
Tornado-ravaged GA church celebrates reopening, raises $24,000 for KY
Nine months ago, Unity Baptist Church’s campus in Newnan, Georgia, was in shambles with three buildings heavily damaged and two

Mississippi News July 31, 2025
OBITUARIES Vernell Daniels, who led at least 12 Mississippi churches over 64 years of ministry, died June 20. Joe Weideman

Prison initiative boosts man’s call to share truth with fellow inmates
Four years ago, Arkansas Baptist State Convention celebrated the beginning of a partnership with Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis and the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

KY man charged in connection with June explosion at Lone Oak Baptist Church
A Calvert City man was arrested and formally charged following an investigation into the explosion incident that happened in June at Lone Oak First Baptist Church.

Celebrating 190 years of stories with TN’s Baptist and Reflector
In 1950, Charles Dady, a non-Baptist from Dixon, was so impressed by the Baptist and Reflector that he prepaid a 50-year subscription, trusting its value through March 15, 2000.

Next-gen ministry leaders urged to ‘be the ones who see the ones’
Kids, student, next generation and family ministry leaders gathered recently at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, for Lifeway Christian Resource’s annual Next Gen Ministry Conference — ETCH.

‘Giving a voice to the voiceless’: Ultrasound machines dedicated in Tennessee
The Psalm 139 Project, a pro-life ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, in a

California Baptist University receives $3 million grant for Hispanic student program
California Baptist University is the recipient of a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the launch of a new program aimed at improving higher education outcomes for Hispanic and low-income students.