Construction on the Garfield Super Block is set to begin early next year. The park makeover plans, spearheaded by the community, have been years in the making.
Delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting had voted overwhelmingly to boot a Virginia church from its ranks because of its declaration that it believes women can serve in
The decision was made before the delegates had a chance to consider enshrining a ban on churches with any women pastors in the convention's constitution.
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