- Baptist Press
Baptist Press (BP) is the official news service of the American
Southern Baptist Convention based at the headquarters of theSouthern Baptist Convention inNashville, Tennessee .Origins and bureaus
The service was originally formed at the suggestion of the editors of the State convention newspapers in 1946. Since then, it has grown into the largest religious news service in the United States and has four bureaus located in:
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Nashville, Tennessee
*Richmond, Virginia
*Atlanta, Georgia
*Washington, D.C. Baptist Press is supported by contributions from Southern Baptists to their
Cooperative Program .BP Sports
BP Sports, formed in September 2000, is a division of Baptist Press that provides daily scores and sports features from the [http://www.sbc.net/colleges.asp 56 colleges and universities] affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
The service also provides special features on professional athletes and coaches who use their position in the world of athletics to promote the Christian faith.
ee also
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Southern Baptist Convention
*Associated Baptist Press , independent Baptist news service that competes with Baptist PressExternal links
* [http://www.bpnews.net/ Baptist Press] official website
* [http://www.sbc.net/ Southern Baptist Convention]
* [http://www.abpnews.com/ Associated Baptist Press] , independent Baptist news service that competes with Baptist Press
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