Arthur Blessitt, Evangelist Who Carried Wooden Cross around the World, Dies at 84
Blessitt is best known for carrying a 12-foot-tall cross around the world.
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Gilbreath, Harrell to serve on National Acteens Panel | Baptist Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – Eden Gilbreath of Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury, N.C., and Carolyn Harrell of Calvary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala., have been named as this year’s national Acteens panelists.
North Carolina’s Daniel Ritchie to be nominated for SBC first vice president | Baptist Press
APEX, N.C. – Evangelist and author Daniel Ritchie will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting this summer in Dallas.
Max Lucado, Joakim Lundqvist Will Continue to Serve as Interim Gateway Church Pastors
Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, is expected to keep Max Lucado and Joakim Lundqvist as interim teaching pastors as the search for a permanent executive pastor continues after founder Robert
Arthur Blessitt, Evangelist with World Record for Longest Pilgrimage, Dies at 84
Arthur Blessitt, an evangelist who famously carried a large cross over all seven continents and earned the Guinness World Record for longest pilgrimage, has died at the age of 84
National Baptists’ New President, Boise Kimber, Seeks to Include Women, Young Leaders
We are rebuilding what we've lost and bringing people back to our denomination and to our local churches,’ Kimber said in an interview.
Persecution worldwide spikes as some countries go from bad to worse
The number of Christians persecuted worldwide jumped to 380 million last year, and while North Korea and Somalia remained the countries with the highest persecution levels respectively, two Central European countries saw the steepest increases, according to Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List (WWL).
Vatican Opens Door to Letting Gay Men Pursue the Priesthood in Italy
The Vatican has given its blessing to a document suggesting that those with same-sex attraction can pursue the priesthood in Italy
Man Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer Surrenders to Ministry: ‘I don’t worry about tomorrow’ | Baptist Press
LACENTER, Ky. — “This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” That verse from Psalm 118:24 is one that John Plumley embraces every day.
Bill McCartney, Legendary Football Coach who Founded Promise Keepers, Dead at 84 | Baptist Press
(RNS) — Bill McCartney, a former college football coach who became one of the most influential religious figures in American life during the 1990s after founding the Promise Keepers movement, died Friday (Jan. 10).
