Nashville, Tenn. | A recently retired Kentucky Baptist pastor will be nominated to serve as the SBC Executive Committee transitional interim president and CEO this week in Nashville. The nomination of Dan Summerlin will be a joint recommendation of Philip Robertson, EC chairman, Jonathan Howe, current interim, and the EC officers. “Dr. Dan Summerlin is […]
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Ex-pastor pleads guilty to single charge
Mt. Vernon | A former pastor in Southern Illinois pled guilty to one charge of child grooming and a second charge was dropped September 11 in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Garrett Biggerstaff was arrested in January on two felony charges. At the time he was working as athletic director for Spring Garden Consolidated Community School […]
Teams move into Maui after wildfires
Maui, Hawaii | As wildfires raged out of control in Lahaina, local churches on the Hawaiian island of Maui that were outside the burn area immediately began grappling how they would respond. “We’re not going back to normal,” Pastor Jay Haynes of Kahului Baptist Church said. “There’s not really ‘going back to normal.’ There’s no […]
ARITF begins vetting process for Ministry Check website
Nashville, Tenn. | Names and background information for potential inclusion at sbcabuseprevention.com are currently being processed prior to publication, said a statement by the group tasked with its implementation. The Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) held an in-person meeting on Aug. 28 in Dallas, Chairman Joshua Wester confirmed with Baptist Press. It was the group’s first gathering […]
Summer camp brings in harvest at Auburn church
Auburn | For Pastor David Van Bebber this summer was all about investing in the lives of young people in his community and then watching as God prepared the harvest. His church sent 22 students to summer camp in late June, and by mid-August saw nine students accept Christ and baptized six of them. Van […]
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