by James Rice III | Mar 20, 2024 | Blog
Being Trans in 2024 Thursday, April 117 pm Watts Street Baptist ChurchDurham, NC What does it mean to be transgender and what are the challenges facing the transgender community in the United States today? Rev. Dr. Donnie Anderson sees a message of encouragement and...
by James Rice III | Feb 26, 2024 | Blog, News
AWAB Hires Communications Coordinator AWAB is pleased to announce that beginning on March 1, James Rice III will take on the role of Communications Coordinator. After a thorough search process which included 15 applicants from across the country, Rice was chosen to...
by James Rice III | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, News
Online Prayer Vigil for Nex Benedict Wednesday, February 28 Our order of service included: Welcome and opening prayer from James Rice III, AWAB communications coordinator, Poem by Jay Hulmes “Beatitudes for a Queerer Church” read by Kari Baumann, pastor of...
by Kurt Kaufman | Oct 10, 2023 | Blog
First Baptist Church will host another community forum this fall on Zoom. Entitled “A Place to Talk: LGBTQ+ 101 for People of Faith,” the forum offers information about LGBTQ+ community members and the issues that affect their lives. On Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 29, and Nov...
by Kurt Kaufman | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog
“Truth and Lies at the Foot of the Cross:The Church and God’s LGBTQ+ Children” About the Lecture: We’ve all heard how everyone’s equal at the foot of the cross. That doesn’t seem to apply to LGBTQ+ people, however, according to many Christians. In fact, the disgust...
by Kurt Kaufman | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
2023 Annual Lectureship Rev. Dr. Susan Shaw Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesOregon State University “Truth and Lies at the Foot of the Cross:The Church and God’s LGBTQ+ Children” Click here for the Lecture Flyer About...