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Updated Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008

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Abortion, gay marriage low on Christian voters agenda

WASHINGTON - A panel of evangelical Christians denounced the religious and political polarization of the last two presidential campaign cycles during debate at George Washington University Jan. 23.

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Offering blesses strapped older adults

Sometimes residents at Baptist Retirement Homes (BRH) of North Carolina outlive their money.

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WMU revives Heck-Jones offering for support

A special week of prayer will precede Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina's (WMU-NC) special offering for its own support when it receives the Heck-Jones Offering Feb. 17 for the first time in 30 years.

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Board names task force on senior adult ministry

ASHEBORO - A special task force on senior adult ministry will be "limited only by our imagination," said Michael C. Blackwell, who worked with Baptist State Convention (BSC) staff to organize the group that will study ways North Carolina Baptists can minister to and with an aging population

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WMU-NC finds new office space

( Published Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 )
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