“On Sunday morning, he sat in the foyer to make sure everyone was safe and okay,” pastor Jimmy Koonce recalled. “He was always a very quieting, comforting presence.”
Demographic shifts and the decline of long-established congregations are increasing the need for new churches — and for efforts to revive those that are struggling.
Nearly a week after an EF3 tornado struck Journey Church of Kankakee County, Church Treasurer Rachel Thill said she feels, “God’s inexplicable peace about the situation. We shouldn’t have any peace, but we do.”
The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana (SCBI) Executive Board has elected Nicholas Ryan Clark as the convention’s next Executive Director. The decision follows a seven-month national search and interview process.
Save the Storks mobile medical clinics, or stork buses, continue providing women across the country with access to free maternity and life-affirming health care, including pregnancy testing,
The death of Paul Lee’s mother changed everything. That was it. That was the thing that drove Lee over an emotional and spiritual cliff. The
Steve Gaines, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died March 20, after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.
After more than five decades in ministry and more than 1,700 revival meetings, veteran evangelist Keith Fordham has distilled a lifetime of experience into a
While many college students head to the beach for spring break in search of parties and fleeting fun, others are pursuing something far more lasting.
What began on March 1 as a regular Sunday service at Bethlehem Church quickly became a day that few who were present will forget. By the time the waters stilled, exactly 400 people had been baptized across all three campuses.
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