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By Staff, Baptist Message
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) – New Mexico Baptists have decided to not accept the purchase of Glorieta Baptist Conference Center from LifeWay Christian Resources.
The BCNM’s Glorieta Task Force has notified LifeWay that it is not feasible for the state convention to assume ownership of Glorieta, even for the $1 price LifeWay had set forth for the 2,100-acre site near Santa Fe.
“The BCNM Glorieta Task Force believed any prudent business plan would include an environmental study and indemnification by LifeWay for any environmental problems that might be discovered,” said BCNM executive board chairman Lamar Morin, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bloomfield.
“Based on its inspection of the property, the task force determined that a viable business plan needed to include deferred maintenance of $10 million to $20 million,” Morin said, adding that when LifeWay advised the BCNM it “could not indemnify the state convention as requested, the task force could not proceed any further.”
Morin acknowledged the “deep love and devotion New Mexico Baptists” have for Glorieta but said the task force “recognized, despite multiple suggestions, there was no offer of financial resources by any person or organization to cover the enormous costs and potential liabilities of assuming such a large property.”
LifeWay trustees voted last fall to pursue viable options for the conference center, which opened 60 years ago. Officials cited changes in church practices, rising costs and a volatile economy in noting that Glorieta had achieved financial break-even only once in the last 25 years. Glorieta now offers only summer events for student groups, including Centrifuge camps and Collegiate Week.
Glorieta’s history dates back to the mid-1940s, when Southern Baptists wanted a conference facility in the west to correspond with Ridgecrest Conference Center in the east. Harry P. Stagg, New Mexico Baptists’ executive director at the time, helped secure an 800-acre ranch near Santa Fe through special gifts and the sale of state convention property.
The ranch, along with adjacent land, was a gift from New Mexico Baptists to the Southern Baptist Convention.
New Hope Publishers Ebooks Discounted for Kindle Release
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – E-books from New Hope Publishers are now available for Kindle ereaders and Kindle apps. To celebrate the new digital outlet, New Hope Publishers’ ebook titles were on sale for $2.99 from July 2–31 at Amazon.com (Kindle) and BN.com (Nook).
With free apps, titles can be enjoyed on the iPad, iPhone, Android, or desktop computers (Mac or PC).
With more than 60 digital titles and counting, New Hope Publishers “has jumped head-first into the digital stream,” said digital resource editor Randy Bishop. New titles are added regularly to our distributors’ sites.
Some of the most popular New Hope books are available, such as Orphanology, Live a Praying Life, Called and Accountable, Not in My Town, and Live Sent, as well as recently released titles like Character, Compelled, and Upside-Down Leadership.
The entire “Extreme Devotion” series by Kathi Macias is also available: No Greater Love, More than Conquerors, Red Ink, and People of the Book.
Novels 1 and 2 in the “Freedom” series on human trafficking can be downloaded as well, Deliver Me from Evil and Special Delivery. The third and final novel in the series, The Deliverer, is scheduled to release in August.
In addition to the new content available for Kindle ereaders, New Hope Publishers maintains a Web site,www.NewHopeDigital.com, that Bishop said adds value to the books published.
You may also find New Hope Publishers’ ebooks on sale at Kobo.com, Txtr.com, and Gardners.com.
LifeWay, Penny Wise provide office supply savings program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — LifeWay Christian Resources recently announced a savings program with Penny Wise Office Products, a major national supplier, giving churches the purchasing power of a much larger company.
Penny Wise offers a vast selection of name brand office products, low prices and fast, free delivery. Coupled with LifeWay’s aggregate purchasing power, LifeWay church customers will receive great sale prices, according to Jennie Taylor, LifeWay retail marketing department.
Through the agreement, LifeWay customers can buy brands like 3M, HP, Bic and hundreds more at a fraction of the regular selling price, she added.
Penny Wise offers the largest online office products ordering network in the nation and online buyers receive an additional 3 percent discount for all orders. LifeWay customers can also order by toll-free phone, email or toll-free fax.
While no office supply company can guarantee their prices are the lowest on every product every day, LifeWay’s program assures our members the lowest price available, Taylor said.
“If you buy a product from Penny Wise, see it advertised for less and send the ad to Penny Wise within 30 days, Penny Wise will credit your account,” she said.
“In addition, your satisfaction is 100 percent guaranteed,” Taylor added. “If you aren’t happy, neither are they. They will send UPS out to pick up your return, absolutely free of charge.
For more information on the program, to request a catalog or to place an order, call 800.464.2799 or go to LifeWay.com/pennywise.
LifeWay customers should use the savings code “LIF” to receive discounts and benefits.