Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
The Southern Baptist Convention has overwhelmingly passed resolutions calling for bans on same-sex marriage, pornography, and the abortion pill
A large church in China that has regrouped and spread after authorities dismantled it in 2018 has faced renewed detentions and closures in the past few weeks, rights monitor Bitter Winter reported.
Five churches organized the event out of a conviction of their faith, but as an invisible network.
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Churches affiliated with China’s state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement have effectively been required to sing a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) anthem before the closing benediction in Sunday worship services, according to recent reports. The mandate has sparked serious concern, as it is viewed not merely as a formal adjustment but as a deliberate shift intended to displace God from the center of worship and replace Him with loyalty to the Communist Party.
Should women and the men who assist them face criminal charges for getting an abortion That question took center stage this week on the sidelines of the Southern Baptist Convention s Annual Meeting
DALLAS (BP) – Clint Pressley has been reelected SBC president and will begin his term with two newly elected officers and two officers reelected during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas.
DALLAS (BP) – During the June 10 afternoon session of the SBC annual meeting in Dallas, SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg led messengers in celebrating 100 years of Cooperative Program giving.
DALLAS (BP) – In 1925, Southern Baptists faced a “percolating maelstrom of denominational uncertainty,” Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg said in his EC report to messengers to the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 10. And in a time when solutions were needed, “courageous leaders redefined cooperation.”
DALLAS — On June 10, Southern Baptists witnessed a demonstration of partnership and purpose at the SBC Annual Meeting as the work of Send Relief — a collaborative compassion ministry between the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and the International Mission Board (IMB) — took center stage.
DALLAS (BP) – It is possible to be well-known and desperately lonely, Sheila Walsh told a group of 2,000 women at the sold-out Ministers’ Wives Luncheon June 10 at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas.
