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Church team cycles across Missouri for kids' smiles Print E-mail
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By Vicki Brown   
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Raymond Chapin does a wheelie to finish the Katy Trail ride in St. Charles, Mo.

TEBBETTS, Mo. (ABP) -- Eighteen bicyclists ranging in age from 23 to 70 recently braved heat, rain and sore muscles to -- literally -- put smiles on the faces of children in underdeveloped countries.

The riders and six support staff from First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit, Mo., traveled 225 miles May 31-June 3 on Missouri’s Katy Trail on a project to raise money for Smile Train. The not-for-profit organization funds cleft-lip and cleft-palate surgery for children throughout the world -- both lifting spirits and saving lives. 

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Louisiana Senate panel shelves guns-in-church bill Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
By ABP staff   
Monday, June 14, 2010
BATON ROUGE, La. (ABP) -- A Louisiana Senate committee has shelved a controversial bill that would have allowed worshipers to carry concealed weapons inside churches, synagogues and other houses of worship.
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Conn. school board won't appeal ban on graduations in church building Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, June 04, 2010
ENFIELD, Conn. (ABP) -- A Connecticut school board has decided not to appeal a federal judge's ruling that holding high-school graduation ceremonies at a local church is unconstitutional.
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Seasons: Death in a minister's family means transitions in ministry, identity Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
Thursday, June 03, 2010
LUBBOCK, Texas (ABP) -- The death of a minister -- or the minister’s spouse -- marks a difficult phase in the life of both the church and the pastor’s family.
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Seasons: church and founding pastor either grow together or somebody moves on Print E-mail
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
(ABP) -- Whether the founding pastor of a church matures with the congregation or moves on once the new work is well established depends on a host of factors, according to three church-growth and church-planting experts.
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Downtown churches are an idea whose time has come, some observe. The revitalization of America's urban cores and the migration of people to renovated downtown apartments and condominiums have positioned these congregations in some of the country's most energetic neighborhoods. [Read More]

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