The nationwide Southern Baptist Convention has ousted a Baltimore congregation, St. Timothy's Christian Baptist Church, and three other churches from its ranks due to the fact they have female pastors, placing them out of alignment with the SBC's statement of faith.
The Rev. Dr. Bowyer Gates Freeman, the pastor of a Forest Park congregation and a past Howard County NAACP president, died of a blood clot Jan. 3 at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 61.
Rev. Dr. Bowyer Gates Freeman, the pastor of a Forest Park congregation and a past Howard County NAACP president, died of a blood clot Jan. 3 at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 61.