S. Baptist Churches Are Booming Here: 8 New Tucson Congregations 'Planted,' Minus Baptist Name
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By Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Mar. 10--A 33-year-old transplant from Northern California has ambitious goals for expanding the number of Southern Baptist Churches in Pima County, with eight new churches expected to open this year alone.
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NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 14, 2004) -- The New Orleans Saints joined the mass exodus of people feeling the Big Easy and moved their base of operations to San Antonio, far from the reach of approaching Hurricane Ivan.
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By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Jun. 17--"There's a new church in town," a release promoting Pine Ridge Church reads.
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By James Dowd dowd@commercialappealcom  Recent changes at Bellevue Baptist Church have led to online protests by some members, but church leaders on Tuesday dismissed claims that the congregation is abandoning its traditional structure.
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By David Steinberg JOURNAL STAFF WRITER  In the Albuquerque area the sanctuaries of some churches and synagogues are used for more than their obvious purpose as places of worship. They're also homes to secular music concerts.
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It&#39;s the biggest decision bishop Gerald Kicanas has made since he took over the Diocese of Tucson last year- taking the diocese to bankruptcy court.
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Some states have increased their inventory of native plantings as part of a movement to allow wildflowers and grasses return to roadsides and median strips.
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By Frank E. Lockwood, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Dec. 16--When it severed ties with its denomination, Church of the Apostles forfeited more than its "Episcopal" label. It also gave up its buildings, its bank accounts, its furniture, even its name tags.
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By Katharine Dale, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--The message was clear. Many 20- and 30-somethings across Charlotte feel disconnected from their churches. Even more aren't tapped into a local faith community, but are searching.
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Higher temperatures, rapid precipitation shifts, and accelerated blooming and breeding patterns are changing the Southwest.
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Headed into the 2008 election season, Christian conservatives are weary. Their movement has lost iconic leaders and the Republican presidential field is uninspiring. But they may have found hope in a trailer on the campus of Bell Shoals Baptist Church.
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By Glenn Gamboa, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 16--Beneath a stained glass window at Judson Memorial Church and a Bible etched in neon, Arcade Fire stood in the dark, "ooh"-ing and "ahhh"-ing beautifully, ministering to the gathered faithful.   The moment seemed only fitting.
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 23--Taking the Sabino Canyon shuttle up to a cozy spot to picnic, dangling feet in the creek's water, followed by a leisurely walk-hike back is a favorite Tucson pastime, especially is the cooling autumn days.
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Demographics show fast-growing Southern states could gain nine new congressional seats after the 2010 census, largely at the expense of their neighbors to the north
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Just 7 percent of the population attend services regularly. But visits to churches are up sharply.
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A growing number of Protestant evangelists raise a joyful Yes! But the idea is poison to other, more mainstream pastors
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By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 7--High school band invited to Beijing   Things just keep getting better for the Catalina Foothills High School marching band.