The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed key portions of a federal district court ruling against two Missouri counselors who are challenging counseling censorship ordinances adopted by Kansas City and Jackson County.
Houston Christian University announced the sudden passing of University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. July 3, 2026. Sloan died of a massive stroke. He was 77. Sloan served as president of HCU for two decades, beginning his tenure on Sept. 1, 2006.
Most pastors dream of building a healthy, growing church. Chris Clarke believes God is calling him to leave one.
In 1776 there were 497 Baptist churches in the 13 colonies with approximately 10,000 church members. The effect of the great Separate Baptist revival was just beginning to be felt as Baptist growth would continue steadily into the 19th century.
With few exceptions, Baptists across the colonies, especially those who had experienced persecution, supported the American Revolution. Reasons included persecution, other grievances such as taxation without representation, and the tyranny exhibited by the British crown and royal governors.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday in July, Indian Fork Baptist Church will have a unique opportunity on Sunday to host the dedication of a memorial of three Revolutionary War soldiers from that community.
Kentucky Baptists have taken another step in sharing the gospel in Chile, this time involving Baptist Campus Ministry students from Morehead State University and Northern Kentucky University in a weeklong mission effort in a city described as “forgotten and depressed.”
Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene devastated communities across western North Carolina, N.C. Baptists on Mission has reached a major milestone in the ongoing rebuild efforts in the region by completing work on its 1,000th home.
Asbury Theological Seminary, a 103-year-old Kentucky evangelical seminary, is no longer approved as a school for United Methodist candidates for ordained ministry, the school announced Thursday (June 25).
When there is a need, Faith Baptist Church Bowman, Georgia, hooks up a trailer, hits the road and builds relationships one trip at a time.
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