In a statement to the Biblical Recorder, The Summit Church said it filed the lawsuit to defend its constitutional rights, as well as the rights of other churches.
Ryzhkov is the pastor of Calvary Russian Baptist Church, a growing congregation of believers in the Alpharetta/Cumming area, but his ministry extends far beyond his local church and reaches into Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Wesley Russell, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, saw first-hand the rapid rise in water that has disrupted the lives of a multitude of people in his community.
“I think Southern Baptists give [through] the Cooperative Program primarily for our mission endeavors, our church planting and our seminary training,” Nick Sandefur told Kentucky Today. “I don’t see the value in decreasing that.”
“He’s sharing the gospel and building bridges with people,” said First Baptist Clarksville pastor Ronny Raines. “It’s really unusual to see someone like this. You don’t see many at that age having that kind of spiritual discernment.”
“When a person has cancer, the cancer cells often sluff off DNA and debris into the bloodstream,” said Reyna. “If we could detect this debris early, then we could detect cancer earlier.”
Texas Baptists’ Executive Board adopted a new agreement with the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board regarding church-starting in Texas.
“Job fell down and worshipped God. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Job did not sin. We take what the Lord gives us. But it sure has been a gut punch,” said Reed, the pastor of Fitzpatrick Baptist Church in Floyd County.