Rural Tennessee congregation displays small-church grit
October 26, 2021
“When the call comes for our disaster team to go, we’ll be ready,” says Butch Porch, a member of Woodland Baptist Church in Brownsville, Tennessee.
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Single moms ministry at FBC Dallas broadens reach, provides model for churches
October 26, 2021
April 27, 1990, began as a normal Friday for Shea Lowery, a mom of two small children in northwest Alabama. Shea’s husband, Jeff, left early
Golden journey: Pastor rides across state for Tennessee missions
October 26, 2021
For a small congregation, First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, has always given generously to missions. Pastor Frank Webb, who also is a F.A.I.T.H.
Bringing history to life: Remnant of one of the oldest black churches in US unveiled
October 25, 2021
Archaeologists believe they have discovered the foundation of the original building of First Baptist Church Williamsburg, Virginia, one of the nation’s oldest black churches. The
Religious liberty award presented to Georgia pastor
October 25, 2021
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Acting President Brent Leatherwood presented an ERLC Religious Liberty Award to Griffin Gulledge, pastor of Madison
Proud named new executive director of Colorado Baptist Convention
October 25, 2021
Mike Proud has been named executive director of the Colorado Baptist General Convention beginning Dec. 1. He has been serving as director of missions for
Why teaching children in your church is important
October 24, 2021
By Julie Redmond Donavan North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Teaching children in church is important because of two main reasons: It is biblical.
‘Light in the darkness’: Arkansas Baptist women reach neighbors, nations
October 24, 2021
Five Arkansas Baptist women were involved in English-teaching ministry through the Brooklyn Arab American Friendship Center, Oct. 12-15. Prayer walking, visiting in women’s homes for
A new path for bivocational pastor after answering call
October 24, 2021
When Greg Knapper saw a church group of about six people walking up the driveway to his home, he told his wife, “You can deal
Maryland/Delaware DR teams help after Ida floods Wilmington, Philadelphia
October 23, 2021
While national media has been focused on the heroic work of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and other volunteer organizations aiding survivors of Hurricane Ida along
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