Roy Oliver McClain didn’t talk much about his experiences in World War II — but on occasion — he did share a few poignant details of life as an Army chaplain.
Few today recognize the impact “singing schools,” which used “shape-notes” to teach music, has had on American worship. This music, which is associated with the tradition of “Sacred Harp Singing,” enhanced worship across the nation.
Just how many tunes Helen Hobbs has played over nearly 75 years is anyone’s guess.
Vandals have defaced a church’s sign in Gainesville, Georgia, that declares: “We stand with Israel.” North Hall Church pastor Bucky Kennedy is using the incident to proclaim the gospel.
Rick Gage, head of GO TELL Ministries, said more than 2,000 people made decisions for Christ during the crusade in Mississippi. Of those, 1,354 made salvation decisions.
Peter Abungu and his ministry helpers in Nairobi, Kenya, have seen nearly 20,000 people surrender their lives to Christ in the past 10 years.
“Almost everyone wants to know what the most valuable thing at the fair could possibly be. They all expressed a desire to look into the box,” said Wayne Jenkins, Western Baptist associational missionary.
Members of a tour group from Georgia and a Kentucky Baptist are among other Southern Baptists in the Holy Land but are safe, four days after Hamas militants bombarded Israel with rockets in a surprise attack.
The Conasauga Baptist Association’s Disaster Relief unit in Georgia “specializes in the big, hard jobs,” according to Marshall Worley, who directs the association’s DR ministry.
The grant totals over $2.2 million awarded over the next five years and will provide the funding needed for Brewton-Parker College to begin what it calls its Enrichment, Persistence and Innovation in Collegiate Community Initiative.
