The Baptist Courier

Southern Baptists face a "red alert" crisis in their World Hunger Fund just as a massive drought/famine cycle threatens nearly 11 million people in the Horn of Africa, a Southern Baptist humanitarian leader announced July 25.... Continue Reading »

Jennifer Davis Rash has been named executive editor of The Alabama Baptist, according to an announcement by Bob Terry, the newspaper"s editor and president.... Continue Reading »

A key leader of the Chinese House Church Alliance has been sentenced to two years in a labor camp as part of a crackdown on illegal worship, ChinaAid reported July 25.... Continue Reading »

GuideStone Funds was ranked number two among its 222 peers for the period from April 1 through June 30 by fi360 Fund Family Fiduciary Rankings.... Continue Reading »

Three Muslims convicted of killing a Christian in Pakistan’s Punjab Province for refusing to convert to Islam have been given life sentences, attorneys for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) have told Compass Direct News. Ghulam Rasool,... Continue Reading »

From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including... Continue Reading »

One day after a New York law legalizing same-sex “marriage” went into effect, a traditional group filed suit in state court seeking to overturn the law, claiming that the Senate violated the state constitution as well as open meetings... Continue Reading »

Katy Perry"s California Dreams Tour came to my home town last week.... Continue Reading »

One activity can bring Christians, whether conservative or liberal, together: reading their Bible, a Baylor University research assistant, has reported.... Continue Reading »

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My three sons stand with me on the bank of Bundick Creek.... Continue Reading »

Today"s ledger includes items from Adrian Roger Pastor Training Institute,Oklahoma Baptist University, North Greenville University, Israel Government Tourist Office.... Continue Reading »

A $4.75 million judgment against Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla., was vacated by a judge July 19 after he found two jurors concealed relevant information before a trial last fall about a teen injured on a youth ski... Continue Reading »