‘The Lord is doing a work’: Kentucky Baptist youth event breaks attendance record
A two-day youth evangelism gathering of the Kentucky Baptist Convention drew a record number of attendees, with more than 1,300 mostly young people participating.
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Chelsea Clinton's decade-old claim against Baptists and abortion sparks fresh backlash
Chelsea Clinton has prompted fresh backlash for her reported decade-old claim that she left the Baptist church for Methodism as a child because the Baptists were talking to her about abortion in Sunday school when she was 6 years old.
Hundreds of Evangelicals share Gospel at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Southern Baptists are sharing the gospel at the Winter Olympic Games, officially known as Milano Cortina 2026, currently underway in Italy.
Wiley Drake, politically outspoken former SBC vice president, dies at 82
Wiley Drake, a politically outspoken pastor and former vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention known for his advocacy for the poor, has died at the age of 82.
Josh Powell to be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president
South Carolina Pastor Josh Powell is slated to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June at the annual meeting for the nation's largest Protestant denomination.
Union University to purchase 36-acre seminary property near Memphis
Union University, a Christian academic institution affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, announced that they will buy the property of a Tennessee-based seminary.
Russian courts ban more Baptist churches in continued crackdown
Russian courts have banned three more Baptist churches affiliated with the Council of Churches Baptists in the southern region of Krasnodar amid an ongoing crackdown on unregistered congregations across the country.
ERLC giving ultrasound equipment to pro-life pregnancy care centers in pro-choice states
The Southern Baptist Convention Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has launched a campaign to give ultrasound equipment to pregnancy care centers in pro-choice states.
Former Fla. church treasurer charged with stealing $70,000 from house of worship
A former church treasurer has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $70,000 from the Florida house of worship where she had worked at for the past few years.
Deacon charged with theft amid lawsuit accusing sheriff of conspiracy, First Amendment violations
A church leader who is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing a Tennessee sheriff of trying to force his congregation to oust a pastor has been charged with theft.
