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SBC Executive Committee resolves impasse; sexual abuse investigation to begin

October 7, 2021

NASHVILLE (BP and local reports) — Members of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee agreed Oct. 5 to waive attorney-client privilege on a “selective”…

Explore the Bible: October 10

October 7, 2021

SBC Executive Committee, Sexual Abuse Task Force remain at loggerheads over investigation; SBC president ‘grieved’

September 30, 2021

MBCB Executive Committee approves $50,000 in relief aid for Haiti, Afghanistan

FLOYD AT MBCB – Ronnie Floyd (standing), president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in Nashville, talks with Owen Hitchcock (right), pastor of West End Church, West Point, and Gary Roberson, pastor of Carrollton Church, Carrollton, before Floyd’s presentation to members of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board August 24 at Garaywa Camp and Conference Center in Clinton. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

MBCB Executive Committee approves $50,000 in relief aid for Haiti, Afghanistan

August 26, 2021

Call goes out for credentialed Disaster Relief volunteers as Hurricane Delta closes in on Gulf Coast

Call goes out for credentialed Disaster Relief volunteers as Hurricane Delta closes in on Gulf Coast

October 7, 2020

Deacon killed in shooting
after church Easter egg hunt
GULFPORT (CBS News) — A Mississippi deacon suffered fatal injuries in a shooting that broke out Saturday after an Easter egg hunt hosted by his church, according to the church and local police. Empowerment Ministries Christian Center, which describes itself as a non-denominational ministry located in Gulfport, identified the deacon as Eddie Shed, who also served as its head of security. The church said the shooting was not carried out by anyone affiliated with its ministry, and Shed was killed while attempting to intervene. Gunfire erupted at around 2:05 p.m. local time. The Easter egg hunt had been held in Gulfport's Jack and Florence Goldin Park, according to the Gulfport Police Department. In a news release, the department said a child custody dispute prompted the shooting, and the suspect "reportedly brandished a firearm and opened fire, striking two individuals who were attempting to deescalate (sic) the argument." Witnesses told CBS News affiliate WLOX that Shed had stepped in to protect children in the vicinity once the shooting started. He was pronounced dead at the scene.