Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

Wednesday, November 26th
Church Office will close at noon. No Family Night Supper or any regular activities

Thursday, November 27th
Church Office and all facilities closed

Friday, November 28th
Church Office and all facilities closed - LSU Football Game @ 1:30 p.m. on CBS

SBC News

Multicultural London: 'capital of the world,' faith in flux

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
London's sweeping multiculturalism makes it a pivotal urban center for sharing the Gospel.

Coffee shop prayer yields fruit in London

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
A prayer voiced in a London coffee shop yields a blossoming friendship between a Baptist missionary and a Somali Muslim.

Vietnam refugee fulfills vow in London

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
Vietnamese refugee provides pastoral counsel, teaches English and helps fellow Vietnamese adjust to life in London.

Brit returns to a new mission field

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
Boyd Williams began changing London's Southall Baptist Church into an international congregation 30 years ago.

Huckabee: Social conservatives key to Republican Party's future success

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
Some moderate Republicans are urging the party to jettison social conservatives in order to reclaim the White House and Congress, but former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee believes it would be a mistake -- and result in even more losses.

Calif. Southern Baptists affirm Prop. 8

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
California Southern Baptists passed a resolution affirming their support for Prop 8, which bans "gay marriage."

BGAV reduces budget; Tony Campolo tells messengers he opposed Calif. Prop. 8

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
The Baptist General Association of Virginia, acknowledging an uncertain economic environment, approved a reduced budget for 2009 during a quiet annual meeting that drew about 1,200 people to the Roanoke Civic Center.

Ill. Baptists increase CP giving again

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
Nearly 500 messengers gathered for the 102nd annual meeting of the Illinois Baptist State Association Nov. 12-13, voting to increase Cooperative Program giving for the second year in a row.

Tenn. Baptists approve W. Africa mission

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
Messengers to the 134th annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, held Nov. 11-12 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, Tenn., approved a new missions partnership with West Africa and adopted a $39 million budget.

WORLDVIEW: London: End of 'Christian civilization'?

SBC News - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:00
The influx of internationals into London may, with prayer and discipleship, make it a light to the nations.

Protests rise as Chinese govt. edicts abortion for woman

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
A woman who is six months pregnant is being held in a Chinese hospital for a forced abortion under the government's infamous population control program.

Former Yugoslav abortionist embraces life

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
A physician once considered a champion of abortion in the former Yugoslavia now defends the lives of unborn children.

'On Mission Xtra' on FamilyNet TV

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
The North American Mission Board will launch the pilot of a new 30-minute TV program, "On Mission Xtra," Nov. 26 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern on the FamilyNet television network.

N.C. conv. removes CBF from giving plan

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
North Carolina Baptists, gathered for their 178th annual meeting in Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 10-12, eliminated the option for churches to contribute to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship through the state convention.

S.C. Baptists adopt new 5-year emphasis

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
Messengers to the 188th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in Columbia Nov. 11-12 approved a $34 million operating budget, adopted a new spiritual emphasis and approved a slate of resolutions.

NW Baptists address baptisms decline

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
Messengers to the 61st annual meeting of the Northwest Baptist Convention elected Oregon pastor Keith Evans to a second year-long term as president, approved a $5.8 million budget for ministry needs in 2009 and affirmed a reorganization of convention staff structures.

IMB appoints 105 new missionaries

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
The International Mission Board appointed 105 new missionaries from across the United States and nine other countries Nov. 11 at First Baptist Church in Houston. The third-largest group ever appointed by the mission board brings the total of Southern Baptist missionaries serving overseas to 5,541.

'Fireproof' passes $30M at box office

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
"Fireproof" continued its impressive theatrical run in its eighth weekend, passing the $30 million mark -- a significant accomplishment being that it cost only $500,000 to make -- and staying in the Top 15 in total gross, according to studio estimates.

Still a long way to go for equality

SBC News - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 14:00
The election of Barack Obama was a great moment for equality in American history, but the nation still has a ways to go before all people -- including the unborn -- are viewed as equal, columnist Ken Connor says.

Zorn brings zany style, faith in God to Redskins

SBC Sports - Fri, 11/14/2008 - 14:00
WASHINGTON (BP)--Jim Zorn has always been a little … different.
      He once skinned a coyote. Not just any coyote, mind you – a roadkill coyote he picked off the road near his old Lake Washington home in Seattle. How, you ask, did he know how to skin it? Because, he’ll tell you, he used to work on cadavers in his college human anatomy class.
      Duh.
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