ASHEVILLE - A Baptist minister with ties to churches in Asheville and Mars Hill was sentenced June 25 to six years in prison.

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ATLANTA - In response to controversial comments at the recent Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) General Assembly, a group of younger CBF supporters has called for an end to "old rhetoric" and for renewed attention to the world's needs.

Madison, WI - Carl and Raylene Worthington are facing charges of manslaughter and criminal neglect in Oregon for the death of their 14-month-old infant daughter, Ava, from pneumonia and a blood infection.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International marked nearly 15 years of rapid growth June 24 by consecrating nine new bishops and celebrating its blend of black Baptist and Pentecostal theology.

First Baptist Church, High Point, member Dennis Faye cleans old insulation from the burned home of Lee and Chris Griffith.

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HIGH POINT - Rebuilding Lee and Chris Griffith's fire-damaged home has been much slower than a project by TV's "Extreme Home Makeover" crew but the spirit of a community "coming together" to help a family in need is hard to top.

The restoration project has brought many volunteers from different segments of the community together. "I've never been so 'awed' - that's the only word I can think of," said Chris Griffith. "Most of these people (who are helping) didn't even know us," she said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hamid Shabanov, a Baptist pastor in Aliabad in the Central Asian country of Azerbaijan, was arrested June 20.

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Managing Editor Steve DeVane is on mission in Belize with his church, Memorial Baptist Church in Buies Creek, and his two daughters. They will be building and conducting Bible classes in Belize. Read his daily blog HERE.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's (CBF) 18th annual General Assembly included among the more than 60 workshops a series of three Bible study sessions led by John Killinger, executive minister and theologian in residence at Marble Collegiate Church in New York, N.Y.

Jack Glasgow of Zebulon Baptist Church is the new moderator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - During the 18th annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) General Assembly June 19-20, Jack Glasgow, a pastor from North Carolina, gave a report about Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations.