
By the numbers: What does the ‘average’ Southern Baptist church look like?
The average Southern Baptist church calls the South home, but the only region of the country where those congregations are growing is the Northeast.

Camp Mystic not planning to operate during summer 2026
Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp near Kerrville, Texas, where 27 girls died as a result of catastrophic flooding last summer, announced it will not open any portion of the camp for the summer 2026 season.

Baptist church leaders in India ambushed amid ongoing violence
At least three Kuki Baptist church leaders were killed and several others injured in Manipur on Wednesday (May 13) when armed groups ambushed their vehicles.

Chick-fil-A facing legal battle from religious discrimination claims
Hatch Trick Inc., which operates several Austin-area Chick-fil-A restaurants, is reportedly facing a federal lawsuit after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the operator of refusing to give an employee Saturdays off for religious observance.

103-year-old Catherine Ponder faithfully plays her part in ministry
Over the years, Catherine Ponder has continued to play the piano regularly at Old Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, spanning a period of 90 years except for a few gaps for illness and during World War II.

Seven lessons from 70 years: Arkansas couple celebrates decades of marriage, ministry
James and Mattie Walker have been married 70 years and have been in the ministry together even longer. In 1949,

Drive-thru prayer: ‘Stay in your car, come as you are’
Almost every day the average American pulls up to a local drive-thru — to order fast food, pick up laundry

Filming underway for Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
Filming has begun in Rome on “The Resurrection of the Christ,” Mel Gibson’s sequel to his 2004 “The Passion of the Christ,” Variety first reported.