77 Faith Groups Get Total of $92 Million for Innovative Faith Programs for Children
‘Whether it's fragmentation, technological advances, or spirituality, we need to refresh the traditional approaches to our faith,’ said one grant recipient.
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Fire destroys S.C. church’s sanctuary, but members’ spirits undaunted | Baptist Press
TAYLORS, S.C. (BP) – The sanctuary of Camp Creek Baptist Church is gone — now only a charred shell. A lightning bolt likely ignited the blaze that gutted the building on Sunday, July 2.
Poorest Americans Most Likely to Have ‘great deal’ of Confidence in Church: Gallup
While confidence in the Church or organized religion remains at historic lows, the poorest Americans, those living in households earning less than 50,000 annually, are more likely to express a great ...
Maine pastor and African immigrant reaching those on the margins | Baptist Press
PORTLAND, Maine (BP) – Known for lobsters, cobblestone streets and an iconic lighthouse, Portland is not generally considered a hub for immigrants. But according to the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, America’s “Vacationland” of Maine is home to 87,200 immigrants and refugees, including asylum seekers and undocumented people of all ages…
BGCT messengers adopt amended motion to affirm women in ministry | Baptist Press
McALLEN, Texas (BP) – Following a 30-minute discussion during the second business session, messengers to the 2023 Texas Baptists Family Gathering adopted an amended motion to affirm women in ministry.
United Church of Christ Urges Churches to Help 'pregnant people' Get Abortions
The United Church of Christ overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on member congregations of the liberal mainline denomination to help pregnant people get abortions
LDS Church Could Be a $1 Trillion Denomination by 2044, Report Suggests
With an estimated wealth of 236 billion in 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could potentially cover all of its current expenses forever with returns from current investments ...
Mike Signorelli offers message of revival, healing and deliverance in new film
V1 Church Pastor Mike Signorelli is on a mission to see revival, freedom, healing and deliverance all around the world and now he s using film to help bring that message to a wider audience
The Rev. Steve Pieters, Who Changed Minds About AIDS, Dies at 70
His vanguard interview with Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker at the time) aired in an era when fear and false information about HIV/AIDS ran rampant in conservative Christian communities.
Puerto Rico convention ‘a demonstration of what Southern Baptists can do’ together | Baptist Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (BP) – Southern Baptists have hidden treasure in the Caribbean: the Convención de Iglesias Bautistas del Sur de Puerto Rico (CIBSPR) – in English, the Convention of Southern Baptist Churches of Puerto Rico. But it won’t be hidden for long if Luis Soto and Felix Cabrera…
