
Churches targeted in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Authorities in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine raided an unregistered Baptist church during a Pentecost Sunday worship service, an Oslo-based news service focused on international human rights and religious freedom reported.

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.

IMB president emeritus Jerry Rankin returns to SWBTS for Global Missions Week
In his introduction of Rankin, SWBTS President David S. Dockery expressed delight to have the alumnus back to preach on campus. Rankin suffered a minor stroke in July but was able to keep his scheduled visit.

Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists elects officers for 2021-22
The Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists elected officers for 2021-2022 at the organization’s annual business meeting held June 15 in

Memphis church mourns loss of ministry leader after Ironman tragedy
Tim Shelton was participating in an Ironman competition when he went into cardiac arrest. He died the following day.

First Person: When your next step is the Grand Canyon
In 1984 my family and I had just answered the call to plant a church in northern Michigan. I had

First person: Will we ever find 6 o’clock in society again?
Stories abound about the epic legislative battles between Ronald Reagan and his primary political adversary, Tip O’Neill, speaker of the House of Representatives and a staunch Democrat.

17 Nigerian Christians killed, 35 kidnapped in recent days
Seventeen Christians were recently killed and 35 were kidnapped in violence that, for many years, has targeted Nigerian believers.