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‘Targeted violence’ hits Michigan Mormon church; investigation continues

September 29, 2025

Authorities continue to release more details following a horrific attack Sunday (Sept. 28) on a Michigan Mormon church.

One injured, gunman dead after Michigan church shooting

June 22, 2025

The quick thinking of a deacon and a security guard stopped a church shooting just after it started in a Detroit suburb this morning (June 22).

Growing a ‘Good Church’ where there was nearly no gospel witness

March 7, 2025

“It really gets to me when I tell people we’re from Flint,” Leo Robinson says, “They’ll say, ‘Oh, you must hate it there,’ or ‘You must not be able to leave.’ People always have something negative to say.”

First person: Church leader, be open about your weakness

October 9, 2024

“That was one of the best sermons I’ve ever heard.” These words were delivered to me by a young man after one of our services last year. As a young preacher in my 20s, these are the words I dreamt of hearing.

First person: ‘By God’s grace, I woke up’

October 8, 2024

Connor Johnson shares how he nearly lost his life at the age of 19 in a drug deal gone bad. “I am going to die tonight,” he told himself right before the gun fired. But it turns out that God had other plans for him.

Michigan executive director announces retirement; other changes ahead

November 14, 2023

Tim Patterson, executive director-treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, has announced his plans to retire, effective December 31, 2024.

‘Hands-on responsibility’: IMB, Send Network partner to send church planters overseas

June 5, 2023

This April, 15 pastors and church planters from the North American Mission Board’s Send Network traveled to Frankfurt, Germany, to learn from and collaborate with

SBC Executive Committee search team elects officers

June 1, 2023

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee presidential search team met June 1 to elect officers and establish organizational plans for the group. Neal Hughes of

As baptisms and giving increase, Southern Baptists continue slide in members

May 9, 2023

For the second straight year, baptisms and giving increased among Southern Baptist congregations. In-person worship service and small group attendance also rebounded, but total membership