Grace Thornton Archives - The Baptist Paper

Praying for revival: NC man’s vision shapes prayer life of thousands

March 7, 2023

In 2018, Fred Lunsford was ready to die as soon as God would let him. “I was really heavy hearted,” said Lunsford, who was 93

Alaska Baptists can provide service opportunities for your church this summer

March 7, 2023

Looking for somewhere you or your church can serve this summer? Alaska Baptists are in need of help with a range of projects that would

Care Center in MS supports local prospective mothers through the Lord’s provision

March 2, 2023

For the past 16 years, Claudia Niebanck has positioned herself to be a helper to every woman who walks through the doors of Care Center

Night to Shine prom-style event returns after 2 years of Shine-Thru

February 15, 2023

For the past two years, Hillcrest Baptist Church in New Albany, Mississippi, has done everything it could to make Night to Shine a great experience

‘By God’s grace’: Disaster Relief volunteers ‘getting it done’ in Southeast

January 16, 2023

Southern Baptist volunteers were hard at work over the weekend, helping put lives back together following deadly storms that struck the Southeast last week. At

NAMB staffer, church planter Clifton dies in plane crash

January 13, 2023

Clint Clifton, a North American Mission Board staff member and church planter, died tragically in a plane crash late in the evening of Jan. 12,

Missions houses at MS church become home away from home for furloughed missionaries

January 13, 2023

Columbia, Mississippi, wasn’t originally home for Tom and Gloria Thurman. But thanks to a ministry at First Baptist Church Columbia that’s grown over the years,

Storms leave trail of damage through Southeast; Disaster Relief volunteers respond

January 12, 2023

Devastating storms hit the Southeast on Thursday (Jan. 12), leaving at least 8 dead, thousands of people without power and some without homes. Meanwhile, Southern