In an advisory sent to Texas Baptists the afternoon of April 17, Texas Baptists Executive Director Julio Guarneri said the convention will study its relationship with Baylor University following concerns over recent campus events.
A Baptist church in Ukraine was destroyed during an evening worship service on April 16, when many Ukrainian churches observe Easter, leaving multiple people injured and one minister dead, according to a former Ukrainian lawmaker.
After receiving strong criticism for hosting a Turning Point USA event on campus, Baylor administrators granted permission for student groups to host a separate event featuring two well-known gay Christians as guest speakers.
Iranians continue to suffer persecution under the authoritarian Islamic republic, with death tolls climbing and Christians facing severe legal, social and personal consequences, according to
Canada’s House of Commons recently advanced Bill C-9, otherwise known as the federal “Combatting Hate Act.”
Christian Solidarity Worldwide said in a report released this week that repression of religious groups in Nicaragua remained widespread in 2025, with Protestant communities, including Baptists, among those affected.
The Healing Path Movement, church-to-church partnership between Baptist churches in Texas and Ukraine, has experienced an increase in church involvement and planning, with 41 committed partnerships and four projects underway.
Texas Baptists and Southern Baptists are one year into a revised church planting agreement.
Jeff Dixon, a retired educator and football coach, credits his Christian faith with shaping his approach to coaching and mentoring young athletes. Dixon, who coached
Tuesday (Feb. 24) marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Valerii Antoniuk, president of the Ukrainian Baptist Union, marked the occasion in a video message.
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