By Rev. Dr. Bob Lee After serving a suburban congregation in northeast Richmond, Virginia for more than 16 years, God’s call led my family and me to south Richmond in March 2015 where I now serve as senior pastor of Huguenot Road Baptist Church (HRBC). Within my first year as pastor, I received an invitation … Continue reading
CBF Executive Coordinator recently spent a week at the United States-Mexico border where she joined Cooperative Baptist leaders June 24 in Brownsville, Texas, at a prayer vigil hosted by Fellowship Southwest. Paynter was also part of a 11-member delegation of prominent Christian women clergy June 26-28 in cities along the border to advocate on behalf … Continue reading
CBF Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter is traveling along the U.S. border this week as part of a delegation of women faith leaders through Faith in Public Life in support of immigrant children and families. Below is a brief update from Paynter with photos from the trip. Follow @cbfinfo and @SuziiSYP on Twitter for additional updates … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Aaron Weaver / aweaver@cbf.net DECATUR, Ga.— The Supreme Court upheld today in a 5-4 ruling the controversial “travel ban” policy barring immigration to the United States from certain countries. Stephen Reeves, associate coordinator of partnerships and advocacy for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, issued the following statement in response to the … Continue reading
This summer Student.Go personnel have served in 19 locations around the world. Emory University student, Amy Beth Willis, worked with CBF field personnel Greg and Sue Smith and LUCHA Ministries, serving among Latino immigrant families in the Fredericksburg, VA area. This summer, I had the opportunity to work with and to mentor a wonderful … Continue reading
A friend from the Middle East is in a serious relationship with an American of another race. Her two children, born in the Middle East but raised in the U.S., are dating women from Asia. No one thinks anything about it. After all, they are all minorities…the other. Yet, when someone from another race becomes … Continue reading
I had a discussion with my daughter last week. She talked about how in business it is good to have a plan but you have to be ready for randomness. If you are too planned you will miss it and it might have been your greatest opportunity. She said that is what she wanted when … Continue reading
