Baptist Press
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Baptist Press (BP) is the official news service of the Southern Baptist Convention and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
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[edit] 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[citation needed] and has four bureaus located in:
Baptist Press is supported by contributions from Southern Baptists to the SBC Cooperative Program.
[edit] BP Sports
BP Sports, formed in September 2000, is a division of Baptist Press that provides daily scores and sports features from the 56 colleges and universities affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.[1]
The service also provides special features on professional athletes and coaches who use their position in sports to promote the Christian faith.
[edit] See also
- Associated Baptist Press, a competing Baptist news service supported by the CBF
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[edit] External links
- Baptist Press official website
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