by Sue Smith | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
“Can you help?” she asked. “We’ve just moved to the US, and my 75-year-old mom needs to find a primary care provider so that she can get new prescriptions for her medications.” Our contact with migrant families often begins with a specific request for assistance. And...
by Al Webb | Jan 20, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) Two Christian innkeepers have been convicted of sexual discrimination for refusing to allow a gay couple to share a double room at their hotel in Cornwall, England. Peter and Hazelmary Bull also were ordered by the Bristol County court to pay 3,600 pounds...
by Jená Lowe | Nov 5, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A national network of faith-based organizations, homeowners and community organizers met with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday (Nov. 3), urging him to tackle problems with fraudulent foreclosures. Organizers from the group People...
by Jodi Mathews | Feb 12, 2002 | News
It all started in 1990 when Marillyn Nations began a crusade to get First Baptist Church in Kingsport, Tenn., to build a Habitat for Humanity house. Pete Morrisett, a member of First Baptist, said Nations did not want the church to be outdone in local missions by the...
by Jodi Mathews | Jan 14, 2002 | News
Floyd County, Ga., residents are turning on the heat for their less fortunate neighbors. As part of a joint effort between area churches, the Salvation Army, Good Neighbor Ministries and the Floyd County Baptist Association, many people who would otherwise be without...