After President Trump took office, a Presbyterian church retreated underground — abandoning their sanctuary for the basement in response to the administration’s decision to allow ICE officers to enter places of worship.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- Rebekah Ann Naylor, a longtime medical missionary to India, has been appointed distinguished professor of missions in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the school’s administration announced today (Aug. 20). She is the first woman ever to…
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) -- Leaders with Oklahoma Baptists and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) have announced a new church planting partnership that will enhance church planting across Oklahoma. "Send Network Oklahoma" was approved by Oklahoma Baptists' board members during a recent board meeting.
MILWAUKEE (BP) -- The 2020 Democratic Party Platform draws mixed reviews when compared with resolutions passed by messengers at recent SBC annual meetings.
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP) -- Daily Bible reading is life-giving. When you are in a healthy rhythm of communing with God through Bible reading and prayer, there is a prevailing grace that accompanies daily motions. But if you’re like me, honestly, sometimes regular Bible reading can feel more like a daily…
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (BP) -- The vehicle of Marilane Carter, a pastor’s wife who’d been missing more than two weeks, was found Tuesday (Aug. 18) with the body of a deceased female inside.
COVID-19 has presented a problem for Ormsby Heights Baptist Church that other churches should want; Standing in the parking lot of what used to be Mount Olive Baptist Church -- a very rural church -- Craig Carlisle knew he was a long way from a grocery store.
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (BP) -- It has been two weeks since she disappeared, and authorities have no firm leads on the whereabouts of Marilane Carter.
NASHVILLE (BP) — William “Bill” Townes, CFO of the SBC Executive Committee, announced his retirement from the post effective December 31, 2020. Townes and his wife DeAnna will relocate to Georgia to assist with care for their special needs grandson who faces significant life challenges due to his genetic conditions.
ATLANTA (BP) -- To protect businesses, including churches, from claims and lawsuits related to COVID-19, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act, which became effective Aug. 5. In order for an entity, defined by the bill to include “religious and educational organizations,” to avoid liability,…
SUN VALLEY, Calif. (AP/RNS) -- Grace Community Church, the suburban Los Angeles megachurch pastored by John MacArthur, has filed a lawsuit to continue holding indoor services after California issued a second lockdown order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
