
TBMB directors approve land purchase near BlueOval
The directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board unanimously approved the purchase of 14 acres with two buildings with a combined 15,100 square feet of space to be used for church planting in the area near BlueOval City …

1,500 meals, 1,500 cupcakes and much prayer for flood victims from neighboring KY church
Fitzpatrick Baptist Church is reaching out to its hurting neighbors. The Prestonsburg, Kentucky, church is providing 750 free meals for

Crowther announces he will not be nominated for SBC 1st vice president
David Crowther, lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Wichita, Kansas, announced Wednesday (May 22) he was withdrawing his intentions to be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention …

Want fries with that? Georgia volunteers lead 5 to Christ at drive-in
Eddie Johnson had stopped at Robo’s Drive-In restaurant in rural southwest Virginia for a burger and fries, but he got

‘The road not traveled’: An urgent plea for a brighter future for the SBC
“To truly understand and attack the problem of crippling decline looming large over the future of the SBC will require Southern Baptists to embrace two radical steps,” says Chuck Kelley, president emeritus of New Orleans Seminary.

Baptists, ministry partners responding to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan
Southern Baptists are urging prayer and working with ministry partners in response to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan — brought on

Christian officer barred from policing wins settlement in UK
A Christian police officer in the UK has reached a settlement with a county police force who suspended him after he expressed concerns over radical Islam.

SBC messengers vote to disaffiliate with Virginia Baptist congregation
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting voted June 11 to disaffiliate with First Baptist Church Alexandria, Virginia, by a ballot vote of 6,759 (91.78 percent) to 563 (7.65 percent).