Members of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich vote Sept. 27 on whether to write environmental obligations into the Church Ordinance, the constitutional text of the cantonal church. The proposal sets a target of net-zero emissions from church properties by the end of 2035 and would require every parish to adopt an environmental management system known as the "Grüner Güggel."
ORLANDO (BP) – Florida Pastor Willy Rice was elected president of the Southern Baptist President during the Tuesday, June 9, afternoon session of the 2026 SBC annual meeting at the Orange County Convention Center.
ORLANDO (BP)- “If you took all the people on our planet with disabilities and added them together, you would have the third largest country in the world, just behind India and China,” asserted Tom Stolle, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
A veteran Indian Bible teacher challenged evangelical leaders gathered at a major Asian missions conference to confront what he called a pervasive failure of personal discipleship, pressing them to name at least five individuals they are actively discipling — and to ask themselves honestly whether they could.
ORLANDO (BP) – As he spoke with the media Wednesday afternoon (June 10), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler leaned on one word to consistently answer a question posed in numerous ways.
Three major thrusts for accelerating disciple-making across Asia — artificial intelligence, marketplace outreach and the empowerment of young leaders — took center stage during an afternoon panel discussion on the second day of the Asia Conference on Church & Mission (ACCM) 2026, held June 10 at GCF South Metro in Alabang, Metro Manila.
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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…
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…
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.
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.
