The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using religious material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year.
NASHVILLE (BP) — Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in 2005 to New Orleans and surrounding areas prompted a yearslong response by Southern Baptist churches and Disaster Relief personnel, with volunteer recruitment for the latter spiking up to 80,000. Coy Webb, director for Send Relief Crisis Response, wouldn’t be surprised to see something similar…
The Mexican state-owned PEMEX oil refinery in southeast Texas was the scene of a fatal hydrogen sulfide leak on Thursday afternoon, the city of Deer Park said. The leak killed two workers and injured ...
FRESNO, Calif. (BP) – Hmong Southern Baptist churches across the nation followed the lead of the SBC. They have been preaching all year on the theme of “One Mind, One Voice” and Romans 15:5-6, the theme of the SBC annual meeting in June.
More than two years after he was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting his wife s lover after discovering their affair, Matthew Dedmon, the former pastor of Heritage Baptist
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (BP) -- Diane Traynor is not really a fan of hurricanes, but after their arrival she springs into action–ready to offer soothing words, a listening ear and the hope of Christ.
SARASOTA -- As Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm, made landfall just after 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, near Siesta Key, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are now setting up a command center at Sarasota’s Colonial Oaks Baptist Church, which will serve as headquarters for disaster relief leaders to begin assessing damage and…
AIKEN, S.C. (BP) -- In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through South Carolina, students from Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) groups at The Citadel and College of Charleston partnered with South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief to provide critical aid and support to impacted communities.
Hurricane Milton has been confirmed to have caused 16 deaths in Florida, bringing significant destruction and severe challenges to the affected communities before barreling into the Atlantic Ocean
Elementary school administrators in Houston placed two teachers on leave after reports that preschool students were receiving melatonin-infused stickers at naptime without parental permission. The sta...
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Enon Baptist Church weathered the storm, even though its building did not. Less than one week after Hurricane Helene ravaged Enon’s facilities, church members gathered for their Wednesday night activities as normal, albeit in a different location. They met at a nearby Methodist church, whose pastor had…
