Area churches responded quickly to a school shooting in Winder, Georgia Wednesday.
Four people were killed by the 14 year old gunman.
Bethlehem Church sits three miles from the shooting and has numerous members connected to Apalachee High including students, teachers and coaches.
Pastor Jason Britt confirmed with Baptist Press that there were members harmed in the shooting but could not provide any further information. Many churches held a night of prayer on Wednesday and offered counseling services.
Barrow County School System Superintendent Dallas LeDuff said schools would be closed for the week. The system’s central office is offering resources for counseling.
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to restore a $4.5 million family planning grant to Oklahoma while the state’s challenge to the termination of the grant works its way through the lower courts.
At issue is a lawsuit that stems from funding Oklahoma routinely received before the
passage of its abortion ban in 2022, which followed the overturning of Roe v. Wade. To receive the funding under Title X of the Public Health Services Act of 1970, states are required to offer expectant mothers counseling for prenatal care, adoption and abortion, as well as referrals for abortion and adoption if requested.
Oklahoma’s abortion ban also makes it illegal to advise mothers to obtain abortions, and the new ban caused the federal government to cut the state’s family planning grant. Oklahoma sued in federal court, lost in the lower court, asked the High Court to issue an injunction
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Tennessee church leader Rodney Norvell says campus ministries are important:
Number one is discipleship and spiritual growth.
Number two is missional training.
Number three they connect students to the local church.
Read the full piece at Baptist Press.
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