North Carolina
Hendersonville church models revitalization
Liz Tablazon, BR Assistant Editor
January 20 2020
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., averaged 70-80 people in attendance five years ago. Today there are more than 500 members. Steven Blanton, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist, attributes the growth to “God’s favor and a willing people... read more
Endowment supports retirement ministry in Asheboro
Dianna L. Cagle, BR Assistant Editor
January 07 2020
Cross Road Retirement Community (Photo from Facebook) Most of the Cross Road Retirement Community residents do not have any affiliation with the church that helped found the ministry in Asheboro. But Gene Booker, 89, wants to make sure that the nonprofit retirement center continues to serve others well into the future... read more
Foundation celebrates 100 years
Dianna L. Cagle, BR Assistant Editor
January 07 2020
The North Carolina Baptist Foundation (NCBF) plans to celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. The Foundation, which began in 1920, helps individuals and churches or other Baptist entities with endowments, trusts and other financial planning services... read more
North Carolina churches' sending culture celebrated
Amy Whitfield, Baptist Press
December 23 2019
On Dec. 18, Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board (IMB), visited the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area to meet with leaders from five area churches that also happen to be among the top 10 missionary-sending churches in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)... read more
Chitwood and Greear discuss the state of Southern Baptist missions
Biblical Recorder Staff
December 18 2019
Paul Chitwood and J.D. Greear discussed the state of missions mobilization in the Southern Baptist Convention following a Dec. 18 meeting with some of the top sending churches across the nation. read more
