Charleston Southern formally installs new president Keith Faulkner
B. Keith Faulkner was appointed the fourth president of Charleston Southern University in July 2023 and was formally installed through a presidential inauguration March 25.
Despite 46% baptism surge, negative trend continues in SBC
With far fewer churches gathering in person, Southern Baptist congregations didn’t do much baptizing during the pandemic. Those numbers have increased in recent years, but the overall decline within the Convention continues.
Family hopeful for release of Pakistani Christian on death row for 22 years
In a significant move, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the country’s top Islamic body to advise on whether content that has left a Catholic on death row for 22 years was in fact blasphemous, Morning Star News reported.
NC church, association pledge more than $60,000 to statewide initiative
As churches make preparations for the statewide initiative ServeNC in early August, a church and association in northeastern North Carolina have agreed to commit upwards of $60,000 to neighboring churches as a way to encourage churches …
Baptist communicators trek to mission board headquarters
Baptist communicators gathered at the International Mission Board headquarters for the Baptist Communicators Association annual workshop.
‘God is working’: Arkansas Baptist DR chaplains lead lost to Christ in Georgia
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) volunteers are extending the love of Christ to disaster survivors, offering help, healing and hope
Amid cancer battle, Shaddix offers message of hope to students
Beloved faculty member Jim Shaddix took to the chapel stage for a conversation about his ongoing battle with cancer.
Eleven killed in airstrike on Baptist church in Sudan
An airstrike on a Baptist church in Sudan less than a week before Christmas killed at least 11 people, including eight children, an organization focused on international religious freedom reported.