Associated Baptist Press

Associated Baptist Press

The Associated Baptist Press was founded in 1990 and is the first and only independent Baptist news agency in the United States. The ABP annually publishes over 600 news and feature stories. It is based in Jacksonville, Florida and has news bureaus in Washington, D.C. and Dallas, Texas. [http://www.thefellowship.info/News/061031ABP.icm]

The news service was created by and for Baptists to provide daily coverage of Baptist news, as well as general news. Including its news coverage, the ABP features syndicated columns on cultural and ethical issues by former Union University and current Mercer University professor David Gushee, a recognized Holocaust scholar, and Baptist Theological Seminary professor Elizabeth Newman.

Mission Statement

The "Associated Baptist Press will serve Christ by providing credible and compelling information about matters of faith." [ [http://www.abpnews.com/aboutus.page Associated Baptist Press: About Us] , accessed October 26, 2006]

Miscellany

*Its main competitor is the Baptist Press, which is based at the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention.
*It is a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner.

References

External links

* [http://www.abpnews.com Associated Baptist Press website]
* [http://www.journalismtraining.org/action/provider_detail?id=897 JournalismTraning.org profile]
* [http://www.mainstreambaptists.org Mainstream Baptist network]


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