
Students challenged to uphold religious freedom
John Litzler challenged Howard Payne University students to recognize and defend the Christian’s historic and ongoing role in protecting religious liberty.

Hurricane Idalia: Baptist volunteers ‘hands and feet of Jesus’
“We have been communicating with churches in Perry, Cross City, Live Oak and others where public feeding and cleanup efforts will be taking place,” said David Coggins, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief director.

State conventions take stand against sexual abuse during fall annual meetings
State convention leaders and annual meeting messengers in at least 14 state conventions this fall — in a flurry of

‘God brought us together’: Pastor donates kidney to staff member
“God gave me good health and God brought us together,” said Randal Lyle, 52. “We want the Lord to be glorified in this. He put it all together.”

Church planting network gives over $1 million to least-reached states
In celebration of the 40th anniversary since its founding, the Berkland Baptist Church network of churches (including Antioch Baptist Church

‘Game changer’: Brewton-Parker College receives $2.2 million federal grant
The grant totals over $2.2 million awarded over the next five years and will provide the funding needed for Brewton-Parker College to begin what it calls its Enrichment, Persistence and Innovation in Collegiate Community Initiative.

Baptist leaders call for prayer amid crisis in Ukraine
As Russia continued a full-scale attack on Ukraine Thursday (Feb. 24), Baptist leaders called for prayer for Ukrainian Christians and

SBC leaders, ministry partners release ‘Evangelical Statement in Support of Israel’
“In the face of such wickedness, this is not the time for false equivalency or excuses by national leaders and policymakers, but clear-eyed moral leadership,” said ERLC President Brent Leatherwood on crisis in Israel.