KANSAS CITY – The world is coming to Kansas City this summer for the largest sporting event on the planet. As many as 1 million visitors from around the globe may flood into the city for the FIFA World Cup in June and July, and Missouri Baptists are preparing to…
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (BP) – The Executive Board of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) named Ohio pastor Ryan Strother executive director during a special called meeting Monday (Sept. 13). Strother will begin in the role Oct. 13.
St. Nicholas Church was the only house of worship destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Twenty years later, a shrine replacing it is nearing completion for this Eastern Orthodox congregation,
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) – A task force appointed by Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton has selected Guidepost Solutions to oversee a third-party review of the SBC Executive Committee’s past handling of sexual abuse issues.
Pastor Max Lucado has asked for prayers after announcing he has been diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm. The author said he is “trusting our heavenly Father” as he battles the “serious” condition in the days ahead.
BETHLEHEM, Ga. (BP) – As pastor of one of Georgia’s most evangelistic churches, Jason Britt is accustomed to lots of baptisms, but 114 on a single Sunday was beyond even his expectations.
HAVRE, Mont. (BP) – Chris Richards’ job for 28 years was keeping America safe. Since his retirement from the U.S. Border Patrol in 2015, he’s turned his focus to shepherding Immanuel Baptist Church in Havre. And in 2018, he added Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church, 30 minutes south on the Rocky…