Comments on: Baptists planting roots in Balmer? http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055 "The press . . . just doesn't get religion." -- William Schneider Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tally Wilgis http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055&cpage=1#comment-150671 Tally Wilgis Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:56:17 +0000 http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055#comment-150671 TMatt- I'd be delighted to talk with you about some of these efforts should you ever have that desire. I'm one of the church starters not named in the article. I've enjoyed reading your take and questions in other posts about faith in the Baltimore/D.C. region. Thanks for your work. TMatt-
I’d be delighted to talk with you about some of these efforts should you ever have that desire. I’m one of the church starters not named in the article. I’ve enjoyed reading your take and questions in other posts about faith in the Baltimore/D.C. region. Thanks for your work.

]]> By: Bob Smietana http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055&cpage=1#comment-149701 Bob Smietana Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:39:57 +0000 http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055#comment-149701 Terry, Just an FYI-- the Evangelical Covenant Church--which is small (about 150,000 attenders) has had great success with diverse congregations- more than 20 percent of their churches are either African American, Hispanic, Asian American, or multiracial. By percentage, they're doing as well as the Assemblies of God. Terry,

Just an FYI— the Evangelical Covenant Church—which is small (about 150,000 attenders) has had great success with diverse congregations- more than 20 percent of their churches are either African American, Hispanic, Asian American, or multiracial. By percentage, they’re doing as well as the Assemblies of God.

]]> By: Joseph M. Smith http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055&cpage=1#comment-149693 Joseph M. Smith Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:34:04 +0000 http://www.getreligion.org/?p=15055#comment-149693 What would Annie say? That would be Annie Armstrong, for whom Southern Baptists' home missions offering is named, and who spearheaded efforts to support this kind of work many years ago. She was a Baltimorean, a member of the old Eutaw Place Baptist Church, now moved and known as Woodbrook. There are many older Southern Baptist churches in Baltimore. I suspect, from my limited contacts, that few are doing well, but they are continuing to serve and reach out. Maybe the story should have included some reactions from those trying to maintain or revitalize old churches ... do they see these new starts as usurping their turf? What would Annie say?

That would be Annie Armstrong, for whom Southern Baptists’ home missions offering is named, and who spearheaded efforts to support this kind of work many years ago. She was a Baltimorean, a member of the old Eutaw Place Baptist Church, now moved and known as Woodbrook.

There are many older Southern Baptist churches in Baltimore. I suspect, from my limited contacts, that few are doing well, but they are continuing to serve and reach out. Maybe the story should have included some reactions from those trying to maintain or revitalize old churches … do they see these new starts as usurping their turf?

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