First Baptist Church

• Ark Aid heads back to Dundas Street after nearly a year on London’s Richmond Row

  Sarah Campbell, executive director, said that as Ark Aid packed up on Friday, it was 'a day full of emotion.'

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023
  
• Ark Aid Street Mission to continue providing services at First Baptist Church

  In a statement Friday, the City of London said it had worked with the church and Ark Aid to find a resolution in regards to 'a specific complaint regarding zoning of the property.'

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
  
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• Ark Aid weighs options for next steps amid zoning infraction notice at First Baptist Church

  The downtown church is being used as a temporary location for Ark Aid Street Mission as its main Dundas Street location in the Old East Village is being renovated.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2022
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• Ark Aid Street Mission’s drop-in service at risk of shutdown due to zoning

  The city said in a statement that the zoning notice was prompted by 'a number of complaints about the services being delivered through Ark Aid and the First Baptist Church.'

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2022
• Closed due to heat, Ark Aid looks to reopen next week with installation of temporary AC

  Londoners are being invited to join in and eat their lunch or dinner in Victoria Park to call attention to the lack of cool places where the city's vulnerable can go.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
• Ark Aid Mission of London, Ont. to offer services despite building fire 

  Ark Aid Mission of London, Ont., said it will continue to offer community services, despite a fire at its Dundas Street location.

  Canada

  May 19, 2022
• Calgary pastor calls First Baptist’s plan to reject non-heterosexual members ‘hurtful’

  Calgary's LGBTQ2S+ community expressed concern over what it believes are archaic views of religion. The First Baptist Church pastor is rejecting the stance of some congregations.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2022
• Family of Texas church shooting victims sues retailer that sold rifle to gunman Devin Kelley

  The suit was brought by relatives of Joann Ward, who was fatally shot along with her daughters Emily Garcia and Brooke Ward.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2017
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• Texas church where mass shooting took place could be demolished: pastor

  The pastor of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs is considering demolishing the building and putting a memorial in its place, a Southern Baptist Convention official said.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2017
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• Texas church gunman escaped mental facility in 2012: police report

  The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings escaped from a mental health facility in 2012, the same year he was convicted by a U.S. Air Force court-martial of domestic abuse, according to a police report.

  World

  Nov 7, 2017