Franklin Graham visits Venezuelans recovering from earthquake
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SBC attendees advance amendment barring female preaching
Loading the Audio Player... Messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting approved a measure banning all women from serving as pastors, elders, or any other for...
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Chitwood shares thanks, celebration, challenge with SBC messengers | Baptist Press
ORLANDO – International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood took to the podium late Wednesday morning (June 10) to bring his report on behalf of the largest Southern Baptist Convention entity. He addressed messengers in Orlando for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, bringing greetings and thanks from more than 3,500 missionaries…
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Wisdom-Martin gives her final WMU report, welcomes new president | Baptist Press
ORLANDO – Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director of WMU, SBC, began WMU’s report to the Southern Baptist Convention on June 10 by introducing Carolyn Fountain, who was elected president of the missions organization on June 7 during WMU’s Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting in Orlando. Fountain succeeds Connie Dixon who served…
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‘Tired of task forces’: SBC Messengers Nix 9 Motions Requesting Task Forces, Submit 30 Total | Baptist Press
ORLANDO (BP) – SBC messengers are weary of task forces and study groups. They proved it June 9-10 with their votes on motions at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
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Truth and Unity Amendment receives initial two-thirds approval | Baptist Press
ORLANDO (BP) – An amendment specifying the role of pastor and the act of preaching as limited to men, brought by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler, received the first of two required two-thirds votes by messengers on June 10 to become part of the SBC Constitution.
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Willy Rice, Florida Pastor and Abuse Crisis Skeptic, Elected SBC President
Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years.
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Kenya’s President directs Islamic Madrasa and Duksi learners to be integrated in the formal education system
President William Ruto instructed Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba to begin formal consultations on integrating madrasa, duksi and pastoral instruction programs into Kenya's Basic Education framework.
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Abuse prevention among adults with disabilities emphasized | Baptist Press
ORLANDO (BP) – Preventing the abuse of adults with disabilities in churches was the focus of a luncheon hosted by the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention at the SBC Annual Meeting June 9 in Orlando.
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SBC president-elect to prioritize conservative reforms
Attendees hold up ballots while voting on a motion during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 9, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. Associated Press / Photo by Phelan M. Eb...
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Ministers’ wives award Anne Wright, consider the necessity of returning to Jesus over and over | Baptist Press
ORLANDO (BP)- During the 2026 SBC Ministers’ Wives Luncheon, Amy Hannon urged ministers’ wives to consider a fresh perspective of the biblical story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.
