CP Stage to highlight ‘vast and diverse spirit of cooperation’
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The “vast and diverse spirit of cooperation” fueling the Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program is the meat of the CP Stage topics on tap for the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting, stage organizer Charles Grant told Baptist Press.
SBC entities planning plenty for messengers in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention entities will be hosting a wide selection of gatherings for fellowship, equipping and celebration surrounding the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-13.
SBC fellowships plan to meet at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS – Several groups affiliated with Southern Baptists plan to meet around the time of the 2024 SBC annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center (ICC).
Asian Collective meeting to feature people from nine nations
INDIANAPOLIS – A sense of excitement is palpable among Asian Southern Baptist churches, as seen in their plans for meetings at the Indianapolis Convention Center (ICC) and elsewhere this summer, as part of the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting.
Annual Meeting Sunday prayer gathering, prayer room to feature changes
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Several additions and changes to the Sunday prayer service and prayer room at the upcoming annual meeting will reinforce its importance to the Southern Baptist Convention and its churches, the SBC’s national director of prayer Kie Bowman told Baptist Press.
Messengers offered wide range of events for food, fellowship, forum discussions
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – The 2024 SBC Annual Meeting promises to provide an abundance of opportunities for worship, fellowship, discipleship and robust discussion of current topics in the SBC. Below is a listing of events specifically for women followed by events of interest hosted by Southern Baptist networks and other ancillary groups.
Wellman believes Cooperation Group recommendations will strengthen SBC
ARLINGTON, Texas (BP) – To be on a Zoom call with Jared Wellman is to observe his love for professional basketball. In addition to family pictures, his workspaces are filled with photos, jerseys, basketballs and other collectibles connected to NBA legends.
ERLC applauds bipartisan House vote passing Antisemitism Awareness Act amid campus protests
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is applauding a May 1 vote by the U.S. House of Representatives which passed a bill known as the “Antisemitism Awareness Act” amid nationwide protests on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war.
Arizona repeals 1864 abortion law; Florida 6-week ban becomes law
PHOENIX, Ariz. (BP) – The Arizona Legislature repealed May 1 an 1864 abortion ban that would have protected life from conception, but the law could still take effect temporarily during a 90-day waiting period for the repeal to become law.