William Rice, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater since 2004, was elected unanimously as the 2007 Florida Baptist State Convention president during the Nov. 13-14 annual meeting at McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers.
Ky. Baptists tap younger leaders, celebrate CP impact
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (BP)--Continuing a recent trend of electing younger leaders, the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s top three officers elected Nov. 14 are under 40 years of age.
S.C. Baptists honor Driggers, extend South Asia partnership
TAYLORS, S.C. (BP)--Messengers at the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Nov. 14-15 meeting in Taylors honored retiring Executive Director-Treasurer Carlisle Driggers and extended their missions partnership with South Asia for another two years.
Driggers receives Dodd award for exemplary CP support
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| Morris H. Chapman (right) relays the appreciation of Southern Baptists to South Carolina’s Carlisle Driggers for his support of missions through the Cooperative Program. In the foreground: the M.E. Dodd Award, a sculpture of a sower reflective of sowing the seeds of the Gospel worldwide. Photo courtesy of the Baptist Courier |
The award, from the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated continuous excellence in supporting missions at home and abroad through the Cooperative Program.
WRAP-UP: Va. Baptist assoc. launches mission service program
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (BP)--The Baptist General Association of Virginia adopted a $14.2 million budget to fund their ministries in 2007 –- a $100,000 increase over this year’s budget goal.
Penn./Jersey Baptists consider altering convention structure
LANCASTER, Pa. (BP)--A plan to reorganize the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey into a Baptist Resource Network to serve local churches in a more strategic fashion was presented to messengers during their Nov. 2-3 annual meeting in Lancaster, Pa. The plan will continue to be explored during the coming year.
1,009 messengers attend 100th annual BGCO meeting
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--The 100th annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma was attended by 1,009 messengers Nov. 13-14 at Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.
Okla. Baptists, at 100-year mark, hold on to CP ‘rope’
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| Will Rogers impersonator Gene McFall, Christian artist Wintley Phipps and the Oklahoma Baptist Symphony helped Oklahoma Baptists celebrate their Centennial Nov. 14 at First Southern Baptist Church in Del City. |
Gene McFall, portraying Oklahoma’s favorite son Will Rogers, was at center stage, guiding the program through a parade of choirs, music and ministry highlights from the last 100 years.
McFall, who carried a rope through the presentation, told the crowd at the conclusion that just as a rope is an essential tool for a cowboy, the Cooperative Program is an essential tool for Oklahoma Baptists.
SBTC raises percentage for SBC missions, hears from governor
AUSTIN, Texas (BP)--Messengers to the ninth Southern Baptists of Texas Convention annual meeting voted to increase the percentage of Cooperative Program funding for Southern Baptist Convention mission causes to 54 percent and approved an unprecedented ministry relationship with the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas.
N.C. convention addresses trustee appointment questions
GREENSBORO, N.C. (BP)--While much pre-convention attention centered on the “Sanderson Motion” on homosexuality, the longest discussion during the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s Nov. 13-15 annual meeting involved the strained relationship between the BSCNC and the Baptist Retirement Homes.
