Settlement Gets Ministry Back into Ohio County’s Foster Care
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Georgia Baptists Surpass 26,000 Baptisms as Worship Attendance Continues to Rise | Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Baptists topped the 26,000 mark in baptisms in 2025, and average worship attendance continued its steady climb, according to this year’s Annual Church Profile reports.
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Religious rights violations jump in Nicaragua
Cases of religious rights violations in Nicaragua in 2025 jumped to 309, up from 222 documented in the prior year, a new report by a Christian advocacy group shows.
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Baptisms, CP Giving Break Records in Ohio | Baptist Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Record increases in baptisms and Cooperative Program giving in 2025 are being celebrated at the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO).
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Texas church destroyed by fire | Baptist Press
WHITNEY, Texas – A major fire Tuesday before Easter destroyed Fort Graham Baptist Church north of Whitney.
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FIRST-PERSON: Reclaiming holiness as God’s calling | Baptist Press
If I say you’ve been “set apart” – that you are made to stand out in some way – how does that sit with you?
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Baptist Pastor Urges Department of Labor to Seek a ‘Living Jesus’ Not a ‘Dead Jesus’ During Monthly Worship Service
Rev. Caleb Morell, a Southern Baptist, offered an evangelistic message about the resurrection of Jesus that stopped just short of a formal altar call as he urged government workers to follow Jesus.
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The death of an 84-year-old Catholic priest marked the end of India’s secularism
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s culture wars have morphed from rhetoric into policy and an emboldened ecosystem of vigilantes and ideological enforcers has emerged alongside the state, advancing a vision of an uncompromisingly Hindu India. This presents a growing threat to democracy, religious liberty, and especially a minority Christian population.
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Amid Violence, Christian Leaders Issue Easter Appeal for Help
Days after Fulani terrorists attacked two predominantly Christian villages in Plateau state, the president of Nigeria pledged to curb violence as church leaders appealed for help over Easter.
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New book warns of leadership and accountability crises in Pakistan’s Protestant Church
A book calling for accountability and renewal within the Protestant church in Pakistan was launched in Lahore, as church leaders and theologians warned of deepening institutional challenges confronting the country’s largest Protestant denomination.
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Tennessee Association Transforms Storage Shed into Biblical Counseling Center | Baptist Press
HARRIMAN, Tenn. – The small building that sits across the parking lot from the Big Emory Baptist Association (BEBA) office was once filled with broken equipment.
