Southern Baptists first arrived in Nigeria when it existed as independent kingdoms. Now, 175 years later, Southern Baptists continue to serve in the West African country home to diverse ethnic groups.
DALLAS (BP) – For 50 years, W.A. Criswell reigned as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas. In a recently published biography, “Criswell: His Life and Times,” O.S. Hawkins aims to acquaint a new generation with this man, whom Hawkins held so dearly he regarded him as a father.…
International delegates at the United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted on Thursday to remove a church code section declaring the practice of homosexuality as incompatible with Christian t...
A group of African delegates to The United Methodist Church General Conference have denounced the recent votes to allow for same-sex marriage and noncelibate LGBT clergy, accusing the UMC ...
The United Methodist Church General Conference has voted to remove a statement from its central rulebook that declared that homosexuality was incompatible with Christian teaching
INDIANAPOLIS – Several groups affiliated with Southern Baptists plan to meet around the time of the 2024 SBC annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center (ICC).
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Southern Baptists will once again welcome former Vice President Mike Pence to their annual meeting in June. The onetime Republican governor of Indiana will headline a lunch event sponsored by the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission entitled, "Navigating Faith in the Public Square: A Conversation with…
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Under the theme “What Joy!” taken from 1 Thessalonians 2:8, the WMU will hold its annual WMU Missions Celebration just prior to the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Pastor Jack Homesley posed a sobering question at the start of Calvary Baptist Church of Charlotte’s midweek prayer service on Wednesday, May 1.
Pastor John MacArthur is facing withering criticism from some doctors, Christian mental health experts and outspoken Evangelical figures like Beth Moore following his comment saying there is no such ...