Perry Brindley, associational mission strategist of Buncombe Baptist Association, Asheville, North Carolina, has been named AMS of the Year by the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders.
Attorneys for The Summit Church filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Middle District Court of North Carolina in February, claiming that Chatham County officials violated provisions of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
Carolina University is mourning the loss of Charles Petitt, who served as president for more than 23 years. Petitt died Wednesday (May 7) at age 64.
This ongoing ministry has been marked by personal investment, practical support and a desire to meet physical and spiritual needs.
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in support of a lawsuit brought by The Summit Church against the Chatham County Board of Commissioners.
“He said he’d be back, so I looked for him and, true to his word, they’ve been here,” said local resident Mack Thomason, 77, of a Baptists on Mission volunteer who said he could help.
The motion, filed Thursday, March 27, asks the U.S. Middle District Court to dismiss the lawsuit because attorneys for the county say the court lacks jurisdiction to hear and rule on the case.
It was early October, just days after Hurricane Helene produced thousand-year flood events and ravaged North Carolina’s mountainous western region.
The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 2–9.
“The love and support for ministry in Western North Carolina was obvious,” said Seth Brown, director of convention relations for North Carolina Baptists. “George and Megan Shinn really set the tone for the whole thing.”
