News & Commentary About All Things Baptist

According to The New York Times, the search committee of Riverside Church in New York City has unanimously selected the Rev. Dr. Brad R. Braxton to succeed Dr. James Forbes. Here’s a snippet (HT: Melissa Rogers): Members of the church, which is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches and the United Church of Christ, provided [...]

Yesterday, Senator John Edwards gave the Martin Luther King Jr. Day sermon at the historic Riverside Church in New York City. You can listen to Edward’s sermon here. Here is a snippet from the AP article. The former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee touched on poverty issues in his speech, as [...]