2006

NCWMU clarifies relationship to BSC

• Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina delegates approve bylaw changes that effectively loosen the organization's ties to the Baptist State Convention.

Despite SBC urging, VP nominees do not toe the line on givng

• The first two announced candidates are pastors of churches that give approximately 1 percent to the Cooperative Program.

New Christian ecumenical group off the ground with 34 members

• A new group designed to be the broadest ecumenical coalition in American history was officially formed March 31.

IMB may dismiss Africa missionaries for starting non-Baptist congregation

• Missionaries to be fired by Southern Baptist Convention for cooperating to form a church that does not include "Baptist" in its name.

Biblical Recorder to choose 2007 directors

• Recorder gives up half its funding to choose some trustees.

Self-analysis of Biblical Recorder content

• What's Really in the Recorder

Baptist Retirement Homes vote to leave Convention control.

• Baptist Retirement Homes changes trustee election provision

2005

Moderate NC churches meet to discuss future.

• N.C. moderates ponder alternate ways to support institutions

Budget plan cuts messengers from Plan C churches, cuts NCBSC funding, boosts SBC funding.

• Proposed budget changes giving plans
• Board approves 2006-07 budget proposal

CBS News report on Baptist efforts to help in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

• Click here for the video.

Funding denied to new churches supporting CBF.

• CBF church ends bid for associational membership
• Brunswick limits funds for new work with CBF ties

2004

Proposal to Eliminate Giving Plans Rejected.

The 2004 NC Baptist State Convention considered and rejected a motion to eliminate Cooperative Program giving alternatives. Currently Cooperative Program gifts are directed to one of Plans A, B, C, and D. Conservative churches generally prefer Plans A or D, while moderate churches tend to favor Plans B or C. College Park gives 60% to Plan C and 40% to Plan B. The proposed motion would have eliminated these four options and offers a single plan that was a blend of Plans A and D.

Assuming churches continued their previous giving, the effect of the change would have been to increase the portion of Cooperative Program gifts forwarded to the Southern Baptist Convention, while cutting the funds going to state agencies such as Baptist Children's Homes. Any giving to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be eliminated.

For more information, please read the following:

• Stone to seek removal of giving plan , a Biblical Recorder news report on the proposal. October 29, 2004.
• Don't Discard Baptist Freedoms, an editorial on this issue by Biblical Recorder editor Tony Cartledge. October 29, 2004.
• Proposed identity study fails, a news report on an attempt to end giving to CBF.

2003

Cooperative Program Plan C Upheld.

• BSC Plan C is constitutional, committee says
• General Board adopts Plan C study, hears reports

2002

The Tuskaseigee Association.

Several churches have withdrawn from the Tuckaseigee Association following the decision of the Association credentials committee to deny seating to the Cullowhee Baptist Church after the church called a woman pastor. Related stories:

• Tuckaseigee pastors take issue with woman co-pastor | Friday, March 15, 2002
• Cullowhee church may be removed from association | Friday, April 26, 2002
• TBA committee affirms BF&M 2000 in closed meeting | Friday, July 12, 2002
• Cullowhee cuts ties with association | Friday, Aug. 9, 2002
• Another church leaves Tuckaseigee | Friday, Sept. 6, 2002
• Tuckaseigee WMU to keep open doors | Friday, Sept. 27, 2002
• For perspective, consider this article from 1999: Tuckaseigee Association adopts peace plan | Friday, Oct. 29, 1999

Funding denied church because of CBF association.

• Funding denied for Hendersonville church | Friday, April 12, 2002
• BSC will work with CBF churches | Friday, May 24, 2002

Requirement to sign BF&M 2000.

• IMB reverses field, asks missionaries to sign 2000 BF&M | Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
• Rankin says missionaries won't be fired | Friday, Feb. 15, 2002
• No creed is being imposed on Southern Baptist missionaries, by Jerry Rankin | Feb. 25, 2002
• Requesting missionaries to affirm faith statement averted disaster, Rankin says | Friday, Aug. 16, 2002

SBC rejects funding.

• SBC turns down money from moderate convention | Friday, Sept. 20, 2002
• Because North Carolina has a non-exclusive relationship with the SBC, the above article may be relevant to the following: Mainstream leader fears attack on giving plans | Friday, Sept. 20, 2002