HIDALGO, Mexico (BP) – Nearly 150 Baptists have fled their homes in Mexico after village leaders persecuted them because of their faith, cutting essential services […]
Month: April 2024
WMU NC’s 133rd meeting demonstrated how we shine brighter together
“Light of the World” was the theme for this year’s Ignite! Missions Conference and the 133rd meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Union of NC. It […]
Practicing Incarnation: Faith Integration in Study Away Programs
I nearly plowed down a first-year college student as I raced to a much-needed bathroom. The large cup of hotel coffee combined with a 4-hour […]
NEWS DIGEST: Georgia youth pastor arrested; Florida pastor back in custody; Texas church, SBC named in suit
(EDITOR’S NOTE – Baptist Press will report every instance of sexual abuse related to Southern Baptist churches, entities, institutions or leaders of which they are […]
Disaster Relief in assessment stage after deadly Midwest tornadoes
SULPHUR, Okla. (BP) — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief personnel are focusing on communicating with authorities to assess recovery and cleanup efforts after tornadoes on Friday […]
SBC DIGEST: ‘She Reads Truth Bible’ sells 1 million; Geraldine Ragan dies
CSB ‘She Reads Truth Bible’ hits 1 million copies By Lifeway Christian Resources Staff BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Lifeway, B&H Publishing and Holman Bible Publishers recently […]
Some churches shatter Annie Offering goals
BRANFORD, Fla. (BP) — When Pastor Brett Patterson set a $2,000 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) goal for Hatch Bend Baptist Church earlier this year, […]
‘Kumbaya’: ‘Come over to Haiti and help us, Oh Lord,’ as crisis enters third month
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (BP) – “Kumbaya,” the Negro spiritual pleading with the Lord to come and bless the oppressed, filled the sanctuary of Parkridge Baptist […]
Kentucky pastor Wesley Russell to be nominated for SBC second vice president
CINCINNATI (BP) — Michael Clary, pastor of Christ the King Church in Cincinnati, announced today (April 29) his intention to nominate Wesley Russell, pastor of […]