
Egyptian government grants legal status to nearly 200 churches
The Egyptian government granted legal status to 191 churches and church-affiliated buildings, pointing to the nation’s greater efforts to remedy the non-licensed statuses of thousands of Christian congregations.

‘Zero! Exactly none!’: Study shows Christianity’s role in U.S. founding excluded by publishers
A study, which assessed more than 300 books curated by children’s publishers for America’s 250th anniversary, found that public libraries and publishers are ignoring Christianity’s role in the U.S. founding, focusing instead on progressive history.

BCM leaders lay groundwork in ‘downtime’ of summer
Even thought most students are not on campus during the summer, Baptist Campus Ministry leaders are still hard at work, preparing for a new year of BCM activities and ministry events.

Impact Alaska conference kicks off annual meeting week for ABRN
Alaska Baptists working in associational missions and church planting across the state gathered Sept. 26 for a night of fellowship,

‘Shocking message’: Finnish lawmaker denied travel to U.K. following hate speech conviction
The U.K. government has barred Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen from entering the country due to Finland’s Supreme Court convicting her of hate speech.

Pastor leverages addiction journey for good with ministry now serving churches
As 20-year-old Matthias “Matty” Ponce-de-Leon laid tied to a bed in a Mexican sanatorium screaming at the ceiling, you would have a hard time seeing him as a future pastor and founder of a ministry helping those struggling with addictions.

Southern Baptists give record $68.9 million to North American missions
Southern Baptists gave a record $68.9 million to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions in 2022, breaking
Bethesda’s Big Train celebrates 25th season in Maryland
Bethesda Community Base Ball Club still lives up to its name and original vision — baseball is being used to inspire, develop and maintain a love among players and fans, and it brings together and builds their community in the process.