Tom Stolle to lead Maryland/Delaware convention
Tom Stolle has been named executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. Mark Dooley has also been named associate
Investigation continues into shooting at Osteen’s Lakewood Church
Local and federal authorities continue to investigate a shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston after a woman opened fire right before an afternoon service. The shooter was shot and killed and two others were wounded.
California wildfires update: Baptist volunteers deployed, Christians urged to ‘get specific’ in prayers
California Baptist Disaster Relief chaplains have been deployed as wildfires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, where the
Arizona exec director announces plan to retire; search committee named
David Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists since 2013, announced his retirement plans during a convention council meeting Tuesday (March 4).
Prison ministry: Churchgoers more interested than involved, study shows
Churchgoers are more interested than involved in prison ministry, but most say they’d be fine sharing a street or a pew with someone who has been incarcerated, a recent study shows.
‘In blatant violation’: Russia severely violates religious freedom, report says
The Russian government continues to violate the rights of religious groups “in blatant violation of international law,” a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported.
Nigerian official disputes reports of anti-Christian violence
A high-ranking Nigerian official dismissed reports by international human rights organizations about widespread violence against Christians in his country as “not supported by the facts on the ground,” but some Nigerian Christian leaders disagreed.
Wife of slain missionary sentenced to 24 years in Angolan prison
The wife of 44-year-old SIM USA missionary Beau Shroyer, who was fatally stabbed in 2024, in Lubango, Angola — near where the couple and their five children lived — has reportedly been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in an Angolan prison.