September 13, 2017 DECATUR, Ga. – Continuing its process to replace retiring president Gary Skeen, CBF Church Benefits has completed the development of its president’s profile and is actively seeking names and resumes of potential candidates. The full profile is available for download here. CBF Church Benefits announced in April that Skeen, the founding president … Continue reading
By Butch and Nell Green Overwhelmed! That is our only thought as to the last few days. Today held revelations that took the feeling to a whole new level. We first began hearing about the Cambodian farming community in the Rosharon area about 30 miles south of Houston on Facebook when a friend asked if … Continue reading
September 12, 2017 By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. — As CBF Disaster Response and Florida CBF continue to assess the damage Hurricane Irma inflicted on the Bahamas, Cuba and Puerto Rico, plans are already underway for volunteer staging areas in Miami, Fort Myers and Jacksonville. Jacksonville, which suffered record-setting storm surge, will be the location … Continue reading
By Marv Knox, Fellowship Southwest Field Coordinator ROCKPORT, Texas—Although Hurricane Harvey blew apart communities along the Texas Gulf Coast, a gentle breeze of intra-Baptist cooperation followed in its wake. Coastal Oaks Baptist Church, a Southern Baptists of Texas congregation in Rockport, endured Harvey’s 130 mile-per-hour fury. The next weekend, a team of students from Baptist … Continue reading
September 8, 2017 By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. — From the rural communities along the Texas Gulf Coast to the fourth largest city in the U.S., the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s partnerships in the Lone Star State are already starting to bear fruit as volunteers get to work making a difference in the lives of Hurricane … Continue reading
By Marv Knox, Field Coordinator – Fellowship Southwest Cooperative Baptist Fellowship volunteers are racing the clock to help Hurricane Harvey victims remove flood-soaked carpet and drywall before mold takes over — and help is needed. Two CBF congregations, Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth and Day Spring Baptist Church in Waco, are organizing an initial … Continue reading
September 8, 2017 By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. — As the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and its partners continue to help victims of Hurricane Harvey, CBF Disaster Response is monitoring Hurricane Irma as it bears down on Florida and the Southeast after causing devastation in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, Turks and Caicos, and other nations. … Continue reading
