Stories written by "Karen L. Willoughby"

Korean Baptists reach goal 1 year early

By Karen L. Willoughby
Jun 30, 2009
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Members of the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America are celebrating the mobilization of 1,000 people for missions service through the International Mission Board.

NAAF inaugurates 'Friend of Pastors' award

By Karen L. Willoughby
Jun 24, 2009
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The National African American Fellowship presented a new award during its annual meeting and banquet June 22 to recognize individuals who "really deliver" in facilitating relationships between the denomination and African...

Church vandalism gets city's attention

By Karen L. Willoughby
Jun 4, 2009
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (BP)--Vandals did more than $63,000 damage to the newly renamed Orchard Mesa Baptist Church, but they did more good than bad, interim pastor Robert Babcox said of the late-night rampage.

CP giving helps 'reap more than you sow'

By Karen L. Willoughby
Jun 2, 2009
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CONROE, Texas (BP)—The Cooperative Program is among God's blessings at West Conroe Baptist Church.

Montana church undaunted by fire

By Karen L. Willoughby
May 29, 2009
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (BP)--The smoke alarms worked just after midnight on Sunday, May 24, enabling the three people staying in Set Free Ministries' oversized building in downtown Great Falls, Mont., to flee to safety.

Black Servants Network to honor Sid Smith

By Karen L. Willoughby
Apr 24, 2009
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The Black Southern Baptist Denominational Servants Network will honor the late Sid Smith during its 13th annual meeting Sunday, June 21, at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky.

First generation of the next CP generation

By Karen L. Willoughby
Apr 24, 2009
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--When it was explained, it made sense.

Korean Baptists to meet in Louisville

By Karen L. Willoughby
Apr 24, 2009
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--For the first time in four years, the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America will meet in the same city and same week as the Southern Baptist Convention.

Local church hosts African American event

By Karen L. Willoughby
Apr 24, 2009
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--In a break from earlier years, the National African American Fellowship's annual meeting will take place at a local church rather than the convention center where the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting will be held.

Fla. church goes global with CP

By Karen L. Willoughby
Apr 1, 2009
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CHIPLEY, Fla. (BP)--The more First Baptist Church in Chipley, Fla., gives, the more it grows.

CP giving a matter of principle, pastor says

By Karen L. Willoughby
Mar 3, 2009
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QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (BP)--Home prices in metro Phoenix are down dramatically, multitudes of homes are in foreclosure and thousands of people are unemployed.

Graham slates Miss. River 'fishing trip'

By Karen L. Willoughby
Feb 17, 2009
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BP)--Franklin Graham is planning a Mississippi River fishing trip -- "fishing for the souls of our young people."

Utah/Idaho's exec multiplies his ministry

By Karen L. Willoughby
Oct 9, 2008
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DRAPER, Utah (BP)--Rob Lee knew what he was getting into when he was called as executive director for the Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention.

Church sees CP's spiritual dimension

By Karen L. Willoughby
Oct 2, 2008
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (BP)--When people are educated about missions, they pray better, give more and go more eagerly, says Kansas pastor Ray Kempel.

Hurricanes bring wave of opportunity

By Karen L. Willoughby
Sep 24, 2008
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SOUTHERN LOUISIANA (BP)--Three hours after pastor Steve Folmar heard that shysters wanted to charge an 86-year-old woman $18,000 to cut up and remove hurricane-battered trees from her yard, a Southern Baptist chain saw crew did the work for free.

Ike tops Rita's toll in southwest La.

By Karen L. Willoughby
Sep 15, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--Louisiana was to the northeast -- the more destructive side -- of Hurricane Ike's path up the eastern side of Texas.

Southern Baptists included at Bush faith-based conference

By Karen L. Willoughby
Jul 9, 2008
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WASHINGTON (BP)--Government bureaucracy can't "fix" America, but the nation's people can, President Bush told 1,000-plus leaders of faith-based and community groups gathered in Washington to network with each other and hear from various government...