Water crisis in Arkansas town draws Baptist response
January 31, 2024
Texas Baptist Men is responding to a water crisis in an Arkansas town of about 9,500 people on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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International religious freedom advocates write to Congress, call for hearings
January 19, 2024
“Nigeria and India have been rocked by alarming instances of religious violence and persecution,” the Jan. 17 letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee states.
Steven Curtis Chapman to share heart for evangelism, adoption
January 16, 2024
Recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman is among the featured speakers at the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ 2024 Statewide Evangelism Conference, Jan. 21–22 in San Antonio.
Guilty of ‘extremism’?: Baptists in Belarus voice concern about new law
January 13, 2024
President Aleksandr Lukashenko authorized a law that solidifies the government’s power to inspect and monitor religious communities, according to those close to the situation in Belarus.
East Texas baseball team serves communities in Dominican Republic
January 12, 2024
The East Texas Baptist University baseball team showed God’s love by serving communities in the Dominican Republic last month.
Latest list of countries severely violating religious freedom raises concerns
January 5, 2024
“There is no justification as to why the State Department did not designate Nigeria or India as a Country of Particular Concern, despite its own reporting and statements.” —U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
‘Wails of mourning’: Baptists among Nigerians killed in Christmas Eve attacks
January 2, 2024
A Baptist pastor and his wife were among nearly 200 Nigerians killed in a series of coordinated attacks that began Christmas Eve.
Congress urged to take action to address persecution in Nigeria
December 23, 2023
Representatives from multiple human rights and religious liberty organizations joined the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in urging Congress to take action regarding ongoing persecution in Nigeria.
Texas Baptist Men feeding teams return home from Israel
December 15, 2023
“The need for mass feeding in Israel has declined to the point where our Israeli partners can meet the need on their own with TBM-designed equipment,” said Mickey Lenamon, TBM executive director/CEO.
TX pastor raises stakes of missions challenge, loses beard in process
December 9, 2023
What began as a joke made in front of a rural Texas congregation ended with a gift of more than $26,000 contributed to enable Texas Baptist Men and their ministry partners to drill new water wells in Peru.
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