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Monday, June 01, 2020

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  • Moore: Court's ruling on church falls short
    by Tom Strode, posted Monday, June 01, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a California church's emergency appeal of the state's restriction on worship gatherings failed to provide the clear guidance needed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Southern Baptist religious freedom leader Russell Moore.

    The high court declined to grant an injunction for a San Diego-area church in a 5-4 decision late May 29. After failing at the federal appeals court level, South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista had asked the Supreme Court May 23 to block enforcement of California's limitation on attendance at worship services. Read More

  • SBC Advance brings entity reports and reminder of missional focus
    by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Monday, June 01, 2020 (4 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- SBC Advance, the two-hour online event providing ministry updates from Southern Baptist Convention entities and SBC president J.D. Greear, will be livestreamed at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 2, at SBCadvance.com.

    The SBC 2020 Annual Meeting, set to be held June 9-10 in Orlando, was canceled as a result of restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. This online event is not meant to replace that meeting, but rather give Southern Baptists an opportunity to hear how God has continued to work throughout the SBC. Read More

  • 'Class of 2019' church plants turn challenges into ministry opportunities
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Monday, June 01, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    OAKLAND, Calif. (BP) -- Church planting missionaries expect obstacles when launching new ministries in parts of North America that need Gospel-proclaiming churches. For the "class of 2019" Southern Baptist church plants that launched last year, persisting in the face of a global pandemic was not something they could have planned for.

    "What looked like a challenge became an opportunity," said Akeem Smith, lead church planter of Storyline Church in Oakland, Calif., about facing the hurdles created by COVID-19. Read More

  • Police shoot, arrest man after he interrupted church service
    by Dianna L. Cagle/Biblical Recorder, posted Monday, June 01, 2020 (4 years ago)

    WAXHAW, N.C. (BP) -- A worship service at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Waxhaw, N.C., ended abruptly Sunday morning May 24 after a disturbance by a neighbor led to a police-involved shooting.

    Pastor Rich Myers said the church bears "no ill will" toward its neighbor. Read More

  • Trained in disaster relief, N.C. Baptists now distribute food boxes
    by Yonat Shimron, posted Monday, June 01, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    CARY, N.C. (AP/RNS) -- They're best known for their post-hurricane disaster relief efforts -- ripping up homes damaged by floodwaters and rehabilitating them from the studs.

    But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Baptists on Mission, an auxiliary of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is remaking itself as a food distribution network, delivering boxes of produce to people struggling to get by in a state where more than 1 million people have filed for unemployment benefits. Read More

  • Líderes bautistas del sur emiten declaración conjunta por la muerte de George Floyd
    Por el personal , posted Monday, June 01, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Líderes bautistas del sur han publicado una declaración en la que lamentan la reciente muerte de George Floyd y llaman a terminar la "iniquidad racial en la distribución de la justicia en nuestro país."

    La declaración escrita conjuntamente por el presidente de la Convención Bautista del Sur (SBC), J.D. Greear y el presidente del Seminario Teológico Bautista New Orleans, Jamie Dew fue unánimemente firmada por todos los funcionarios de la SBC, los jefes de las entidades y los directores ejecutivos de las convenciones estatales. Read More