Baptist Press

Responding to raging wildfires, Florida Baptists in the past weeks have opened their doors to fire suppression crews and residents of their communities, providing shelter, food and staging facilities.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention leaders have voiced their appreciation for Jerry Falwell ? founder of the modern Christian conservative movement who also launched one of America's largest churches and one of its largest Christian universities ? following his death May... Continue Reading »

Eighteen-year-old Kim Chapman, who lives with the neurological disorder of cerebral palsy, has just completed her freshman year at North Greenville University, and says she has always believed in God because she has always been told she is a... Continue Reading »

Since the 1980s, the Baptist Student Union at North Greenville University has been sending out students in ?Impact Teams? to make an impact for Christ in their community, their state and beyond.... Continue Reading »

More than 3,000 Southern Baptist churches have registered commitments to develop an intentional and comprehensive missions strategy through the Acts 1:8 Challenge.... Continue Reading »

It was no coincidence that their greatest gift came in the months leading up to their church's 100th anniversary this May: $1 million for international missions, given by a congregation of 12. It is a story as much about... Continue Reading »

Words, according to England's Lord Chesterfield, are 'the dress of thoughts, which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should.?... Continue Reading »

What's going on? I recently came to the realization that I have nearly as many close friends and family who have been divorced as I do those who are still married to their original spouses. Surely these wonderful people... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions will celebrate three centuries of associational work in America during a three-day gathering in San Antonio, June 9-11, prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.... Continue Reading »

An estimated 2,000 Southern Baptist volunteers will join forces for ?Crossover San Antonio? prior to the Southern Baptist Convention's June 12-13 annual meeting.... Continue Reading »

For the second year in a row, the SBC Pastors? Conference will feature Monday morning breakout seminars ? something that proved very successful last year. But Pastors? Conference president Hayes Wicker doesn't want Southern Baptists to think the seminars... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist ministers? wives will celebrate the culture of the Southwest and enjoy centerpieces provided by International Mission Board workers at their 52nd gathering Tuesday, June 12, in San Antonio.... Continue Reading »