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Yanes named executive director of Asian American relations and mobilization
Amy Whitfield, Baptist Press
December 11 2019
Peter Yanes has been named executive director of Asian American relations and mobilization at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC). The new role is a partnership, jointly funded by the EC and the North American Mission Board (NAMB), with the primary focus of bringing more Asian American churches into the Southern Baptist family... read more
Supreme Court upholds Kentucky abortion law
Mark Maynard and Tom Latek, Kentucky Today
December 11 2019
Pro-life supporters in Kentucky were pleased with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions... read more
New England native returns home to meet spiritual needs
Trennis Henderson, WMU
December 11 2019
Sometimes accepting God's call to missions means being willing to pack up your family and head back home. At least that was the case for Katie Upton Wood. Katie and her husband, Brandton, along with their three daughters, Corley Hannah, Rose and Callann, relocated from Georgia to Maine a few years ago to help reach New England with the hope of Christ... read more
Planning ahead for 2020
Biblical Recorder
December 10 2019
Below is a list of upcoming dates important for North Carolina and Southern Baptists. Pray Together. Go Together; Jan. 1-30; pray 30 days for unreached people groups and pockets of lostness in North Carolina; ncbaptist... read more
Disciple-making conference to emphasize ‘Gospel Above All’
Chad Austin, BSC Communications
December 10 2019
Aligning with a national focus among Southern Baptists, “Gospel Above All” will be the theme for the 2020 N.C. Baptist Disciple-making Conference that is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Green Street Baptist Church in High Point... read more
